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THE PTTTSBURGr DISPATCH, TUESDAY.' FEBRUARY. 9, 1892.-
ON THE OTHER FOOT
Is the Boot Nowadays "Worn
by the "World's Fair
Director General.
USED TO BE IN CONGRESS
Content With a $5,000 Salary, tut
Xow Is Drawing $15,000.
A LIVELY DEBATE IN THE HOUSE
On the Question of Who Should Investi
gate the Management.
THE SEXATE MAXAGES TO TASS A BILL
Washington, D. G, Feb. 8. "If the
gentleman who occupies the position of Di
rector General of the "World's Columbian
Exposition is worth ?15,000 per annum, then
every member of this House should receive
a salary off 25, OOO a year." This Mas the
closing sentence of the arraignment of Di
rector General Davis by Representative
Henderson, of Iowa, in the House of Repre
sentatives to-day, and to the stirring argu
ment of the gentleman from Iowa was due
the action of the House in ordering the Ap
propriations Committee thoroughly to in
vestigate the expenditure of the World's
Columbian Commission.
There is great division of opinion among
Congressmen to-night as to the effect of to
day's action of the House. While the
World's Fair Committee met defeat in its
demand that all investigation should be
conducted by it, there arc many who main
tain that this defeat doesn't indicate that a
like fate awaits the bill to be introduced
making an appropriation of 55,000,000 for
the benefit of the World's Fair.
Chiefly a Matter of Precedence.
To-day's action was generally regarded
more as settling a matter of precedence
than as affecting the vital interests of the
World's Fair, and there is no doubt many
gentlemen voted for the Appropriations
Committee who will vote and have an
nounced their intention of voting for a gen
erous appropriation for the World's Fair.
The World's Fair question was called up
by Sir. Savers of Tesas, a member of the
Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Sayers
said, in explaining the resolution for in
vestigation, that it was understood an ap
plication would be made to Congress either
for a loan of 55,000,000 or the investment of
such a sum in stock to be held by the
Government. The original resolution of
fered by Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, pro
vided for an inquiry as to the expenditures
authorized by the act of April 25, 1890; the
Committee on Appropriations had come to
the conclusion that it would be well for
Congress to have all possible information
touching the expenditures, whether they re
ferred to the Government exhibit or not.
Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, the author of the
original resolution, disclaimed any un
friendliness to the Exposition. From the
beginning he had been an earnest outspoken
supporter of the Exposition, and he had
never swerved in his fidelity to its inter
ests. But he had heard many reports and
rumors and had seen others in the public
prcs, which might have an influence on the
public mind.
Visdom and Patriotism Xeeded.
His desire was to invite such full informa
tion as. would enable Congress to act intelli
gently in making appropriations in behalf
of the Exposition. The country would not
sustain Congress in making appropriations
for the great enterprise unless it acted with
wiMlom and patriotism.
"Now," said lie, "I want to call the at
tention of the House to the salaries that are
paid. The President of the United States
gets 550,000, and the next highest salary
paid bv this country is that of the Director
General ot the World's Fair, 515,000. In
other words this Director General ranks
next in salary to the President of the United
States. The Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States gets only 10,
500; the Justices of the Supreme Court 510,
O00, tne Vice President of the United
states $8,000, and the distinguished
gentleman who presides over our
deliberations 58.000. The Secretary of this
"World's Fair Commission, too, I see, gets
510,000, and President of the Commission
12,000. This was cut in two alter the
6tonn of a year or more ago. The reduction
was after a committee had reported upon
the matter and the board was forced to do
it. Public sentiment, like the waves of
the ocean, drove them to the shore of re
duction. But when appointed thev took
hold of that 51,500,000 as though "it had
been a private fund intended for their own
benefit This Commission is to last, if I re
member correctly, until 1899.
Times Change With Somr.
"This Director General was glad to fight
hard at no light expanse to get a two-year
seat in this House at 55,000 salary. Has he
so suddenly expanded in intellectual pow
ers that no less than $15,000 w ill satisfy
him, when he docs not even have to bear
the current and legitimate expenses ot an
election? Laughter. Many of us served
beside him in Congress. He was a good
man and an able man; but I remember noth
ing for which he was conspicuous, except
for his dead silence on most public ques
tions. Renewed laughter. If you can
vindicate a 515,000 salary for him every cen
tlenian on this floor is entitled to 525,000
salarv Laughter and applause.
