PENSIONS AND CUBA.
the house gives its atten
tion THERETO.
A Large Number of Spectator* In Attend
Mce—Chairman Hitt of the House
Foreign Committee Opened With a
Strong Appeal for Passage of the Con
ference Report on the Cuban Resolu
tions—Miscellaneous Matters.
Washington, April 4.—The galleries
«f the House were well filled to-day
in anticipation of a renewal of the
Cuban debate in connection with the
presentation of the conference report
on the Cuban resolution, but the at
tendance on the floor was smaller
than usual.
Mr. Murphy of Illinois secured
unanimous consent for the considera
tion of a bill to authorize the con
struction of a third bridge across the
Mississippi River at St. Louis. Mr.
Barthold of Missouri offered an amend
ment, which was defeated, to compel
the construction of the bridge at least
one and a half and not more than two
and a half miles below the Eads
bridge. Mr. Murphy and Mr. Joy
urged the bassage of the bill because
of the excessive tolls charged by the
present bridge company. It was
passed.
_ Mr. Pickier, chairman of the Pen
sions committee, demanded the regu
lar order. This being private bill
day, he wanted to proceed with the
consideration of private pension bills
reported from the committee of the
whole.
Mr. Hitt, chairman of the foreign
affairs committee, thought that he
ought to antagonize those bills, if
they would entail debate in the inter
est of the conference report on the
Cuban resolutions.
“Cuba can wait,” replied Mr. Pick
ier, "while we pass these pension
bills.”
Mr. Hitt finally agreed to withhold
his motion if Mr. Pickier would de
mand tlie previous question on each
bill as it was called up.
The Democrats insisted that there
ought to be debate and Mr. Erdman
of Pennsylvania made the point of no
quorum on the first bill, with the re
sult that there were some dilatorv
tactics on these private bills, and the
Speaker was compelled to count a
quorum on them.
At 2:~G o’clock Mr. Hitt moved the
adoption of the conference report on
the Cuban resolutions and sboke in
advocacy of it. He reviewed the leg
islation so far and declared that both
House and Senate resolutions first
recognized Cuban belligerency. The
second Senate resolution, he said, pro
posed friendly offices looking to Cuban
independence. This course might be
resented in time of peace, but in cases
almost precise'y parallel whore Spain
was at war with* her dependencies on
this continent in the early part of this
century, the very step proposed was
taken as was aiso done under Presi
dent Grant. The unmistakable voice
of the people of the Unised States was
in favor of recognition of belligerency
of the Cubans. The speaker ciwelt
upon the vast benefits to the
rebels from recognition and held that
they hail shown that they were
powerful enough to resist all of
Spain’s power for a year and had
gained in strength steadily. He be
tieved that the Cubans, if independent,
would not be like the people af other
Spanish-American nations, constantly
at war. On the contrary, Cuba would
be like Chili, an honor to the new
world. In closing he said: “When
this vote has been given as it will be,
overwhelmingly by this House, con
curring with the senate in expressing
the will of the people of the United
States, we cannot doubt that the ex
ecutive will act and obey the voice of
the nation, and that we will speedily
hear that the President has recog
nized the belligerency of the struggling
Cubans. The waning cause of Spain
has been apparent from week to week
for two months past. It will not be
long until we shall have an end of all
the bombastic pretensions and abom
inations of Weyler’s savage operations
and the Cubans, having vindicated
their rights with their arms, will en
joy the liberty they have earned.”
MR. CARLISLE’S BOOM.
Washington, April 4.—It is author
'tatively announced that Secretary
Carlisle will soon announce his candi
dacy for the Presidency. During the
past few weeks he has received nnm
trous letters asking for a positive de
slaration and it is probable that the
innouncement may come in the form
»f a reply to one of these letters.
