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THE ilOBNING- OKEGOKIAS", SATTTBDAY; FEBBTTART 23. 1595. UNNECESSARY OFFICE REPORT OP THE DEPARTMENTAL JOIXT COMMISSION. Three Changes SnpKeited in the Pres ent OrcartirallonB and Business Method of Departments. "WASHINGTON. Feb. 22. Mr. Dockery. of Missouri, chairman of the Joint com mission to examine the executive depart ments, today submitted to the house three measures recommending- changes in their present organization and business methods. The first recommends the abo lition of the office of solicitor of Internal revenue, and requires the solicitor of the treasury to perform the "vrork of that of fice. The second recommends the abolish ment of receivers of public moneys in land offices, and substitutes a special land In spector for them. The commission docs not indorse this change, but simply sub mits the recommendation as made by the experts. The third relates to the bonds of public officers. The report on this sub ject gives the numerous laws relating to bonding officers, and a table showing the class, number and amount of bonds. The report says: "From these it will be seen how con fused are the laws governing the ap proval of bonds and the determination of the amounts of those not fixed by con gress. Further than this there Is no pro vision made for the examination of bonds at any regular intervals to determine whether the amount is sufficient or the sureties solvent, except in one instance, that of the paymasters of the army, the law requiring that they be renewed each four years or oftener, by order of the president." The report recommends that the amount of any bond to be given by any officer, em ploye, depository, agency or agent or con tractor of the government of the United States, except where the law now provides a basis for ascertaining the amount by calculation, shall be determined by the head of the executive department or es tablishment concerned, and the secretary of the treasury, jointly, and it is recom mended that the bonds shall be approved by the head of the department, court or other establishment concerned in the per formance of the duties or employment, for the proper performance of which the bonds are given, and shall be deposited with the secretary of the treasury, ex cept that the secretary may assign to subordinate officers of the department of the treasury the duty of approving the bonds of officers and others belonging to that department not employed at Wash ington, and that the bonds should be ex amined every two years by the official ap proving them, to determine the sufficiency of the amount and sureties, and that all "bonds be renewed at least every four years. Dockery does not expect to pass this matter this congress, and simply sub mits it for information and the basis for action on the subject by the next con gress. GENERAL LEGISLATION. Various Matters Acted Upon in the IIouHe nnd Senate. WASHINGTON. Feb. 22. In the senate today this action was taken upon general legislation: The resolution of the committee on naval affairs was adopted by unanimous vote today, recommending an increase in the navy, as provided in the naval ap propriation bill now before the senate committee on appropriations. The com mittee agreed to report an amendment to the naval bill for the appropriation of 5100,000 for dockyards at Mare island, and another providing that officers of the navy detailed for shore duty shall receive sea pay while performing this duty. A bill was passed donating condemned cannon to the State Soldiers' Home, at Roseburg, Or.. Quay presented a memorial from the Manufacturers Club, of Philadelphia, strongly urging that the cause of finan cial distress was the assault on the Amer ican protective system, and indignantly protesting against the course of the pres ident in borrowing money from a foreign syndicate. The memorial closed with an earnest appeal to senators and members to so adjust tariff duties as to overcome the distress of the treasury. A spirited contest arose over the con struction of the bridge over the Delaware river at Philadelphia. It was finally agreed to tnke a vote on the question to morrow noon. Gorman secured unanimous consent thut unobjected cases on the calendar nhould be taken up at night sessions, beginning next Tuesday. In the llouic. WASHINGTON. Feb. 22. After the ap propriation bill was laid aside in the house this action was taken: A bill was pasFed to amend an act grunting right-of-way through the Indian torrltory to the Kansas & Gulf Railway Company: also, on motion of Tracey, the senate bill to postpone the time for the enforcsment of the new resolutions to prevent collisions at sta. Martin, the chairman of the commit tee on invalid pensions, asked unanimous consent to extend the evening session tonight, for consideration of private pen sion bills, to 12 o'clock, but Jones ob jected, and. at 6 o'clcck. the house took ft recess until S o'clock, the night session to be devoted to the consideration of pri vate pension bills. Nothing adorns the tea table so much as biscuit raised with Dr. Price's Baking Powder. , THE SEALING DAMAGES. They Must He Paid to Mnlntulu the Nation's Honor. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Secretary Gresham has decided he will make no further effort to Induce congress to pass the bill appropriating 5425,000 to pay the damages sustained by British sealing ves sels seised by our naval ships and reve nue cutters in Behring sea before the making of the modus Vivendi. If the bill fails now, then he will proceed immediate ly to draw up a treaty for submission to the senate, creating an arbitration com mittee to adjust the claims. The United States will have no other course open than this, for we should be dishonored among nations if we failed to carry out the obligations imposed upon us by our voluntary act in submitting the sealing question to the Paris arbitration. The Paris arbitration tribunal ruled out all claims for consequential damages, and allowed claims only when the vessels had actually been seized and where the crews liad been imprisoned. Even on this basis the claims amount to nearly $1,000,000. Be sides, there were about two-score of men, officers and crews of the seized vessels, who suffered imprisonment, and their; claims were compromised by the agree ment made by Mr. Gresham. The secre tary believes if all these claims arc sub mitted to a committee for adjustment, the United States will fare much worse than under the terms of the pending bill. THE POOLING HILL. W llntler to Move to Have It Taken Vp This Afternoon. WASHINGTON. Feb. 21 The demo cratic steering committee of the senate, after many postponements, held a meet Us today and decided to recommend to the senate thut Butler should be permit ted to move at 3 o'clock tomorrow for the consideration of the pooling- bill: that this bill should be continued as the unfinished business until 12 o'clock Monday, and that, if it should not be disposed of by that time, it should give place to other business. The programme was immedi ately construed into a decision to hold a Sunday session, and this act was made the most of by those senators who op pose the bill. The advocates of the bill dM not admit in so many words that their purpose included a Sunday session, but they confesed that, if they shall suc ceed in getting the bill up, they would use their utmost endeavors to have it voted upon before the expiration of the time set for its consideration, and as this time would include only about three hours of the Saturday session and one hour of the Monday session, they would necessarily have very limited time for the bill without either a night or a Sun day session. When Butler, who, as chairman of he interstate commerce committee, has charge of the bill, was asked what his purpose was as to the Sunday session, he said he did not want to be quoted as say ing anything that could be construed into a threat, and that he would only say he would use his best endeavors to get the bill before the senate, and that if he should succeed in that he would continue his exertions in its behalf until a vote could be reached. He felt confident of the success of the bill in case a vote could be reached, and he believed a clear ma jority would be shown on the vote for consideration. While Butler would name no figures, it is understood other friends of the bill claim that a final vote would show two-thirds of the senate in favor of it. The opponents concede if a vote should be reached it would pass, but they are determined in the declaration that ii shall not reach the point where the test of its strength shall be made. The tac tics which they will pursue were fore shadowed in Pettigrew's brief speech In the senate just prior to adjournment to night. The feeling is such as to make it clear that there will be a very sharp clash when the effort is made to take the bill up, and the indications are for a period of most decided parliamentary sparring against the measure, which will probably be led by Gorman on the democratic side and Chandler and Aldrich among the repub licans. SOME C03IMITTEE WORK. Favorable Report Ordered on Her mann's Yaqulna Bay Bill. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. The commit tee on rivers and harbors has authorized a favorable report upon Hermann's bill providing for a board of engineers to ex amine the bar of Yaqulna bay. Her mann's plan Is to use this favorable re port before the senate, believing it will greatly assist in procuring an amendment in the appropriation bills to embrace the provisions of his bill. The house election committee today, by a vote of 7 to 4, decided the contest for the seat of the fourth district of Vir ginia In favor of Epes, the democrat, who holds the seat, rejecting the claims of Goode, who ran on a fusion ticket. The committee on postoffices and post roads of the house of representatives, at its meeting today, unanimously directed the chairman to make a favorable report to the house upon the bill introduced by him, giving the use of the mails, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the postmaster-general, to coupon cards and envelopes of the United States Economic Postage Association. The bill provides that these cards and envelopes shall be used only for reply messages to be returned to the senders, the association giving- such bond as the postmaster-general may deem necessary to pay the postage upon the coupons of all such matter passing through the mails to the senders. Many of the largest business concerns of the country advo cate the adoption, of this system. From figures presented to the committee, it was shown that its adoption means an annual increased revenue to the postoffice de partment of from $12,000,000 to $30,000,000. without any outlay on the part of the government. THE PACIFIC RAILROADS. Rellly to Ask for a. Special Order for His Substitute. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Rellly. chair man of the house committee on Pacific railways will ask the speaker for a spe cial order under which the substitute agreed upon by his committee yesterday, for the settlement of the railways' in debtedness to the government, may be brought before the house. He says the substitute Is more acceptable to mem bers generally than the original Rellly bill. He mentioned the names of a num ber of gentlemen who opposed the Rellly bill who will support the substitute. The chief merit of the substitute, he says, lies in the fact that it will put into the na tional treasury about $52,000,000, which rep resents the principal of the companies' in debtedness to the government. He be lieves the substitute will pass the house. California Opposed to the Snhstltnte. AVASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Speaking of the new Rellly funding bill. Representa tive Maguire said: "I am opposed to the new bill because it will not be as advan tageous to California as either purchase by the government or sale to Individuals or companies on a foreclosure, and because I believe its terms are not offered in good faith, but for some ulterior purpose. It is much better from every point of view than Rellly's original bill, and will un doubtedly command the support of many who opposed that measure. I saw Senator White last evening, and stated to him the terms of the bill agreed upon by the com mittee. He says that no such bill coming to the senate at this time can possibly be passed. Of course, he has not read the bill, and my statement to him was based on a single hurried reading of it, but he said the fact that it contained a provision for funding any part of the debt, would justify and require him to oppose its con sideration in the senate. The house has drastic rules against filibustering, but in the senate two or three senators can easily prevent consideration of any ob jectionable bill during the last 10 days of the session." Will women rule in the next century? They rule now where Dr. Price's Baking Powder is used. Senate Confirmations. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. The senate in executive session today confirmed the fol lowing nominations: Gideon Bantz, of New Mexico, to be as sociate justice of the supreme court of the territory of New Mexico; Erskine M. Ross, of California, to be United States circuit judge for the ninth judicial district, pro vided for by the act approved February IS, 1895; Richard T. O'Connor, to be mar shal of the United States, for Minnesota; L4eutenant-ColonelF. C. Bainbridge, Third artillery, to be colonel; Major Edward B. Wllliston, Third artillery, to be lieutenant colonel; Captain J. E. Merrick, Third ar tillery, to be major. Free to Use the Beat Material. WASHINGTON. Feb. 22. Blackburn, from the committee on naval affairs, to day reported to the senate an amendment to "the navy appropriation bill, authorizing the secretary of the navy to use other metal than steel or an alloy in the con struction of the proposed torpedo-boats. The amendment is made at the suggestion of the secretary, who desires that the de partment may be left free to avail itself of any improvements in naval construc tion as far as relates to the material best adapted for use in building the torpedo boats. He thinks an alloy lighter than steel may be used. Annapolis and "West Point Visitors. WASHINGTON. Feb. 22. Speaker Crisp today announced the following members, on the part of the house, of the boards of visitors to the military and naval acad emies : To West Point Wheeler, democrat, of Alabama; Washington, democrat, of Ten nessee, and Milliken. republican, of Maine. To Annapolis Sayres, democrat, of Tex as; Tate, democrat, of Georgia, and Hull, republican, of Iowa. Incorae-Tjx Resolution Approved. WASHINGTON. Feb. 22. The president has approved the joint resolution extend ing from March 1. 1SS5. to April 15. 1S5. the time for making returns of income for the year ISfM. under the income-tax provisions of the revenue act of 1SS4- ADVICE FftOM ABROAD ENGLISH PRESS UPON THE XEW AMERICAN LOAN". Its Success Should Not Blind Any One to the Necessity For Carry ing: Oat Reforms. LONDON, Feb. 22. The Times will say tomorrow: The United States loan has been almost too great a success, for there is danger that it may encourage Amer icans to think there wa3 not, after all. any need of alarm for the position of the treasury three weeks ago and that there is no necessity to reform the currency. The success of the loan ought not to blind any one to the fact that the loan was a necessary expedient to get in time to carry out reforms, and was not the reform itself. It is no permanent remedy for the malady from which the treasury suffers. We hope that the few months' security now assured will be used by the executive and congress to place the cur rency system of the United States on a sound basis. For this purpose the with drawal of a large part, if not the whole, of the outstanding- greenbacks is an es sentialt preliminary. The Statist says that the high rate of Interest asked for the United States loan is due to the belief that further loans will scon we needed, and if the president refuses to borrow and congress does not act promptly gold will go to a premium and disappear from circulation. This will be followed by a panic in Wall street and the money market will be paralyzed until the elections next year are over. The true remedy for the currency crisis is a loan to call in and cancel the greenbacks. Self-Explanatory Correspondence. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. The appended correspondence, which explains itself, has passed between William P. St. John, president of the Mercantile National bank, of New York, and Mr. Springer, chairman of the house committee on banking and currency. The first is a let ter addressed by Mr. St. John to Mr. Springer, in which the former says: "When before your honorable commit tee in December I commended the re demption of United States notes in gold only, at that time under conditions then of extraordinary weakness in the treas ury. Under the profound conviction that the present condition of the treasury re serve and the liberal accumulations of idle money in New York and other money centers afford together a new opportunity to do so safely, I write to beg you to ask the secretary of the treasury to exercise the option conferred upon him by the law to redeem the United States notes in sil ver dollars. The treasury reserve is now composed of about $103,000,000 gold and only about $13,000,000 of free silver. If the secretary will instruct the treas