"Now, Mr. Speaker, there are two bodies
dealing with this exposition. We have the
United States Commission, provided for by
the act of Congress, and we hae the local
Chicago corporation, which I think is called
the 'World's Exposition of 1892.' The lat
ter body, I think, deserves all the praise
that any man can voice with human speech
for what they have accomplished, and I
want no sentence -or sentiment of mine to
reflect in any manner or for an instant on
that great body of men who have raised
" over 510,000,000 for this enterprise, and. I
understand, wjjl raise if necessary from
53,000,000 to 54,000,000 more to make a great
fciiccess. That body of men and their work
my resolution does not touch and does not
seek to touch, unless they may voluntarily
wish to give us information in regard to
the Exposition. The aim, the scope, the
sole purpose of the resolution is to go
thorouehly into the investigation of such
appropriations as have heretofore been
made and are to be made by the Congress
itself hereafter.
rive Millions to Think' Of.
"Onrfrieuds who have oflered a substitute
want this investigation to go into the hands
of tne Columbian Exposition. Gentlemen,
you have the $5,000,000 proposition coming
before you. Ko one contests your preroga
tive in investigating that or recommending
the advisability of acccediug to the request
ii the House. But we have the appropri
ations for it These items belong to us,
they are properly a part of the functions of
our committee, "and for one I feel that I
should be quite as willing to have my
friend, brother Holman, of Indiana, run his
massive brain and eagle eyes laughter
over the items of expenditures of this com
mission as I wonld have the chairman of
Columbian Exposition, my friend. Mr.
Durburow, from Chicago. The great jour
nals ot Chicago have approved of this
investigation."
"We invite the investigation, inter
rupted Mr. Taylor, of Illinois, "and I will
say to the gentleman lijoni Iowa that there
are members on this floor now from Chicago
who will vote for that resolution." Ap
plause. "Well," retorted 3Ir. Henderson, "I al
ways took you for a 'thorough bredand the
more I see of yon the more I like you on
that point". Laughter.
"I do not say that I would vofe for it my
self." Laughter.
Tho Other Fellow's Time to Talk.
"Well, then, perhaps you had better let
the other fellow talk who is going to vote
for it. Great laughter. Now, Mr.
Speaker, this Committee on Appropriations
is the only committee having iurisdiction
over the proceedings of the World's Fair
Commission. This is my theory, and we do
not seek through this investigation to reach
the operations of the local corporation at
all." Applause.
Mr. Durburow, of Illinois, earnestly sup
ported a substitute placing investigation
in the hands of the committee. "I want to
say, Mr. Speaker," said he, "that I most'
heartily and fullv agree with what the
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Sayers) and
the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Henderson)
have said in regard to the necessity of an
investigation. I believe that I am perhaps
better posted on the allairs ot the Colum
bian Exposition than any other member of
this House; and I want "to say that I am
not prepared to-day to vote for
any appropriation of money or
any assistance whatever until more
information is given to this House than we
at present have before us. I am heartily in
favor of an investigation, and I want to see
the investigation started as soon as possible.
But this isnot a question of an investiga
tion; it is a question of the jurisdiction of the
Committee on the Columbian Exposition.
The subject of the Columbian Exposition
was first brought before the Fiftieth Con
press in the matter of having a number of
petitions presented to Congress favoring the
holding of this fair.
A Conflict of Jurisdiction.
"No action was taken, if I understand it
correctly, until the Fiftieth Congress, when
a very large number of petitions were pre
sented and referred to certain committees;
and a conflict of jurisdiction came up. But
to settle this conflict of jurisdiction the
House authorized the appointment of a
special Committee on the Quadro-TCenfcn-nial.
The name of this committee was
afterward changed to the 'Committee on the
Columbian Exposition' lor the reason that
the corporate authorities in charge of the
Exposition had changed the name of their
corporation, and it is now known as the
'World's Columbian Exposition Corpora
tion.' In the present session the Commit
tee on Rules reported a rule prescribing the
jurisdiction of the regular committees, and
proposing that the regular committees
should be governed by rule 11 of the rules
of the Fiftieth Congress.
"Now, Mr. Speaker, we maintain that
legislation, or appropriations .relating to
the World's Columbian Exposition, do not
come under any power which, under that
rule, is delegated to the Committee on Ap
propriations. On the other hand, on the
6th of January last, the Committee on
Rules reported a rule governing the juris
diction of the Select Committees of this
Honse, in which it is provided that all pro
posed legislation concerning the Columbian
Exposition should be referred to that com
mittee. There arc no limitations in that
rule. Under it all legislation, of whatever
character, relating to the AVorld's Fair,
whether it includes appropriations or no, is
to be referred to the Committee on the
Columbian Exposition.
fin Investigation Conrted.
