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THE ( WATT A DAILY HETS : Wljjfi&ESDAY , JANUATCY 0 , 1807. 5 ABOLISHES DEATH PENALTY Bonato Passes the IIouso Bill Roitrioting Capital Funishmont , CALL OFFERS CUBAN RESOLUTIONS In Cniiiinlftcu of Wliolr , Con- rrN liiiuil'H Hill to Amend IIMVN Itcliiltnur to Heooml ClnxN .Mull .Mutter. WASHINGTON , Jon. 6. The senate today passed the hoimo bill abolishing the death penally in a largo number of cases , The measure Is in the line of recent state laws abolUhlng capital punishment and applies the name principle to the federal offenses , although the chanRo is not extended to a total abolition of the death penalty. The present laws , which have como down from colonial llmts , have a sanguinary aspect and prescribe death for offences ot various character. The bill pawed today reduces the oftenara to flvo , viz ; Treason , rape , murder and two offenses applica ble to the army and navy. In all other offenses hard labor for life Is substituted * 8 the maxlniuin punish ment , nnd even In cases of murder and rape hard labor may bo substituted If the Jury states In Its verdict "without capital pun ishment. " As the bill hact passed the house after n long crusade by Representative Cur tis of New York , nnd In amended but flllghtly . by the senate. It Is likely to go to the presi dent when the minor disagreements arc ar ranged In conference. UurhiK the day Mr. Call , democrat of Flor ida , Introduced resolutions railing for Information mation as to the condemnation of Julio San- fiully nt Havana to life Imprisonment , and alw ) directing the secretary of state to de mand Sangully'a Immediate release. Mr. Pcffer , populist of Kansas , delivered a speech In support of his resolution for a monetary commission. TI1K CUHAN QUESTION. Mr. Hoar called attention to a petition from the Massachusetts society urging that the old ship Constitution bo permanently preserved and placed nt the Washington navy yard , where , llko Nelson's famous frigate Victory , at Portsmouth , England , the ship ( mould be lined as a naval museum. Among the bills Introduced wcro those by Jlr. Pcffer to "Improve the banking busi ness , " and by Mr. Shoup of Idaho as to alien ownership of lands In territories. The first rcforcnco to Cuba was In two resolu tions offered by Mr. Call. The first requests the president to send to the scnato In secret or open session , as ho may deem btst , all rcportn relating to the condemnation to Ufa Imprisonment In chains by the Spanish authorities at Havana of Sangullly , an American citizen. The second resolution recites the circumstances of the Sangullly trial and condemnation and directs the sec retary of state to "demand his Immediate release. " The resolutions went over , Mr. Call stating that ho would make eomo re marks on them. Mr. Pettlgrcw offered a resolution , which was agreed to , asking the secretary of the treasury for Information as to the Ilerlng sea seal fisheries and particularly asking In formation ca to why only $1.000 was yielded to the government In 1898 for the privilege of taking C.10,000 seal skins. Mr. Pcffer then addressed the senate , read ing from manuscript , on his resolution fern n national monetary commission. The resolution recites that wlicreus the result of the recent election did not show a majority of voters favorable to'any ono monetary policy , that a commtaslon of five senators bo created to Investigate the entire monetary subject nnd report within a year. Mr. Porter's i peech dealt largely with the heterogeneous character of our various kinds of money and tlio un certainties of the present financial system. At the close of Mr. Peffer's speech his reso lution was referred to the finance commit tee. tee.A iniesMgo woo received from the president transmitting the report of the secretary of state concerning the death of Charles Gavins In' Cuba. The bill providing for free homesteads In Oklahoma for bona fldo settlers , which has the right of way as "unfinished business , " wan laid aaldo until tomorrow. Mr. Hoar then called up the bill "to reduce - duce the cases In which the penalty of death bo Inflicted. " After brief discussion the bill was passed as reported. Mr , Proctor , republican of Vermont , gave notice that ho would speak next Monday on his resolution extending the presidential term to six years and fixing the term of members of the house of representatives at thrco years. At 2:25 : p. m. the senate adjourned. < > lllrln ! 1'npi-rs .IHMIIK. | | WASHINGTON , Jan. 5. According to a communication sent to the senate by Secrc- tary Olney today , some of tbo papers In the account showing the amount duo the Pa cific roads sinking fund on account of .tho subsidies paid the Pacific Mall Steamship company have apparently been lost. The uenato adopted a resolution on the 10th ulk calling for them , but acting Secre tary Curtis replies today that they cannot bo found. \n in ! < ! for I' WASHINGTON , Jan. G. The president has cent the following nominations to the eon- ate : Pofitmcetcr , John F. Champion , Globe , Ariz. ; Bedford F. Hamilton , -Wynne , Ark. ; Messrve M. Gctchcl , Silver City , Idaho ; Charles Hammond , Montpeller , Idaho ; A. L. Falrchlld , Gainesville. Tex. ; George F. Col- cord , Sutherland , la. ; Alva Hutucston , JIumeston , la. ; Gcorgo A. Crone , Dexter , la. ; William C. Lee , Wynnewood , I. T. \Vool IJriMvurH Confer. WASHINGTON. Jan. B. The committee of the American Wool Growers' association , which Is to nppear tomorrow before the ways and means committee , had before them today at their headquarters at the Ebhltt house , a delegation from the Philadelphia Wool Deal- era' amoclatlon , who presented their views ot