A .NOTABLE COMIBESS
SESSION JUST ENDED IS MEMO
; RABLE IN HISTORY.
Chniite.t ftlnpH of America and Asii
During Its Incumbency Total Ap
prnprhitiotis , Iiic-ludiiitr War t'x
, fvcccda Uil'ion and a Half
OT since the fem :
dation of the Gov
eminent has any on
Congress made s
much history am
loft so deep an 5m
press on the polic ;
of the country a
that which adjourn
cd at noon Saturday
When Presiden
MeKinloy was inau
gurated , almost hi :
first official act wa :
to call the Fifty
fifth Congress in ex
tra session to his as
S It me
, , , sistance.
ijuju-i ' 'I'1 ' ' ! ! U1 * ' within two week :
. ,7ter , Iitered tin- White House. Congress
of fem
long struggle
gross , after a
month- , , passed the Dingle-y tariff law
The - ' \ rt session also authorized , at tin
Migge.i.ui of the President , the appoint
* . monetary commission lo coufci
men < > f - .
with I * I'iMcaii nations as to the possibil
iiy of establishing himelallism uiider ai
international agreement. The extra ses
sion j .iv , the submission of a treaty an
npxing Hawaii to the United States , al
though Hi" treaty was not acted on ovyinj :
to lack of time for it * consideration. The
work of tie ! extra session was. therefore
practically confined to the passage of the
new tariff law and the appointment of the
monetary commission.
Rapid March of Kvcuts.
" \Vheu the Congress me't in regular ses
sion in Iocemher , 1807 , the whole world
wa.s on the qui vivo over the possibility of
war between the United States and Spain.
The message of the President was diplo
matically pacific , but Spain was making
promises and not keeping them. After
INVw Year's events moved with startling
rapidity , and Congress , through thorn all ,
held the whip hand. The Spanish minis
ter. ! > iipuy do Lome , with characteristic
Spanish craft , insulted the President in
a person.letter. ! . The battleship Maine
was Muw 11 up in Havana harbor , and the
co-miry war. aflame. Affairs with Spain
grew w--xe until the President called for
iiid from Congress. The response was
in * : : oi-.sic and thrilling. Congress voted ,
in silence , lo give the President
i.OOO to be expended in his own dis-
i-i-'t : ; " "or tife national defense. "
Having given thi- expression of patri-
iL.auMciice , Congress wenl to work to
clean tip < ln ordinary routine biisiiie'ss and
Jil prupriitioii ; bills in the oxpee-tation of
wiv. The strain became more tense every
day. Th" President and his cabinet sought
t < avert wi\r if possible. Congress deemed
it : n vifiile ] and threatened to take imme-
diiitiaclion. . The President was forced
io y-ld : lo the comrrcb.sional pressure' .
Then the Fifty-fifth Congress passed his-
lei - resolutions declaring that Cuba was
jmtl of right ought to be free and inde-
pojjKfat. and calling 0:1 Spain to with-
tlnjr/ from the island. Minister Wood-
f ! - < i wi- given no opportunity to present
llKv n-solutions lo Spain , but received
"h's i , jss [ ortR. Thereupon , on April 25 ,
< Vgr-v = s deolareel war against Spain , dat-
ith" : ! ! back to the dismissal ofVood -
ford on April 21. Ho loft Madrid for
Paris. : iml Minister Polo of Spain left
\Vnxiiingfon for Montreal.
Liberality tvitli War Funds.
\Yar liuel come. The President was au-
Jhorized to recruit the regular army up to
r.2,0'10 men. and directed lo call for vol-
nntor.s. . Ho did bolh promptly , blockad
ing Iluviina. From this time on Congress
was htisy supplying men and money to put
the : ir'iT and navy on a war basis. Money
was voted almost without limit , and the
House was represented in the army by
ligliMt-g Joe Vi'heeler and other members
ivho i fi their seats to ace-opt commissions.
