ROBBER TRUSTS.
Now trusts are forming every da
find old combines are being strengt ]
ened and enlarged. The tob.'icco trtii
is the latest to announce an afosolui
control of the market.
The first step taken by tlie nianagei
of ji trust is to limit production. Thi
is brought about in two ways. Firs
competition is destroyed , then work
are shut down and laborers are throw
out of employment. The next stop i
to put up prices. "With competitio
strangled and production under contrc
there is no reason why trusts slidul
not absolutely dictate as to prices.
Take for example the sugar trusi
This iniquitous combine pays 12 pe
cent , dividend upon many millions o
watered slock. As the Phihulelphi ;
Ledger truthfully says : "This extraoi
dinary dividend is paid by the 70.000
000 consumers for the sole benefit o
the partners in the trust. If the Gov
eminent were to attempt to put a to. :
on sugar equal to the aggregate of th
dividends paid by the sugar trust , th
popular protest would be so great nn
general as to threaten revolution. Ye
the people would cheerfully pay taxe :
for the support ofthe Goverumeii
which under no circumstances shoule
they be obliged to pay for the enrich
merit of the few members of a niouop
olistic trusi. "
With such facts before them , if mem
bers of Congress had the welfare of tlu
people at heart , something would b <
done to bring about relief. This coule'
be done by transferring to the free lisi
every product controlled by a robbei
trust which reduces production , scale ?
down wages and increases prices foi
millions of consumers. There is also : i
law against trust ? , and this law should
be enforced as strictly as the laws
against thieves and burglars.
That Pension Trick.
In an endeavor to break the "solid
South'1 the Republican politicians arc
going to extremes. Nothing more un
reasonable could have been suggc-s-fc-J
than the placing of Confederate veter
ans on the pension list of the govern
ment. That such a suggestion nice ts
with no favor at the South is a tesii-
inoiii. : ! as to the sense and judgment
of the Southern people. In discussing
this matter , the Houston Post says :
For thirty years and more the ex-Con
federates have lived without becoming
pensioners , or even desiring or dreaming
of becoming such , and it is hardly possi
ble at this late day that they would so
surrender their manhood and self-respect
as to attempt to feed upon the national
treasury as if they were a lot of hungry
mendicants.
On the other hand , strong men. men
with largo salaries , men with capital ,
men who never suielled the smoke of the
conflict , have engaged in this wholesale
pension robbery. In the meantime the
South has put its brave hand to the plow
and tha machine , received no assistance ,
accepted no charity , but generously , and ,
indeed , uncomplainingly , contributed mill
ions to the national treasury to be raven
ously pounced upon and divided by the
greedy army whose numbers a genera
tion after the war reach a million.
The South wants no division of the big
steal. It would rather check the rob
bery , while denying to no worthy pen
sioner his or her allowance.
It may be uncharitable to say so. but
one can hardly escape the suspicion that
this proposition to pension ex-Confeder
ates is ouJy a shrewd move to buy off
Southern opposition to the fraud or' the
century , and. if possible , organize a re
sistless national rather than sectional
raid upon the treasury.
It is gratifying to observe that this
tone is taken by most of the Southern
newspapers. The South cannot be
wheedled by any such proposition and
the insincerity which prompted it and
the self-seeking which lie ? back r.i ! it
are too self-evident to fool the level
headed men of the South.
Identity of Interest Amnnir All Classes
"Mark you this , Bass.-aiio :
The eleA'il can cite scripture for his
" '
purpose.
The unfortunate merchant was not
far wrong in this declaration. Allow
his majesty to place his own false ,
though plausible , construction on his
selected citations , reasoning from false
premises he will arrive at false conclu
sions that have a goodly outside as
"beautiful as Truth. And if he. whom
we always suspect of falsehood , can
thus distort , or destroy divine truths.
liOAA * much more readily can his lieuten
ants , whom we do noi suspect , distorter
or destroy human truths. The men in
the United States who are rated as
millionaires are said on .authority to
possess 12 billions of wealth. A not in
come of 4 per cent , from this would
yield to those men 4SO millions per
year. They do not need it all. They can
afford to lay aside a poodly share of
this sum to pay the lieutenants for
"educating" the people. Suppose they
use just the SO millions to do this.
