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ZC3 CARTER'S 11 FILLS. CANDY 5jjv. TSADK MASK BIOISTTWtO ML 7V- 1 iati ft 1 Proceedings of Our National Lawmakers from Day to Day lu CouUeused turm Resolutions and Hills. In the senate on the 8th Senator Allen (Neb.) concluded his speech on the finan cial bill. He charged republicans with breaking faith with the people on bimetallism.

Senator Cockrell (Mo.) also spoke on the measure and said that the senate substitute contained the Initial move ment toward the perpetuation of the national debt. Senator Nelson (Minn.) wa authorized to report his substitute for the bill providing for a department of commerce with a cabinet The house was In session an hour and a half and only minor business was transacted. Mr. Mlers (Ind.) Introduced a resolution to set aside February 17 for the consideration of private pension bills. As nobody was to proceed with a discussion of the finance measure In the senate on the 9th, only routine business was transacted and an early adjournment was taken to enable members to attend the obsequies of Gen.

Law-ton. Senator Depew (N. introduced a bill granting to the public land states a percentage of the proceeds of the sales of public lands for the encouragement of the mining Very little business was done In the day meeting of the house. Mr. Sulzer (N.

introduced a resolution for enacting the Nicaragua canal bill Into law regardless of the Hay-Pauncef orte treaty, because the latter contravened the Monroe doctrine. There was a scene at the night session. Mr. Talbert (S. rushed down the aisle brandishing his arms and shouting for recognition.

When he was recognized he explained why he insisted on a quorum being present when passing pension bills and suggested setting apart a day each month and discontinuing the night sessions. Thirty-five pensian bills were favorably acted upon. The financial debate in the senate was continued on the 10th by Senator Chandler (N. who opposed the gold standard and strongly urged the double standard. Senator Chilton (Tex.) and Senator Money (Miss.) also spoke.

Senator Allen (Neb.) offered a resolution expressing sympathy with the Boers in their struggle against Great Britain and urging mediation on the part of the United States. It was adopted. Senator Allen afterwards agreed to let tho vote be reconsidered and the resolution went over Little business of importance was done In tho house. A bill was Introduced to amend the mileage law for members of congress, making the rate ten cents a mile each way instead of 20 cents. Speeches were made on the financial bill in tho senate on the 12th by Senators Elkins Wolcott (Col.) and Butlor (N.

C). Senator Elkins advocated Its passage and Senator Wolcott spoke against It, and for many republicans who adhere to bimetallism. Senator Butler closed tho debate for the day by advocating his amendment providing for an issue of paper currency by the gov The house passed the private, pension bills favorably acted upon last week. The bill was also passed which makes universnlly applicable the law that now permits the transit of goods In bond through cert.iin ports of the United States. Some District of Columbia business was then disposed of.

Mr. Van-diver (Mo.) Introduced a bill prohibiting corporations, from contributing to campaign fund's or for influencing or Intimidating emnloyes. In the senate on the 13th two speeches were made on the financial bill. The first vas delivered by Senator Allison (la.) in favor of the measure and the second by Senator Jones (Nev.) against it. The latter declare that the bill conferred too great power on national banks and fastened the country to a gold joint resolution increasing the limit of cost of the new government printing office $429,000 on account of increased cost of building material was adopted by the house.

Mr. Ball (Tex.) Introduced a resolution for a special committee to look after bills and resolutions relating to trusts. Mr. Levy (N. Introduced a bill to construct a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Mr. Gilbert (Ky.) Introduced a bill for a national military park at Perryville, Ky. Cler eal Profanity. Sometimes profanity Is profane, and then there are deliverances of that sort that do not sound profane. It depends a good deal upon the lips whence the words flow.

Not long1 ago a bishop of the Episcopal church from a northern state a cleric with a well-developed sense of humor made a flying visit to Washington, stopping at the home here of a gentleman who used to be one of his parishioners. This gentleman is addicted to sulphuric speech. He has prayerfully resisted for many years his natural impulse to wither up the air upon the slightest occasion, but cuss he will, and he can't help it. One day while the bishop was at his house the host found that something had gone wrong in his stable, and he let out on the coachman in his customary lurid style. After he had singed the atmosphere in the neighborhood of the stable for five minutes he started back for the house, and he was somewhat chagrined to see the bishop standing in the yard loking at some flower beds.