Again, it has been suggested that the
tnnonneement be made through the
medium of an interview with Senator
Lindsay, who is the Secretary’s warm
personal friend and supporter. Hut
in one form or the other it is said to
be certain that the announcement is
-,oou to be made.
iur. Carlisle s supporters among the
Kentucky Democrats talk in the most
confident strain respecting the action
to be takeu by the Kentucky state
jonvention, which will meet to send
delegates to Chicago. They assert
without qualification that the sound
money men will control it. and not
only instruct’ for Mr. Carlisle for
President, but indorse the adminis
tration out and out. They declare
themselves to be absolutely assured of
this, and some of them go to the ex
tent of predicting that Mr. Blackburn
will not appear on the scene.
Senators lironston and Gobel, who
figured so prominently in the legis
lative fight as Mr. Blackburn’s man
agers have recently declared for Mr.
Carlisle for President, and Senator
lironston wishes to go as a delegate at
large to Chicago to work in the Secre
tary's behalf.
A Mulct Law Victory.
Des Moines, Iowa, April 4_The
mulct law won a decisive victory yes
terday in the Seuate, the liquor man
ufacturing bill being defeated by a
vole of 1:2 yeas to 27 nays, with one
absentee. Following, as this does,
the defeat of the question of resub
mission a few .weeks ago, the vote
prad ically settles the prohibition fight
in this State. The State will, there
fore, still have the curious anomaly
of a law which permits liquor to be
sold, but forbids its manufacture.
The bill lacked four of a constitutional
majority.
THE SECTARIAN ISSUE.
Th® Question Foaglit Over AraIq la
the House.
Washington, April 4—The question
of appropriation of public money for
private or sectarian institutions,
which was debated for several days
during the consideration of the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill,
in connection with some appropria
tions for charitable institutions in
Washington, was fought over for four
hours in the House yesterday. On the
former occasion, the contest was man
aged by Mr. Linton, a Michigan Re
publican, who is one of the pronounced
A. P. A. members in Congress. That
contest was successful, and, by a vote
of 143 to 185, the bill was recommit
ted. Yesterday the bone of conten
tion was the Howard university, a
colored institution of Washington, for
which an appropriation of 933,600
was inserted in the sundry civil bill
Wednesday on motion of Mr. Evans,
Republican, of Kentucky. There was
no opposition and no debate on the
item. Yesterday, Mr. Hainer, Repub
lican, of Nebraska, in whose tempor
ary absence, the amendment was
adopted, rallied his forces against the
appropriation on the ground that it
was both a private and a sectarian in
stitution, a school of theology being
maintained by the university.
Politics, of course, was injected lib
erally into the debate. Mr. Sayers
and Mr. Hepburn were especially
prominent. Each insisted that his
party was more particularly the friend
of the black man.
The House voted, 129 to 105, to re
tain the appropriation, thus, in a
measure, reversing its action when the
District bill was up. An analysis of
the vote shows that 107 Republicans,
19 Democrats and 3 Populists voted
for the amendment, and 55 Repub
licans, 47 Democrats and three Popu
lists against it. The sundry civil bill,
as amended, was passed.
THE SENATE SOLUTION.
Appropriations Increased In Order to
Purchase Sectarian Indian Schools.
Washington, April 4.—The Senate
committee on appropriations has com
pleted the consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill. The House in
serted an explicit provision that none
of the money appropriated for schools
should be used in the support of sec
tarian schools, but provided for ap
propriations for the schools at Hamp
ton Roads, Va., and for Lincoln insti
tute at Philadelphia. The Senate
committee did not amend the House
provisions declariug against sectarian
schools, but struck out the appropria
tions for the PhilnHelphia and Hamp
ton Roads schools. The former
amounted to $33,000 and the latter to
1 $120,000.
The Senate committee also increased
the appropriation for the purchase or
lease of school property to the extent
of $100,000, making the total appropri
ation for this purpose $l4o,OoO. The
purpose of this increase is to supply
means with which t.o purchase the
property of sectarian institutions de
voted to the education of Indians.
