RESULT OF tSARELESSNE !
NtV. 8.
Under the ititluence of trust i
nates , railroad "absorbers" ' and ele <
purchasers , the Senate of tlio Ui
States some years ago gained for i
the unenviable designation < ot the '
man's club. " This condition grcv
under the fostering care of "c-1
door" Republicanism , aixl becami
obnoxious that disgust dfove the pc
to a partial revolution , and a s ]
strain of Democracy autl Populism
introduced during the past few
sions ; but the people have again
< : ome careless or indifferent , anfl
old leaven is working with rcnc
energy. The immaculate Peffer
given way to the unspeakable Ha
si ml once more extravagance runs
as witness the following descriptio
an inkstand lately presented to cor
ation-produced Vice President HolJ
"The United States Senate has
a. well-deserved reputation for the
ury of its furnishings in recent ye
'The committee rooms generally li
'become less like places for legisla
"work than depositories of costly fu
ture. In no part of the building , h
ever , is there such a display of exj
sivc furniture and draperies as in
Vice President's chamber , opening
the Senate lobby. This room lias b
tending in this direction for some yt
past , but now it presents such a si
of gaudy colorings and "overdress"
to give a positive strain to the eye.
cent visitors to this chamber of c <
horrors were not a little amused at
sight of a solid silver iukstaud , i
vided especially for Vice President J
bart at a cost of $1,000 , and paid for
of that very elastic appropriat
known as the Senate contingent fu
The inkstand is in the form of a mil
ture Capitol , is made of solid sil\
and contains mauy details of the bu :
Ing after -which it is formed. The SIM
domes of the old Senate chamber s
the House of Representatives form i
tops of ink wells , while trays Cor pc
-are formed on each side of a stamp t
In front of the building. It is 24 ?
inches in base dimensions , the height
the silver reproduction being in prop
tion to the dimensions of the Capitol.
seems a little singular that our go
bug Vice President should be satisO
with an iukstaud made of silver. T
yellow metal would have been t
proper caper. "
The Duty on Hides.
The Dingley law puts a tariff of
per cent , on hides. The bill as origi
ally framed did not contain this prov
Ion. When it reached the Senate t
Westerners threatened to sandbag t !
whole bill if they could not get this ta
What their motive was is a matter
some uncertainty. They claimed th
the protection afforded by the tari
was almost wholly for the benefit <
Eastern interests , while Western pe
pie had to carry most of the burdf
They insisted that the least the pr
teetees of tha East could do was
give the West the benefit of protectic
on hides. But it is claimed that tht
were really actuated by another iir
tive ; that they forced the tax into tl
bill by way of retaliation upon the ai
ministration and the Republican m :
jority for their refusal to give protei
tion otherwise than by tariff leglsiatio
to the silver miming interest of the fa
West. In support of this view it i
pointed out that the tax on hides doe
not really protect any interest ; that i
was abolished as far back as 1S72 by
Republican Congress , and that no Re
publican Congress since until the pres
ent one has thought of such a thing a
restoring it. Wha , ever the motive , it i
certain that the tax has benefited no
body and has very seriously iujurec
the leather industry and the boat am
shoe iiidustrj * . It is true that a claus <
In the tariff provides for a rebate of tlx
entire duty paid on hides when th <
leather made from them is exported
but the rebate is not an equivalent foi
exemption from duty , since it ucces
saiily involves trouble and expense.