Think what an array of talent in pul
pit , press anel forum this sum will buy !
And this array of talent is ever active
in citing scripture for the devil's pur
pose of making Truth look hideous
uud Falsehood fair. The final contest
is now on the contest that shall settle
the financial question and determine
whether the rights of the people shall
TJC subserved , or the wrongs of the c
money monopoly bo perpetuated. Think ]
not , you patient millions who , through ' \
a. score of years , have been plundered - \
for the enrichment of the few , that the ]
stniggle will be light and the victory c
easy. The bag-barons have grown , so \
strong , so arrogant and so determined o
ilial they will resort tc anything to per-
petuate their ruinous rule. The towci
of their money castles have bee
strengthened yearly. They have hiu
dreds of millions to spend for the Fals
while you can spend nothing for til
True. From now onward all the arti :
tie talent that money can buy will I
set to work inducing the people to tur
from naked truths to the gilded fas ! <
hoods manufactured for them.
Kisrharjrc the Volunteers.
Isn t is about time for the authorinc
at Washington to begin talking abou
sending the volunteer soldiers home
There can be no doubt that there i
great dissatisfaction among the volur
tcc-rs , and that there is ample cause fo
this dissatisfaction.
The New York Journal prints a mini
bor of loiters from soldiers in Sou then
camps and in Cuba which show hov
bad the conditions are and which , h
view of the fact that the peace agree
ment has been .signed , suggest 1ha
these men have a right to be returnee
to their families.
The following is an extract from :
communication from the soldiers of tin
Fourth Regiment of New Jersey Volunteer
unteor Infnntrv , at Camp Wethevill
Greenville. S. C. :
"We are fined on the slightest provo
cation. For missing roll call we ar <
fined from $2 to ? G : al < o one day's pay
52 cents. We do not think that is right
We are bore sleeping nine in a tent or
the iloor. and it is impossible to keer
clean. AVe are packed in like sheep ,
and if we complain we are threatened
with the guard house. Our food is alsc
very bad. "
This is surely a somber picture oi
army life. There are 'JO.OOO volunteers
who went into the army to light and
who were led to believe that when the
Avar ended their term of service would
also end. If the admiuistratiou wants
to experiment on imperialism , let it go
ahead , but it should release the sol
diers who volunteered for an entirely
different purpose. The volunteer.- ?
should be discharged , and a call should.
be made for soldiers who are willing to
do garrison duty and to fight the savages -
ages of the Philippines. Chicago Dem
ocrat.
Appreciation of Gold.
From Bradstreet we learn that gold
has appreciated ol per cent , since IS'JO.
Atkinson admits that gold has appreci
ated 72 per cent. Oilier testimony is
not wanting. Dr. Liuderman. Director
af the Mini , in his report for the year
1S7H , says :
"The gradual adoption of the gold
standard and consequent demonetiza
tion of silver will , -of cuErso. be follow
ed by an increase in the value of gold ,
Dr , what is the same thing , a decrease
n the price of articles measured by it. ' !
Speaking of the effect of the increas ?
) f prices by reason of the enlargement
) f the quantity of money produced by
he Sherman law , requiring a purcliasa
) f silver and issue of treasury notes to
iie extent of1,300.000 per month.
President Harrison , in Ins message to
-engross. Dec. 1 , 1SOO , used these
vords :
It is curious to note that tlu > advance in
irices of articles wholly unaffected by *
lie tariff act was by many hastily as-
ribed to that act. Notice was not taken
f the fact that the genera ! tendency of
lie markers was upward from influence:5 :
holly apart from the recent tariff legi la-
.011. The enlargement of our currency by
lie silver bill undoubtedly gave an up-
* ard tendency to trade and had a marked
frect on prices ; but this natural and de-
ired effect of the silver legislation was
y many erroneously attributed to the
iriff act.
s Jid tli Miippjntr Trade.