The appropriation for the support of
day and industrial schools was also
increased to the extent of $100,000,
making the totM for this pumose
151.^85,000.
The bill as reported carries an ap
propriation of $7,413,860, a net reduc
tion of $1,000,636 from the amount
carried by the bill as it passed the
House. The total reduction, a part of
which is offset by increases, $1,744,
•540. The principal item of increase is
that of $l,4o0,000 which the House ap
propriated for the second payment on
the Cherokee outlet purchase, which
the Senate committee strikes out.
Arizona and New Mexico Statehood Bills
Not Yet at a Voting Stage.
Washington, April 4.—Yesterday’s
meeting of the House committee on
territories was devoted to a discussion
of Arizona and New Mexico Statehood
bills and the committee failed to ar
rive at a voting stage. Delegates
Murphy and Catron asserted that the
opponents of Statehood in the com
mittee were doing the talking merely
as a filibustering move and conse
quently the meeting was a rather
warm one.
Mr. Taft of Ohio, during the dis
cussion, declared that Congress could
not blind its eyes to the fact that the
admission of the two Territories
would add four votes for free silver to
the Senate. He argued that it was
not fair that the existing status of the
Union should be changed in the midst
of a great controversy like the finan
cial question; that the'question should
be settled by the Union as it now
stands; and that sound money men
should not be handicapped by new
silver states. He also charged that
twenty-five per cent of the inhabit
ants of Arizona and tmrty-three per
cent of New Mexico are illiterate.
Mr. Owens of Kentucky said that
Territories whose areas was greater
than that of New England and popu
lation less than that required for a
Congressional district were unfit for
Statehood. lie also attacked the sys
tem of representation proposed for the
constitutional eonveution of Arizona
as a partisan one devised to further
Republican interests. Mr. Avery held
that the only questions to be considered
were the qualifications of the Terri
tories for Statehood and Mr. Harris
argued that the silver question should
not be brought into the controversy.
Waller Coming Home.
Denvek, Colo., April 4.—Colonel E.
C. Woodford has received a cablegram
from ex-Consul Waller of Madagascar,
saying that he will leavo London for
America to-morrow, and will be in
Denver in two weeks. Woodford was
at Tamatave when the ex-consul was
arrested by the French government
about eighteen months ago.
To Gather Gold From Glaciers.
Seattle, Wash., April 4.—Alaskan
advices say that Sitkacs intend to
drain a lake back of the capital and
gather wagonloads of gold brought
down by glaziers for ages past. The
gold fever is unabated and there are
l.COD new arrivals.
Prince It Is march Prostrated.
Heki.in, April 4 —As a result of his
obstinate resistance of Dr. Scbwen
ninger’s entreaties to abstain from re
ceiving deputations, Prince Bismarck
suffers from a nervous prostration,
and is undergoing much pain frotn
rheumatic spasms.
WILL SAVE THEM ATTORNEYS.
Bow Purchasers of Iturllngtoa Lands Arc
to Act.
Omaha, April 1.—General Solicitor
Manderson of the B. & M. railroad haa
issued the following circular to the
several thousand purchasers of proper
ties along the Burlington's line in this
state:
As one claiming an interest in lands
heretofore purchased from the Burling
ton railroad, you are required to enter
appearance in said court by April 6,
1806, and file an answer setting forth
your interest in said lands before May
4 next.
By the terms of an act of congress,
approved March 3,1896, it is provided
as to land grant lands sold by railroads
that "no patent to any lands, held by a
bona fide purchaser, shall be vacated
or annulled, but the right and title of
such purchaser are hereby confirmed.”
In the said act it is also provided:
"That no suit be brought or maintain
ed, nor shall recovery be had for lands,
or the value thereof, that were certified
or patented in lieu of other lands,
covered by grant, which were lost or
relinquished by the grantee in conse
quence of the failure of the govern
ment, or its officers, to withdraw the
same from sale or entry.” A full copy
of said act of congress is hereto at
tached.