"Now, Mr. Speaker, the Committee on the
Columbian Exposition has not brought up
this question because of any objection to
the proposed investigation, because we are
a unit as to the necessity of having an in
vestigation. The entire subject should be
investigated, and I am authorized by the
officials of the World's Fair at Chicago to
state that they desire an investigation of
the most complete character, and will offer
every facilitv in their power to the commit
tee that shall be appointed by this House
to make that investigation. But the Com
mittee on the Columbian Exposition be
lieves and maintains that the jurisdiction
conferred upon it in relation to this sub
ject gives it the right and the power to
attend to all legislation in relation to the
Exposition, and as a consequence of that
belief, they hrfve presented this substitute
to the House for adoption." Applause.
Mr. McCreary, of Kentucky, proclaimed
himself a friend of the World's Fair and
said that the managers thereof did not
shrink from an investigation. But he did
not believe that the inquiry should be made
by the Committee on Appropriations. He
did not wish to load don n that great com
mittee and he contended that the special
Columbian Exposition Committee was the
proper medium through which the House
suouiu receive lnioraiauoii.
An Appropriations Argument.
Mr. Outhwaite, of Ohio, speaking as an
impartial person, belonging to neither of
the contending committees, gave it as his
opinion that the World's Fair Committee
bhould not have iurisdiction over the in
vestigation. When the original bill was
passed it was understood by the House that
those who favored the location at Chicago
and he was one of them should ask no
further appropriations from the Govern
ment He believed that the Committee on
Appropriations was the better committee to
make the investigation.
Mr.Hopkins,of Hlinois,said that he neither
sought nor attempted to avoid an investiga
tion into the affairs of the World's Fair.
He did not believe there was any occasion
for it, but as the question had been raised it
was in the interest of the commission that it
should be held. He deprecated the remarks
of the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Hender
son) as to the Director General. The gen
tleman had alluded to that officer as a gen
tleman who, when he was a member of the
House, had been conspicuous by his silence.
His (Mr. Hopkins') experience had been
that the lightest-headed and weakest mem
bers on the floor were those who made the
most noise. He favored the appointment
of a special committee of nine members to
conduct the investigation.
Mr. Fellow, of New York, thought that a
vote against the Durburow substitute would
be a vote of lack of confidence in the Com
mittee on the World's Fair. The Commit
tee on Appropriations at present yielded a
vast power, and he was not disposed to en
large it.
Cummlngs on Members' Integrity.
Mr. Cninmings, of New York, said he
would vote against the proposition of the
Committee on Appropriations because it
teemed to be a proposition based on the
supposition that the members ot the
AVorld's Fair Committee "were a set of
scoundrels and not worthy of being en
trusted with the investigation. He could
not afford to, and he would not cast any
such insinuation or imputation upon any
committee ot the House.
The time allowed for debate having ex
pired, the Sneaker stited the question to be
on an amendment offered by Mr. lteilly, of
Pennsylvania, tq the resolution of the Com
mittee on Appropriations, substituting the
Committee on the AVorld's Fair for the
Committee on Appropriations as having
charge of the investigation. Lost Yeas,
103; nays, 147. (
The vote then reenrred upon an amend
ment offered by Mr. Butler, of Iowa, en
trusting the investigation to a special com
mittee ot seven members. Lost Yeas, 107;
nays, 124.
The substitute oflered by Mr. Durburow
was rejected without division, and the reso
lution of the Committee on Appropriations
w as agreed to. It reads as follow s:
That the Committee on Appropriations is
ordered to inquiie and report wbethcrthoso
obligated and undertaking, and now en
KRgett to do so, have justly-ind pi opcily
complied with the requirements ot the act
of Congress approved April 25, 1S90, and
whether all exneuditures, of whatever char
acter, lor the Exposition have been judi
ciously made; whether the number of em
ployos and apppintees to carry ont tho laws
is excessive and their compensation reason
sonablo or otherwise: to ascertain and repoi t
the salary paid to each officer and employe,
from what State the several appointments
have been made, and, generally, whether In
tho care and conduct of said Exposition
proper management has been had, that they
ooiain a, inn report oj inose in cnargc or tne
expenditute of money of all such expendi
tures, and that tho report of the committee
based upqn the inquiry may be made at any
time to Congress.
The Speaker made the following commit
tee appointments: Banking, and Currency,
Mr. Busey, of Illinois, andMr, Russell, of
Kentucky: Inter-State and Foreign Com
merce, Mr. Caruth, of Kentucky, and Mr.
