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m tliERS X CO.
I! TUEIR ELEGANT NEW AND COM.
MODIOIS BUSINESS
; . HOUSE).
Its Hualventnn, Architecture, Dean.
y, filae and Perfect Adaptability
for the Purposes Intended-That
Old and Reliable Firm Al
wa Ready for Business.
. f he elegant and commodious store
building of the above firm is a palatial
edifice of modern classic architecture. It
speaks wed for the enterprise eind pro
gressivoness of its fouuders, and is qiii.e
on addition to the beauty and attractive
ness of Congress avenue.
The building is 48x100 feet, and 50
feet in height. The first story in sixteen
feet in the clear from floor to ceiling. The
second and third stories are respectively
fourteen and thirteen feet in height from
floor to ceiling. There is ample space
between ceiling and roof for ventilation,
thus preserving the coolness of the upper
floor during the extreme heat of sum
mer. There are 7000 square feet of avail
able space upon each floor, making the
entire available floor space of the build
ing 21,000 square feet.
The first floor is entered through a
vestibule tiled with encaustic tiling of
neat and substantial design. The interior
floor is of 1 1-2 narrow tongtied and
nnnn oo n.fil n AK.lnii
lu uuvmie uueu venucnti ul wenniiK, auu
the unsightly effect of splintered timbers
tinder foot. The floor is laid upon terra
flrma, so that all the solidity of mother
earth is invoked to sustain the bales
and stocks of heavy goods. Its construc
tion is what is known as a sanitary floor,
being laid upon sleepers imbedded in a
solid foundation of nsphaltic concrete
in ul over the entire I oor snace Ot tile
building. This material keeps out the
dampness that might arise from the
ground, furnishes adequate equality of
support for goods, and obviates any nn-
KSy -- v
. j '. l ,rvUi; P9 i Vif "-if. til
,:rs-?y:vm
healthy v.por, caused erby wtdnj
floor, joist or by veruiine and.accumu.a.ed
debris. .
The fraat of the first floor is i vwU
.lighted by Inrse
windows, eix in number, with the ban ib
,C.-.a,rt L-iit-t T111KS 1 -l' LM14.il:
tiou giv'eir with the least possible
"'J:?,!"'!1!; Knnntlfnllv panaKed with
that .tircc .ions ." ," :r. ".iw,
,c..rl7 P e, with imti-rhl poMird Amah.
,n l the r.iilin?s and doors are of an
arrangen. j.h fV",",, e(llai t0 that
fittlndX oSrrSemqents of each
with massive piers, ann arcn
Itranite. The entire first story n
famous Texas granite of DfTOm
capital was .n"M wnnty. The
Grknite Monntam in Burnet conn j
second story of hf frn "windows,
divided into three inn n colnulIU
with large grey tT?XcmA nd third
Th main portion of the secon a
S5 Md ,rey granite ,
Cornice-is of copper. A J-gg
..." MW-''
i Ptimi km:-ms mm. i i
number pi xrau.u.- ""-th houae that Is worthy ot earei i co
same quiiuiy ui r ..nition bv retail iinercnaius '
skylight wtlls through the bulMaig, pw- y hUo W 1 lvaI1,,(Mi 1(lea8 of what s
Tiding light,, and a so windows lor light , to . cot fle Such merchants
ing from tlw alley in the rear. ,,r" assmed that aH dresa goods handled
r?n. o. -Ar (i wa nseotter to a height are ""'Vle" ',,. e. r . the latest
of eight feet, and the entire .flnwh .thro wh- 0(.g of'the fertile and active brams
out the whole building is of natin-a oo I 0,,.9:K11(,rs .and the deft hands of
All goods are brought in at the rear, a d " wd Nveavcrs. ,
are passed over the sca.es cjotf '"BgeaKou. or course, the disnlay
placed close to the elevator The e.eya tor , At tms ., a prominent
Has a capacity equal to the taW" ; There are heaps and heaps of
n ands, a id ample floor spac of seventy- 0' nU sliJ,.a, .colors nnd quality,
?wo wraro feet. The oliico is located WanktW ot a
wwa he first lloor. It is composed of ,f "iLave been luid.'rfl, an.l large q'.mu-
TOnipnrtnwnta. cno for tin- book- he? have ic ,
k :. V. ntvr for the firm manag.;- . ..jl.i t;i floor, mid. In short.