TIi- Hawaiian annexation treaty coulel
nor o raiifieel , owing to the sugar trust
inihieuec in the Senate , but a law was
] > : ' ? SMi by Congress efTee-ting the same
i him : . Hawaii was joined to the United
States as a war measure- , and a commis
sion of members , headed by Senator Cul-
lum < > f [ Ilinois , was appointed to suggest
a plan of government. Their report is
t e ai-teel on.
the first work in Congress after
war ' "uuo was to provide money to meet
Ihe iiMjivy appropriations. The war reve-
iit ! ' : i * was passed , which put more taxes
ii b"er , legacies , sugar and oil corpora-
J : : ! > > , and provided for stamp taxes , all
i f vhich are still on the statute books.
Congress , adjourned with the glory of
M.mil.i l ay still ringing in its oars , and
\\\'n \ au army of 27" > ,000 men in the fie > ld ,
aii'i a well-equipped navy. Congress had
sK-arcoly adjourned when the destruction
ol Corpora's fleet in Santiago bay prac-
Ji a'.i.v ended the war. The truce was
slvn % d MI August , and when Congress
net "n December peace commissioners
wore concluding a treaty in Paris. Just
ln-for" the holidays they agreed on a
Jmuy. U was ratified by the Senate Fob.
fj. a."ee'- sensational debate , and with a
Mostly fight with Aguinaldo actually be
gun.
Vast Work AccumpliKliDd.
The t'i fly-fifth Congress d-d not provide
f * r th- ' thorough reorganization of the
.army , hut io snppress Aguinaldo and oc
cupy C.'iici , Porto Itieo and the Philip
pines "f has provided a temporary army of
U7,0H ( ) men. Thus iu two years the Fifty-
fifth t'otigre'.ss has had three sessions , ag
gregating about fourteen months. In that
1 > rv : jc'riod it has passed a tariff bill , de-
chueti war against Spain , ratified the
lr < : . of peace , raised the army from
IT5J.1 to 27. i. < ! 00 , reduced it again to 1)7- )
W" , a-tnexod Hawaii peaceably , and
I\ /.o iiico and the Phiiiipnfordhh : ,
umiioni'-SIy freed Cuba , and left the coii- : : |
Iry with war taxes and a rebellion about |
Manila , where Anierie-an Mood is being
General legislation hs : suffered from
ihe war. The census hill , the naval per
sonnel bill , a bankrupte-y measure , a code
of laws for Alaska , several score of new-
public buildings , and other measures have
.Clipped through , but the Nicaragua canal
has scarcely advanced a step , the aimex-
.atlon of Hawaii is yet incomplete. legally ,
ar.d several score oC other measure's re-
usi/ut as legacies lo the Fifty-sixth Con
gress. Yet the Fifty-filth Congress has
made history , and lots of it.
' .Expenditures of Fifty-fifih Congress.
'ijlie best estimates available at the
time this is written would indicate that
NOTICE -TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
j the expenditures of the Fifty-fifth Con
I gross have been about as follows :
' Agriculture . < ? : j.T2fi,02 :
Diplomatic and consular 1,714. , " ) : ! :
Fortifications -i.OOl'.Un :
Indian 7GOI,7r :
Legislative , etc iio-50."i,74i
Military academy r 7o.77-
I'enslo-is l-t.Vrsi :
Postoffiee 10r , li.4.1S :
Urgent delificncies 140.r 4l
Spanish indemnity 20,000.001
Permanent appropriations 12S.G7S-2 !
District of Columbia 7.2."iG. ; o :
Navy r(2J > 7i > .4i !
Sundry civil r l,2t.2i : ! :
Hivcr and hnrlor ( estimated ) . . 3G,000.00 (
Army SO,4HO,1- ! :
General dcndency 21.120.2.1
Omnibus claims : ; ,100,00 (
Kxpositions 1,000.001
Miscellaneous f > 00OOI
Last year's total snJ-l : ! , i :
totul ( estimutedl $ lnCSo 17,295
SCHLEY OUTRANKS SAMPSON.
Two lumbers Separate the Kival
Clainiaiits in the J.ist.
Winfield Scott Schloy now outranks W.
T. Sampson In the list of the rear admiral *
of the navy by. two numbers. This was =
accomplishes ! when the Senate in execu
tive session took up the naval nominations
and confirmed them. Under the promo
tions ordere'd by the naval personnel bill
all of the commodores and a few of the1
captains are advanced to the grade of rear
admiral. The bill provides that there
shall be eighteen officers of that grade' ,
ranking as follows : McXair , llowe'll.