Coombs, of New York; District of
Columbia. Mr. Hallowell, of Pennsylvania,
and Mr:' Busey, of Illinois; War Claims,
Mr. Cadmus, of New Jersey; Eleventh
Census, Mr. Fithian, of Illinois.
The House then adjourned.
THE SENATE PASSES A BILL.
An Important Repeal of Idfe-Havins
Appliance Act.
AVashinotoit, D. C.,Feb. 8. A bill was
reported in the Senate to-day and placed on
the calendar for the construction of a boat
railway at the Dalles and Celilo Falls and
Ten-Mile Rapids of the Columbia river, and
for the improvement of Three-Mile Rapids,
appropriating $2,800,356. Mr. Sawyer, from
the Committee on Commerce, reported a
bill to repeal the act requiring life-saving
appliances onsteamers, so faY as it relates
to the carrying of line-C3rrying projectiles
and the means of propelling them on steam
ers plying exclusively on any of the lakes,
bays or sounds of-the United States, and it
was passed.
The Senate then went into executive ses
sion. The doors were reopened at 3:30
o'clock and the Senate resumed considera
tion of the bill providing for the snb-print-ing
and binding and the distribution of pub
lic documents. The bill contains 101 sec
tions, 73 of which had been already disposed
of, although amendments may still be offered
to all "of them, it having been understood
that only committee amendments should be
acted on at the first reading. Section 77
fixes the number of extra copies of docu
ments and reports to be printed, 300,000
copies being fixed for the agricultural re
port, instead of 400, the number now fixed
by law.
It was stated by Mr. Manderson, who has
charge of the bill, that copies of those docu
ments in lots of lrom 100 to 1,00P were fre
quently oflered at from 5 to 10 cents a copy.
That miht havi hppn the case. Mr. Coke
said, where members represented city con
stituencies, but could not be so where agri
cultural communities were represented. He
gave notice that he would ofler an amend
ment, fixing the number at 500,000. AVith
out disposing of section 77, which had given
rise to good deal of discussion, the Senate
adjourned until to-morrow.
A BUST OF HA3BIET BEZCHEE STOWE
for the World's Tair, to Bo Paid for by
Connecticut Subscriptions.
Hamford, Coxx., Feb. 8. Special
The posftnastcrs in every town in Connecti
cut nailed to the wall in the corridors of
their offices to-day a nickle-in-the-slot box,
on which was the inscription: "Contribu
tions to the Harriet Beccher Stowefund."
The boxes were sent by the Connecticut
members of the Board of Lady Managers of
the AVorld's Columbian Exposition, who
propose to place a marble bust of Mrs.
Stowe in the building being erected at
Chicago for the women of this and other
'countries. Accompanying this will be
copies of her literary works, which will be
placed in the library of the building.
Since only women's work will be ac
cepted in the building, Miss Anne AVhit
ney, the Boston sculptor, has been engaged
to make the bust, and she will have it
ready for the opening of the Fair. She
asks 51,000 for lier work, and the Connecti
cut managers say that if every town in the
State contributes only $10 each there will
be money enough to pay Miss AVhitney.
After the Fair is closed it is proposed that
the marble shall be presented to the free
library of Hartford, the city where Mrs.
Stowe now resides.
Carriage and Driving Horses.
Mr. L. M. McDonald, of Columbus, Wis.,
consigned to the Arnheim Live Stock Com
pany, Limited, 52 Second avenue,Pittsburg,
Pa., 20 head of saddle, driving, carriage
teams, also some spring roadsters. Among
the lot are three teams of hackney cobs, two
teams of large coach horses suitable for
family use.
Mr." McDonald is accounted to be one of
the best judges of horses in the State and
selected these horses for the Arpheim Live
Stock Company, Limited, with great care.
Being acclimated to a cold climate they will
not be subject to the change of our Southern
horses.
Come and see them whether wishing to
purchase or not, as the A. L. S. Co., Ltd.,
takes pride in showing their stock to all.
They have also 30 head of choice draught
horses, 75 head of draught and pit niules,all
sizes.
Immense Reductions
In winter dress goods, plush wraps, cloth
and plush sacques, newmarkets and
children's sacques for the next 20 days to
close winter stock:
530 plush wraps reduced to 520.
522 plush wraps reduced to 515.
518 plush wraps reduced to 512.
515 cloth sacques reduced to 510.
$12 cloth sacques reduced to 8 8.
$ 8 cloth sacques reduced to $ 5.
Children's wraps reduced from 25 to 40
per cent to close them quickly.