The gentleman knew that the bishop had heard him. "I know it isn't right," he explained to the bishop, "but you know me, and you know that I call a spade a padf." "Do you?" inquired the bishop, with a quizzical smile. "Now, I should have thought that you'd call it a shovel." Washington Times. Nhrawd Arivlcft The virtues of a keen business man are often negative rather than positive. It is said that a great broker once told his son that only two things were necessary to make a great financier.

"And what are those, papa?" the on asked. "Honesty and sagacity." "But what do you consider the mark of honesty to be?" "Always to keep your word." "And the mark of sagacity?" "Never to piveyourword!" Youth'i Companion. Tfilliam A. Eddy, the kite expert, list been experimenting lately with colored flags on which a shaded searchlight, also carried by the kites, easts brilliant beam. The effect high op in the sky it that of a gorgeous prism, and Mr.

Eddy believes that signals of ariou colors could be adapted to military use. They could be seen at a great distance. The efficacy of the serum treatment of diphtheria has again been demon- ttrated is Austria, where the mortality, In cates so treated last year, was only 15.89 per cent, while of those treated Without serum 39,30 per cent. died. Anti-Trust Conference at Chicago Says tne New Measure Is the Work of a Lot of CnnNpli ators.

Chieug-o, Feb, 14. At Tuesday's session of the unti-trust conference the following resolutions were adopted and it was resolved! to tele-gruph a copy to members of the United States Semite: Whereas, There has been passed by the house of representatives a bill known as the currency bill, which bill Is now pending In the. senate of the United Stales, and Whereas, By said bill and by the senate amendment It Is proposed by law to extend further speclul and exclusive privileges to favored clusses, and Whereas, Suld bill and amendments, If enacted Into law, would relegate to the nutlonal banks the governmental right to Issue currency, bestow an immense bonus the bondholders, give a bounty of' at least to the national banks; demonetize silver and all paper money dollars; make all debts heretofore contracted and hereafter to be contracted payable In gold; place it in the power of money-holding and money-lending class to contract the currency at will and to possess themselves of the property of the people at pleasure; and, In short, enthrone the money oligarchy, establish a continental bank trust, enslave the people and destroy the republic to the end that free government may perish from tho earth. Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That this conference hereby utters Us most solemn protest against this most Infamous measure. And be It further Kesolved, That the chairman of this conference is hereby instructed to appoint a committee of seven members to prepare a memorial against said outrage who shall be requested to go to the eap-itol of the nation for the purpose of presenting this protest to both houses of congress of the United States.

And be it further Resolved, That we warn the people of the United States of this new mentice to their liberty and call upon them everywhere to meet together at their courthouses and in their schoolhousea nnil other public places and thunder their pro test against ino most audacious, danger ous and oppressive measure ever presented to a legislative body by a set of conspirators. RUSE DID NOT WORK. Officers' l'lan to Capiure an Eocaped Con vict Resulted In the Death of One of Them Bluefield, W. Va Feb. 14.

At Swords Creek, Detective Felts, of this place, was shot and killed by William Lee, who a few seconds later was shot and killed by Deputy Marshal Baldwin. Baldwin mid Felts had traced Lee, an escaped convict, to a deserted house. Wishing to take him olive they resorted to the plan of hiding near the house and having a boy ride up at full speed screaming with terror. This brought Lee out of the house. Felts then ordered him to surrender, but Lee drew a revolver and shot Felts dead.

Baldwin then fired, his first shot wounding Lee and the second killed him instantly. LARGE NUMBER OF INSANE. Ceaseless Vigilance Required by Outpost Duly In the Philippines Hard an the American Holdler. San Francisco, Feb. 14.

Eleven in sane soldiers will be sent from this city to the government hospital at Washington, and it is probable that about 30 more will eo east, during the week. During the last three months nearly 250 demented soldiers have been sent across the continent, and it is said that 200 more will soon arrive here from Manila. In nearly 11 cases the men are violently insane, and the reputed cause of their trouble is the cenueless vigilance required by outpost duty in the Philippines. Canteen Ruling Stand. Washington, Feb.

14. President Mc Kinley told the representatives of the W. T. U. that he must regard the interpretation of the canteen law by Attorney General Griggs as final.

Mrs. Lillian Stevens, president of the W. C. T. saw the president and appealed to him to reverse the decision Mowing the sale of liquors at army canteens.

Mr. McKinley replied, ex pressing his great appreciation of the work of the W. C. T. U.