It would not be accurate to assert
lint bounties never accompl'sh thel *
bjocts. but it is strictly true that fnu-h
leans of securing merchant tonnage
) r a nation will not alone produce the
avy to rival Great Britain's * or even
le growing shipping oi' Get many. As
) the British merchant vessel- * , hardly
third as much is expended on them
> r mail subsidies as on the French
> nnago , and yet the French show no
gns of overhauling the English in any
mature of the shipping industry. Nor
3os Germany obtain all its advances
. this direciion from its mail subsl-
es. The greatest steamship company
the world does not receive bounties
. any form and yet every year vastly
creases the mercantile and shipping
> wer of its controlling nation. Provi-
iice Journal.
Proper Course for the President.
If any single person is to dispense
e millions of value in concessions to
e favored friends of Senator Hanna
id tlie administration , perhaps it
ighf as Avell be Algcr as another. We
.ve never doubled that his honesty
equal to his reputation for bravery.
; t the point is that the authority to
ant great monopolies in our new po -
ssious without responsibility for the
aracter of such acts is not one that
esident McKinley should impose
on any one. Washington Times.
e
Thomas Jefferson. *
[ "here has been a good deal of labor1
effort to show that Thomas Jefferl
i was an expansionist or imperialist
the sort that wants the Philippine
auds annexed to the United States.
fi
e real fact is that nobody has ael- c
need one word , written or spoken , by
omas Jefferson showing him to be
; n remotely in favor of a policy that
ukl attach islands on the other side
the globe to this country. Giuciu-
U Enquirer.
TV-it- FOODS WE EAT.
Various Kinds and What They Ai
evcrall3- Good For.
Nature .supplies us with two con
pletc foods , milk and eggs , which coi
tain in the proper proportions all tli
necessary elements for the sustenaiu
of our bodies. As these are the enl
complete foods , it is necessary in tli
absence to have mixed foods , and it :
in the mixing that mistakes occur , b <
cause tlie fat forming , muscle forniin :
and other parts are t.tKen in wrou
proportions , some in excess and othci
the reverse. Left to his own last
primitive man invariably selects tli
best food. This instinct , however , i
detective at the present da3 * . For chi
dren , food rich in bone forming S' il
stances is necessary. Among i .uscl
forming foods the following rro th
best and most commo.i : Oatmeal poi
ridge , with rich mil'c ' and wholemen
bread buttered ; meat Is a highly cor
doused food of this class. To men o
sedentary occupation a free use o
meal is injurious. For men ongagei
"
at hard manual labor a generous"nfea
diet is admirable. .
Vegetables contain bur Hide nourish
ment , but are useful as blood purifiers
and also supply } > ulk to riie food Avhicl
is necessary to give the consumer sat
isfaction. Milk should uov-r bo take !
with meat , because ihey are both rid
iu one substance. Tea should not l.i
taken with meat. Cither , because i
renders the meat tougn and indigosti
ble. Beef ranks lirst as a imi3c'le form
er , and mutton next. Pork makes J
very digestible dish , and fowl and ba
con are a very useful and palatabh
dish. CVreals enter largely into oui
diet , and are of much value , because
they supply food or starch as well as
musc > food. Potatoes provide litth
nutriment , but with plenty of milk
which supplies the precise ingredients
they lack , a good diet is formed.
Sugar is well worthy of notice , ami
the child's love of it is a perfectly
liealthy instinct , and should always be
gratified in reason. Fruits are good
blood puriliors. and should be cousid-
? red as essentials rather than luxuries.
Beef tea contains scarcely any nutri-
nent whatever , and is almost purely a
stimulant. A dog fed on beef tea
starved to death , while another fed on
efuse meat throve. Tea , injurious if
alien in excess , provides , if taken in
noderation , a most refreshing drink.
Many scientists recommend its use
ibout two hours before our principal
ueal , and without food. Coffee is a
stimulant , unlike all others , in fact that
t is followed by no reaction. It stiniu-
ates the brain , and is called an iiitel-
octual drink. Cocoa deserves to be
las-sod as a food. PiMsburg Dispatch.
BABY POTENTATES.
Ircat Uritaiu Is Remarkable for the
Number of Youthful Sovereigns.