Great reductions in ladies' and gents'
winter underwear, and ladies' fur capes and
muffs. Special bargains in every depart
ment, at H. J. Lynch's, 438440 Market
street tuwf
His Fame is Widespread.
Kennedy's restaurant at No. 2 Sixth
street is popular among shoppers and ladies
generally who wish to get a nice lunch while
downtown. Kennedy's fame as a caterer is
widespread, and there are no weddings of
note or social gatherings that he is not
called upon to serve. His name adds so
much to affairs of this kind that it is the
proper thing to secure his services.
TTSSU
The People's Preference.
"The people of this vicinitv insist on hav
ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and do
not want anv other," says John V." Bishop,
of Portland, Mills, Ind. The reason is be
cause they have found it superior to anv
other, especially for the grip and the cough
which so often follows an attack of the
grip. 50-cent bottles for sale by druggists.
TTSSU
A Chance for the Ladles.
Any ladv sending a postal card to the
Marshall Kennedy Milling Company, Alle
gheny, Pa., before March 1, containing their
name and address and mentioning The Dis
patch, will receive a large, exquisite and
artistic colored lithograph as elegant as
their "Camellia" flour is known to be. tts
IiKAT, ESTATE SAVINGS RANK. X.IM.
401 Smithfllcl Street, Cor. Fourth Avenue.
Capital, 5100,000. Surplus, 575,000.
Deposits of 51 and upward received and
interest allowed at 4 per cent tts
Holmes' Rest
Monongahela Pure Rye "Whisky W3s first
introduced in this market in 1858. It has
held its own as one of the leaders ever
since. Always uniform in quality and
purity. tts
Closing Out Coats.
Being desirous of extending their millin
ery department Fleishman & Co. have de
termined to close out their entire stock of
ladies' and misses' cloaks and furs. For
prices see their show window.
Cups and Saucers.
Our annual cup and saucer clearance sale
is now on. Cups for any use at special low
prices for one week only, at Charles Reizen
stein's,. 152, 154,150 Federal street, Alle
gheny. ' We have called your attention to Minne
haha flour several times. Have vou tried it
yet? " tus
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup is an unex
celled medicine for children while teething.
25c
No home is complete withoutv. Parker's
Ginger Tonic, needed for every weakness.
Parker's Hair Balsam. is lire to the hair.
CALLING m CANADA
To Negotiate With Her for the Im
provement of Two Canals.
UNTOLD EES0UB0ES OPENED UP.
The Fictitious Produce Gamblers Raked
Down Once Jlore.
A PROPOSED NATIONAL LOAN FUND
Washington, D. C, Feb. 8. An inter
esting report was to-day submitted to the
House, to accompany a resolution reported
by instruction of the Committee on Foreign
and Inter-State Commerce, requesting the
President to negotiate with Canada to secure
the speedy improvement of the Welland
and St Lawrenee canals, so as to make
them conform in depth to the standard
adopted by the United States for its im
provements within the great lakes. The
report says in partr
"The recent development of the untold
resources of the great Northwest has made
the productions of that region not only a
vital part of our internal commerce, but the
leading factor of our foreign trade. To
facilitate this internal commerce Congress
has not hesitated to vote appropriations by
millions. Its action in this behalf has met
the country's approval."
The committee believe that it is now
equally important to take the proper steps
to secure a deep water outlet for the foreign
commerce originating in States tributary to
the creat lakes."
The impracticability of deepening or im
proving the Erie canal so as to admit the
passage of ocean-going crafts, the report
says, seems to be admitted on all sides. It
is hoped that the claim that it is reasonable
to construct a deep-water canal from Osweo
to the Hudson is well founded, but this
would require manv vears for its execution
and cost lrom 540,000,000 to 5100,000,000.
Pending this, the committee thinks the
great interests involved should be served
by other means, if available.
The report calls attention to the natural
outlet by way of the St Lawrence river which
Canada has improved by the construction of
the AVelland and other canals, and demon
strates the importance to this country of
their common use by Canada and the United
States. If, says the report, the canals -were
further deepened so as to correspond with
the new "Soo" canal, Dulnth, Milwaukee,
Chicago and Buffalo would enjoy all the
advantages of seaboard cities with reference
to foreign trade.
The report in conclusion says: "It ap
pears to your committee that tho present
time is exceedingly onportune for urging
such action in behalf of the commerce of
the Great Lakes. It is reported that the
representatives of the Canadian Govern
ment will shortly arrive in this city to ne
gotiate with oiir Government for closer
trade relations between the two countries."
AHATI0HAL UNION LOAN FUND
To Trovldo Anyone Wanting Money With
tho Necessary at 3 Per Cent.