what modifications should bu made In the preacnt schedulie. TWO TAILS. AlHii Two TnllM. Several years ago ono of the popular hu morists , scientifically Inclined , concluded to make Home experiments with Iced ten , tbo popular summer drink. The result of his Investigation U given In Ills own words ; "I secured a sample of the tea at one of tbo restaurants In toown to get a fair aver age of the article used. I took a tcaspoonful of the liquid to the household pump ; It watt stirred Into a largo tub filled with water and In a moment the color of the tea had disappeared. Anyone would admit that this aolutlon would seem harmless oven to the healthy lower animals. We had some young puppies In the barn yard und I procured two of the smallest of them ; ' they wcro allowed ( o lap at tlio liquid and then their heacU were 'held under the water for fifteen min utes. U resulted In the death of both the puppies and the dangerous properties ot the decoction wcro made apparent , " It 1s all very well to have a bit of fun from the experiments In food ami drink , but thorn are many nowadays who are really hurt , anil hurt seriously from the use of coffoo. A new breakfast beverage has been pro duced which looks llko coffee In the deep seal brown color and which changes to the rich golden brown of thick Mocha when cream Is added. It tins been Introduced ex tensively this season and is made from caroali , the common grain of Iho fluid. U la nourishing and healthful , without having the hurtful properties of coffco. The weak est stomach can liaudlo the grain coffee and the taata and color Is so agreeable and coffee- llko that It fills the place nicely. This food- drink , 1'cotum , can bo given to amall child ren regularly for coffee at breakfast and U uourlehliiK aud fattens their bodies. It Is a liquid food made from the grains the Cre ator Intended for man's autalstence. Manu factured by the I'ostum Cereal Co. , Llm. , Ilattlo Creek , Mich. "Jiut es good" aa IVwtum Cereal are words uootl to dulraud the public. SI'rtM > CLASS MAIL MATTKIt. IV | < -1 > - IllNLMlKolllll lit till- Subject III tinI I Inline. WASHINGTON. Jan. 5. The liouso en tered upon ltd work Immediately after re- nnscmbllnK today by taking up the Loud bill to amend the laws relating to second claas mnlt matter. The whole day was devoted to general debate of the measure under a special order which will bring the bill to a vote tomorrow afternoon at ! o'clock. Mr. Loud of California , the an- tllor of the bill , Is Us champion on the fieor and Mr. Qulgg of New York , hna charge of the opposition. These who took part In the debate today were Messrs. Kile , democrat of Mlsslmlppl ; Hurion , republican of Ohio ; liromwcll , repub lican of Ohio , and Ogden , democrat of Louis- lana , In favor of the bill , and Messrs. Quljw , republican of New York ; Johnson , republican of California and Cummtngs , democrat of New York , against -it. On motion of Mr , Droderlck of Kansas Immediately after the session opened : "Whereas , There nro largo and valuable tracts of lands In Kansas embraced In the grant to the Union Pacific Railway com pany to which patents have not yet been Issued. Whereas , Most of these lar-ids Imvo been sold by said company to purchasers , who arc In post ( colon and who have made laot- Ing and valuable Improvements thereon. "Whereas , The land olfico at Topeka has al lowed and Is allowing homestead entries to bo made upon thcso lands without apparent legal authority , therefore , "Resolved , That the secretary of the In terior bo directed to report to the house the cause of the omission to Issue patents to said lands and the authority under which the land officers pretend to bo acting In per mitting these entries to bo made. " . Then , under the special order adopted be fore the recess , the house went Into com mittee of the whole nnd took up the con sideration of the Loud hill to amend the laws relating to second-clasa. mall matter. The bill , which amends the present law In several particulars , the principal ones of which deny to newspapers the "sample copy" privilege and deny to books sent through the malls as serials the newspaper pound ratca , was debated before the recess for one day. Under the order the debate on the bill will close tomorrow. It was arranged that Mr. Loud and Mr. Qulgg should control the time for and against the measure. Mr. Loud , having already made the opening ar gument , Mr. Qulgi ; took the floor to reply. Ho characterized the bill as revolutionary and reactionary. Ho said It proposed to deny to the people privileges they had en joyed for half a century , and If passed would bo a blow at every person engaged In the printing and publishing of books and news papers and In their distribution. PRESENT LAW NOT ABUSED. Mr. Qulgg directed his argument chiefly against the provisions cf the bill which cut oft serial publications and newspaper sample sample copied from the malls , denying em phatically that the transmission of books as serial publications was an abuse of the present law. He argued that It was Im possible to approximate the saving to the government Involved In the bill. The friends of the bill claimed It would effect a raving of $8.090,000 nnd upward , while ex-Postmaster General Wanamakcr estimated the saving at only $2,000,000. Mr. Kyle , democrat of Mississippi , fol lowed Mr. Qulgg In support of the measure. He said ho was unwilling to differ In such n case as this with the judgment of succes sive postmaster generals , who had studied the abuses of the present law and each of whom had recommended some measure for their correction. Mr. Burton , republican of Ohio , also rup- portcd the bill , Mr. Johnson , democrat of