Spain is always the land of the In-
'ante. To-day it is the kingdom of an
nfant , just as it was sixty-live years
igo , whan the King's grandmother , l < a-
> ella II. . ascended the throne at the age
> f o , assuming the actual government
vhen she was 3. ) . If our own Prince
Ufred , says an English paper , had not
leclined the crown of Greece in favor
f the Dane , he would have been a king
t 10 , and carried on the traditions of
he many child-monnrchs of Great
? ritain , including his mother , the
Jueen , who was only 18 when she was
rakencd on that historic night in Juno
t Kensington palace to boar that her
incle , William IV. , was dead , and that
he reigned in his stead. Henry III.
ad become King of England at the age
f 10 ; Edward III. at the age of 13 ;
tie-hard II. at the age of ] 1 ; LEeiiry VI.
t the ago of S ; Edward IV. when i.e
ras 20 , while bis son , Edward V. , be-
; ime king at the age of l.'J , which again
roved an unlucky number , for ho was
mrderod in the tower with h's ' only
rother , the Duke of York , after he had
signed les- * than twelve weeks. Henry
'III. was only IS when he came to being
ing ; bis son. Edward VI. . was just 10.
nd was dead before he was ! . " , while
: s would-be Micee sjr , tlie haples-s
aily Jane Grey was proclaimed queen
eforo slio was IS. and lost her prc'tt.v
pad before she was It ) .
Sli3Vas Astonished.
A Boston girl , who recently witness-
[ an Indian sham battle in the West ,
ought she would try to talk to a
> ung Indian brave sitting next to her.
"Heap much fight , " she said ,
lie smiled a stoical smile , drew his
iinket closer about him and said :
"Yes : this is , hukvd , a great exposi-
> n. and AVO flatter ourselves that our
rtion of the entertainment is by no
? ans the least attraction here. May I
k who it is that 1 have the honor of
dressing' ' "
flie dear girl from Boston was ihuu-
rstruck. She blushr-d a rosy red-
en Boston girls can blush. She Avas
t aware that slie bad been address-
r an Indian who bad boon graduated
> m the Carlisle Indian school.
Km Ihquakes.
iVhon an earthquake occurs the one -
e crust or surface of the earth expe-
nces some effect * : of the disturbance ,
i earthquake in Calcutta which was
. uratoly recorded gave a basis for
termining the speed of transmission
the wave of disturbance due to tin4
> ck. The disturbance was registered
the 3-Jdinhurgh "Observatory , thott-
ids of miles distant , and gave a speed
transmission of six ami two-tenths
les per second for the heavier shocks
1 less than two miles per second for
; lighter ones.
One-Shell Oysters.
. veracious Western contemporary
s.that some oysters recently discov-
d in Puget Sound have only one
11. They lie close to the bottom of
sound , with their one shell turned
. drop of. ink will make .even a dude
nk if he finds it on his trousers.
"Value" of Money.
Many of the leading statesmen i
Congress afterward frankly acknow
edged that they did not know \vh :
they were doing on the coinage quo ,
tiou in 1S73-74 , yet it is foolish to den
that they were not distinctly told Avhr
was being done. If they listened t
what AA'as spoken in Congress or if the
read what was officially printed fo
their information , they did not undei
stand the situation. At this day w
should be all the more lenient towar
them , when AVO reflect on the confusio
of thought among so many otherwis
exceedingly well-informed people o
this momentous question.
The seeming inability of thousand
of honorable and .intelligent men t
comprehend the existing situation i
evident ; but all have not yet stood ur
as so many of our Congressmen did ii
1S7T-7S , and say they do not under
stand the situation. For this we mtis
wait for further enlightenment and utter
tor an earnest plea. There may Imvi
been base conspirators in Congress ii
1S7H-74 , but if there AA'ere , they remaii
unconvicted. AVe are sure of one fact
which is that many of our most enlight
ened statesmen of those days stumblet
around in financial darkness so thicl
that it could be felt.