urer and every assistant treasurer of the United States to meet demands for the redemption of United States and treas ury notes in standard silver only, and continue this for a reasonable time, the achievement will be in all details and in every respect a happy one, and no more intreest-bearing debt need be created. On the other band, if the secretary of the treasury still neglects this opportunity, the neglect may prove one more just ground for fault finding with his admin istration of public finance." To this letter Mr. Springer replied: "In answer to your letter, permit me to say I am under the profound conviction that the present condlton of the treasury re serve and liberal accumulations of idle money in New York afford, together, a new opportunity for you to exercise the discretion conferred on you by law' to" pay all checks at the bank of which you are president in standard silver dollars. If you should pursue this course for a rea sonable time, the achievement would be in all details and in every respect a happy one. On the other hand, if you should neglect this opportunity, the. neglect may prove one more ground for fault finding with those financiers who preach one doctrine and practice another." NO SUCH REPORT. Denial From Washington Reprarding the Alleged Mare Island Scandal. WASHINGTON. Feb. 22. It is positively denied at the navy department that any report has been received from Admiral Bcardslee, commanding the Pacific squad ron, and now at Honolulu, condemning the character of the work at the Mare-Island navy-yard, or that Secretary Herbert has ordered a investigation of affairs at the navy-yard. It Is also said as far as the department is Informed the work done at this yard is fully up to the standard else where. Touching the report that the Phil adelphia's starboard engine broke down on the trip to Honolulu, the secretary him self has stated that Admiral Beardslee's report made no mention of any such mis hap, but attributed the delay In the pass age mainly to inferior coal. As for the Boston, which is also cited as an example of bad work, it is said the ves sel has been lying at Mare-Island navy yard for a month out of commission, al though ready for service and in good order, simply for a lack of men to make up the crew. The Bennington is being held at Acapulco, according to Admiral Ramsay, chief of the navigation bureau, not be cause she is not in perfect order, but be cause that is a convenient port from which the vessel may be ordered at short notice to proceed either to South or Cen tral America or across the Pacific. As for the Yorktown, which is said to be suffering from leaky boiler lubes, it is said this Is probably true, but it is not in any sense a reflection upon the character of the Mare island work that her tubes should leak after the vessel has crossed 'the Pacific and been In hard service on a foreign coast. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22. Advices from Acapulco by the steamer City of Sydney say that the Bennington is at Acapulco In a crippled condition, in spite of the statements to the contrary. On the way from San Francisco to Acapulco the crown sheet of one of the boilers caved down. The Bennington was at Mare island navy-yard nearly four months undergoing repairs, before she sailed for the South. A contented mind is belter than riches. Dr. Price's Baking Powder brings con tent. HARTFORD AS A TRAINING SHIP. This May Be the Future of the Old Man-oMVar. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22. The work of repairs on the old flagship Hartford was commenced at Mare island Monday, and it is said that within a few days a big gang of men will be employed on the old hulk in an attempt to convert her into a modern warship. Now that the work has actually been commenced, the project of converting the historic old craft into a training ship for boys has been revived. On the quarantined City of Sydney are 70 bluejackets for vessels at Mare island. Attention was called to this fact by Colonel C L. Taylor, of the chamber of commerce. He said: 'Government is continually lending men from the East to the coast to man the ships here, and if we had a training ship we could supply our own sailors. In a re cent conversation with Admiral Beards lee. I remarked that there was not such need of sailors in the navy now as there was In the days of sailing vessels. To my surprise he informed me that there was as much need as ever, for sailors made the best kind of men-of-warsnsen. The Hartford is just the vessel for a training ship. She will be fitted up with all ap pliances of a modern warship, and our youth can be taught everything from reef ing a sail to handling a gun. or running an engine. If the Hartford were made into a training ship, she could cruise from San Digo to Puget sound, and pick up I srood lflfls n .iti route. This would mate good men of wild boys, and help to build up our Bavywith American seamen." The.UtaU Commission. WASHINqirON. Feb. 22. When the ex ecutive bill comes before the senate a motion will be made to strike out the pro vision for the Utah commission. It is claimed that as Utah will become a state in the fall with full powers, the commis sion should be abolished. The commission will contlnueuntil July 1. WOMEN AS PATRIOTS" Loyalty and Kindred Subjects in Their Congress. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. It being Washington's birthday, the national con gress of women chose patriotic subjects for its consideration today. Some nota ble addresses were delivered. "One Flag" was the motto of the coun cil today. A number of papers on patriot ism, and also a paper on "What the Flag Has Cost Women," were read and dis cussed. Eliza D. Keith, of California, took parr In the discussion. The discus sion of patriotic teaching was opened by Miss Mary Nesha, of this city, who advo cated more mingling of poetry with the teachings of fact. Rev. Anna Shaw, of Pennsylvania, made a vigorous protest against the discrimination against women in the constitution. Miss Susan B. An thony said that from a male standpoint there were 44 stars on the American flags, which were waving throughout the hall, but only two stars for women, and she predicted that within a decade her sex could claim the remaining 42 stars. The evening session was divided Into two parts. The firs- was under the aus pices of the National Association of Loyal Women of American Liberty. Mrs. I. S. Manchester presided. "The Degree to Which Womin Are Responsible for Main taining the Sentiment of Patriotism in Our Nation" was the subject of the first paper, read by Mrs. Sarah D. Lafetra, of Washington. The second part of the evening was un der control of the Women's Relief Corps. Emma R. Wallace presided. The "Story of the Flag" was told by Harriet L. Reed, of Massachusetts. She said a woman's mind conceived and a woman's hand mod eled the stars and stripes of the American flag, and that they continued to educate the children today in loyalty and patriot ism. The Flag Day Association has estab lished as flag day June 14, and asKed that this day be made a legal holiday. The 14,000 patriotic women that she represented indorse most heartily this movement. Mrs. Kate Brownlee Sherwood, of Canton, O., reviewed the types of women of the republic whom she held to be the direct heritors of the women of the revolution. She said: "All talk of a new woman is a mere fa ble. There is no new woman. Without the blessed woman, the world would be a howling wilderness, such as Dante saw and was afraid of." Mary H. Krout. of Chicago, closed the proceedings of the day with "Women as Patriots." Daughters of the Revolution. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. The Daugh ters of the American Revolution elected a new president general at their congress yesterday, in place of Mrs. Letitia Steven son, the wife of the vice-president, who is ineligible under the constitution of the order, to serve another term. Mrs. John W. Foster, of Indiana, wife of Mr. Har rison's ex-secretary of state, and at pres ent the adviser to the Chinese government in the peace negotiations with Japan, was chosen for the office, after some very live ly scenes. Mrs. Foster was elected by nearly a two-thirds vote. Mrs. Charles Sweet Johnston was elected vice-president by acclamation. IT IS ANTIQUATED. Libel' Laitf bikensxetl by Newspaper ''Publishers. NEW YORK, Feb. 22. The American "Newspaper Publishers' Association, in an nual convention today, discussed the ex isting libel laws of the several states. It was decided that the laws now In force, based upon the English common law, were antiquated, and should be revised to meet present requirements. No formal action on the matter was taken, as there are pend ing before the legislatures of many states bills providing for needed revision of the libel laws. The following resolution in re lation to the retirement of James W. Scott, the outgoing president of the association, was adopted: "Resolved, That the members of the American Newspaper Publishers' Associa tion, in convention assembled, join in ex tending greetings and congratulations to James W. Scott, on the successful out come of the negotiations "which give him the control of the Chicago Herald, Chicago Post and Chicago Times. "Resolved, That this association takes this occasion, upon the retirement of Mr. Scott from the presidency of this associa tion, to record Its full appreciation of the great energy and zeal which he has always manifested In promoting its welfare during the past six years In which he has ren dered such eminent services." "Resolved, That a copy of these resolu tions be transmitted to Mr. Scott, with the heartfelt thanks of all." C. W. Knapp, of the St. Louis Republic, was elected president; P. J. Butler, of tho Buffalo News, vice-president; W. C. Bry ant, of the Brooklyn Times, secretary; H. F. Gunning, of the Brooklyn Eagle, trea urer. The business of the convention closed tonight, with a banquet at the Brunswick hotel. OTHER CONVENTIONS. The Army and IVavy Union. CHICAGO, Feb. 22. One hundred mem bers of the regular Army and Navy Union of the United States were present when the sixtn annual convention opened this morning in the First Methodist Epis copal church building. National Com mander James P. Lockwood, of Chicago, called the convention to order, and Corpo ration Counsel Palmer welcomed the dele gates on behalf of the city. Colonel D. Carey, of San Francisco, replied. J. Bruce Morton, secretary to Lieutenant-General Schofleld, presented the report of the com mittee on the state of the order and on the questions Involved in the revision of tha constitution, which is the most import ant matter to come before the convention. The gathering will be in session several days. The union, it is expected, will event ually become the leading veteran organi zation of the country, for while the Grand Army of the Republic will disappear by the death of the soldiers of the civil war. the Army and Navy Union is designed to exist so long as the United States main tains an army and navy. Proof against all assault is the reputa tion of Dr. Price's Baking Powder. Its rivals are routed every time by its su perior merits. Good "Ad" for the Railroads. BOSTON, Feb. 22. A little Maltese cat is beating her way around the world without the expenditure of a cent. A tag attached to a cord around her neck tells the story thus: "Came on board at Min neapolis on my trip around the world. Please take the best of care of your pas senger, via Boston, thence to New York steamer. Kittle." From Minneapolis Kittie came over the Soo line to Montreal --via the Concord & Montreal, and Boston & Maine to Bos ton. Yesterday she left Boston for New York