And there is no rebate on exported
manufactures of leather made from im
ported hides. The shoe and leather
men propose to ask Congress to repeal
this. tax. The shoe manufacturers
claim that they could compete against
all comers in the markets of the world
if they were not placed at a disadvant
age of 15 per cent , by this tax. And no
doubt they could. They lead the world
in machinery and can produce at lower
cost than any other manufacturers in
the world , or could if they were free to
buy their principal material on the
same terms as their rivals. The tax
ought to be repealed for the benefit of
our tanners and our manufacturers of
shoes and other leather goods. And it
ought to be repealed even if it served to
protect our cattlemen , because they
can survive without protection , if for
no better reason. But if the tax on
liides ought to be removed for the bene
fit of tanners and manufacturers of
leather goods the taxes on leather and
leather goods eught to be removed for
the benefit of American consumers of
-those goods. If tlic tax of 15 per cent ,
on hides comes out of the pockets of
the tanners and manufacturers if it Is
edded to the price of leiM&er. as they
assume then the tax of 20per cent , on
leather and of 25 per cent , on boots and
shoes Is added to the price of tJiose arti
cles and comes out of the pockets of
consumers. If our manufacturers are
able , as thej claim to be , to.compfete
successfully without protection with all
-Comers In .markets thousands of miles I
I
*
away , with the cost of transport ;
against them , they certainly are ab
compete without protection In the 1
market , with the "cost of transport ;
in their favor. By their own sho'
they do not ne d protection at all ,
there is no excuse for taxing
sumcrs 20 to 23 per cent , for their
efit. Let us have not only free h
but free boots and shoes. Chi'
' Chronicle.
A Typical Republican Fclicinc
From Washington comes word
the Republicans see the need of i
ing -Consular service of the na
"outside of politics. " which means
those who hold prices now are t <
kept in them for the rest of their li
if their party friends have the say.
This is tbe Republican idea of
form. " Having filled the offices \
their own henchmen , they adopted
civil service rules which they had
viously sneered at and maligned. N
when they have saddled many mei
the consular service abroad , they w
to pass laws that will prevent their
moral when the Democrats get :
power again.
Some years ago , under a Democr
ndministration , candidates for consi
positions were required 'to pass an
: un Iiintion by a thoroughly capable ;
impartial board , but of late there
been no attempt made worth mcnt :
ing to find out whether an applic
ind any fitness or not. The coi
Itience is that the government is i
resented abroad by dozens of men v
ire a positive disgrace to it , and w
nslead of being protected in tl
> laces , ought to be promptly dismiss
A specimen of the sort of consular
) ointees made under the McKiuloy
ninistration is the man who has .1
> een convicted in this city of work
he "badger" gam- and another 1
tiade the American name a laugh
tock no further away than the capi
f Mexico. New York News.
Asa TSn Tfe'P os Tt.
A country banker subscribi'ng to
und of the Democratic Ways a
leans Committee expresses him *
s follows : "Inclosed please find ]
inscription. When the time for aci
rrives I may do more. The cause
imetallism must speedily triumph
ie mass of our population will be
uced to a condition little better th
ie peasantry of feudal times. T
: urdy manhood of a few decades a
giving away rapidly to servility.
ave been a biinetallist a long tin
withstanding that for the last sc
iteen years I have been a director
national bank. Let me make tl
ediction that in the fight of 1900 \
ill have over half of the count
inkers with us , for the reason th
ey are now simply the custodians
oney that canrot be safely or prof
) ly invested. Congestion will evi
11 a country banker. "
of .
it is announced that the commissic
pointed by President McKinley
vestigate the conduct of the war In
arly completed its labors , that its e :
nses have been $150.000 , and that i ;
port will be substantially a verdic
ir'nobodywas to blame. " Itamoum
a whitewashing for Secretary Alge
other result was to have been antic
ted. It was not an investigation t
d out things. It was a benevolen
: estigation , conducted in a friend !
rit 'to the accused head of the Wa
partment , and its object was to ai
d him a "vindication , " whateve
; ts might appear in evidence. Bu
; re was great care as to the natur
the testimony , and the witnesses
i the commissioners , were discreetl :
ected : Of course it is a fizzle.
Fcchuir rut for I verythinff.
'he ' trusts are ready to step in au <
doit our new possessions. Tin
th American Commercial Company
h a capital of $14.000.000. has beer
Drporated "to purchase , acquire auc
aufacture raw agricultural p.oducti
.lie United States and the West In
> and to sell the same and purchase
operate factories and agencies.1
prospectus sounds n oed deal like
Honorable East India Com : any ,
ch undertook to exercise much the
ie kind of civilizing influence in that
L of the world , and monopolized the
ile of the East India trade. Phila-
ihia Ledger.