He added: Whenever congress shall speak in plain terms on this subject, tins part of the government stands ready to execute the law." An Kxt-inordinary Account. Brussels, Feb. 14. Le Petit Bleu, in correspondence from Pretoria, pub- shes an extraordinary account of ,000 British soldiers, who, it is said by the writer, arrived toward the end of December last during the retreat from Dundee at the liver Maputa, the boundary between Swaziland and ortuguese territory. According to the narrative they hud lost their way and wandered for weeks in Zululnnd, arriving shoeless, in rags and dying of hunger.

These soldiers, the cor espondent says, were thought to have been shut up with Sir George White Hridge Aero. the Knw. Kansas City, Feb. 14. Among the improvements to be made by the Kansas City Stock lards company this spring will be a new double- decked bridge over the Kaw river.

he increasing demand for stock nveways between tne two cities makes this bridge an absolute neces sity. A new shipping division will be built at the south end of the present shipping depot. British C'esnmtsloners ordered. Rangoon, British Burmah, Feb. 14.

The British commissioners. Middle nd Sutherland, who had been en gaged in the demarcation of the 'urmo-Chinese boundary, have been murdered in the Monghem district. Consul Litton was wounded, but escaped. Killed by a Train. Council Bluffs, Feb.

14. John Montgomery, who was probably the oldest man in Iowa, was killed by a Milwaukee train here yesterday. He wag 10S years old 'nst birthday. Houu Committee Reports Hill Alone th Line of tlio Hhsruutn Measure, lint Opposes Government Ownership. Washington, Feb.

14. The house committee on interstate and foreign commerce decided by a vote of eight to five to report a Pacific cable bill along the lines of the Sherman bill, defeating by five to eight the Corliss proposition for a government owner ship. The vote in the committee does not commit the committee to the Sher man bill as drawn, but only to the general idea which it contains pri vate ownership with a government subsidy for 20 years. The bill author izes the postinasetr general to con- tract with an American cnule com pany for the payment by'the United States of not to exceed $400,000 per year for 20 years for the transmis- sion of government messages from the Pacific coast to Honolulu, Oiinm, Manila, Hong Kong, and such points in Japan as the contractor with the approval of the government of Japan may select. PRISONERS FROM MANILA.

First Batch of Military Culprits Reaches Fort Leavenworth Guilty of Serious Crimea. Leavenworth, Feb. 14. The first of a large batch of military pris oners to come from Manila arrived at the federal penitentiary, Fort Leaven worth. They were escorted by a guard of artillerymen from Angel is- land, Cnl.

They are: Otto M. Conine, Peter McBennett, Sixteenth infantry; William E. Scarborough, third in fantry, and George Damphoffer, Six teenth infantry. Ihese men were convicted of burglary, larceny and rape. The sentence of the court- martial was that Scarborough should suffer death, Conine should be shot to death, Damphoffer got a life sen tence, and McBennett should be shot to death.

President McKinley com muted the sentences to 20 years in the federal prison. ANIMALS ON OUR FARMS. The Statistician of the Agricultural De partment Give an Estimate of the Live Stock In the United State. Washington, Feb. 14.

Mr. John Hyde, the statistician of the depart ment of agriculture, yesterday issued an estimate of the number and value of live stock on farms. Returns from more than 50,000 correspondents show that on January 1 there were on the farms of the United States 13,537,524 horses, 2,080,027 mules, 16,292,360 milch cows, 27,610,054 other cattle and 41,883,065 sheep. The department made no estimate of the number of swine, but will, await the enumera tion to be made by the United States census in June next. The total increase in value of the farm animals of the United States during the last three years exceeds $570,000,000.

FOR THE ARMY. Bill Prepared by the House Committee Carrie an Appropriation of for the Next Year. Washington, Feb. 14. The house committee on military affairs has completed the army appropriation bill.

It carries $111,700,364, ag-ainst $80,080,104 in the bill for the current year. The great seeming increase is accounted for by the fact that the ppropriations for the current fiscal year were inadequate and the urgent deficiency bill recently passed carried large additional appropriation for the army for tha current year. The bill includes an appropriation of 550 for cable and telegraph lines to connect the military posts in Alaska ith headquarters at St. Michaels and $100,000 for military bridges and roads in Alaska. Soldier Appeal far Work.

Kansas City, Feb. 14. Through local paper a soldier of the Twen tieth Kansas who does not sign his name appeals for work. He says: "I on't want alms, but I want work. I participated in every battle and skirmish with my regiment and was one of the 45 who crossed on the raft with Gen.

Funston. I have an honorable discharge. I am a married man, and can't get any work, I am thoroughly honest but nearly discouraged." Interestinff Ilefltl Rendered. Lawrence, Feb. 14.