A broad tairvy leads to he sec-, gecor.d I oor. whxh to ar ran m ; , 0,t h(1,. fi The
Kind floor with easy trends and rMi eht.yhvx, w ' .rr ie 1 . 'S .Jmfl.W-B crew were exhausted from
Jnnvenient for the patrons, friends and : f tions ;lua sum rs. in - reR.led by the life boat
of the firm. The second floor cnnylete, awl , ,,u,,ti;vtn,I. nf 'X , Ktrnrla. The life liont of the
S &rn npln Ml it? waFPHC.s lsfnn fill(1 in l'nf lie ?Lnr"t wns-mnnnel ly First illlicer
Sith heavy tooad she ving for gooiK all deit,re , t,,a ul.on l.m. J of thp Cn,,nr,ier'8 8allors
he ving bW movaWe to m? stock is selected c,i f passengers of the Ktrurhi cheerel
sized packages. The floors eonntry trade. fl 1 ,, the life Imat crew on their return from
roveired with tables and goods (Ts- ' t.ri,.Bce of the firm, and thwr Kn ge Millfield. and pre9-ut?l them with a
Shd to the best.ma.mer systeniatica v JP 'TuVtP; putse of m. . Several of the Mdlfield's
f?" .. tnceful line del
-.-o lavages of mo ar, .1.. .
I.t.'.!.!"1"1? U0-
of rro.l -t" u " RD(1 effect
Tk T """uoi'"eres.
pensive and corroding tin thm the
ducts of Texas uuu nome Pro-
All the ri'fflllnttnna nf (v.- i
nee
m ; V; fit"1. U'""."B Of Its elns
i nroviilxii f.,. ii r , "oieuings are
iiiotiueu for all windows
winds are furnished for nil the front
windows which can be easily controlled
Th5ttInite ,? J"nntitr o' light
The plumbing in the entire building
lb:l"" In accordance with thf
most modern usage s regards its sanl-
;?,Jilef f1r Klla, nnd combination fix
flint8' f?u!:tee;' figures upon the first
floor and twelve fixtures upon each of
tne other floors.
The electric wiring is arranged so that
each floor can be turned on slmultane-
?' , y,-, J firHt floor a"d also the vesti
bule lights can be turned on at the front
door entrance. A switch at the oflice
controls the lights In the oflice. The
lights on each floor are controlled at
the head of the stairs for each floor.
In fact, the whole building has been de
signed for the needs of the business, to
facilitate its dispatch and to give the
best service to its friends and custom
ers. It is such enterprise as this which
helps the whole common mass of people,
builds up our city nnd causes us to re
mark that life Is still worth living
The general contractors upon the build-1
Ing were Messrs. Fisher & Lamble, an j
um uuu Buccessiui nrm ot quallbed build
ers. The architects were Messrs. Burt
McDonald and J. Itiely Gordon. The
building In their hands received great
care and watchfulness In all Its details.
Their Bnaincas.
McKean, Ellers & Co. carry a very
large stock of dry goods, embracing
every article usually found in a house
devoted exclusively to the wholesale
dry goods business.
The spacious first floor is filled with
what is known to the trade jir nlnnn
goods, consisting of calicos, ginghams,
domes! cs. lonua. Ruhniam (l..i,naiu
blankets, comforts, furnishing goods,
etc. There are piles upon piles of the
goods, conveniently arranged and well
displayed, so that country merchants
. wSslw -- -' '
hi' S--:. i.itZ.'l?!? j;yf (i; kz-'-ii
-
:-'H,;j
hav am? and
'..,, tlmt fi(.Uie fashion is
..- chancing in color and pattern, are
otr en "W :& 1)elll(!l carefi to
v V o( the ery latest
have -nT Js feature of 0ie bh?
l"rlnR tfc iTi.ttimn months. f.
e demand was exp.et, and t he I -
a"a enles of those are l.irge.
ple ,n "us Vu" " (hat 1hey
Kvervthinc is well arrfingi.u I on u.
and culling out a bill iron.
is easily made.