Many of them have made their con
fcssions openly , standing in tlieii
places in Congress , and we most char
itably excuse their confessed ignorance ,
while if they were traitors to then
country the case would be entirely dif
ferent. Such grand leaders as Elaine ,
AllisonConkling , Howe , Beck , Voor-
heos , Garfield , Kelley and many others
are among these self-confessed mis
chief-makers. It was their misfortune
not to see what many of us now see ,
but unfortunately all do not. It was
no disgrace to their justly honored
memories to know that these gentle
men acknowledged haA'iug made a
gross mistake , which they attempted to
correct in 1S7S. John A. Grier.
No Hoiicls.
No Ishmael Pasha should be allowed
to issue bonds at Avill in this country.
No , it cannot be too strongly empha
sized that the increase of debt abroad
and the constant appreciation of gold
must in some way be stopped. With
Ibis vast debt hanging over us our first
concern is to maintain prices stop the
lepreciation of the things that must go
Lo pay debts. An Englishman once
said Americans knew the least about
national financiering of any people in
he Avorld ; they create great debts and
hen join their creditors iu a conspiracy
o double the A-alue of that which they
tgreed to pay , or , which is the same
liiug , liah'O the value of the property
vhich must go to buy gold. 'Eveifhow1
nore bonds are called for to keep up
he gold reserve. HOAV like child's play ,
n A'ieAV of existing conditions , to at-
empt to keep up a gold reserve by mtil-
iplying promises to pay gold. Unless
ve pay what Ave owe with commodi-
ies , gold Avill be called for , and Avould
> e called for just the same if there
vere no greenbacks or coin notes to
> resent to the Treasury , only in that
ase those who owe the gold would
iave to look elsewhere for it. The GOA-
rnment is under no obligations to give
; old for greenbacks or coin notes any
nore than France is under obligations
o give gold for paper or silver francs ;
t is only a question of time when a
ike policy Avill be forced upon us , and
lie sooner it is admitted the better. No
ountry in debt as this country is can
ermanently maintain the single gold
tandard.
Silver Nicht Schools.
The organization of silver night
L-hooIs is extending rapidly. A number
f publishers are printing leaflets for
so in these schools , and supplies for a
irge school may be obtained for a tri-
ing sum. The problems are prepared
y a committee of prominent bimetal-
stsand explain the question in the sim-
lest way by means of the familiar
ties of the common school arithmetics ,
he object is that the student of these
-bools shall be enabled to unite
loughtfully and earnestly upon a line
: political action which Avill correct
10 wrongs which haA'c been and are
3AV suffered by those v , ho produce the
it ion's Avealth , and which Avill insure
i the workingmaii of the future a
ghtftil share in the enjoyment of the
ealth he assists to produce. In order
lat there may be unity of action , all
? rsons Avbo are interested in , or have
Km engaged in the organization of
heels of this nature , should report to
ie local silver committee or to headI I
larters of the Silver Night School DC- !
trtment , Unity Building , Chicago.
Fi'ver Abroad.
Iu th English arguments AVO have
rttially everything that the silver men
the United States contend for , narne-
, that gold alone is not sufficient in
tantity to do the business of the
orld without a ruinous fall of prices ;
cond , that the country with the
.caper money has the advantage in
tematioual trade ; third , that the gold
mdard is not good for nations in debt ,
am AA-hich it follOAVS by the most in-
orable rules of logic that the gold
mdard is only good for the fixed iu-
me and creditor classes those who
u command and receive a fixed num-
r of dollars.
flic principles of monetary science
2 the same whether applied to nations
individual ? , for the former are noth-
1 but aggregations of the latter. If
2 gold standard is a bad thing for a
tiou poor and in debt , as Sir Robert
ffeh says it is. then it is equally a
il thing-for an individual Avho Is poor
debt.--National B'imeiallist.
ji THE STATE LEGISLATURES. I
Friday.
In Kansas the House of lloprescnt
lives had a heated debate over the pror
sition to build a fence to keep off lobb
ists.
ists.The
The Montana Legislature voted aga
for Senator without effecting a niateri
change in the relative position of cane
dates.
In North Dakota the Republicans we
unable to select senatorial candidates
caucus , votes being divided among fr
candidates.