Ilowison. Kant/ , Homey , Farquhar. Wat
son. Philip. Kohcson. Schley. Casey.
Sampson. Cromwell , Higginson , Picking.
Rodgers. Kompff and Sumner. Accord
ing to this arrangement Schley stands
tenlli and Sampson twelfth on the list.
Curiously enough , Watson , who has had
more cause for complaint against the ad
ministration than any other naval officer ,
will outrank both Schley and Sampson.
Admiral Howison will retire next Octo
ber. Admiral MeXair next January and
Admiral Kautz will also retire Jan. 2J ) .
1001 , and those retirements will leave
Schley seventh and Sampson ninth on the
list of rear admirals.
By this arrangement both Schloy and
Sampson are deprived of any reward for
gallantry and heroism displayed during
the war , but this privation , in the minds
of many Senators , seems to be necessary
to subserve the ends of justice.
GEORGE DEWEYAS AN ADMIRAL.
Nomination Confirmed by the Senate-
General Otis Prompted.
President McKinley Friday nominated
George Dewey to be admiral , and the
nomination was promptly confirmed by
the Senate. Admiral Dewey is now the
highest ranking officer of the Government ,
either in the army or the navy. His rank
is equal to that of general of the army anel
his pay. with allowances , will amount to
$14,001) ) a year. Saturday morning in Ma
nila bay , he hoisted his flag as admiral
over the Olympia , which is the vessel used
as his flagship.
A part of Admiral Dowe'.v's duties will
be to prescribe when the sun rises and
when it sets. This means that not a ship ,
including the foreign war vessels in Ma
nila hay , will sound colors for sunrise or
sunset until the colors have been raised
or hauled down , as the case may be , on the
Olympia.
The President also nominated Brig.
Gen. El well S. Otis , U. S. A. , to be major
general by brevet to rank from Feb. 4 ,
1800 , for military skill and most distin
guished service in the Philippine Islands.
This nomination was also confirmed by
the Senate.
MANY REBELS SLAIN.
Fliclled by Gunboat AVhile Attempt
ing to Cross a Kiver.
At daylight Saturday Gen. Wheaton's
outposts discovered a large body of rebels
attempting to cross the river for the pur
pose of re-enforcing the enemy at Guada-
lupe and a gunboat advanced under a
heavy fire and poured shot into the jungle
on both sieles of the river anel shelled the
enemy's position at Guadalupe' . effectually
si-altering the rebels. The enemy's loss
was heavy. Private John T. Oiz of Bat
tery C. Third artillery , was killed. On
hoard the gunboat Privates William
Wheeler of Company L and Louis Barrien
oi Company G , California re-giment. wore
wounded.
RECRUITS ARE WANTED.
AVar Department Instructs Comiiiuiid-
iuir Officers to Knlist More Soldiers.
Orders have been telegraphed by the
adjutant general of the army to command
ing officers at all military posts to recruit
their commands to the number authorized
for the war. The War Department will
rc rt also to the unusual method of ad
vertising in the newspapers for recruits
and will increase the number of recruit-
ini : offices throughout the country.
Excluding all men of the regular army
who enlisted for the war , most of whom
have been elischarged , the regular army
to-day consists of about 4.0,000 men.
POET KIPLING BETTER.
Author Is Recovering
from His Attack of Pnein oiiin.
Kudyarel Kipling , who has been lying
at the point of de'ath with pneumonia , was
reyorteel Saturday as being out of dan
ger and on the rapid road to recovery.
Kipling , accompanied by his wife and
three children , came to New York from
England about three weeks before his ill
ness began. Ho accepted many invita
tions to social functions , and it was upon
returning to his hotel from one of these
that he complained of cold and fever. This
developed into inflammation of the lungs
and little hope was entertained of his re
covery.
The distinguished patient was delirious
much of the time , lie was very weak.
He breathed in gasps. Tanks of oxygen
were carried lo his room so that he would
not have to breathe the ordinary air. His
physicians were tireless in their attention.