Third Floor.
-buh
fhTng " wel" arranged, and everywhere
nerf is neatness and good t
tors.
Tae Firm.
Tha firm of McKean. EHew & Co .sue-
Za2i the firm of McLean -",
.i... - n r.a nrn. 1'Ul ov..;
and the X
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ATJSTDff WEEKLY STArvnv lTHUBSIUY
. . "
i""" iraae 11 e iiri ;
some fourteen or fifteen amutiesTand it
J Pere "'"'la higher with the merchants
whom it serve It has a we 11-etrned
thE ? holl .a the confidence of those
with whom it hns dealings. With a m
pern corps, of bookkeepers and clerk a!l
orders are carefully ami accuratefy fiile,
find fW" '.n U0'Bn'wriug towiis w :i
hud It to their interest to buy their dry
goods and notions from Mcl&an, KUeri
PUBLICLY EXCOMMUNICATED.
ReIlRlon Circle Stirred Up Over
Act of a Catholic Illxhop.
Kansas City, Pec. 12.-A special to the
Times from St. Joseph, Mo., says:
He.igious circles in this city were stir-
.v-u up louay oy tne public excommuni
cation ot Mrs. Charles Miller, formerly
Miss Katherme Morinrhy, her mother
and ail realtives and Catholics who par
ticipated in her marriage ceremony and
the reception which followed, because
the young woman was married bv a Pro
testant minister.
The letter of excommunication from the
Kt. Key. Bishop Burke and addressed to
Key. rather Newman, pastor of the
cathedral congregation, was read at all
ih services in the cathedral today.
On Thursday of last week Miss Knth
?,.,, rmrity waa married to Charles
A. Miller at the First Presbyterian
church by the Nev. George A. Treuholni.
After the marriage services a reception
was held at the home of the bride's
mother.
In his letter of excommunication Bish
op Burke fpoke of the unusual publicity
tniit nad been given to the affair, and for
that reason placed not only Mrs. Miller
but nil her relatives nnd all Catholics who
participated in her marriage ceremonies
uuuer tne nan ot the church.
Sncnks of the Partition of China.
St. Petersburg, Dee. J.I. The Novnxti
says the absence of protests from the
other powers at Germany's evident deter
mination to remain at Kiao Chau bay
indicates that the partition of China has
actually begun and will proceed quietly.
Another newspaper expressed the be
lief that the United Status, among other
powers, may object to the permanent
occupation of Kiao Chnu by Germany.
Russian ollicial circles, however, appear
indifferent to the stop taken by Ger
many. BRYAN I MEXICO.
Hia la a Triumphal Journey Re
Karded aa a National Gneat.
Mexico City. Dec. 11. Mr. Bryan and
party are making a triumphal journey
through the country, stopping at the prin
cipal cities between the frontier and this
capital, nnd everywhere is being treat
ed with remarkable courtesy. At va
rious state capitals the governors havo
personally greeted the democratic leader.
as he has been accorded exceptional fa
cilities for seeing everything. lie is
nnw expected to arrive here Monday
right, when he will be escorted to the
Hotel Sanss, where luxurious quarters
have been secured for him, nnd wi'.l be
received nt the railway station by Cil.
Ot rza of the president's staff and taken
to Iih hotel in the president's carriage.
Mr. Krynn is regarded as a national
guest and as meriting all these attentions
as the leader of a great American paliti
cal party. Xot since Grant and Seward
visited Mexico have such unusual honors
bier, paid any American.
There is no doubt that Mr. Bryan's po
sition on the silver question has much
to do with the warm sentiment of friend
ship exhibited to him.