3ts in Dcfltnce of Snprcm Court.
> w combinations formed since the
.M-se decision by the highest law in
laud :
Capital.
steel rail pool . $200.000.000
builders' trust . 150,000.000
rware trust . 20,000.000
obaeeo trust . 30,000,000
ine trust . 3,000,000
osed Philippine trust
Liuiated ) . 500.000,000
_ $003.000,000
"Watch ii'icl Peel
e war tax is to be continued In-
itely. but if the proceedings of
; ress are carefully watched the
ces are that you will soon lieur elo-
t pleadings for the relief of the
ers , brokers , and brewers , while
jeer man's dinner pail will con-
to meekly bviar the burdens laid
it
Antagonistic
itrlcting immigration and annex-
10 cheapest labor on earth are not
stem with each other. TTfcey are as
onlstic as protective tariff nd the
door.-Plttsburg Dispatch.
A SOr'G CONTEST.
ETow the Poets of rovence Alii
'J heimjelves in l.ldcn Times.
Evaleen Stein writes a story o
days of good King Rene for th
Nicholas. It is called : ' -The Pa ;
Count Reyuaurd , " and the followi
a scene from it :
By and by King Rene came inti
hall and took his seat on the th
I3e wore a rich robe of purple v <
embroidered all over in the brig
silks and gold ; and after him cai
great troupe of troubadours and
nesingers. some carrying their
harps or viols , and some followe
little pages who bore their masters
longings.
As the good King Rene looked a
Say company and the brilliantly i
ball and the long tables , his eyes :
kled with delight , and his heart s\v
with pleasure when lie thought ol
joining contest ; for he was neve
liappy as when thus surrounded b ;
3ear troubadours , whom he love
' .nake in every way as happy as.
5ihle.
Then , when all was ready , a g
Iressed herald came into the hall ,
uieeling before the King , and boi
.o the assembled company , annou :
he coming of the two counts , W51
i ml Reynaurd. All the other tro
lours and minnesingers stood up ,
.vmg Rene smiled graciously as
wo noblemen entered , followed
heir pages , Pierrot and Henri , eac
vhom carried a viol bedecked with
ilkeri ribbons.
When the counts had saluted
ving and taken their places before 1
ie commanded a seneschal to bea
he prize ; and so the beautiful celia
cMvels was brought in upon a si
ray and placed on a carved bench
ide the King. Then a herald step
tit , and. lifting the collar upon
oiut of a flower-wreathed iance.
layed it to all the company arid
ouuced the terms of the contest
3iig about to take place.
All of which was certainly a gi
eal better and prettier than the (
> ms of most of the other royal coi
f that time. In all the lands exc
here King Rene lived , when the i
ie wanted entertainment they use (
ither together to see contests ca !
mruameuts. where noble lords triei
rerthrow each other with real la a
i which were no garlands. But K
eue could not endure such barbar
splays , and so in his palace no <
> ught another except with pre
jrses. and the best poet was the chr
on.
Captain Sisbee \s an Artist
One day 5n the spring of 1S75 , wl
e Daily Graphic , of New York , v
full swing of its meteoric career
t > desMooking young man called at 1
t department of the paper , at its Ps
ice offices , with a package of sketi
, The drawings were left for insp
> ri , says the Philadelphia Times , a
e artist , handing his address
ooklyu to the- assistant of the :
itor , took his departure. The avi
ility of the work was manifested
> n as the package was opened , am ]
: nic series from the lot was repi
ccd at once for the front page ,
rheir appearance made quite a fli
among the art staff , for talent cap
of furuisiiing good comics in p
1 ink in those days was a scarce ai
itly article. The page was sigiii
, ' , and that was all the staff kne
> ut it until there was a general she
about of work-desks to make roe
r Mr. Sigsbee. " But Mr. Sigslx
not materialize , nor did the supp
lis woudei'ful.y funny drawings cu
je.