By its terms you will see that the
title of all lands bought of the Burling
ton railroad will be confirmed upon the
bona fides or good faith of the purchase
being established, either in the depart
ment of the interior or in the courts.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad company has already taken
steps to establish the good faith of all
sales of land made by it in the depart
ment of the interier and hopes to pro
cure a discontinuance by the govern
ment of this very unnecessary suit.
In the event that this dismissal
should not be had the railroad compa
ny stands ready to make appearance
and file answer for all defendants who
have purchased lands from it. This
will be done without expense of attor
ney’s fees to you. It is, of course, op
tional whether you will employ your
own attorney or take advantage your
self of this offer.
ii you conciuae so to no, you snouiu
net at once, and send with all speed to
the undersigned:
1. The copy of the subpoena served
upon you by the United States marshal.
2. A statement giving your full
name, postoflice address and place of
residence. AIbo a description of the
land heretofore purchased of the Burl
ington railroad, and your interest
therein.
3. Beturn the enclosed entry of ap
pearance with your full name signed
on the first blank line.
Accompanying the circular is a copy
of the act of congress of March S, 18!W,
entitled “An act to provide for the ex
tension of the time in which suits may
be brought to vacate and annuli land
patents, and for other purposes.”
Blanks for the entry of appearance of
the defendants will be sent to all those
concerned.
REED OR M'KINLEY.
The New Hampshire Delegation Is
Unpledged.
Concord, N. H., April 3.—The
New Hampshire Republicans held their
State convention here to-day to elect
delegates to tho National Republican
convention at St.' Louis. United States
Senator William E.Chandler presided,
and was greeted enthusiastically when
he arose to speak. Ue bitterly as
sailed tho Wilson tariff bill, and con
trasted the financial showings of the
administrations of Presidents Harri
son and Cleveland. He declared that
there would be a great reaction in No
vember against the Democracy, and
he hoped it would be under the lead
ership of Thomas B. Reed.
Only one ticket for delegates-at
largc was named. Stephen S. Jewett
of Laconia, General Frank S. Streeter
of Concurd, Charles T. Means of Man
chester and Colonel James A. Wood of
Acworth. These four were elected by
acclamation. George A. C. Clark of
Manchester, Stephen A. Gale of Exe
ter, Oscar Hatch of Littleton and
Dexter Richards of Newport wore
chosen as alternates.
Colonel Frank Rollins of Concord
offered a substitute financial plank,
identical with that adopted by the
Massachusetts convention last week
as an amendment to the resolutions,
but Chairman l’utney, Senator Ual
lingor and others opposed the proposi
tion and the amendment was lost by
an overwhelming’ viva voce vote and
the adoption of the platform as pre
sented by the committee was made
unanimous, it opens with denuncia
tion of the Democracy and calls for
tit! enactment of currency laws that
will provide a circulating medium in
gold, silver and paper which will
a'waysbe interchangeable at its face
value because each and every dollar of
i', is of the same purchasing power
as a gold dollar; demands liberal
appropriations for an adequate navy
a ul . coast ai d harbor defenses,
m l internal itr provements, a fair and
generous treatment of Union veter
ans. a foreign policy characterized by
s urdy Americanism, and closes: “Wo
recognize as most conspicuous among
the candidates. New Kngland's noble
and illustrious son, the lion. Thomas
B. Reed of Maine, and that pure und
able statesman and champion of pro
tection, the lion. Win. McKinley of
Ohio. We will give the electoral vote
of New Hampshire to uny nominee
who worthily represents the party,
but we prefer one of these because
either is in himself a platform.’’
A MOTHER’S MAD CRIME.
Mrs. Demos of San Francisco Kills Her
Three Children and Herself.
San Francisco, April 1. —The
asphyxiated bodies of Mrs. Olga Deusa
and her three litlle children were
found this morning by her husband, a
prosperous jeweler. Deuss said that
he had been to the lodge last night,
returning about daylight to-day.