9
Waco Murderer Still at Large.
Waco, Tex., Dec. U. (Special.) The
ofiicers have displayed very remarkable
e nergy in their efforts to bunt down the
murderer of Eli Frankfort, who was
slain by nn assassin Thursday night, the
Dth instant. Blood hounds were em
ployed and a search was made through
the cedar brakes and the chaparrel nlong
the Bosque. The country was swept for
miles around. Rewards were offered for
the apprehension of the fugitive, but up
to noun today, nniong the many arrests
made, not a one fitted the description.,
end all persona were relieved of suspi
cion. A KIIllnK at Orange.
Orange, Tex., Dec. 11. (Special.)
Oorgo Mirriimm was phot and killd
about 4 o'clock this afternoon. Albert
Dunh'.p came in and fmrrendered, star
ing he did the shooting. It occurred in
tiie yard and near the house of Dtinlap,
in the southern part of the city, and i
,n ported to 1h! the culmination of a feud.
An Unfortunate Accident.
Lmdnio, Tex., IC4 11. (Special.)
Brev.s-ter, the liti! fi-y car-old son of T.
K. Sikes, while attempting to tak" a 2L'
caliber Winchester from the ruck this
morning, accidentally dicharged if, fatal
ly wounding Tate, the littlu son cf V. C.
Love, about the same n;'e. Th. ball just
missed the left eye, entering the temple,
ranging backward nn! downward, lodg
ing near the base of t'"? brain. There are
no hopes of bis rocowry.
RBSCUEO A CHEW.
Tweaty-Thrce Meafaken Off a. Sink
ing Sli!i Jc-.tft in Time.
oenstow!i. Dec. 11. The Cumird
r.tri'ir.er KTi'rin. Umw New York, which
arrived here todrtv, reports having sight
ed rfster1v, miles west or 1'iistnft.
the I5rir;-h'ste-:ner "Mtlllield. ('apt. Wil
l's, fr"''! BaVlmore on Noveniber 2",
'f.r I,.-'' ist. jiving plgmils of distress.
The 'Us i r the .Mill'icll were being
swert bv the heavy sens, har funnels
u-p- 'y.j'r-'. end s!-? w:'S rn'rli'ir. The
IC;.: rv'.ii c-.-'-.Oil by for twelve hour:', unr-
li Mh; -h t'ltim the twenty-tnree men
rf.t'ipr'"'.'!!? Oic crew of the Miillield
" -re I'SiWd
Tl". rescued men say the Millfield en-
eoTt.lred a hurricane on Wednesday
V.-.'A. during which n iiountalnouB sea
u. -Jiert over me vssstj, raisins
Imparcial Haa a Belapae.
Madrid, Deo. ll.-The Imparcial pub
lishes a strong article today, In which
It declares Spain will not accept the
right of President aiciviuirj
vene in Cuba in tse the war is pro
longed, and demands that the govern
ment adopt the same energetic attitude
toward the United Stateaj "
adopted toward Ilaytl. because Presi
dent McKinley'a message was equ Iva
int tn nnestionlng the rights of Spain s
sovereignty in Cub.
A S-Year-Old Brlnara fOO.OOO.
t iitt ICv.. Dee. 11. Billy Lake-
lard, the celebrated trainer, tnla morn-
Jrnt 2-vear-old. by Hanover-
i7dy Keel, and the colt will In future
oald for Hamburg tvas $l)0.(KM). the big
I''". .. ...ijl a ehnrmiifhbred.
anTtwWch waV .old for
will crew were injured.
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DECEMBER 16, 1897.
.DEBATE ON RUN It
SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS STAND
ALONE IN PROTESTING AGAINST
PENSION A111SE9.
A Petition to Senate Signed by 21,
MD Natlvea Agalnat Hawaiian
Annexation GallluKer Com
plains of Pcnalon Abnaea.
ashlugton, Dec; 9.-The house today
entered upon the consideration of pen
sion appropriation bills and stirred up a
debate that promises to continue for
several days. Several of the southern
democrats offered criticisms of various
clnsstK of pensioners, and Private John
Allen of Mississippi, who led the us
sault, m a speech replete with his char
acteristic humor, presented a series of
amendments designed, as he said, to
cmiect soine of the most glaring evils.