Two stu- ents of the state university were ar rested last week for violating the city ordinance which requires the. pay ment of a license for soliciting for out-of-town laundries. The students were defended by J. W. Green, dean of law department of the university, who contended that the ordinance was a iolation of the federal provision re garding interstate commerce.

The students were released on this plea. Woman Snffrar Amendment. Des Moines, Feb. 14. The house committee on suffrage yesterday reported, without opposition, the resolution looking to a constitutional amendment to admit women to vote on the same terms as men.

The suffragists claim they will pass it in the house, but are not so confident of the senate. Tla Plate Work tm Resume. Pittsburgh, Feb. 14. The Mo-nongahela tan plate works and the Star tin plate works, both owned by the American Tin Tlate company, which have been closed for two months, will resume operations on February 26, The two concerns employ over 1,000 workmen.

For Llneola Statue. Washington, Feb. 14. Lorimer, of Illinois, introduced bill for the erection in Washington of a statue of Lincoln, and appropriating $500,000 for that purpose. Senate Committee Listens to Interesting Arguments from Women Delegations on the suffrage Question.

Washington, Feb. 14. The senate committee on woman suffrage gave a hearing to delegations from the woman suffrage convention and the anti-suffragists. The suffragists were introduced by Miss Susan B. Anthony.

Mrs. Itnchnel Foster Avery read a paper prepared by a woman who had twice been elected mayor of a Kansas town. This described in detail what had been accomplished in the way of municipal reform in Kansas and indicated that there had been a purification of municipal affairs since suffrage to woman hud been granted. Mrs. Mary C.

Bradford, of Denver, read paper upon the effects of popular suf frage in Colorado. She noted the im provement of conditions at the polls There had been a higher standard of candidates for public office-. The women voters hud improved them selves, mere were du.ouu more women voters in Colorado than men Miss Anthony closed the argument for suffrace. She recited the cam paigns that had been fought and de- clared that where there had been failure it was due to the foreign born voters. This allied to the liquor in terests had succeeded in defeating amendments granting equal rights to women.

Mrs. Dodge was then recognized to present the side of the anti-suf fragists. She read a letter signed by the state associations opposed to the extension of the suffrage to women It was a general argument against the question and concluded as fol lows: "We know that women are physically unable to perform the duties which men are compelled to perform under every well regulated government. The enforcement of law involved not only the performance of jury duty, but in the last emergency the employment of military force, in neither of which can women discharge the responsibility of actual service. Mrs.

Dodge was followed by Miss Bis- sell, of Delaware, who declared that where there were thousands of women who wanted to vote there were mil lions who did not want the ballot. Mr. Carrie Chapman Catt Elected. Washington, Feb. 14.

The National Woman's Suffrage association yester day elected Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, of New York, president of the associa tion for the ensuing year, to succeed Susan B. Anthony. The retirement of Miss Anthony caused genuine and heartfelt regret among the members of the association and when the an nouncement of the vote naming her successor was made many of them With the exception of the president, all of the old officers were elected. TO BE HELD FOR RANSOM.

If Boers Capture Cecil Rhode', His Friends Will Have to Pay S10, 000,000 for His Release. Cape Town, Feb. 13. The friends of Cecil Khodes are becoming alarmed at his possible fate and have sent an emissary to see Dr. Leyds, the diplo matic agent of the Boers in hurope, in regard to the probable course the Boers would pursue in the event of his capture.

Dr. Leyds assured the intermediaries that the Boers did not intend to kill Mr. Rhodes, but, he added, they would certainly hold him as a hostage until the indemnity for the Jameson raid was paid. In view of the developments since the raid, the Boers have also decided to double the amount of the indemnity demanded, so Mr Khodes' friends will have to hand over 2,000,000 000) before he is released. New liaseball Association Formed.

Chicago, Feb. 14. At a stormy ses sion at the Great Northern hotel, the new American Baseball association as formally organized with seven clubs. As the circuit now stands, it includes, in the west, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis and Louisville.

In the east, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore. It was the expectation of those present to-day that Washington would complete the eight-club circuit. Congressman Chlckerliig Found Dead, New 'York, Feb. 14. Congressman Charles A.

Chickering, of Copenhagen, -was found dead outside the Grand Union hotel in this city. He had either fallen or jumped from a fourth-story window of the hotel. He as dressed only in his underclothes, hich were saturated with rain. Chickering had complained all day of rheumatism. The Hnrtun Boxing Law.