: became known tln-t the art cclit <
I duly no-filled Mr. Sigsbee that h
tches were accepted , and that 1
jld be given a place upon the a :
'f at once. Would Mr. Sigsbee plea5
on hand upon Monday morning
; the week rolled by. and there wa
Mr. Sigsbee. The art editor wa
peaka.bly astonished. lie then wrot
more urgently to the coy but d
, ble artist , and this time he got a
wer : "Lieutenant Commando
rles Sigsbec. U. S. X. , sends hi
pliments , and begs to say that a
s at present in command cf a Gov
iieut ship he cannot accept the posi
offered. "
'here * Msh Seml i it AVint r.
rnes B. Church , of Tiverton. R , I.
cognized authority on iish and thei
its , thus writes : Fish are , excep
birds , the best pilots in the world
er , the birds or fish , know menu
u asleep about piloting than a mar
does when awake.
> w as to the habits of fish. The.\
} on the coast in the spring , when
iiigratory instinct starts them oui
leir winter's sleep. In winter they
in a dormant state , like the bear ,
k and woodchuck. The old the-
that fish migrated south is all
ig. Fish simply leave the coast
go off shore on the northern edge
it' Gulf Stream , get into water of
ight temperature , and go into wiu-
uarters.
"ore the time comes for them teen
on their annual pilgrimage for
winter quarters they ha.ve taken
good coat of fat. It is under their
and their stomach is lined with it ,
t is also all through their bodies
they arrive at the spot that they
selected for their winter home.
there grows over their eyes a
' film , and their vent closes , and
; y remain until the time comes forte
to start for their summer home.
day Evening Post.
hat London Funcr.ils Cost.
Ion funerals cost over a million
s annually.
rly every man thinks It a great
) claim to be poorer than he real-
ctor makes a lift when he strikes
inager for an incr&aso in. salary.
Demonetization.
When the academic agitation fa
single gold standard was yet yi
Baron Alphouse de Rothschild dec
in his testimony before the Frenc !
perior Council of Commerce , in
that the adoption of the system "v
destroy a portion of the capital o
world , would work ruin. "
Nearly everybody is familiar wit
famous prophecy of Ernest Seyd :
is a great mistake to suppose tha
adoption of the gold valuation by <
states besides England will be'be
cial. It will only lead to the des
tiou of the money equilibrium hitl
existing , and cause a fall in the v
of silver , from which England's t
arid the Indian silver valuation will
fer more than all other interests , g
aus as the general decline of prospi
nil over the world will be. "
The strong doctrinism existing in
? land as regards the gold valuatic
; o blind that when the time of dej
5ion sets in there will be this -pi
feature : The economical authoritit
: he country will refuse to listen to
: auso here foreshadowed ; every p
) le attempt will be made to prove
he decline of commerce is due tc
sorts of causes and irreconcilable i
ers. The workman and his strikes
> e the first convenient target ; i
[ peculation and overtrading will 1
heir turn. Later on , when foreign
ions , unable to pay in silver , have
ourse to protection , when a numbt1
'ther ' secondary causes develop tli
elves , then many would-be-wise i
rill have the opportunity of poiutin
pecific reasons which in their eyes
ount for the falling off in every bra
f trade.
Many other allegations will be m :
> tally irrelevant to the main 'ssne ' ,
iitisfactory to the moralizing tende
f financial writers. The great dan
f the time will then be that among
lis confusion and strife England's
remacy in commerce and nianui
ires may ga backward to an ext
hich cannot be redressed when
? al cause becomes recognized and
atural remedy applied. Such pro
11 as this cannot be explained save
ie of two ways ; it is either inspii
else it is an example of the t
ilentific method which , proceeding
i a thorough classification and cr
irison of phenomena and conditio
its all its generalizations to the
erne test of prediction. No verifi
) u of a scientific forecast was e1
ore complete and accurate. Char
Towne.
r Prices.