1 hey prohibit the granting of pensions
to widows whose applications were not
hied during their widowhood and the
grunting of pensions to widows whose
applications were based on marriages
contracted after the passage of this act
and to strike from the rolls all the per
mi.uutly insane or Idiotic minors who
had reached their majority.
The northern democrats, however,
vied with the republicans In their pro
fession of friendship for the soldiers,
an 1 one of them, Mr. Norton of Ohio,
dei.nrrd that the republicans could not
make the bill too large for him. It was
admitted on both Rid Hfl nf thn hnllQa
during the discussion that the sum of
W0,UC0,tt)0 carried by the bill for pen
sions would not cover the expenditures,
but nf, congress would be m session,
Mr. Cannon said, it would lie ennv to
make good any deficiency that might
otcur.
Mr. Stone, In charge of the bill, yield
ed to Mr. Cannon, chair man of the com
mittee ou appropriations, who took oc
casion to ninKo a statement of the esti
mates submitted by the secretary of the
trenrury for the public service of 1S1K)
for the purpose, he said, of disabusing
me minus ot members and the country
of the false impression made bv a com
parison of these estimates with those
of pucedlug years. The estimated rev-
enues for 18U9 were $48L,,(HK),(Wl), the
expenditures 504,0O(l,tKK). showing an
estimated deficit of $21,000,000. Under
tne last sundry civil act, the secretary
of the treasury, he pointed out, was
compelled to estimate this year for $48,
OitO.000 of river and harbor work.
000,000 of which had not been nuthoi-
ized by law. If this sum, not hereto
fore Included In the estimates, were de
ducted there would be an estimated sur
plus of 8.000.000 instead of n deficit.
Last year the estimated deficit under
the last tariff act was $4tJ.lXI().0U0. If
the .$17,000,000 for river and harlmr
work tor which the government' then
stood bound, had been included the es
timated uehclt would have been tioV
000,000.
Mr. Cannon said it might be that
the expeditures for pensions for 18110
would exceed tne estimates, ine com
misilouer of pensions eBtlmnted the ex
neuditures at S148.0U0.0OO. If he should
prove to be ngnt, .Mr. uaniion points
out that the $140,000,000 appropriated
by this bill would pay all pensions for
tni; lirsi eleven inouinB or ine nseiu
year and a deficiency appropriation could
be easily made.
In conclusion Mr. Cannon solemnly
warned the house that the large antici
patory Importations would keep the
revenues under the present law down to
the minimum, and he appealed to his
colleagues to see to it that while the
public service was sulliciently supplied
with niuiiey, not one dollar is appro
priated which is not absolutely neces
sary to the best interests of the public
HtllVCfc.
This statement of Mr. Cannon was
warmly applauded on the republican
b-Mr. Allen (denu) of Mississippi attack
ed Mr. Cannon's statement In n speech
in which there was Hashes of his inim
itably humor that set the house into
a roar of laughter. He gravely com
mended Mr. Cannon's appeal for econ
omy, but avowed that the figures of
the chairman of the appropriations com
mittee did not do the situation justice.
H: j.rcdueed figures that showed anes
tinuite,! deficit for the next year of $(,
OC'.I.OOO. He referred to the Increase In
u ..... v,,ii imiler the in esent ad-
inipiiliiition and ridiculed the Idea of
,i ili.crpiise unless the increase was to
bo attributed to '"the. exigencies of the
..,,.i.t inmnli-i. Iii Ohio." lie read
froei Cuiinilssiouer Mviins' testimony
before the appropriations ennm'ittee.
predicting a deficit of irom $8,(1 K),(XI0
to $10,000,000 In pension expenditures
during the next fiscal year. The lnaxl
iiiiiin had not yet Iteeii reached.