Mrs. Deuss left a note to her hus
band, indicating her intention to com
mit suicide, and declaring that her
children must die with her. The mar- j
tial relations of the pair had lately
been unhappy. !
WANTS SOUND MONEY.
AND SAYS REPUBLICANS MUST
SO DECLARE.
Senator Klklne of Welt Virginia on tha
Political Situation—The Strength of
McKinley's Following—There Is Ko
Telling What the Convention Outcome
Will lie.
WAsniNOTOF, April 8.— Senator
Elkins of West Virginia, said yester
day that to win in the Presidential
election the Republicans must stand
for sound money. He acknowledged
that McKinley’s strength was grow
ing steadily, but declared that no man
could count on being nominated until
tlie ballot should be officially declared,
lie said that Mr. Harrison was perma
nently out of the race.
Mr. Elkins said that for the first
time the Republicans would take a
predominating personality and con
tinued: “McKinley to-day has a fol
lowing almost as numerous as was
lilaine's, but McKinley’s is not per
sonal. It comes to him because he is
supposed to represent or typify the
conspicuous feature of the Republican
politics—protection. Whether cor
rectly or not, the Republican masses
turn to McKinley when they talk of
protection, and 1 regard his 'strength
more as a demonstration of the hold
that that principle has upon the peo
ple than as a personal feeling for Mc
Kinley, although the Ohio man has
made himself popular by-‘ his cam
paigning speeches and his habit
of seeing so many people. It is
no disparagement of McKinley to say
that Itlaine fired the popular heart
as no other Republican ever did.
Jilaine had only to see a man once,
shake him by the hand, say a few
words to him, and the foundation was
laid for a life long friendship. It was
his personality that attracted such
men as Phelps and Ilolbart of New
J rsey, Sam Fessenden of Connecticut.
C.ialfee of Colorado, Sargent and
Estee of California, Cyrus Lei and of
K msas, |Eoraker of Ohio, Whitelaw
K »id, Emory Storrs, J. S. Clarkson,
Jo; Manley, Cuney of Texas, liuck of
t.eorgia, Shipbuilder John Roach and
I’. C. Kerens of Missouri, Powell Clay
ton of Arkansas, Cushman Davis of
M nnesota and scores of other con
vention workers whom I could
name. What a hustling crowd they
d:d make, too, in the old days.
Some of them have passed away,
others are out of politics and
others still have drifted to new
‘idols. Through at l^ast four national
conventions these men stuck to
gether with unflinching loyalty to the
one man. We have no great individ
uality in our politics to-day and, as
you say, none will bo felt in the St.
Louis convention. 1 look for the
House rather than the Senate to de
velop a leader. The House is the
place to strike the popular chord.
There is more friction there than in
the Senate, and hence greater oppor
tunity. The House gave us McKinley
and Heed, the two leaders in the Pres
idential race. There is some good
leadership material there to-day.
Taking the names as they occur, I
should say Cousins of Iowa, Doliver of
Iowa, Towne of Nebraska, llarrett of
Massachusetts and Smith of Michi
gan can be regarded as men capable
of leadership in the future.”
NO INTtKc.ViMT.oN WANTED.
Spain Wants Uncle Sam to Mind tils
Own Business.
Madrid, April 3.— The press now
unanimously tells the Spanish people
that they must be propared for a vote
in the American Congress in favor of
the recognition of Cuban belligerency,
and must consider it an expression of
sympathy of the American public as
well as of Congress with the Cubans in
their fight for independence.
El Liberal, El Imparcial and other
independent journals, call on the
Spanish government to accept the ac
tion of the United States Congress
with becoming dignity and never to
tolerate any pressure or imposition on
the part of President Cleveland, even
if interference appears in the form of
friendly and diplomatic acts.
The papers clearly indicate that it
would be dangerous for this govern
ment to stoop to any compromise that
the Datiou would certainly repel. The
Republican papers naturally try to
make capital out of the embarrass
ment of the monarchy.