In California the Legislature in joii
session took four Aotes on United Stat
Senator without changing result of tl
day before.
State Senator Potter introduced a bi
in Minnesota Legislature dividing insu
ance companies into three classes at ]
fixing license rates.
In the Massachusetts House of Ropri
scntatives resolutions of confidence in tli
administration , urging latilication of tli
Paris pejace treaty , were introduced.
Saturday.
In the Nebraska Legislature six cand
dates in the senatorial fight cliiiin the
have a fair chance to win.
In Michigan Gov. Pingree announce
his intention of holding tip appropriation
until the Atkinson bill is passed by th
Senate.
In the California Legislature the sena
torial deadlock remains unbroken. Foil
ballots Avere taken , with a gain of oul ,
one Aote for U. S. Grant.
In the West Virginia House of Kepre
sentatives the Democratic plan to nnsea
Via failed because of defection of twi
members. The senatorial situation is stil
chaotic.
Monday.
In Tennessee Beiiton McMillin was in
augurated as Governor.
In Michigan a resolution to delay tin
Atkinson bill was defeated.
The Nevada Legislature convened a ;
noon. Six candidates are announced foj
senatorial election.
The California Legislature appointee ! ; i
committee to begin immediately an inves
tigation of the bribery charges against
U. S. Grant.
In Wisconsin the supporters of all the
candidates for iL nator make confident
claims anel are Avorking energetically se
curing pledges.
In Montana the grand jury took up the
bribery charges in the senatorial light.
Dn the joint ballot taken W. A. Clark of
Butte gained tAvo votes.
In the New York Legislature Senator
Raines announced his intention to amend
he liquor law so as to prohibit the sale of
iquor with food on Sunday.
Tuesday.
Chamicey M. Depew was named for
senator by the Republican majority in
! > veAV York.
Julius Caesar Burrows was chosen
Jnited State's Senator by the Legislature
if Michigan.
Cusluunn K. Davis was elected to the
United States Senate by the Minnesota
legislature.
At Jefferson City , Mo. , the Legislature
ejected Francis M. Cockrcll to the Unit-
d States Se > nate.
Jtt Augusta , Me. , Eugene Hale WH $ TO-
Iccted Senator by concurrent vote of the
wo branches of the Legislature.
The Indiana Legislature elected Albert
. Bovoridge as United States Senator ,
he two houses voting separately.
Votes were taken , but there Avas no
hoice , for Senator in North Dakota ,
Jtah. Montana , Washington , California
lid Delaware.
"Wednesday.
Ill Arkansas GOA * . Dan W. Jones anel
ther State oflicers were inaugurated.
In West Virginia the Senate and GOA--
rnor continue to ignore the organization
tf the House.
In Minnesota the Legislature in joint
? ssion passed a resolution urging early
itificatiou of the peace treat- .
In Michigan the Pingree and anti-Pin-
: ee forces had a fight over increasing an
ection committee. The result is clafmed
i a victory by the auti-Piugrpo faction.
In Wisconsin the Republican caucus
iok three ballots for nominee for United
tatos Senator and adjourned. Quarles
d on the third ballot , Avith Stephenson
conel.
In California. Dehnvare. North Dakota ,
ontana , Washington , Utah anel Nebras-
i joint ballots for United States Senator
ere taken , without material change in
e standing of the candidates.
In Pennsylvania the lirst joint ballot for
niteel States Senator Avas cast , without
lin for Quay. The opposition became
dignant at the rulings of Lieut. GOA- .
ctbin anel fori inlatcd a protest.
In NOAV York , Indiana , Maine , Mis-
uri , Connecticut , Massachusetts. Min-
seta and Michigan the Legislature's in
hit session formally elected ( lie Senators
osen iu separate sessions the day before.
Thursday.
Iu North Dakota the Republican cam-.is
niiuatod Porter J. McCumber for Unit-
State's Senator.
In Texas a bill AVUS introduced compcll-
? life * insurance companies to iim-st one-
urth their profits in Texa .