Except those who have their salar.
ed for life , or for a long term
ars , salaried nen find the a mend
d continuance of their salaries (
udent on the condition of th < * > u ;
ss. When business is bad and pric
} falling , salaries are reduced or c
entirely. The traveling man , i
: tance , cannot expect his salary cc
ued or raised when lack of mon
3 prevented the people from buyii
goods. But when prices are steai
rising , employment is. more certa
1 permanent , sajaries advance , ai
1 salaried man shares in the gener
isperity.
Hio profits by falling prices ? E
class of people , except the one v
* e yet to mention , is injured by tl
Sing prices incident to a gold scan
. This one class is comparative :
- in numbers , but mighty in powe
; y are not only exempt from injur
gain all that the rest of the poop !
: . These are the drones--th-j owi
and lenders of money who hav
nnes fixed in so many dollars , an
't the risks of production onto othe
ulders. As prices fall this class fin
r dollars becoming worth more an
e.
prices fall one-half they have be
e. in effect , worth twice as mud
: > cfore. without having done any
g to earn it. They get only tin
e number of dollars , but each del
i-epresents a greater value. A del
is not in itself wealth , but is de
1 by McLood. a gold monometallist
A right , or title , to demand a prod
or service from somebody e Is ? . '
ice demands that the money lendei
lid be satisfied with a dollar of the
? purchasing power as that he lent
h ? is not.
the contrary , it is this class thai
favored every contraction of the
nicy because they know well that
result is falling prices and an in-
se in the value of their dollars.
Tlie "cr-m 1 for Gold.
e annual production of gold is ap-
imately $200,000,000 ; of this the
ind for use in the arts absorbs
000.000 ; leaving for monetary use
t $80.000,000. For this insignifi-
sum all the nations are clamoring ,
universal scramble for gold is il-
ated by the fact that the annual
ge of gold is greater than the total
al production. This simply means
it is taken as a commodity in the
of coins from one nation to an-
, where it Is coined into the coins
at nation. That such a standard
be stable will not be maintained
ty one that is at all familiar with
rnic science.
sidar received the name "Hor-
after his father , to whom it was
because he was born ou the day
Igar was fought. Ireland can
r claim Sir H. H. Kitchener as
? her real sons , for , though born
t country , he comes of English
is , whose place of origin was in
isrhhorjiood of Newmarket.
RACE OF MAIL TRAINS.
Spirited Contest Between the North
western and the Bnrlinuton.
The most important event in the his
tory of railway mail transportation in the
last quarter of a century transpired when
the Government's fast mail train left New
York on its run of 3,342 miles to the Pa
cific coast in ninety-two and one-half
hours , based on Eastern time.
On Sept. 13 , 1875 , the famous "white
mail" was put on rails between New York
and Chicago , but the enterprise lasted
only one year , because the Government
would not pay the Vanderbilts their price
for running it. The service was resumed
in 1SS3 , at which time the Burlington and
St. Paul fast mails were put on. Since
CKNTEROF FAST MA1I ,
then the service out of Chicago has grown
to sixteen fast mails.
The race for fame and contracts be
tween Chicago and Omaha was a fight
Ell alon ? the oOO-mile route. It was a
friendly struggle. The Burlington has
been carrying the Government mail from
Chicago to Omaha and return for about
fourteen years , and it desires to continue
In the same role. The Northwestern , with
characte istic enterprise , is just as ambi
tious as the Burlington. Both roads
achieved glory. It was a magnificent
dash across country. It was an earsplitting
ting , hair-raising , brain-torturing run. It
was a long rush , a mad whirl through vil
lages and hamlets , over plains and across
high bridges. The Northwestern ran into
I Council Bluffs just eighteen minutes
ahead of schedule time , and the Burling
ton steamed into the transfer station in
the same city eight minutes quicker than
Its schedule demanded. The average
speed was something under a mile a min
ute. If the general managers of the two
roads had said "Let her go , boys. " instead
of cautioning the engineers , the whole dis
tance could have been negotiated in less
than a mile r. minute.