Washington, D. C. Feb. 8. The crea
tion of a "National Union loan fund" is the
object of a bill introduced in the Honse to
day by Representative Otis, of Kansas.
This fund is to consist of two billion dollars,
or as much thereof as may be necessary, of
legal tender paper money, to be issued by
the Secretary of the Treasury, and to be in-,
terchangeable at par with any other kind of
lawful monev of the United States. "It is
to be deposited in the United States Treas
ury, Bubject to the orders of the Governors
of the several States.
Anv State desiring to avail itself of the
benefits of the fund may do so by the adop
tion of a joint resolution setting forth that
the State agrees to pay to the United States
1 per cent, per annum on sums drawn and
retained by it, and providing for the loan
of money to its " citizens, upon reasonable
seenritv. at interest not exceeding 3 per
cent. The Secretary is to honor the request
for a loan to the extent of 50 per cent of
the assessed value of the real estate situated
within the State.
THE SEAL SETTLEMENT
Relng Considered Relilnd Closed Doors by
the Joint Commission.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 8. The Ber
ing Sea Joint Commission, consisting of Sir
Baden Powell and Dr. Dawson, tor Great
Britain, and Profs. Mendenhall and Mer
riam, of the United States, met for the first
time this af ternoon,at the Arlington House,
and made preliminary arrangements for a
series of sessions on the general subject of
the seal-hunting industry. These meetings
will be held at the State Department, be
ginning to-morrow, and will be secret.
These meetings are for the purpose of
comparing the results of the investigations
made by the commissioners independently
last summer with a view to the formation
of a joint report, which may be accepted
by the Board of Arbitrators when ap-
poinieu-as uuai on an questions tonening
the character andextent ot the sealing in
dustry. Meanwhile, arrangements are be
ing madefor the settlement of the question
of jurisdiction over Bering Sea by arbitra
tion, and it is expected that a treaty to that
effect between Great Britain and theUnited
States will be in shape for submission to the
Senate ior ratification next week.
Special Rates for Drnmmors.
"Washington, D. C, Feb. a The bill
agreed upon heretofore by the House Com
mittee on Commerce to permit railroads to
give special rates to commercial travelers
was to-day favorably reported to the House
by Representative Rayner, of Maryland.
The committee adopts the report made by
Mr. Mason in the last Congress on a similar
bill. Representatives Lind and Mallery,
of Florida, unite in a minority report
Indians as Regular Soldiers,
AVashington, D. C, Feb. 8. Senator
Proctor has introduced a bill to carry out
the policy bigun by him as Secretary of
"War, to enlist Indians in the army as apart
of its regular force. It authorizes the en
listment of 3,000 Indians under the same
conditions that govern the enlistment of
persons to bo formed into troops of cavalry
and companies ot infantry. Tho strength
of the army is to be increased to this ex
tent. Rights of tho Postmaster General.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 8. The Court
of Claims to-day affirmed the right of the
Postmaster General to annul contracts
made without his appfoval. The question
arose in the claim of Maginnis against the
United States to recover 55,000 alleged to
be due on a contract for carrying the'mails
in the Lower Mississippi Valley, sublet to
bim by the original contractor without the
sanction of the Postoffice Department.
Jndgo Woods Yet Unconfirmed.
AVashington, D. C, F"eb. 8. In Chair
man Hoar's absence, the Senate Judiciary
Committee, at its meeting to-day, took no
action upon the judicial nominations, in
cludingtho nomination of Judge Woods.
Senator Hoar is still confined to his room
by illness, but expects to be out to come to
the Capitol next week.
' Kentucky's Direct Tax Paid Over.
AVashington, D. C, Feb. a The Sec
retary of the Treasury to-day issued a war
rant for 5606.G41 in favor of the Governor
of Kentucky, representing that State's share
of the direct tax.
Confirmed by the Senate.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 8. Among
the confirmations of postmasters by the
Senate to-day, were the fallowing! J. M.
Datchler, Tranklin. O.; W. W. Patton,
Kent, O.; H. J. Haidcman, Salem, O., and
C G. Lashley, Davis, W. Va.