California , made a speech In opposition to the bill , ridiculing Mr. Laud's statement that the bill would effect a saving of $40,000,000 an nually and scoring the arguments of other advocates of the measure. The cheap dis tribution of the English classics , he said , would outweigh all the Injury that could bo done by the dlsscmnilnatlon of bad books. If people wanted bad books they would get them. He did not care , ho said , If It did cost $185 to send a letter to Alaska. If there was an American citizen In Alaska the government should get his moll to him at any cost. Ho said every country news paper and every cheap magazine In the country was opposed to the pending bill. Mr. Bromwcll , republican of Ohio , a mem ber of tlic committee which .prepared the. bill , advocated Its passage on the ground that the postofilco department should bo run within Its Income and that Its passage would bo In the Interest of public morality. Mr. Ogden , democrat of Louisiana , favored the bill. Mr. Cumintngs , democrat of New York , In vigorously antagonizing the measure , denied that the newspapers of the country favored the bill. Ho presented a 'petition signed by over 1,000 newsdealers of New York against the bill. "This bill , " he said. "Is drawn 'In the Interest of Do Luxe publica tions and the express companies , and I warn every member representing an agri cultural district that If ho votes for this bill his constituents will remember him. " At this point the committee rose and the house , at 4:40 : p. m. , adjourned , Xuw TiirllT HIM. WASHINGTON , Jan. C. After being In session much of the day and evening , the Bubcomnilttco agreed upon the form of a bill to be presented to the ways and means com mittee. Its feature. * are embraced' In the memorial of the Farmers' National congress , adopted at Its session at Indianapolis last November , and later agreed on In this city In December last. In brief It asks congress to Impose on Merino 'wool and wools of the mutton breeds of sheep unwashed , 12 cents a pound ; on other wools S cents a pound ; double duty on all If washed , olid treble If scoured. It provides that Australian and similar wools of light shrinkage In scouring , as shorn In native condition , shall be deemed washed ; that wool In any other than ordinary condition of whole fleeces shall bo subjected to double duty , and defines what shall bo deemed scoured wool. XIMVH for the Army. WASHINGTON , Jan. 5. ( Special Tele gram. ) The president has accepted the resignation of Allan H. Jackson aa captain of Infantry only , ho having been appointed paymaster with rank of major. A board of officers , to consist of Lieutenant Colonel James Glllls , deputy quartermaster general ; Major Henry II. Adams , engineer corps , and Major John D. Hall , surgeon , U appointed to meet at Kort Wadsworth , N. Y. , to select a site for the hospital to bo erected at that post. Flrut Lieutenant Charles G. French , Fif teenth Infantry , Is detailed as professor of military science and tactics at the North Dakota Agricultural college , Fargo. N. D. Lcavo of abwnce to Major William M. Van Homo , Twenty-second Infantry , has been extended two months and twenty days. IniIlotH tin Killtnr. WASHINGTON. Jan. 5. The grand Jury has returned an Indictment for criminal libel against ex-Reprcsentatlvo Conn of Indiana , the former proprietor of the Washington Times. A bench warrant for Ills arrest has been l.micd. Thu alleged libel charged that District Attorney Truesdalo 'hail used his public office for his personal and private interest , Instead of the public good , and by means of hit' olfice and the public appropria tions had sought to benefit sections of the city Inwhich ho was a property owner , In stead of devoting the fumli to more populous sections. limit * fur l.lulitlioiiHc Srrvler. WASHINGTON , Jan. C. The secretary of the treasury today awarded a contract for the building of a vessel for the lighthouse Bervlco to Wolfe & S5wlcker of Portland , Ore. , at $73,000 , to bo finished within ten months. The vessel will be stationed on San Francisco bar. Contracts for two other light vessels and two lighthouse tenders were awarded to eastern firms. Dully 'I'ri-iiMiirx Sfntrnii-nt. WASHINGTON , Jan. 5. Today's state- oiont of the condition of the treasury shows ; Available cash balances , $230,502,134 ; gold reserve , $128,119,511. .Hhcriiiiiii AVIIIot X'Ult Culm. WASHINGTON , Jon. C. There Is no truth In the report that Senator Sherman , chair man of the foreign relations committee of the Benate , IntumU to visit Cuba. A neglected cold often terminates In con sumption. Take Dr. liull'a Cough Syrup In llmo , and foratall the dreadful TARIFF TINKERS AT WORK Representatives of Various Intsrast * Present Tlioir Coses. TALK TO WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE I.nr e Deloinitlon of Cattlemen Aruue for u ChiuiKc In ItnU'M IXIivrn Want lluiintlen on Aurlonl- turnl Print net x. WASHINGTON , Jan. u. A largo delega tion from the west appeared before the ways and means committee today , the schedule being agricultural producto and cattle. The first speaker was W. N. Rockwell of Warren , Pa. Mr. Rockwell Is cattle raiser , graz ing In both Mexico and Kansas , and ho opposed high duties. The McKlnlcy rate on cattle , ho said , was prohibitive and had Injured the farmers of Kansas , who were benefited by International grazing. Herds were taken to Kansas for periods of from six to eighteen months. Last year the Kansas farmers were paid $22,000 for grain by the cattlemen and this year the amount would bo $10,000' , In addition to which much was paid for labor. Another cattleman , M. M. Sherman of Sallna , Kan. , represented that two-thirds of