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Indomitable will that has helped so much
to make Kipling , although so young a
man. the most famous author of his time ,
aided him in his gallant struggle' , and this
quality , his physicians and friends feel ,
e-arried him past the crisis and made him
victor in the stubborn contest.
Iludyard Kipling , considered the most
popular English writer living , was born
in Bombay. India. Dec. 20. 18(5. ) . He is
the son of John Lockwood Kipling , an
Anglo-Indian of considerable reputation
both as an artist and an author.
Kipling was sent to England to ho edu-
e'.ited and was placed in the United Ser
vice College at Xortham , Devon. In his
nineteenth year he returned to India and
took up newspaper work in an oflice at
Lahore. His first hook was entitled ' 'De
partmental Dittie'S. " published in 18S ( .
The young author wont to Englanel in
1SSO to find himself famous and one of the
most popular writers before the English
public. Early in 1802 Mr. Kipling mar
ried an American woman and for some
time made his homo in Brattleboro , Vt.
In 1SOO he returned to England and has
since lived there.
OTHERS HANGED FOR HIS CRIME
A Terrible Confession by a Murderer
About to Be Executed.
A negro named Pete Burton , who is to
he * hanged at Houston , Texas , has made
a startling confession. Ho says that , in
addition to the murder of Gottlieb Meyer ,
wife and child , at Cypress , for which
crime ho is to bo executed , he has killed
four other persons. Several persons have
been executed for crimes he committed.
His story has been partly corrohoraleel.
Burton killed the Meyer family last
summer while working on their farm , lie
espieel a deputy looking for him. secreted
himself , killed the officer and look his
rifle' . Burton says that he and "Kit' '
Itobinson killed the tank tender on the
East and West Texas road and burned
the body. Thi'.v obtained $41. Robinson
was convicteel for this and hanged. At
Cold Springs he kille'd a peddler , for
whie-h crime an innocent negro named
Fisher Avas hanged , ho says. In this
murder he and his partner secured $700.
While escaping theiy reached Arkansas.
Here his partner broke his log. and , real
izing that he would be captured. Burton
killed him.
For the murder of the water lank tender -
dor , in aeldition to Robinson being legally
executed , two women were lynched at
Keno , Texas. One of them was a kins
man of Robinson. Both , according to
Burton , wore innocent.
The House Xaval Committee has
agreed to the e-onstruction of twelve new-
warships , ay follows : Three first-class sea
going battleships of about l'jno ! tons :
three armored cruisers of about 12.000
tons each and six cruisers of about 2.500
tons. All of these ships are to have the
highest possible speed and most powerful
ordnance suited to vessels of their type.
NEBEASKA CONGRESS
DAILY REPORT OF WHAT IS BE
ING DONE.
Measures of More or Less Import
unco Are Bcin Introduced at th
Present Session of Che Fjogislatiir
Gist of the liiisincss.
Tuesday. Feb. US.
Thirty-third ballot for scnutor :
Alien . " >
1l l jf \ \ ill ( .1 . * * * * * . * )
Thompson 1
I'Uo LI. L
' ' * > *
Scattering
Among the bills passed by the Ilous
was the one re-enacting the Australia ]
ballot law in the State. That is , the eli
law where the candidates for each oflic
are bunched under one heading , with th
party name immediately following. Th
bill passed makes it possible for the vote
when it comes to voting for president ti
vote for all the nominees for electors by tin
use of one X. Another departure from UK
old law is that the candidates are no
placed in alphabetical order , but the part ;
having cast the highest vote at the las
election shall be first , the next highest second
< end , and so on. It also prevents a caneli
dale's name from appearing more thai
once. The bill regulating pawnbroker :
and another to prevent insurance com
panics getting out of paying the lire losse ;
on technical grounds , but that they inus
pay unless it is shown that the fire wa :
caused by neglect or connivance of the insured -
sured , passed. JL 11. 91 , consolidated witl
131 , the Carton bill , to provide for the man
ner of appointing judges and clerks o.