. The ministerial papers alone affect
to believe the Senate resolution will
meet with any opposition in the House.
They say that much time must elapse
before President Cleveland decides to
approach the Madrid g’ovcruraent
through diplomatic action. The
Spaniards seem to expect that Presi
dent Cleveland would take no decisive
steps until ho shall sound the Spanish
government in regard to what sort of
autonomy and reform Spain is dis
posed to grant to Cuba and Porto Hico.
The Spanish Transatlantic Steam
thin company has two of the six ships
it is fitting out as cruisers nearly
ready to put to sea. Each is armed
witli six twelve inch breech loading
guns, and several rapid firing guns
will also be added to the armament.
The speed of each is from nineteen to
twenty knots per hour. A careful
study of all her resources shows that
:n the event of a war with the United
States Spain could muster every avail
ible merchant steamer she controls.
Turned into warships they could fur
3Ash about thirty formidable cruisers.
Mosley Mot Mentioned.
Kknnett. Mo., April 3—Dunklin
County republicans, in mass conven
tion here yesterday, instructed for
John A. Snyder of Cape Girardeau
county as first choice for Congressman,
and for Joseph Davison of iiutler as
second choice. The name ot Congress
man Mozley was not mentioned in the
convention.
Heavy Damages Sought.
Lawrence, Kan., April 3.—Dr. A.
O. Abdelal this morning brought suit
for $50,000 against the general coun
cil of the Fraternal Aid Association,
alleging that he was wrongfully
charged with trying to poison Frank
Coffman, who became very sick soon
after being initiated into Athens coun
cil No. 3, Fraternal Aid Association.
Gevoroor Uuglieii Gives la.
Phoenix, A riz., April 3—Governor
Hughes has turned over to Secretary
Bruee the executive office of the terri
tory, reserving, however, any rights
he may have in the premises,
SUICIDE OP MAXEY COBB.
A Nebraska County Treasurer, Being
Short In His Aeeonnts, Uses Morphias
to Kteape From His Load of Basinets
Troubles.
Lincoln, April 3.—The dead body of
County Treasurer Maxey Cobb was
found at 3 o'clock yesterday in a ditch
three-quarters of a mile west of the
penitentiary. The body was taken to
the penitentiary, but no one there rec
ognized the identity of the corpse.
Judge Amass Cobb, father of Maxey
Cobb, was serving as a delegate in the
republican convention and word waa
brought to him by Mayor Graham that
an unknown body had been found. A
hack waa called and Judge Cobb drove
immediately to the penitentiary and
identified the remains as those of his
son.
At 6:30 the body was brought in
from the penitentiary and deposited in
Roberts' undertaking rooms. It was
met bv a large concourse of people, who
had gathered when the startling news
was telephoned in from the prison. It
was decided that Cobb had suicided by
taking morphine. There were no
marks or wounds on the body. When
found, he was lying on his back, with
hia hat over his face. He was dressed
in a black suit, derby hat, necktie and
handsome pin and was smooth shaven.
It is now certain that none of Cobb’s
friends have seen him since Monday
afternoon. when, it is supposed, he com
mitted the deed. At 3 o'clock p. m.
that day he went to his office and got
M from the cashier and wentoutagain.
So far as Sheriff Trompin is able to
learn that is the last seen of him alive
by any of his acquaintances. It is said
by some of his friends that he hBd of
late talked queerly about the circum
stances of his shortage as county treas
urer, and in a vein conveying the idea
that he thought some people believed
he had deliberately taken the money.
By the fault of the German National
and Lincoln Savings banks Treasurer
lono lost some 830,000. lhese institu
tions were not state depositories and
himself and bondsmen were resposible.
In addition to this amount, he had
trusted individual taxpayers, taking'
their due bills, for about *86,000 more.
Ills bondsmen are good for many times
the amount. A short time since the
deceased took out a life insurance pol
icy for 816,000. The papers were found
on his body today by his father.