the cattle Imported from Mexico Into the United State * were owned by Americans. Mr. Sherman thought that the high duties on cattle had been decided upon by congress to keep out Canadian competition , without thought of the Mexican business. He argued , as Mr. Rockwell had , that the chief effect of the law was to Injure Americana who had Invested their money In Mexico. "Then you think that the tariff should be Governed by the nationality of the producers ot the goods ? " Mr. Grosvenor asked. Mr. Sherman assented to this , whereupon Mr. Grosvenor Inquired what effect this system would have upon Imported goods In other lines. Incidentally the witness stated that Ameri can labor was the cheapest In the world , which statement provoked a laugh , until he explained that In the cattle business one American would do the work of two Mexi cans. Asked why ho had removed to Mexico , Mr. Sherman said because of the lack ot ranges here. here.ADVANTAGES ADVANTAGES GRANTED IN MEXICO. Chairman Dlngley Bald there were plenty of ranges In Colorado and Wyoming and other western state * . It was Impossible to acquire title to ranges In this country , was the answer , and moreover , said the wit- ners , the American laws gave a man's com petitors the advantage of all the Improve ments he'Introduced Into his business. In Mexico the cattlemen owned their ranges. Mr. Tawncy questioned him as to why Importations from Mexico had Increased from 3,000 head a month under the McKlnlcy law to 14,000 under the Wilson law. He replied that this was largely duo to congestion In the market , but for various reasons Mexico never could become a competitor of the United States. The next speaker was Representative Curtis , who said that he represented the district In which -more Mexican cattle were fed than any other In the United States , and In behalf of these cattle raisers , feeders and farmers ot Kansas he asked to have re stored the duty of $10 a head on all cattle one i"enr old and over , and $2 a head on calves less than one year old. In the first twelve mouths under tlio Wilson bill 3C1- 000 cattle had been Imported Into the United States of an average value ot $2.50 a head , paying 51 cents duty each. The cattlemen of Kansas had been unable to raise as good stock as formerly because of the Importa tions of Mexican stock. The consumers of beef had been fed a poorer quality under the Wilson law than ever before. If congress would rcEtorc the duty Kansas would pledge Itself to produce Its share of cattle without raising the price of beef. Representative Turner asked Mr. Curtis If ho would sacrifice the $432,000 produced from cattle. "Revenue can bo raised on other Items , " was the reply , "na It has been heretofore by republican legislation. There never has been any trouble about revenue under republican administration. " "Then you arc for a duty for protection only ? " "I am for protection and revenue and I would have a duty absolutely prohibitory on every agricultural product that can bo raised In this country. Kansas would like duties on hay. oats and flax eeed. " "How about silver ? " "A largo duty on silver would bo a good plan. " Representative IJowcrs of California de clared that the Wilson law had killed the cattle business In California , flooding the state with Mexican cattle. Labor was 50 cents a day In Mexico. Ho combated the statements ot the cattle raisers that but little of the Mexican stock Imported was cold , being brought In for feeding. Mr. Bowers , in behalf of the California fruit growers , asked for higher duties on fruits. The $10,000,000 worth of fruit Im ported annually , he eald , might be grown by Americans. lie suggested duties of 3 cents a pound on raisins , plums , prunes and all other dressed fruits , and 25 cents a cubic foot on oranges. AMERICANS PECULIAR. Americans wcro peculiar about some things , and preferred foreign wines and fruits at higher prices , as some of their daugnters preferred greasy libertines and gamblers because they 'bad a foreign label. Ho read petitions from raisin growers of Fresno and other places. Senator Perkins of California presented the memorial rccer.tly adopted by the State Fruit Growers' organization. In addition to the roominendatlons by Mr. Bcwets , ho asko I for duties on nuts , lima beans and chicory , and thought the duty of the Wilson law on cocoanuts should bo dropped. The duty asked on lima beans was 50 cents per 100 pounds ; o.i raw chicory , 1 % cents a pound and on manufactured , the present rate of 2 cents. A duty on pearl barley wurf asked also. also.The almo.id growers of California wcro represented by T. P. Armstrong of Campu. Ho stated that $12,000,000 to $15,000.000 was Invested In the business and from 20,000 to 30,000 hands employed. The business had been brought to the verge of bankruptcy by the Wllrcm low , and an Increase of rates from 3 cents to 6 cents was asked. At the afternoon session a commission consisting of Burnett Landreth , W. F. Drew and W. A. Burpee of Philadelphia , repre senting the seed farmers , laborers and Im porters , asked that the present ad valorem rates be changed to specific duties levied by the bushel or pound. Representative Dlua of Kansas spoke for a duty on cattle which would accomplish the ) practical exclusion ot the lower grades. W. II. Sutton , formerly of the diplomatic service , recommended an ad valorem tariff on cattle. If Mexican cattle were again barred out Mexico would retaliate against our hogs , RICE INTERESTS. The rice Interests were represented by a largo party of southerners. The spokesman , T. J. Barker of Charleston' ! ! , said the In dustry was absolutely dependent upon pro tection. An article called uncleancd rice