election , was passed by a vote of 08 to 8
II. Jl. 152 , the bill by Sandall to compe
railroads to maintain fences , was passed
II. II. 18-i , Olmsted's bill to prevent cor
ruption at elections , limiting the expendi
tures of candidates and compelling them t <
file statements of expenses , Ipassed with
out the emergency clause. An amendment
to the game law passed. II. 11. (58 , to reg
ulate the employment of children in facto
ries , manufacturing and mercantile estab
lishments , was passed. It. K. 201 , re
quiring carcasses of swiiie dead
from cholera to be buried or burneei
within twenty-four hours , passed. II
It. 58 to repeal the state oil inspection
law , was passed by a vote of 51 to 45. aftei
the emergency clause was stricken out. S
F. 8 , to require school boards to keep in re
pair suitable water closets in connection
with all public school buildings , passed
H. 1 * . 103 , providing that banks shall pa >
an incorporation fee to the State graded
according to the capital stock , passed. II ,
II. 124 , providing that the widower of an
intestate shall be entitled Urthe same share
of the residue of the intestate's personal
estate as a child of the intestate would be
entitled lo , passed.
The Senate has struck a business gait.
As soon as the roll call was completed and
the invocation given Van Duseu moved
thai the Senate resolve itself into commit
tee of the whole , with Curtis of Caster at
the helm. His motion prevailed. Five
bills were considered. Talbot's joint reso-
Jution of praise for Hie gallant services ol
the First Nebraska at Manila , and provid
ing that the resolutions he cabled to Col.
Stotsenberg. was passed by a vole of 20 to
U. At noon adjournment was taken to al
low committees toork during the after-
lnoon on their leporls.
"Wednesday , 31arch 1.
Thirty-fourth ballot for senator :
A lien 57
! l lay ward 41
{ Thompson 1 _
'AVebster 10
Field 5
Scattering 5
Jn the Senates. F. 252 , by Schaal. lo
establish a department of insurance with
the auditor as ex-oflicio insurance com
missioner , was indefinitely postponed. S.
F. 251 , by Canada } , to make it unlawful to
sell any goods made by a trust and place
the burden of proof upon the seller , was
likewise killed. S. F. 120 , the bill provid
ing for the purchase and improvement of
city parks by Spohn of Xnckolls , passed.
The primarv election bill , by Tan Dusan
of Douglas , was also passed by a vote of
22 to 11. S. F. 1X5. ielating to the election
of village trustees and their terms of office ,
was passed. S. F. K55 , adding public
school buildings , town halls , churches and
parsonages to the risks that may l > e taken
by mutual insurance : companies , was
passed. S. F. leO , making dogs personal
property , was passed.
Janscn of .Jon'orson offered a resolution
asking Ihe House to appropriate $250 to be
expended by Mrs. Xcwman , president of
the White Cross Society , who , the resolu
tion ivcitedvas about to visit the Philip
pines to aid in the work of the society.
Theliovernor sent in a communication
immimejiding appropriation of this
money. The resolution Avas declared out
of order , as money could not be appropri
ated by resolution. The matter v as put in
the hand of a committee. A number of
other resolutions were presented on vari
ous subjects. On third reading II. If. 271 ,
Olmsted's bill creating a board of examin
ers for barbers , was passed. II. If. 1DO. the
bill permitting the actual growers of grapes
to soil home made wine was defeated. H.
It. III. amending the school laws and pro-
hibiling school officers fiom being inter
ested in any contract aU'ecting the districts.
AVas passed , by < \oteof 52 to 45. U.K. 187 ,
the bill to prevent''overhead * ' insurance ,
especially providing that all policies must
be written by resident agents , was passed.
Just before adjournment another com
munication was received from the Govern
or toque-Ming that some piuvbion be made
lor the welfare ami comfort of the brave
hoys in the First and Third Xebraska Vol
unteer Itogiments no\\ stationed at Manila
and Cuba lespectl'ullv. He-called attention
to tlit- fact that White Cross Society is in
tending lo establish permanent hospitals
at the places named above-and recommends
lliul $2.Ube ) ! > appropriated or Mie'h an
aiuouul as may be necessary , to be ex -
pende I under such piovisions as the Legis-
lutiuc mav dictate. The message was re-
ierrod lo the Committee- Finance. Ways
and Means with m.stiuclions to prepare a
bill along the lines suggested by the fJov-
V.TIIOS.