The really remarkable speed of the eastbound -
bound mail on the Burlington Monday
night is an indication of what the modern
locomotive can do wren there is a call fnr
it. Because of delay at the Union Pa
cific transfer in Council Bluffs , the eastbound -
bound fa t mail found that there nas a
total of one hour and two minutes to make
a ggggt g cj i
KACr. OK I-ASr MAIL T
Snap shot of the Burlington fast mall on
its way to Omaha.
up. The run was made under these press
ing conditions in 9 hours and 23 minutes ,
or in f l > 3 minutes. This train came in
from Burlington , Iowa , to the Union sta
tion in Chicago , a distance of 20(5 miles ,
in 213 minutes , including stops aggregat
ing K ) minutes. Therefore the actual run
ning time of the flyer was 2XJ miles in 2
minutes , an average of better than one
mile in one minute.
MORE TROOPS FOR MANILA.
Misguided Natives May Attempt to
TCe-tiat Americans.
Advices from Gen. Otis do not indicate
as grave a situation at Iloilo as is indi
cated by press dispatches , yvt' Va.shing-
tou officials are worried. According to
the reports received at the War Depart
ment Gen. Miller found evidence to con
firm the suspicion that the Spaniards had
abandoned Iloilo for the manifest purpose
of embarrassing this Government. More
than that , it is evident that the Spaniards ,
upon turning over the forts to the Hli-
piuos. had inspired them to defy the Unit
ed States forces.
Gen. Miller reported he had sent emis-i
saries to confer with the Filipinos and in
form them it was not the purpose of the
United States to harm them , but. on the
contrary , to befriend and protect them.
CKNKI : \ .
In command of the United States force-
sent by Maj. Gea. Otis to occupy Iloilo.
Their minds having been poisoned by the
tricky Spaniards , it became necessary thai
he use diplomacy to secure confidence and
peaceful possession if possible. The ab
sence of Aguinaldo from Manila compli
cates matters and arouses the appreheu
sion that his mission to the interior may
be for mischief making purposes. The
expedition to Hello consists of two regi
ments of infantry and one battery of ar
tillery , aided by .1 naval consort. This
did not materially weaken the forces at
Manila , but to send any more would re
duce the force below a safe limit.
While the officials at the War Depart
ment say they do not anticipate a general
uprising of the Filipinos , they have taken
steps to re-enforce Gen. Otis without de
lay. The situation is to be dealt with
firmly. If the Filipinos are not disposed
to listen to reason they will be made to
understand that they must keep within
certain bounds.
Ministers Oppose Roberta.
At a meeting of the ministers of all the
churches at Indianapolis it was resolved
to petition Congress to refuse a seat to
Mr. Roberts of Utah on account of hia
being a polygamist.
f -
The weather bureau lias got to be a wit
ness in n lawsuit. Claims amounting t < >
$1,000,000 or more have been filed against
the owners of the steamship Portland ,
which went to wreck in the November
blizzard and was lost off the Massachu
setts coast. The company has anticipated
these claims by appealing to United States
courts for a decree limiting the liability
3f the stockholders to liio par value of
: heir stock. Involved in this application
s the question whether the managers are
lot liable for criminal negligence also in
sending the steamer to sea in the face of
i warning from the weather bureau. It
an be clearly shown that the usual fore-
ast of the weather was furnished at the
iflice of the company on the morning of
he day on which the steamer sailed , and
bat it indicated foul weatiier and a se-
ere gale , and that the captain of the
Portland personally received warnings
gainst venturing out in the face of the
ale , but did not heed them , and with the
onsent of his employers carried 10. souls
o destruction.
*
The war inquiry commission has been
iformed that the Ifev. Dr. Emil O.
lirsch of Chicago assorted in a recent
ormon that thousands of young men in
lie army were poisoned by chemically
reserved beef. A subpoena will be issued
ml Dr. llirsch will be asked to prove bis
tatement if such statement was made by
im. A Washington minister declared
oni his pulpit that thousands of soldiers
fid died of starvation , and when called
? fore the committee admitted be did not
five personal knowledge of a single case.