was evading tlio duty and should bo barred out. The duty asked was 2 cents a pound on cleaned rice ( present rate Hi cents ) and on uncleancd 1U cents ( present rate 8-10 cents. ) Macaroni was represented by A. J. Toomoy of New York , a manufacturer In raw materials , who advocated the restora tion of the McKlnlcy rate of 2 cents a pound Instead of the Wilson 20 per cent ad valorem , Francis Woodruff of Brooklyn , an Importer of salt , held that a duly on that product foil heavjly on the soutncrn states and Nou lOngland. Ho was subjected to a lively cross- examination by Messrs. Payne and Grosvcnor and declared that under the Wllaon law Syracuse Halt was more largely sold In Ner.v Yorl : markets than the foreign article. David Lubln of California made a brief speech In advocacy of export bounties on agricultural products. FAR5IERS ASK A BOUNTY. Grand Master Roe of ( ho Pennsylvania State Grange advocated protection for tbo farmers. While the leather manufacturer was doubly protected , a republican congress had placed raw hides ou the free Hut , re fusing to give the American farmer the same protection RlrvnuHho manufacturer. A republican congrlfcsii had reduced the duty on wool no/liiR / democratic con gress had placed wool on the frco lint , The farmers know that frottatlon could not da for them what It dW-.for manufacturers It could not add a cent.to the prlco of wheat or flour therefore tllfe 'only protection for the farmer against 'th ' < y cheap lands and cheap labor of the i.world was by export bounties on corn , cotton , wheat nnd other products. State Ecmtlo'r G. C. Drown of Pennsylvania , a memltt'r of the loRlslallvo committee of the Granm. presented a me morial from that body. It asserted that the prices of many agricultural products wcro below the cost ct production nnd that the opening of the Siberian .railway by Russia would open great tracts ot land to bo cul tivated by Improved machinery , which would rcdtico the prices of cereals. Export bounties wcro asked , The fishing Interests wore represented by Charles H. McCuo of Gloucester. Mass. , who announced that ho spoke for 37,800 deep sea fishers , manning G.400 vessels In 1S92. and for 163,000 other fishermen. They desired duties of throe-fourths of a cent a pound on mackerel nnd halibut , onc-fourtlr on cod more than the \Vllson rates and ono-lmlf on skinned and boned fish. The other side of the question was pre sented by II. P. Dcbutts , who said ho rep resented sixty firms In Hoston which wished the continuance of the present tariff rates. Fred W. Kclscy , chali'.nan ot a committee of the Florists' club of Now York , presented a resolution , asking n duty ot 10 per cent ad valorem on plants , bulbs , cut ilowota ami cllpplnpi. Representative Wilbur of New York pre sented statements from the hop growers , asking for 15 cents a pound duty on bopj and from the National Hay association for $1 a ton duty. Tlio committee adjourned ntI o'clock. \VOHIC OK THH PISH CO.IIIII.SSinN. IteNiiltn ArcoiuiilNlieil I.nxt Vciir Wore Very Satisfactory , WASHINGTON , Jan. 5. Probably never In Its history has the United States Fish commission accomplished nearly as inucl work In eight months as It did during the period from April 1 to December 1 of last year. The annual report of the commission made by Commissioner Brlco directly to tbo president , shows that not only has the ordinary work been steadily pursued on an enlarged scale , but the field hns been very much broadened , especially In the direction of propagating flsh not before the subject of cxteiulvo cultivation' . All thcso experi ments have been followed by marked suc cess. If congress approves a bill submlttei to President Cleveland for a few auxiliary stations , the commissioner says he will bo enabled to raise the output of shad am lobster In the near future. In the line o : now work steps were taken to propagate the mackerel , which valuable fish Is constant ! } given attention , and 24,000,000 eggs were collected. The wovk was largely experi mental , but It Is believed that In the approaching preaching season valuable results will fol low. low.The The salmon work on the Pacific coast re ceived comparatively little attention during the past few years , but the past sccson Commissioner Brlce made n new departure and located auxiliary stations on some ol the streams tributary to the Columbia river to operate In connection \flth the permanent station nt Clackamas , Ore. , with the as tonishing result of reducing the cost per 1,000 of salmon eggs .from $1.81 to 11 cents. Enough eggs were taken to run the hatch eries to their full 'capacity and to send 5.000,000 to the east for distribution. The total take of salmon ' eggs , 37,000,000 , amounted to three tlmqs as many as were over collected before In , ono season. En couraged by tbo success of this experiment the commission proposes the coming season to supplement all ottthc 'central ' hatcheries In the country by.suiall ; , egg collecting stations , to bo nyi only during the spawning season , at small expense. Un dismayed by the' mysterious disap pearance of a splendldl tot of western oalmon fry placed In eastern rivers , several years ago , thVcommlts'Jijn Is about to make another attempt to colon led the Pacific salr mon In the cast. To aeeompllsh this 7,000- 000 eggs have been transferred from the Cali fornia stations to New York , Vermont and Maine , whore they will bo hatched and the fry liberates In Pcnotscott , Mcrrlmac , Hud son. Delaware and Susqiichanna rivers. The output of Atlantic , or landlocked sal mon , has been largely Increased and the lake fisheries have been festered , the col lection of lake trout eggs being Increased by 2,000.000 or 