Thursday , March 2.
Thirty-fifth ballot for senator :
A lion > r > 7
J lay ward 41
Thompson " 14
Webster . . . . U
Field 5
Scat tei ing ° >
.s. F. IS , by Talbol , was passed by the
Senitc. : Tins bill provides that "any num
ber of persons not less than ten , a majority
of whom shall reside in this State , may as
sociate themselves together for the purpose
of organizing a mutual bond company , and
after securing 100 members , may form an
incorporated company to insure the fidelity
of its members holding places of trus
and responsibility in , to or nnde
any state , county , city , corporation
company , person or persons whatsoever
and may become .security for its member
for the faithful performance of any trust
oflice , dutj. contract , or agreement , am
may supersede any judgement or go npoi
any appeal or 1t icr bond , and may hecomi
snch surety for its members in all case :
where by law two or more sureties are re
quired for the faithful performance of atn
trust or otlico. Such company shall em
body the word 'matmil' in its name. '
Other sections of the bill deal with tin
necessary provisions guarding the forma
tion of such associations. A number o
bills wore indefinitely postponed. . Tin
session was mostly taken up in committe <
of the whole' , eonsidring bills on genera
lile.
lile.Of
Of the bills killed in the House was OIK
by Slurgess defining fellow servants , ant
the liability of corporations to employes ii
cases of injuries. On the third reading II
It. 177 was passed by a vote of 71) to G. Tin
bill amends section 370 of the civil coele t (
read as follows : -'An affidavit may be usec
as evidence to verify a pleading , to prov (
the service of a summons , notice or othei
process , in an action to obtain a provision
al remedy , an examination of i
witness , a stay of proceedings , 01
upon a motion or application , auel t (
prove a claim or demand of any nature
whatever in a civil action in justice of the
peace courts , county courts and distnci
courts wherein the defendant or defend
ants arc in default of appearance or an
swer. " II. It. 7 was passed by a vote of 71
toll. The bill is to provide for the sub
mitting to the electors pE the.gtate in the
'
year 1900 the question of'hoIdiiMr a. consti
tutional convention. II. R. 54 , jhe Zellert
voting machine bill , was indefinitely post
poned. The Weaver insurance commis
sion bill was consider.in . / committee ol
the whole and was under fire at adjourn
ment.
Friday , March S.
Thirty-sixth ballot for senator :
. /VI 1\1L * * * * * C
Hay ward -U
Thompson 1-f
V T uSLCl . . * . . . . . * . . . . . . * * * * * * '
Field fi
Scattering -
The House passed the Pollard revenue
bill , one of the most important measures
discussed at this session. It was accom
plished , however , after three calls of the
House , and then it was necessary for sev
eral members to change their voles from
nay to aye in order to give it the constitu
tional majority of fifty-one. Some of the
explanations of votes are rather curious.
The Senate took in hand the e-odifving
commission bill introduced by 31 r. Prout ,
and after it was done it had a different
semblance * , although the introducer con
sented to the most important amendment
made. This was to put the appointment of
the commission in the hands of the Gov
ernor , instead of naming its personnel.
The amendment to this effect was offered
by Mr. Cranaday. He explained that ho
had no fault to find with the eommis-
sioners J. E. Cobby , S. A. Holcomb and
C. S. Lobingeras named in the bill , but
on constitutional grounds it would be un
wise for the Legislature to name the mem
bers. Mr. front was willing that this
amendment .should bo made lather than
that the validitv of the act
shoukl bo endangered. Dtil ho was op
posed to an amendment offered by Sena
tor Ovvi'iis to re'diice thu compensation of
the commissioners from 55,500 and limited
expenses for the entire work to $2.01)0 ) ami.
limited expense's. Ho thought this was
entirely too little for the amount of work
involved. Mr. Ovvons urged that thodov -
ornorgot only § 2.500 for moio work , ami
ho thought that $2,000 would he sullicioiit
for the work Ihe commission would do.
The Senate agiocdwith Mi. Ovvons. In .1
mixed vote.
OUR BRISTLES FROM RU6SIA.
Depend on That Country for Material
for Our Hard Brushes.