[ u Pennsylvania another joint ballot
is taken without result. Quay roce-ivini : j
1 A-otos. Both * : dos e-xpres c'cl cortain-
of A-ictory.
! "n Now York tin- Buffalo boomers nihh-
the' Pau-Aiiifrican exposition liill
rough Senate1 nml secured Roosevelt's : j
< uranco of early signature.
t i
loiirt balloting fo - Senators proe-oodfd j 1
thout result in the following States- : i 1
braska. Utah. Delaware. Montana.
Till Dakota. California , Washington ,
n the Ile'iiublK-an caucus in Wisconsin
teen moro ballots , mnkinc niiete > en in
, Avcro taken Avithour radical change.
> vonson. after the slump on the third
Hot. rallied ami gained five A-OU ? .
arlcs still lead.-- .
News of 31iiior Note.
"he Philadelphia mint has begun the
siage of . < 40,0 < JO,000 of goltl bullion ,
tii Austrian im-er.tor has discovered a
Ihoel of exploding bombs by the action j *
light.
'omuiercJa ! bodies of California have
ided to ask Government tariff protec-
i for the fruit industry of the United
tes.
'he North Carolina Legislature has
seei resolutions demanding that no col-
il men be given political positions i/
t State.
In the Senate on Friday Mr. McLaurin
( Dom. ) of South Carolina made a st.-ong
appeal in a carefully prepared speech
against a policy of expansion by this na
tion. Mr. Sullivan ( Dom. ; of Mississippi
and Mr. Pasro ( Dom. ) of Florida dis
cussed the pendij < : Nicaragua canal bill ,
the former supporting it and the latter op
posing it. The Indian appropriation bill
was taken up. but'its consideration was
not concluded before the hour of adjourn
ment. The Ilotibe entered upon the con
sideration of the naval personnel Imi. The
speeches on the bill were filled with clow-
ing allusions to the- glories of naval vic
tories in the late war. The bill was sup
ported by Messrs. Foss ( Hep. ) of Illinois ,
Dayton ( Hep. ) of West Virginia. Berry
( Dem. ) of Kentucky , Drisrgs iDczs > ol
New York and Dins-more ( Doni. ) of Ar
kansas , 'and was opposed by Messrs.
Lowe ( Hop. ) of New York aij.I Simpson-
( Pop. ) of Kansas.
A state fnnornl almost majestic in its
impress ? ven"ss jvas given the latf Keprc
sentativc Nelson Diugley at r.oon Mon
day in the Hose of Representatives.
Speaker Heed called the Ilouho to <
and immediate'ly thereafter the Viet-- !
idont and the' Se-nato ontorcd the ( i am-
her in a body and were n.-Jlowed ly the
diplomatic corps , v.ithhom cam the
members of the Anjrlo-Amerier.n commis
sion , of which Mr. Dingey had he.-n a
member. Then followed the chief justice
and associate justices of the Stip/-nu
Court iu their somber robes , ami tby in
turn were followed by the President v.ith
his cabinet. The services were eoiuliti'd :
by the Itev. S. M. NeAvman of the First
Congregational Church of Washln-rton ,
assisted by the Hev. Dr. Condon , chaplain
of the House. As soon as the services
Avere over the House adjourned. The Sen
ate held no session for the transaction of
business on Monday.
The House on Tuesday passed the naval
personnel bill without division on the final
passage , thus accomplishing what the offi
cers of the navy have striven for einring
more than a decade. By its provision *
the line and the engineer orps are weldi'd
into an amalgamated line , stall'offlecrd arc
given positive rank , but their cominund is
limited to their own corps , and a < ysteini
of voluntary and j-ompukory retirement
on threo-quarters pay , r.s of the next
higher rank of forty oflicers a year , is es
tablished , Avhich is designed to remove the
congestion in the lower rank at forty-five.