3,000,000. The whlteflsh work was set back by the destruction of the fish ing gear In the height of the season , but It Is hoped that the collection of eggs will amount to 140.000.000. f To give the Pacific coast people the oppor tunity to feast on the best fruits of Atlantic waters , the commission made starts toward Introducing there the eastern lobster and oyster and dtamondback terrapin. They ar rived In excellent condition and were planted In Yaqulma bay. Oregon , and Humboldt bay , California , without loss. The lobsters were very difficult to transport , but ninety cgg- bearliiB females were safely deposited In Monterey bay , an equivalent to 1,200,000 fry. The terrapin were deposited In suitable waters In San Francisco bay. In return the commission felt that the Atlantic coast and the lake dwellers would like to have the great steclhead trout , one of the finest game and food fish on the Pacific coast , where It attains eighty pounds on a maximum and ten pounds on the average , so plants aver aging 80,000 fry were deposited In the waters of Lakes Superior and Huron. Summing up the work of the commission , the report shows that In the case of the twelve more Important food flsh , the In crease In planting has ranged from 10 per cent to SO per cent. The station authorized by congress last session Is to bo located In Unlco county , near Erwln , and steps are being taken to Investigate the advisability of establishing a station near Spcarflsh In the Black Hills. Dakota. Declare * u Dividend. WASHINGTON , Jan. 6. The comptroller of the currency has declared a dividend of 50 per cent In favor ot the creditors of the failed Bank of Illinois of Chicago , payable January 20 , To 1'ny a reunify for Dining Is rather hard , Isn't It ? Yet how many are compelled to do this after every meal. Dys- icpsla , that Inexorable persecutor , never ceases to torment of Its own volition , and rarely ylelfls to ordinary medication. But : ranqullllty of the stomach Is In store for .hoso who pursue a course of 'Hosteller's Stomach Bitters. Thl.s line corrective also remedies malarial and kidney complaints , rheumatism constipation , biliousness and norvousucEs. Steel Men Could \ot . PITTSBURG. Jan. BTho Chronicle-Tele graph this afternoon 'ay 5 The special com- nlttee appointed to coilipctj data for the steel Hllct pool did not agrqcrfit the meeting In Now York yesterday , ajijl , no date was fixed 'or a meeting of the pool. , As a result the narkct so far as tecblllpta arc concerned , will remain open until a. meeting Is held. crH' Convention Called. PEORIA , III. , Jau.'OrTho ' convention of the Order of Railway 'elrgi'aphers ' has been called to bo held In Io' on May 17. BIG MONEY IN ARMOR PLATE Enormous Profits of the Bothlouom and Carnoglo Oompauios. SECRETARY HERBERT SHOWS THINGS UP TuriiM tlu > X liny uf SonreliliiK Iiivcu- tlltnflnit I'iniii Cnvcrniurnt Con tract * for IMutr A JkMi a- > tluiiiil Report. WASHINGTON , Jon. 5. Secretary Hc.r- bert today transmitted to congress his reply to a provision In the last naval appropria tion bill directing him to examine Into the actual cost of armor plate and report to congress before January 1 , 1S97 , and to make no contract for armor plate for vessels authorized by that act until after the re port was made to congress. , This provision of the bill grew out of a heated debate In the senate- , and In which the main contention \vao that the government wa.i paying too much for armor plates. The report is a very Important and In many rerpects a sensational document. The present cost of armor to $573 per ton. Mr. Herbert's conclusion Is that the cost of material and labor ,1s $19S.70 , and allowing for the cost of maintaining the plant and .tho nickel now furnished by the government and CO per cent profit to the companies , the net cost to the government would be. In round numbon ? , $100 per ton. The Carnegie and Bethlehem companies have both ex pressed a desire to sell out their plants to the government. Secretary Herbert , In his reply to con gress , explains the methods of Investigation ho pursued , and the dlfilcultlos which beset t.lm. Both the Carnegie and Bethlehem companies declined last spring to give the Information , on the ground that they were not obliged to give to the public the secrets of their business , a position to which Mr. Herbert took exception , on the ground -that the government had bound Itself not to buy armor plate abroad , and therefore was en titled to know whether the prices charged were reasonable. The government Inspectors at Iho works of the companies were exam ined. In November , JS9G , however , the Bethlehem Iron company sent to the depart ment the following statement of the cost of armor plate : Estimated cost of labor and material , $250 ; Intercut on plant , $78.29 ; maintenance and depreciation , $132.72 ; working capital , $33.55 ; teal , $49i.5G. OFFERS TO SELL OUT. This statement concluded In these sen sational words : "When , at the Instance of the United States government , wo undertook this difficult and vexatious business , It was obvious that this could not be prudently done for the order which the government then desired to place , but we were given to expect such further orders aa the government might have to give. "Tho obstacles and delays that always beset the pioneer had , however , been over come when the government gave a private contract on the same terms as ours to a rival concern , which , guided by our sac rifices , was spared the outlay of more than $1,000.000. And now the government Is urged to set another plant to work operated by Itself. Under the circumstances wo now confirm the Informal suggestions made to yourself and