Xot many people are probably aware
that all of the hard brushes used in
this country are made out of bristles
which come from Russia , said a leading
brush manufacturer recently. The ?
bristles are taken from hogs anel wild
boars and their great length and stiff
ness make them very valuable for the
purpose. In the United States thou
sands ot" dozens of such brushes are
made annually and the money sent to
Europe every year for this commodity
amounts to over a million dollars.
This seems strange in view of tin ;
fact that there are possibly more hogs
killed in Chicago anel Kansas City than
in any other two places in the world.
But to have long and stiff bristles the
hog must be old , and as the animals
are fattened in this country by the-
rapid process , they are still compara-
ti\ely young and have tender bristles
when they are converted into the vari
ous products , from sugar-cured hams to.
fertilizer. The inventive genius of the
American has found use for everything
about the hog except the grunt , but
.he bristles can be used only for what
s known to the trade as "soft brushe.- . "
and for tooth brushes all because the
rush system , which is so characteristic
of the times , cuts the porker oil"
early lu his career.
A Colony of Outlaws.
Writers of fiction have frequently
[ rictureel the Idea of an unknown : nn -
ical paradise turned into a general
asylum for outlaws anei criminals. In
the IJonln Isles , not far from Japan. I
such a refuge has actually been di < j
covered. Men of every iialloualitv. ]
who have made civilization toe variii
for themselves , having decampci ! tu
this i < ! oal rendezvous , leaving the { > : ) -
Hoeto record the unsatisfactory result
of their invostiga lions as "gone
abroad. " No rate's or taxes have lo
In ; paid , and govorumenit seems to be
entirely eiispenseel with. Tin : discov
ery was made by a Japanese vessel
which called at the isle. In future the
aiioiis will have loss freedom , and con
sequently loss happiness , for the Japa
: : ese dominion will have to be recog
nized. Their dream is over. Western
Morning News.
Bicycle Squad.
A squael of cyclists is now attached
to every corps of cavalry In the Ger
man army.
Better Ventilation in Warships.
The British admiralty purposes to
try fans worked by electricity in , order
to improve ventilation of the lower
leeks of warships.
NO FEAR OF TREATY.
Worried br
The United States IH Not
Spain's Crisis.
The Situation in the Spanish Cortes
leading up to the resignation of the Sagns-
ta ministry and threatening the life of the
peace treaty is said by Washington offi
cials to bo the direct result of bad manage
ment on the part of the sponsors for the
treaty. It is said that there was no rc-
qn're'mont. either domestic or included in
the treaty itself , for the snbnssion of the
convention to the Cortes for ratification.
On the contrary , the text of the treaty
.says that it should ho ratified by the
Queen Regent.
It is further said that this very point
was discussed by the peace commissioners
at Paris , the Spanish commissioners desir
ing to require the ratification of the
Cortex , but finally taking the other course ,
perhaps with a view to avoiding the very H
trouble which has overcome X.ipista.
Leaving aside the desire of the Ameri
can people to be regular and correct in all
attitudes , it is a question whether the
Government would not actually profit by
the lossof the treaty , provided this loss
could be charged to the action t the Span
ish Government , a would bo the case if
the Cortes refused to ratify it.
The United States , it can bo stated on
the hijrhest authority , would refuse to
surrender the Philippines and. on the othr
or hand , would be relieved from the treaty
obligation to pay the Spanish ; 'overnment
$20,000,000 on account of the cession of
the islands. Cuba would retain her pres
ent status and all that would bo lacking
would be a recognition by the Spanish
Government of the locality of that status.
E4TTER STRIFE IN bAMOA.
Acts of the Provisional Government
Stir Up Diaeord
Advices received from Apia say that
affairs there are still unsatisfactory. The
provisional government , it appears , is in
terfering with native anel British subjects
and also with the servants of British sub
jects , and is taxing the MaTtctoa people
$2 and the Mataafa people $1 each.
Dr. Raffel , the German president of the
municipal council at Apia , has. at the in
stigation of the British consul , apologized
for boycotting the British cruiser Porpoise-
and for insulting the chief justice and
Malietoa's lawyer while they wore guests-
on board the vessel. A landing party
from the Porpoise' , ready -with machine
guns , was , therefore , not sent ashore ,
though a plan to make an attack on Mul-
inuu hael been all arranged.