New York clergyman in a published
M'mon asserted that the army surgeons
: Montauk Point were in the habit of
eling through the hospitals drunk with
hisky begged for their patients from tbe
ed Cross stores. When , called to nc-
uint he confessed that he had no per-
nal knowledge , but had read in tbe
nvspapers that a contract surgeon had
ion dismissed for drunkenness.
A general outline of the course 011 which
e United States Government may bo ex-
cted to proceed in establishing military
Ie in the Philippines is presented in tbe
resident's instructions , forwarded to
? n. Otis through the regular channels of
e War Department. The instructions
cognize the fact that ntilitary govern-
? nt necessarily must be temporary and
Divisional , and they oppose no bar to the
tion of Congress , in case
ould Avish ultimately to relinoj
)1 of the new possessions
wever. provid
finite lonsth ,
ie and m the
IDS that & 0 missi. . , of the United
ires is on of benevolent assimilation"
're is tbo/int thut thp Presidtnt antM _
Los an ocf.npation wllieh in the om , lmwt
uutj0 ] ) etWeen the nation and its
s tno
esi.ieii in Washington' in
over the devastation wrought by
[ > . The malady is making awful havoc
eng old men this winter , and several
inters and Itepn cntatives in Congress.
e been fritrhtcncd within an inch of
ir lives by grip attach. A sneeze is
ugh to keep an ancieJit statesman in-
rs , and a real bard visitation of aches.
rMind cold in the head puts him to bed
; i fortnight. There is plenty of sea-
od material for grip to work on in Con-
ss. especially in the upper branch ,
. re thirty-six out of eighty-nine Seii-
rs are GO years old or over. Twenty
ators are Uo years or over and twelve
70 years . .f age or older. ln the-
iso forty-five Itpprosoiitntivca out of
are above ( j.'J years and twenty-two
ve ( jii. It will be seen from this that
Senate has a vastly greater percentage
Id men than the House.
*
-
nee the retirement of Senator Brice-
shinston has had no royal entertainer
ng its list of Senators or Uepresenta-
3. Senator Brice spent $150,000 u
in maintaining a princely csUbls'sh-
t. There are men in Congress now
ich as Brice was , but they do not run
uvish display. Senator Perkins of
fornia. Senator Jone-s of Nevada , Sen-
Proctor of Vermont , Senator \Yet-
; of lihode Island. Senator Ilanna of
' and Vice-President Ilobart rank
up in tiie millionaire class , but none
lem , with the exception of Mr. Ho
is a great entertainer. Senator Bl-
of West Virginia , Senator Fair-bank
idiana and Senator Foraker of Ohio
ably do more in that line this winter
any other members of Congress. The
irity of Senator * are poor men.
long the Senators whose terms ex-
the 4th of next March and who will
-elected without opposition , is Cock-
> f Missouri. Senator Cockrell has a
lerful hold on the people of his State.
; not.a . man of signal ability , but he
narkably obliging. He will work all
ind get up any time in the night tea
a constituent , regardless of his poli-
He has a happy faculty of remem-
g names and family histories and
: o into any section of Missouri and
ff the names of members of the fam- 4
> f the people lie may not have seen
enty years. This endears him to the
s in the. back districts and makes
man he meets feel as if lie were the
or's special friend.
t mIf rs on a trTke.
e hundred men employed in the cons -
s of the Anaconda Smelting Com-
at Anaconda , Mont. , have gone on
and the plant , which is the largest
; world , has been compelled to shrtt
mount Needed for Warships ,
etary Long estimates the sum nctd-
the construction of the fifteen new
lips , recommended by him in his re-
: o Congress , to be $14,168,400 fo *
and armament and ? 3U,100,800 for
uction and engineering.
Tilove Johnston's Pody.
remains of Albert Sidney Johnston ,
ted Confederate general , have been
ed by the Daughters of the Confed-
from the grave in the State cem-
t Austin. Texas , to a hnndsomo