others and state that wo derlro to withdraw from this troublesome business by selling to the government , below cost , our entire armor Plato plant , which wo believe to be the best In the world. " The letter Is signed by Mr. Llndcman , the president of the company. Secretary Herbert severely criticises President Llndc- man'o calculation , calling attention to the fact that the Bethlehem company claims 10 per cent for depreciation , where the Car ncglo company claims but 5 per cent , and he entirely dissents from the charge for main tenance. Ho also criticises the working capital charge. The Carnegie company also sent a letter about thla time , declining to give a full statement of the cost , but giving the ele ments entering Into the cent , exclusive of the shop ccst : Interest on plant , per ton of armor. $81.52 ; maintenance of plant , per ton of armor , $07.91 ; loss by abandonment of plant when navy contract ohall have been completed , per ton of armor , $75.49 ; total , $221.90. To this the Carnegie company also adds $25 per ton for working capital. The Carnn- gle company then also animadverted on the fact the work of making armor had been undertaken at the request of the govern ment nnd said It would , It the government desired to manufacture Its own armor , be "only too happy to sell Its plant at ccst. The company. In ease the plant was pur- chEscd , agreed to furnish steel In the Ingot at the price fixed by three arbitrators. CARNEGIE CRITICISED. The Carnegie company's statement Is also severely criticised by the secretary , who concludes that ho needs "no assistance In arriving at a conclusion , unices It bo as to the cost of the Bethlehem plant , which Is given at $4,000.000. and the Carneglo at $3- 000.000 , Is Insisted upon. " Mr. Herbert pays the government experts do not sustain the estimates of the Carneglo company. The Bethlehem , ho says , cost much more , without-doubt , the Roller board intimating It at $4,081,000. Mr. Herbert calls attention to the fact that the companies made no statements until ho had returned from Europe , where ho had procured two ea- tlmatca of the cost of armor plate. "An Inspection of the prlees paid to the American companies. " Mr. Herbert says , "will Indicate that they agreed with each other as to prices. They divided the con tracts of this government between them selves , each bidding lower on one-halt of the armor required by the government. " He speaks of the armor furnhhed by the companies to Rua.ila at $249 per ton , and later at $520 per ton , and concludes from a comparison of prices that there Is at least a "friendly understanding or agreement among the powerful armor manufacturers of Iho world to maintain prices at or about the same level. " In summing up. the secretary asks what will be a profit sufficient to justify manufac- ' : urers In maintaining armor * plants. "These two contractors have already been repaid the can of their plants , together with fair proflts. The government Is under no obligations to My them more than the ccat of their orlg- ual Investment , but should pay them enough to maintain the plants. " It has been determined , ho says , that the cost of labor and material In a ton ot doublo- THE AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY has for forty years devoted enormous capital and unlimited energy to dis covering and applying every de vice and improvement possible in scientific watch making. The Company makes not only each part of a watch movement at its own factory in Waltham , but also the machinery by which those parts are made. Foreign watches are mostly made by a system of scattered and discon nected labor , many different trades being employed all work ing separately. This is one reason why WALTHAM watches are the best timekeepers made in this or any other country. There are different grades of finish in the , various movements made by the American Waltham Watch Company , as there are different sizes and shapes to suit all tastes and means , but all are warranted as timekeepers and to give satisfaction under all con ditions or circumstances. . Formic by all retail'jxuelers. ' forged nickel steel Harveyizcd armor , In cluding allowances for Ic&iuu In manufac ture. Is $198.78. Tills comprises every ele ment of cost nave maintenance of plant. He allows 10 per cent for tills , und BOJM It la enough and more. Ho oitiuinlcj the ucat of tlm plants of the two companies to be $ lr , > 00- 000 , and an allowance of $1 ! > 0,000 per annum would be sufficient for maintaining the plants. Supposing that , 2,000 tons of armor is man ufactured yearly. It gives on allowance of $60 per ton , making In round numbers the cost of armor plate , $250 per ton. If 3,00) tons were manufactured , the price could be ascertained by adding ? . " 0 to the original cost per ton , $198 , or $248. He concludes that $250 may bo taken as the coat of a ton o ( armor when the companies have fair order. * for work. PHICES TO 11USSIA , This estimate la almo.it the exact figure which the Ucthlehcm company bid for fur nishing ar.mor to the Husslan govern ment , which was $249 per ton. The cost of transportation and Insurance was $4 per ton. the nickel furnished $20 per ton , leaving the net cost $225 per ton , which , the secretary says , If the company can barely make armor at a ccst of $250 per ton , was a less of $25 per ton , or $35,000 on the 1,400 tons furnished. Ho points out that In the Inst contract which this company made with Russia , the price was $570.20 per ton fop 1.137 tons , and oayo that the profit must have been very large. The secretary sajs It Is essential that those or other armor plants be kept In operation. The Carnegie and Ilethlehcm