Maxey Cobb was 40 years of age, and
leaves a wife, mother, sister and father,
lie was serving his second term as
county treasurer, having been re
elected in 1805 by a largely increased
republican majority.
FORTS AND STATE RIGHTS.
The Question of License Jurisdiction
Likely to Qo Before the Courts.
Washington, April 8.—The case of
the post exchange at Fort Robinson,
Neb., involving the lefnsal of the mil
itary authorities there to permit the
sheriff to enter the fort and ar
rest the soldiers in charge of the “can
teen” for disposing of beer without a
license has been brought to the atten
tion of the War department, but it is
probable if the State authorities are
in earnest they will have to resort to
the courts for support.
According to the army regulations, |
all posts must take out United States
licenses to conduct their canteens, but
although no beer may be sold there in
prohibition states, the right of a state
to compel the taking out of a state
license has not been admitted in cases
where the military reservation is en
tirely within the jurisdiction of the
general government.
The Fort Robinson reservation was
ceded to the United 8tates by the
state, with the reservation that the
state might serve civil processes and
also criminal processes growing out of
Crimes committed outside of the reser
vation. It was accepted by the
national government in 1877. Two
years later the state enacted a statute
asserting its jurisdiction over the
reservation for purposes of li
censes, but the War department
has refused to accept this as binding,
for to do so would amount to recog
nizing the right of a State to change
the conditions of gift, under the
terms of which the national govern
ment had expended a large sum of
money in improvements, without the
consent of the party to the gift.
It is likely that the Supreme court
will eventually be called upon to set
tle this question of jurisdiction, for it
is now expected to be made an issue
in New York State as an outcome of
the enactment of the Raines liquor
law. Uenerai Rugcr has taken steps
to secure a judicial definition
of the effect of this new law on the
army posts in the state in view of the
fact that the large license fee provided
for would practically amount to a
prohibition of the canteen in the state
if it should be held to lie properly in
the case of United States military
reservations.
Agreed Regarding Egypt.
London, April 3.—A dispatch to the
Pall Mall Gazette from Paris says
there is reason to believo that an
agreement has been reached between
France and Great XSritain relative to
the Dongoian interests, and that both
countries are now safeguarded by mu
tual concessions, the terms of which
will be announced in the Chamber of
Deputies to-day.
statement of the Public Debt,
Washington, April 3.—The monthly
statement of the public debt shows
the debt, less cash in the treasury on
March 31, to have been $943,342,353,
an increase over last month of $3,374,
780, which is accounted for by an in
crease of $14,300,523 in the amount of
bonds delivered during the month,
payment for which had been made
previously._
Prohibition Presidential Timber.
riTTSBUKO, Pa.. April 3.—Interest in
the national Prohibitionists conven
tion, by reason of the factional contest
expected, continues to increase.
Joshua Levering of Maryland and ex
Lieutenant Governor Metcalf of Rhode
Island will be the leading candi
dates for president, representing the
“narrowguage” wing of the party.
C. E. Bentley of Nebraska and R. 8.
Thompson of Ohio will be the candi
dates of the “broadguage" platform.
Colonel George W. Bain of Kentucky
is being urged as an independent man
and the contest is expected to be a
lively one.
THE LOUD BILL,
Fall Tut of the Bill to Amaad Second*
rlua Moll Matter Low.
There !b now before congress a bill
to amend the postal laws which la meet*
ing with some disfavor among publish*
era of country newspapers. The full
text of the bill la as follows:
Be It enacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
of America In congress assembled.
That mailable matter of the second
class shall embrace all newspapers and
other periodical publication which are
issued at stated Intervals, and as fre
quently as four times a year, and are
within the conditions named in sec
tions thre and four of this act: Pro
vided, That nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as to admit to the
second cIbsb rate publications purport
ing to be issued periodically and to
subscribers, but which are merely
books or reprints of books, whether
they be issued complete or In parts,
whether they be bound or unbound,
whether they be sold by subscription
or otherwise, or whether they purport
to be premiums or supplements or
parts of regular newspapers or period
icals.