OPPOSED TO F0EEIGN INTEEFEBENCE
With tho United States in the Matter or a
Monetary Conference.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 8. Francis
G. Newlands to-day addressed the House
Committee on Coinage. AVeights and Meas
ures on the International Monetary Confer
ence phase of the silver question, opposing
the proposition. He reviewed the history
of the silver question, and then went on to
show why the United States should adopt
free silver coinage now, and why nothing
could be expected of Europe. All persons
realized that this, was the age ot "com
bines" and trusts. The gold nations were
the creditor nations. Those nations needed
little development, andhence their accumu
lations were invested in tho development of
other countries. As the owners of money
it ws to their interest to make money
valuable. The only wav to do this was by
limiting its quantity. The easiest way to
do so was by forming a gold trust to pre
vent future silver coinage, and to destroy
tho legal tender quality of existing silver
money. Gold was being diminished every
day by the demands of arts and dentistry,
and it was held that the store of gold coin
was being invaded to meet these demands.
The annual product of silver was increav
ing slightly. The creditor nations, there
fore; securad a great advantage by demon
etizing silver and thus increasing the
burden of the obligations to them. AVe
were a wealthy nation in everything ex
cept money; England's wealth was prin
cipally in money. We utilized all the
money we comd borrow, and owed to
Europe in national, State, municipal and
railway debts, more than the entire volume
of money existing in this country. AVhen
ever anything occurred in Europe which
tightened their money market they called
on us to buy our obligations; we were obliged
to absorb them, for unless those obligations
were sustained there would be a general
destruction of values.
DEALING IN FICTITIOUS PBODUCE
Denounced by the Editor or Several Well
Known Agricultural Newspapers.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 8. The hear
ings of the House Agricultural Committee
on the anti-option bills were resumed this
morning. The first gentleman to appear
was Herbert Meyerick, of Springfield, Mass.
He is an editor of several agricultural pa
pers. This matter of dealing in fictitious
kinds of produce, he said, was one which
affected not only the producers of the South
and AVest, but the farmers of the North
and East; for whatever interfered with
the prosperity of one section had an
effect upon the farmers of every other. He
referred to the selling of hop futures in
New York as having a bad effect and de
pressing prices. Passing on to the question
of cotton, he stated that in the i city of New
York, between September 15' and January
15, the total spot sales had amounted to
39,000 bales. This was about as much as
had been actually received. But the sales
of cotton in futures during the same period
had amounted to 1,359,200 bales.
His arguments were replied to by J. AV.
Labonisse, representing the New Orleans
Cotton Exchange, and John G. Hazard, of
the New Orleans Exchange.
Another lake Erie Canal Wanted.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 8. Repre
sentative Enochs introduced a bill to-day
appropriating 510,000 to defray the cost of a
survey for a ship canal from Cleveland, on
Lake Erie to Portsmouth, on the Ohio
river.
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED.
"Gossip in a Library, "by Edmund Gosse.
John W. Lovell & Co., New York. R. S.
Davis, Pittsburg. This volume was com
piled by an English author at the sugges
tion of the late Henry C Bowen, editor of
the Independent, of New York. The articles
were originally contributed to that paper
on the history and contents of certain fa
mous books. This is a delightfully gotten
up book, and it will repay the reading.
"The Cabinet Minister," a farce in four
acts, by Arthur AV. Pinero. John W.
Lowell, New York; R. S. Davis, Pittsburg.
Price, 51 25.
"The Duchess of Powysland," by Grant
Allen, author of "The Tents of Shem," etc
Lovell & Co., New York; Davis & Co.,
Pittsburg.
"The Feast of the Virgins" and other
poems, by H. T. Gordon, Chicago. Laird
& Lee. R. S. Davis, Pittsburg.
"Elton Hazel wood," by Frederick George
Scott, author of the "Soui's Quesf'and other
poems. Published by Mij Thos. Whittaker,
New York. R. S. Davis, Pittsburg. Price,
75 cents. This story has passages of great
promise. The author is keenly in sympathy
with the impressive aspects of nature and
profoundly religious. The plot of the
story is crude. The whole gives evi
dence of a-quality of talent from which
better things will come with maturity.
"The History of David Grieve." by Mrs.
Humphrey AVard, author of "Robert Els
mere," etc. McMillan & Co., New York.
R. S. Davis, Pittsburg. Price, $1. This
book will be hailed with pleasure by all
who were delighted with "Robert Els
mere." Mrs. AVard has shown herself to be
a writer ot genius, and her latest effort is
fully up to her past successes.
"Homilies of Science," by Dr. Paul
Cams. Open Court Publishing Company,
Chicago. R. S. Davis, Pittsburg. These
homilies first appeared as editorial arti
cles in the "The Opeir Court" The author
states in the preface that "the principle
that pervades them is to preach on ethics
that is based upon truth and upon truth
alone."
"A Primer on Browning," bv F. Mary
Wilson, published by McMillan & Co.,
New York; "Weldin & Co., Pittsburg.