Albany, N. Feb. 14. Gov. Roosevelt yesterday stated that he is watching with a great deal of interest the progress of the bill to repeal the Horton boxing law.

The governor thinks that the recent boxing contests in New York city show that the repeal law should pass.t Got. Taylor's Requisition Honored. Ardmore, I. Feb. 14.

Federal officials honored Gov. Taylor's Kentucky requisition for Porter Fletcher, arrested here yesterday by Sheriff Sam Mitchell, of Kentucky. Fletcher is charged with a grave crime. The prisoner was taken to Frankfort last night. Aatldpatlng Aaotber Big Gift.

New York, Feb. 14. It is expected that at a dinner to be given at the Hotel Manhattan early next month John D. Rockefeller will announce a further gift of $1,500,000 to Chicago university, making his total contribution to the institution $8,600,000. jssss'i Friendliness ta England.

London, Feb. 14. Japan has shown her friendship for England in a practical manner by turning over to the British authorities four new model 4.7-inch quick-firing guns, which art building by Armstrongs. CURRENT COMMENT. The total paid for college education In this country is about $100,000,000 annually, a sum nearly equal to the entire civil expenditure of the gov ernment.

New York, New Jersey and Penn sylvania are the only states in the union that pay their governor an an nual salary of $10,000. Oregon and pay only $1,500 a year. There are 6,754,000 volumes in the of American colleges and uni-veroities. Harvard has 500,000 vol- times, Chicago university 350,000, Co lumbia 275,000, end Cornell 225,000. Four million bushels of peanuts are used annually in this country.

In "behalf of the peanut it can be said -that no successful adulteration of it has ever yet been sprung upon the public- Miss Maude Earle is spoken of in England as the. successor to Rosa Bonheur. She is said to be one of the greatest living painter of animal life, if not the greatest. Dogs are her particular specialty. Priests of Paterson, N.

have be gun a crusade on flowers at funerals. iFather Dolan has gone so far as to ay that in future he will allow no flowers to be carried into the church tor funeral services. Probably the wife of Li Hung Chang possesses more gowns, to say nothing of her supply of extra coats, than any other woman in the world. She is credited with having 3,000 gowns, and to have 1,000 women waiting upon her. Whatever may be the final result at Ladysmith the siege proves again that a well-defended town cannot bo reduced by bombardment alone.

Fever lias been more dreaded in Ladysmith, than the big sheik from the mountain tops. One of the most valuable handkerchiefs in the world is owned by the queen of Italy, and is valued at It took three women more than 20 years to make it. It is bo fine that the queen keeps it in a jewel box the size of an ordinary beanpod. Charles M. Schwab, president of the Carnegie fiteel company, is 37 years old.

He has charge of 45,000 men, end has a salary of about $100,000 per mum. He commenced as a common in the Carnegie shops and through his own efforts he has reached his present position. The German government, which Tas been attempting to stamp out socialism in the army, is now endeavoring to check its spread among the state railway employes: The kaiser has declared that no man who holds -a government position should be a member of the social democratic party. Eev. Madison G.

Peters, who resigned the pastorate of the Blooming-dale (K. Reformed church, did so because he had come to the conclusion that the Bible teaches baptism for believers only, and because he could not in good conscience, continue the practice of infant baptism or baptism by sprinkling. Already, before the details of its civil administration have been arranged, the club movement his invaded the island of Porto Rico. The first club on the island was or-gauljzi two months ago by American women who are now living in Ponce. The president is Mrs.

Ruth Shaffner-Etnier, who is one of the world organ-lisers of the W. C. T. U. and whose work has led her into almcst every -quarter of the earth.

The statistics of failures in the United States and Canada in 1899, compiled by a leading commercial agency, show that the total number of those who failed was Of these 10,234, or .3.4 per had $5,000 capital or less and 535, or 4.9 per had a capital of over $5,000 -and les than $20,000. Apparently the smaller the capital the greater the danger of bankruptcy. Of the 9,642 failures in the United States last year, 3,333, or 34.6 per were due txclu-'sirely to lack of capital. Mrs. Carrie Cb.pnian Catt, who will -wear the mantle of Susan 1.

Anthony as president of the National Americas Woman's Suffrage association, placed on record her "hope and firn. belief that before the eud of the twentieth century a woman ill have been elected president of tne United States." Mrs. Catt has fixed a gen-rous margin of time for the fulfillment of her belief. It is evident she expects to be gathered to her fathers, or, as the suffragists would say, tc "bet atothers, long before the mmm culminates..