Sec. 2. That publications of the sec
ond class, except as provided in sec
tion twenty-five of the act of March
third, eighteen hundred and seventy
nine, when sent b ythe publisher there
of, and from the office of publication,
excluding sample copies, or when sent
from a news agency to actual sub
scribers thereto, or to other newa
agents, shall be entitled to transmis
sion through the malls at one cent a
pound or fraction thereof, such post
age to be prepaid, as now provided by
law: Provided, nevertheless, That
news agents shall not be allowed to re
turn to news agents or publishers at
the pound rate unsold periodical pub
lications, but shal pay postage on the
same at the rate of one cent for tour
ounces.
Sec. 3. That all periodical publica
tions regularly Issued from a known
place of publication at stated Inter
vals as frequently as four times a year,
by or under the auspices of benevolent
or fraternal societies, trades unions,*or
orders organized under the lodge sys
tem, and having a bona fide member
ship of not less than one thousand per
sons, shall be entitled to the privilege
of second clasB mail matter: Provided,
That such matter shall be originated
and published to further the objects
and purposes of such society or order.
Sec. 4. That the conditions upon
which a publication shall be admitted
to the second class are as follows:
First. It must regularly be Issued
at stated Intervals as frequently as tour
times a year, bear a date ot Issue, and
be numbered consecutively.
Second| It must be Usued from a
known office of publication, which shall
be shown by the publcatlon Itself.
Third. It must be formed of printed
paper sheetB without board, cloth,
leather or other substantial binding,'
such as distinguish printed books from
preservation from periodical publica
tions.
Fourth. It must be originated and
published for the dissemination of in
formation of a public character, or de
voted to literature, the sciences, arts,
or some special industry, and must have
a legitimate list of subscribers who vol
untarily order and pay for the same:
Provided, That noting herein contained
shall be so construed as to admit to
the second class rate regular publica
tions, or any particular Issue of any
reguar publication, designed primarily
for advertising purposes, or for free
circulation, or for circulation at nom
inal rates: And provided, That all ex
tra numbers of second class publica
tions sent by the publisher thereof,
acting as' the agent of an advertiser or
purchaser, to addresses furnised by the -
latter, shall be subject to pay postage
at the rate of one cent for every four
ounces or fraction thereof; And pro
vided further, *That it shall not be per
missible to mall any given article or
articles, or any part o any particular
number of a newspaper or periodical,
segregated from the rest of the publi
cation, except at the third rate
cation, except at the third class rate of
postage.
sec. o. mat puonssers ana omers,
whose publications shall be admitted
as mall matter ot the second class un
der the provisions ot this act, shall bo
required, before depositing such mail
matter In the postotllce, to separate the
game into United States mail sacks or
bundles by States, cities, towns and
counties, as the postmaster-general
may direct.
Sec. 6. That the act of congress in
regard to second class all matter ap
proved July fifteenth, eighteen hundred
and ninety-four, be, and the same is
hereby, repealed.
Sec. 7. That this act shall take effect
and be in force from and after July
first, eighteen hundred and ninety-six.
Divorce.
If the relations of man and wife were
such as they ought to be, divorce would
be unknown. To prevent separation
and divorce true love must be given a
new and practical formula when the
novelty subsides. Instead of ice cream
and caramels, let it take the form of
bread, butter and meat.—Rev. W. W,
Morton.
THEIR FAVORITES.
Emile Zola likes best “Pot-Bouille."
Stanley Weyman says he considers
the “Gentleman of France ’* his strong
est work.
Robert Louis Stevenson’s favorites
were two parts of David Balfour’s ad
ventures.
Margaret Deland prefers “Philip and
His Wife” to her “John Ward,
Preacher."
Marion Crawford’s preference is a
surprise. He rates “Zoroaster” above
all his later works.