Price, 75 cents. Mrs. Browning has said
that her husband's writings, "Pomegran
ates," indeed, need cutting deep to come at
the rejl heart within. "Or? from Browning,
'Some Pomegranates," which, if cut deep
down the middle, show a heart within,
blood-tinctnrcd, of a veined humanity." So
this little primer will be to all lovers and
would-be admirers of the poet a help in
discovering those beauties and truths
which are imbedded in a core of
reasoning and psychological analysis.
In the preface to "Sordello" in. which the
difficulties of composition are greater than
in any other of the poet's works, Browning
savs. "The historical decoration was pur
posely of no more importance than a back
ground requires, and my stress lay on the
incidents in the development of a soul;
little else is worth study. I at least always
thought so." To this principle he has kept
true through all his writings.
"O'er Rail and Cross-Ties AVith Grip
sack," a compilation ou the commercial
traveler by George L. Marshall. G. AV.
Dillingham, New York, publishers; J. "R.
AVeldin & Co., rittsburg. This book is a
collection ot articles principally from the
press of the country narrating experiences
in the life ot the drummer as he travels
from place to place over miles of territory.
Some of them are very amusing, while
others aim to instruct as well as please.
The compiler for 23 years tugged his ffrip
to almost every town in this vast country,
of ours, and during that time observed the
ups and downs of those "on the road."
"Unrest," by Mme. Higgins-Glenerne
(Lida Lewis AVatson). Published bv 6.
AV. Dillingham, New York. J. R. Weldin
St Co., Pittsburg. That the writer of the
poetry contained in this volume has a ro
mantic nature cannot be denied. It would
have been better if the sentimental poems
had been oniitled. They mar rather than
add to the work. The others which remain
can be commended for their beauty of
thought and language. In illustration of
this might be mentioned "Life's Missing
Note," "Jerusalem the Golden," "The
Cloud With the Silver JLining," "Regret,"
""The City Beautiful" and that little poem
of three lines called "Evening."
The sweet marvel of the morn bath ceased
its glad surprise:
The last faint plcam of sunset fades from
Western skies,
And evening lay her cool, soft touch on
nature's tired eyes.
The lines called "Extract" well express
the thought of the poems found in this vol
ume: The hrondest field of action
Is not in the oritward marts.
All the sweetest of life's living
Lies within our human hearts.
"A Study in Girls," by Edmund Smith
Middlelon. G. AV. Dillingham, New York,
publishers. J. R. Weldin & Co., Pittsburg.
The girls treated of in this book are "A
Not Unnsnal Girl," "A Literary Girl," "A
Shop Girl," "A Stae Girl,"-"A Summer
Girl," "A Wavward Girl," and "A Mar
riageable Girl.'
All Sorts and Conditions of Men,
No matter how widelv at variance on other
points, concede to llostetter's Stomach Bit
ters sovereign potency in cases of malaria.
This is the universal testimony from all
classes. Chills and fever, intermittent,
dumb ague, and agne cake Invariably suc
cumb to it. So do dyspepsia, la grippe, con
stipation, bilioniness, rlieninatiam and kid
ney trouble. Emigrants to and sojourners
In rnilarlous regions should provide them
selves with this geninl means of protection.
Stop that cough. It is a danger signal
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NABBOW ESCAPE FBOM DBOWNING.
JSxcittnc experience of a Party of Tale
Students and Their Lady friends.
NewHaten, Conn., Feb. a SpeddL
A number of Yale students and their lady
companions had a narrow escape from death
yesterday afternoon, while skating on Lake
Whitney. This place is a favorite resort
for skaters, and yesterday it is estimated
that there were fully 1,500 persons on the
ice. Over in one corner of the lake a party
of students and a half dozen ladies were en
joying themselves, apart from the regular
body of skaters. The ice was not as thick
as in other parts of the lake, as it had been
recently cut by the ice harvesters. Sudden
ly a splash was heard, and the startled stu
dents looked around and saw W. J. Sackett
and Miss Lombard struggltng in the water.
An unknown man came swiftly skating
down the lake, and before anyone could
warn him he had skated right through the
crowd and into the same hole.
The students threw thenfselves flat on the
ice and formed a rescuing line by catch
ing hold of each other's skates, bnt six of
the students broke through and were strug
gling in the water. A ladder and rope were
sent for, but before these arrived the stu
dents had again formed another line, and
Miss Lombard, by this time thoroughly
chilled, was rescued and taken to a nearby
honse. The students were also rescued in
the same way, but the unknown man could
not be thus reached, and he was extricated
by means of the ladder and rope.
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