via the Hartford railroad and Fall River line. When she arrives in New York she will be transferred to some ocean steamer. For the Mardi Gras Celebration. CLEVELAND. O., Feb. 22. The Cleve land Grays, Cleveland's crack military company. left for New Orleans this after noon 400 strong. They will be the guests of the Continental Guards of that rity during the Mardi Gras celebration. The Grays will act as special escort to His Royal Majesty Rex, when he enters the city during the festivities. THE MICHIGAN CLUB TENTH ANNIVERSARY BANQUET IN DETROIT. Governor McKinley and. the Hon. Charles H. Aldrleh the Principal Speakers of the Occasion. DETROIT. Feb. 22. The Michigan Club had its 10th anniversary banquet at the Auditorium tonight. Six hundred rep resentatives of the state and elsewhere and club members sat at the tables, and the galleries were filled with spectators. At the speaker's table sat Governor Rich, of Michigan; Governor McKinley, of Ohio; ex-Senator Thomas W. Palmer and John Patton, jr.. Colonel F. J. Hacker, Congressman-elect William A. Smith, John B. Corliss and Horace G. Snover, Hon. C. H. Aldrich, of Chicago; and Hon. H. D. Eastnbrook, of Omaha. Among the letters of regret was one from the late Frederick Douglass, dated February 20, the day of his death, and was as follows: "I tender you my sincere thanks for the honor conferred by your cordial Invi tation to be present as honorary guest on the occasion of the 10th anniversary banquet of the Michigan Club. It would give me very great pleasure to see the faces and hear the voices of the patriotic ana freedom-loving sons of Michigan on that occasion, and I regret that my lim itations do not prmit this pleasure. Yours, in the cause of freedom and good government." Hon. J. F. Hecker, the toastmaster, first introduced Hon. Charles H. Aldrich, of Chicago, who responded to the toast, "A Present Outlook." Mr. Aldrich said, in regard to President Cleveland's Ha waiian policy: "Let the blood of Charles L. Carter and the tears of his stricken wife rest upon this policy of Infamy." He believed in protection to American industries, but deprecated any general revision of the tariff when the republican party went into power in 1S06. The next toast was, "The Republican Party," to which Governor McKinley responded. "Disciples of Washington" was responded to by Hon. Henry D. Eastabrook, of Omaha. He spoke of Lafayette as a moral force in the history of the world as the evangel of liberty, the minister of God's will, rather than the Lafayette in the home relationship of life. Chairman Hecker introduced Governor McKinley as a gentleman to whom the club and the nation owed a great debt. In an instant the audience was on its feet, cheering, waving handkerchiefs and napkins, and it was some minutes before the governor could proceed. He said: "I do not believe that American prin ciples are less dear to Americans in their triumph than they were in their tem porary defeat. I do not believe that the principles, which won a most unprece dented victory from ocean to ocean, re quire now either modification or amend ment. They are dearer and closer to the American heart than they have ever been In the past. While in the situation of the country there is no cause for con gratulations, this is not the time to em ploy terms of distress. The voice of en couragement is more apropriate than the voice of alarm. Above all, the people must not disparage their government. They must uphold it, and uphold It at all times, although they may not be able to support the present administration, which has been unfortunate from every standpoint. The administration has nei ther had a wise foreign policy nor a cred itable democratic one. Its policy has been weak, vacillating and unworthy the gov ernment of America. The administration has decreased the revenues of the govern ment and reduced the wages of the peo ple. It has made both the government and the people poor. It has reversed the revenue policy of the government, and now the revenue from internal taxes ex ceeds the revenues from customs 'dues While the administration has increased the burdens of the people, it has dimin ished incomes and impaired investments." The governor said that the administra tion of President Harrison was the best America ever had. He was frequently in terrupted by applause during his speech, and when he finished he was given more applause, the audience again rising to ita feet. A voice called out, "Three cheers for our next president," and the crowd became wild. The Iriqnols Banquet. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22. The fifth annual conference of Iroquois Braves of this state, which met in this city today, adopted the following: "Resolved, That we commend the efforts of Hon. James H. Budd, governor of this state, in his efforts to bring about nec essary economy in the management of all our state institutions, which have been extravagant in every particular, and we only regret that he Is not aided and sup ported in his efforts to remedy existing evils by the legislature now assembled." The following was also adopted: "Whereas, The conditions under which the national democratic administration came into power were of such nature as to almost annihilate a government less strong in the hearts of the people; and, "Whereas, The present conditions of the financial affairs of our country, notwith standing the amount of sharp criticism against the democratic administration, is the result of republican rule and repub lican ways, against which the democratic party for a quarter of a century raised Its voice of warning; therefore be it "Resolved, That we, the members of the Iroquois League, a purely democratic organisation, reaffirm our loyalty to the democratic party and allegiance to its principles as of old." Signs of the business revival are seen everywhere. Dr. Price's Baking Powder never sold so rapidly as now. BIMETALLIC LEAGLE. Secret Conference of Delegates at Washington. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. A number of representatives of the American Bimetallic League met here today for conference at the league headquarters. Among those present were General A. J. Warner, presi dent of the league; Representatives New lands, of Nevada, and Sibley, of Pennsyl vania. The greatest secrecy was main tained as to the conference. General War ner, however, said that they had come to gether to talk over the situation, and noth ing else. For the last seven days, how ever, a rumor has been in circulation here to the effect that certain silver men were formulating a plan, which, if carried out, would result in placing a national silver ticket in the field for the next national campaign. It is not believed, however, that the plan has yet taken any definite shape. Senators Teller and Wolcott, and a number of others active In the cause of silver in congress, were not present at today's meeting. ALREADY AT AVAR. The New Third Party and Mrnight Ont Populists. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Feb. 22. What was probably the first gun In the inevit able battle between the new third party, being formed in Washington, and the straight-out populists, was fired here to day when the fourth annual meeting of the National Reform Press Association began in the Centropolis hotel. The asso ciation Is formed of the editors of the populist papers in the United States. Rep resentatives of 1500 papers are at the meet ing. A dozen of them are women. The trouble started when Mr. Clairborne. of Kansas, in a brief speech, upon, "How Can We Get Reliable Telegraphic News Independent of the Monopolistic, Pluto cratic Press Associations," reflected upon the honesty cf H. E. Taubeneck. chairman of the national populist committee. The speaker was applauded. This presages the fight -which is sure to come, before the meeting adjourns, between the friends ; and enemies of Taubeneck. Some of th GOLDEN RULE BKZKKR Corner Third and Morrison Streets WE TAKE PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING AMONG OUR SPECIALS THIS WEEK Baby arriaes UPWARDS Breedip aes" Butternil Soilet Soap" clpseeipted Cjfyeenoe AND ON OUR UPPER FLOORS FULL STOCKS NOW IN Crepo Papers, Tissue Papers, Spool Wire, Shade Frames, etc. S 27SIC : 8C NOUELS Paper Dolls, JCevc Games, Toys and Novelties. leaders of the populist party, among them Dr. S. M. McLallin, editor of the Topeka Advocate, accused Taubeneck of design ing to betray the populist party into the hands of a new third party, called the silver party. Taubeneck is also accused of wanting to sidetrack the old Omaha platform, on which the populist party has fought, and substitute a silver platform. Taubeneck sent an ultimatum all the way from Washington, setting forth his views as to how the party should be man aged, and threatening that, unless these are carried out, he will resign his position. Carl Browne is on the ground strongly advocating Jacob Coxey for presidential nomination ty ihe people's party in 1SW. At the evening session, Milton Park, of the Southern Mercury. Dallas. Tex., was elected president; W. A. Hotchkiss, of Preston, Minn., vice-president: W. S. Morgan, of the Buzz-Saw, Hardy, Ark., secretary and treasurer; executive com mittee, J. H. McDowell, Paul J. Dixon, C. H. Matthews, E. H. Peters, W. L. Brown. The business will be concluded tomor row, when a fight on the financial ques tion is looked for. OTHER POLITICAL NEWS. Rhode Island Prohibitionists. PROVIDENCE, R. I.. Feb. 22. The pro hibition state convention for the nomina tion of candidates for governor and other state officers was held here today and was one of the liveliest gatherings of the party ever held in this city. The nominees of the convention were: For governor, Hon. Smith Quimby, of Warwick; lieutenant-governor. Wm. B. Franklin, of Newport; secretary of state, George W. Thorpe, of North Providence; attorney-general, James A. Williams, of Providence; general treasurer, L. Lander Strom, of Bristol. Chicago Popnllsts TIeltet. CHICAGO, Feb. 22. The populists of this city met in convention this evening. A reform platform, calling for honest politics, was adopted, and the following ticket was nominated for the coming election: -Mayor, Dr. Bayard Holmes; treasurer, W. W. Beaver; attorney, Seymour Sted man; clerk, Jacob Rothburger; judge of the circuit court, E. E. Leinen. A Kentucky Jmle. LOUISVILLE. aFeb. 22. Major 'Grearge. B. Carlin was today appointed "by Gover nor Brown to fill the vacancy on the appel late bench made by the refusal of Judge Sterling B. Stone to accept the position after he was declared elected by the con testing board. The selection meets with hearty approbation. THE REFORMER'S LOT. A Vagnc Rumor of Mayor Strong's Resignation. NEW YORK, Feb. 22. A report, circu lated about the hotels today, to the effect that Mayor Strong had found his office so little to his taste, and that attention to its duties has so affected his health that he had determined to resign, was much discussed by legislators and others. Al though there was nothing on which to rest the resignation story, except the merest rumor, supplementing the fact of the mayor's illness, the gossips made the most of it. The effect of the dissensions in the republican party, growing out of the recent municipal appointments, were also discussed and opinion was divided on the question of whether they would weaken or strengthen the organization at the polls. These and other arguments and speculations kept politicians, who were unable to hover around the city hall and the department of public works in search of places, quite busy. Governor Morton came to town yesterday, intending to remain for a day or two. His visit at this time will cause much