companies have erected plants costing at least $1,000,000 , but this wca done upon the faith of immediate contracts guaranteeing them largo profits. If congress shall decide , as the report recom mends , that no such proflts as have hereto fore been earned arc to be allowed In the future , It Is not probable that other business corporations will venture upon the estab lishment of plants , although It has been shown by testimony that plants can be erected at a much reduced cost. Should the present armor contractors refuse to make contracts at the flguro decided upon by con gress. It Is not probable that others would undertake the work , Mr. Herbert says It IB not desirable that the government manufacture armor , and for these rcasona very liberal profits should be offered to tlio present contractors to Induce them to continue their plants In operation , and he recommends as a fair profit f 0 pal' cent on the cost of manufacture , which would bo $375 per ton. The secrc-tary further ad vises that the contractors hcieaftor furnish the nickel , which now costs the government about $20 per ton , making the- coat $395 per ton , or $400 per ton. Thlo figure ho bollavcs to bo a fair prlco for the armor for the three now battleships last authorized. GOVERNMENT WANTS THE HEST. The secretary nuggests that this may seem a very large profit , but that tome considera tion must bo given the risks taken , and that the Government demands the very best ar mor. The secretary says that In fixing a price he has performed a very delicate duty and suggests that congrcsi keep In view all tlio considerations favoring liberal treat ment to the Ilethlehcm and Carncglo com panies , Tlie government Is now paying JfiG3 a ton for the armor , and , with the nlckol added $5S3. At the prices suggested by Mr. Herbert $500,000 would bo saved on each battleship. In conclusion , Secretary Herbert says it Is possible his conclusions arc erroneous , and therefore suggests that If his methods of securing Information nre not correct , the facts can bo obtained by an exhibition to congress of the bookn of the companies. If congress should fix the prices , ho recom mends that provision be made for a course to bo pursued In case the companies refuse to make , contracts at the prices determined upon. Unlora the present law l.i changed , the secretary could not obtain armor for the battleships already under contract If the companies refuse to bid within the limit congress might fix It. To eliminate this dllllculty , Mr. Herbert recommends that , upon fixing a prlco for armor , congress also authorize * .ho secretary to erect or buy or lease on armor plant or n gun plant , If necessary. If this Is done better results , ho believes , could bo obtained , HliOOlCl-Y.V IMI1.ICI3 ALSO WAXT HIM. lie JiiHtrr , < lu * Hoiiinnnliiii Count , Cuts 11 \ Vl.liSlYlllll. . CHICAGO , Jan. 5. Word has been re ceived at police headquarters from a pri vate detective agency In Brooklyn requestIng - Ing the authorities to hold Gcorgo J. Do Justcr , the alleged Roumanian count , who Is under arrest hero , until an officer can arrlvo with requisition papers to toke Do Juster back to Brooklyn , where It Is stated ho Is wanted for swindling. The charge upon which ho Is under arrest hero If ) that of misappropriating a sealskin sack be longing to a woman known as Hello Cults , who says she U his wife. The count , whoso iiaino Is said to bo William J. Juster , Is 2S years old and Is supposed to.bo n native of Hilda Test. It Is said by the police that Do Juster passed a largo quantity of bogus checks and that $100.000 will hardly cover the amount ho has swindled pcoplu out of In various cities during his threu. years' resi dence In America. .Southern KlvrrH Ororllfiw. ST. LOUIS , Jan. 5. A special dispatch from Poplar Hluff , Mo. , to tlio Peat-Dispatch says the late rains In that section have caused tb Jilack river to overflow Its banks and the eastern part of the county Is a broad sheet of water. The cnslc-rn part of this city Is also submerged. Railroad tralllc bo- twecn hero and Cairo , III. , Is suspended and much suffering prevails aoioug the flood vic tims by water and the great fall In tem perature. PEN PICTURES PLEASANTLY AND POINTEDLY PUT. U.MlUHWIiAll IIAI.K OKI- ' Wo Imvo ( k'cliluil to close out nil our vluter unilunvciir at n liltf tllncomit KOIIIO of It nt 50 i > or cent off XOIMOJO Eoiiii ! UO mid noiiu It's * than 13) pin- cent off This IncluiloB nil winter iimlurwimr except a fmv contract Kootlij Thu ci'Iu- hnitoil Ilolroyil'H underwear ? 7 a milt will KO for $5.00 becmiHO we'reclorfliif ; out the Hue \Vo have underwear at fiOc i garment tip .subject to thenu < llsconntH. ALBERT CAHN , 1322 FAUN AM CO.MI : TO oitiia _ AH Hiicakcr pro turn of the Nt-hrnfika h'filHlaturo now in WMHOII ! I , Drex h. Shooinan , liccatiKe of the nutliorlty and fimlldeiire reposed In mo , do huruhy de clare that ( hero Khali he no white wnsli- IJIK or i'liumelliiK of i'hari' ; hrotiKht against olllcluls at thin Hi'sHlon that the only onami'lliiK that will lie allowed l.s ou our $5 anil $1 Hlioi-s that wu'iv Helling men for ? 'J thin Is the bent kind of. French eiininelt'd leather and we tee Hatlufactlon. DREXEL SHOE CO , , I'M ' I ) FAUN AM STKKIJT In Hit-He da.VH of cleaning up after the Chrl-stinas rush every live HlorekeepiT In anxlotiH to he rid of IIH ! remnants We haven't many but those few we are will- liiK to take canh for In order to make a Kpeetly riddance Novelties In fraincu nnd jili'turcH and various brlc-a-brau at unheard-of prices Wo have Koine nota ble ImrpilitH In HllKhlly uxcd pianos and orKiuiH which we are KcllliiK on ( he ca * letit kind of terniH. A. HOSPE , JR. , 1513 DOUGLAS.