There is much inelignation at the act of
the provisional government iu keeping in
exile prisoners whoso only offense is loy
alty. The German consul continues to-
protect the Germans from-the jurisdiction
of the Supreme Court , but Mr. Groves-
muhl paid ? 5. > for contempt of court when ,
the court advertised the sale of his prop
erty. Grovesmuhl remains at his consu
late , fearing arrest and having to serve a
sentence of 100 days' imprisonment. It
js stated that he is also afraid of being
arrested on the charge of drunkenness.
Mr. Moore , an American citixon , who is
said to favor the Germans , wrote threat
ening letters to Chief Justice Chambers.
He was found guilty of contempt oC court ,
but was discharged after making ample
apology.
STATEMENT OF PUBLIC DEBT.
Increase of Over $ oOOOOOO
the 3Iontli of February.
The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that : : t the close of. business
on Feb. 25 , IS ! ; ! ) , the debt. less cash iu
the treasury , was JSll")7flO-l.S01 , an in
crease during the month of $ . " ,27it > 41.
This increase is accounted f : r by a corresponding
spending decrease in the cash. The debt-
is recapitulated as follows :
Interest-bearing debt . < 1,010,7X , HZ ( >
Debt on which Interest lias
ceased since maturity 1,2 : > 1,07O
Debt bearing no interest
Total ? 1 , 127.007,00- '
This amount , however , does not include
. < ? 5."M.r > 2Sr i : ; in certificate's and treasury
note's offset by an equal amount of eash
in the treasury. Cash in the treasury is
reeapitulalod as follows :
Oold ? ! itHOni. 170
silver r or.mss7
I'aper .lO/.KiMSt *
Bonds , deposits in national lunk
depositories , disbursing oulcpr.s *
balances , etx- S IDlJ2i >
Total
Airainst the above total there are de
mand liabilities outstanding amounting to
-So"9.247,4.r)8 , leaving a- not ca.sh
of .S2 < ; 9 ,
FIGHT OVER ARM.Y EttDED.
Adopttlte Rccorfranization
liilLby a Uij ; Majority.
The Senate bill foe the reorganization
of the army was passed by the House bj
a vote of 20.5 to 32. Xo attempt was made
to amend the bill , and it AVU * discussed
but a few minutes.
The provisions of the bill aias follows :
In time of peace tlu enlisted strength of
tl-o regular army is limited to less thau
2,000 ! men. Until July 1. igm. the Prcsi
dent can increase the regular army to tiT -
' '
OOU men. One hundred additiona'l cadet' ;
are to bo appointed. The President is au
thorized to enlist : * . " ,000 volunteers for
two years and four mouths. There are t
he twenty-seven iegimouts of infantry and
three of cavalry among the volunteers.
One brigadier general may bo named for
each 4,000 volunteers. One major gen
eral for each 12,000 volunteers. Post
canteens are abolished.
SURE PROOF OF TREASON.
Paris Police ccizeLetters \ \ r.ttcii to
Uitth Officers.
The Paris Auroro says that tfie corre
spondence seized by the police at ihe head
quarters of the League of Patriots and
elsewhere includes six letters written by
relatives of high military officers. The
writers say that officers of certain regi
ments have been sounded aid have expressed
pressed their readiness to engage in a
movement to upset the republic. One gen
eral stipulates that he shall receive the
Litlo of prince as the price of his becoming
'
ii royalist when the monarchy is restored' !
FEBRUARY RECEIPTS ARE BIG.
Heavy Increase of Revenue Over Vie
Record of 1808.
The comparative statement of the Gov-
? rnment receipts and expenditures shows
that for the month of February the
re-
t-oipts aggregated $37,170,332 , as com
pared with February , 1SOS. of about SO
300,000. The expenditures for the month
irere § 43,018,020 , leaving a deficit for
bebruary of about ? G.OOO.OOO. The re-
icurts for the eight months of the present-
SS-.L0" wrc § 323.414.187 , against
? 2,4oo,900 for the same period last year
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