comment, as it is known that he is extremely anxious to see perfect harmony here. He espe cially desires friendly relations between ex-Senator Piatt and Mayor Strong. He thinks that an amicable adjustment of the present troubles can be reached, and it is said that one of the reasons for his visit is to bring this about. While he does not intend to dictate to Mayor Strong as to the policy to be pursued, he will probably advise with him before many hours shall have passed. He may sug gest, in the interest of harmony, the re tirement of General Collis from the deputy commisslonership of public works and the appointment, in his stead, of some repub lican who would be less objectionable to Mr. Piatt and his friends. This would be no sacrifice to General Collis, for he said that he did not want the office when he took it, and that he consented because he was begged to do so. It Is expected that the governor will have a long con ference with both Mayor Strong and Com missioner Brookfield some time today. From far-off Southern Africa come or ders for Dr. Price's Cream Baking Pow der. . FATHER OK HIS COUNTRY Celebration of "Washington's Illrth day Throughout the Country. CHICAGO, Feb. 22. Washington's birthday was celebrated by the citizens of Chicago on a more elaborate scale than its predecessors, except for the enforced absence of the military parade, which has been part of . the birthday celebrations for the last 20 years. The reason was that he last legislature has failed to ap propriate the money needed to equip the Chicago brigade of the National Guard with greatcoats, the old ones having been made unpresentable by the railroad strike duty. As in recent years, the Union League Club took the leading part in ar ranging the celebrations in the public schools, the patriotic exercises at the Auditorium in the afterncon, when Arch bishop Ireland was the orator, and at the Union League clubhouse at night. Oratory, patriotic speeches and feasting were joined at the last event. At the Grace Episcopal church there was a brill iant gathering of the clergy, members of the Loyal Legion, of the Illinois Society and the Sons of the American Revolution. Bishops Hale, of Cairo; McLaren, of Chi cago, and Seymour, of Springfield, were among those who took part in the special religious service. Bishop Seymour de livered the oration. Little business was transacted in the city. The Southerners in the city celebrated by completing the organization of a Chi cago Southern Society. The matter has OF 100 STYLES, NEW IN DESIGN. A VERY HANDSOME FULL-SZE CARRIAGE FOR.. ..$6.50 AND THE BEST EVER CREAMED OF FOR $10.00 -AND IN FACT CAGES OF EVERY CHARACTER. A LARGE, STRONG BREEDING CAGE COMPLETE, $1.25 FINE SQUARE, REAL BRASS-WIRE CAGES, AT 70c -THE GENUINE ARTICLE GUARANTEED. A NEW LOT JUST OPENED, BETTER THAN EVER. EOX OF 3 CAKES FOR 253 Soap MANY LADIES USE NO OTHER. PER CAKE. WRAPPED 6a been talked of for some time, and the final meeting was held at the Auditorium today. It was decided that the soclety should not have club features. Washing ton's birthday will be celebrated annually by a banquet, to which the generals of the South will be invited. The day was generally observed through out the West and South. At Cincinnati, business was generally suspended, but there were no parades or celebrations by any organizations. The school children celebrated. At Cleveland, the day was fittingly observed by the various military organizations. The w-eather was fine, and the parade was viewed by big crowds. The public schools, courts and many busi ness places were closed. In Louisiana the day was more generally observed than usual, and little business was done. The banks and exchanges were all closed. The Watterson Club celebrated the occasion with a reception tonight at its clubhouse. Shackleford Miller read Washington's farewell address. The Congressional Prayer. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Rev. Mr. Mill- burn opened the session of the senate to-i day with a fervent and eloquent prayer extolling the public and private virtues of George Washington, who, he said. showed a steadfast devotion to the lnt ests of his country, subordinating his pri vate wishes and will to" the good of the whole people. Such a noble example might well enter into the character of every American boy and exalt our pa triotism, making it the safeguard of our national institutions, and also our social, religious and private institutions. Onr Cattle in Prance. PARIS, Feb. 22. A deputation of depu ties and senators called on the minister of agriculture todiy and demanded prohibi tion of the importation of American cattle. Distress in tiis Stomach "I had trouble with my stomach for a long time and could not get anything that would do me any good. Last February I had Inflammation of the stomach, and was so bad for a week, that even light food would causo iv $r and vomiting. The doctor's medicine did me no good and so I Sfgfto) thought I would try n&s.E.Champlin mejl j ,1 two bottles I could eat anything without hav ing the least bit of distress. 1 have only taken five bottles and my general health is much bet ter." Ed. Chajiplut, Groton City, New York. 'Sartff, pa"- Hood's PHIs should be in every household. apin Mrs. Dickinson, of Thop, la., had an open sore on her foot -which tortured her for 4 years. Five of the best doctors could not cure it, but Hexican Mustang Liniment DID Lyon's Sathairon FOR THE HAIR. Stipaaalates the roots, Increases the growth, Prevents it from Falling oat, Eradicates dandraff, And Is a Delightful dressing For old aod yoiarag. RED ROUGH HANDS Bad eoxnplcxkras, baby blemishes, acd falling tiro Hn nimfvlnjf and IMnti. "y fjlog soup in the world, ta 2T 'wc" M Faieet aod weetcet of enre for pimples becanne only prevendre of clogging of the pores. Sold everywhere il. L m3B&m ll ASwXffiyLtofc-ja7Ct,KV i