"
The bill also practically equalixes" their
: ay with thai of army oflicers. The most
important change in the bill as rep.n-te-d
ivas the adoption , after a hard fidit , of a
uibstitule for the organization of the 11111-
ine corps , by which the corps Is to consist
) f (5,000 ( enlisted men and potty officers ,
vith general oflicers and staff. "This will
ncrcrtsc the marine corps by 1i'K , ) men
md increase the cost of its maintenance
> l.nOO,000. Several unimportant bills
vere passed by unanimous- consent before V
he personnel bill was taken up. Almost
he entire session of the Senate was de-
oted in consideration of the pending
Nicaragua canal bill. Speeches were *
aade in support of the measure ly Mr
Jhiltcn ( Tex. ) and Mr. Turner ( Wash. )
ir.d in opposition to it by Mr. Spooner
YYis. ) . At 'J o'clock consideration of the
'ill ' under the fifteen-minute rule w.s he-
: un and was continued to the close of the
ussion.
The Committee on Interstate and For-
ign Commerce had the right ofvay in
ho House on Wednesday and suer-ceded
i passing quite a number of bills of minor
nporfance , most of which authorized the
onstrnction of lighthouse's , ft < % signals ,
tc. Then the bill to grant the I'acilie
'able Company a subsidy of $10,000 ( ! a
er.r for tAvonty years for the constru-tion
nd operation of a cable was called up and
very spirited debate , Avhich consumed
jo remainder of the day..followed. The
pposStion was headed by Mr. Corliss
> p. . Mich.i , A\ho advocated the con"
ruction of a ( Jovernment cable. No
> nehison AVHS readied at the hour of ad-
lurnment , and as the special order under
inch the Ho.i.se was operating expired
ith the adjournment , and as'objection
as made to fixing another day for its
msiderntion , it goes over indefinitely.
The Senate * listened further on Thurs-
di.s'iision the
ly to a - of puhYy of expan-
t n. Mr. Turner ( Wash. . Pop. ) deliv-
ed a carefully prepared speech 0:1 the
est resolution. TI.e speech iva j for ( hi-
est part a constitutional argKuient in
hich M"r. Turner took issun Avhh Soua-
r I'latt-and Sonutor Forakr up . ; i their
cent utterances. At the coiifln ion of
r. Turnei's argument M'r. ITor.-.kor took
me sharp exceptions to statriuf-iits made
the speech , especially tiio-e r ferring
him personally. The Ni.-Gr.-i-uu canal
11 AV.-IS under consideration jjc-arly three
Dirs- . After much tleiiatu aLstituto
osented by Mr. Morgan -Ala. ) for the
ml amendment offered by Mr. Allison
is adopted. It provides that t , i.-l pay-
Mits shall not exceed $20ffUtOOU ) In aiiv
cal year. The ar.ioiulment as ninonded
is then adopted.II to Uf. Th" lasf
ttr of the ? session \vas occr.pi * } h discns-
iii of several amendment- * c.fTf-i-etl by
f. Caffery of Loisi-iana , ail < , f which
're defeated. TIe IFou.se j --Meslly de-
"
k'd the liroAvn-Swanson < , ? tf - * . - ! "elcc-
n case from the Fifth Virgin- ! < lis-
ct in faA-or of thr * sitting < ml'r-r , Mr.
. anson , n Democrat , by < ! - . - , ; . .uaqto
isider the rase. The po ; otL--r appro-
at ion bill \vr.v then taki u ; --i. The
? atest surpris ? of the flay v as IL ad'oi > -
n of two amendments striking < , ut of
? bill the ai-proprlatioa of .fi7JOi)0 ; ) for
: fast Sontiiern mail and ? * J. itOX ) for
cial mail facilisies from Kar.s City
Newton. Kan. '
Accident in Denver.
) uring si Bryan n- < option nt Denver a
tforni gave way , thro wing 30 * rersouw
o a mass. Many Aveu * injured.
Notes of Current Events- ,
ii the United States l&H was' the
rmest year on record.
"ranee is reported to be Avi lfr ' at last
sell her Newfoundland shore r irhts to
trland.
everal fine steamers hr.ve bnc-n ranght
the ice iu the Yukon river , : . : ; < ] it'is.
reel that they will be lost ,
en. Jose Gomez , Avho has returned to
shington from Havana , says the peo-
of Cuba are beginning to realize that
erican rule is necessary for tlie pros-