This question of the maximum of the
pension roll," oliserved .Mr. Alien, is
,m,.. r.e the thhiL's that has protracted
my stay In congress. When I hrst came
here they were talking of a maximum.
I stayed ten or fifteen years to see .t.
but it has not yet ceme, and 1 guess I
will have to come wick
i T ..l.ln,.
1 1 jll llnlll.1. . .
Mr. A'.ltn directed the batteries of
h- humor at the Dingley law as a reve
Mie producer, picturing the intense nnx-U-iv
of thf e-hiUrmnii of the ways and
ii-Mi-s eoiiimiltec nt tbe extra sffs'.oli
to get a bill on the statute liocl.3 taat
,. , I Hii-!ir ii hnlaiiee between the re-
cents mil cxpendilnres. and predicting
n:i.i'.'i.v on the part of Mr. Dingley n;.t
iirif:ir nt another extra sc'Sion called
for the same purpose.
Mr. Allen seriously criticised some o.
i.,coi.a nf iii'i'Hirins granted. In tun
eliif lon hi: spoko of the hardships this
gix.it tax burden placed upon m ii"
he Kiild. being
relentlessly burdened by tht; gold Ktand-
nrl ninl 4 -i cent couon. ,
Mr tlr.nrninnil (delll.i of Missouri fol
towi'l vlth some additional criticism
of Boim; of the ebisses on the pension
!1.
.fr. iJ'ccy (rep.) of Iowa defended the
present liberal pension I'- ...
When Mr. Lrficcy concluded. Mr. Allen
again got the floor and disclaimed any
Intention of attacking the feeleral sol
diers or the pension rolls. But he said
he could not but marvel nt the fact that
!:i.000 names were now on the rolls
and that there were WXI.000 aPP''"'1'0"!
In the pension onice. mm
but 2,200,000 men In the federal armj,
and he was reminded of a meeting be
tween an ex-confederate and an ex-federal
at a blue and gray union. TV icy
r.;re felicitating themselves on the dis-atiis-nrance
of all hostility.
'"If here should be another war " said
.i., ,.foHrml "we will be standing
shoulder to shoulder under one flag.
"We will, but you wont," retorted
th" ex-ct.nfcderate.
What do you meanT asked the ex-
'iTgally you i. re disabllLaught?r j
Mr! Allen gave notice a he woul-!
offe- ameBdments to pro .it the grant
ing of o pension to a y ow whose up
.i.flm, was not filed A.ring her widow
hood, to prohibit the pension of widows
who had iiot marneu prior w i
age of this act and to strike from the
rolls the names of all the permanently
lur-jine or helpless children who had
reached their majority,
Mr. MfUue tdem.) of Arkansas adv
c.U')l a the first step the transfer of
uu pciiMou omce to tne wnr depart
uimi', wlure It would be out of noli tics.
Mr. V. A. Smith (ren.l of Mich'gan
said he would give tht- pension oliico i
rested nmit lr he hml the power.
Mr. cuoii (dein.) of Uhlo declared
that it was not the democrats of the
. nib whe were assaulting the pension
r ui. ue I'liiirgt'o mill v.;oiiiiuiNHioii.'r
lOv.'ius had advocated n law that would
hrmftcr cut off the widows and t'.i
oi I bans He proclaimed his friendship
tor tne ..id soldle.
"ltl'lm' r.i .m nonutnn litll " liA f ltn 1
ad.l tsiliig tne republicans, 'raise it i
high if ou dare and It will have the
vote of every northern demoe'rat on thla
si.le."
Messrs. Mire (dem.t of Indiana mid
Clliipbcll (ilc-iu.) of Illinois submitted
br;ef u-mnvKs in favor of liberal pen
piiuis. Nlr. Hepburn of Iowa replied to some
of the eiitleisms of the pension roll
which came from the other side, tie
was espei 'ally severe in his condemn:!-
my ct a re murk by .Mr. Morton, wnicii
he ehariietiri?el as "monstrous. 1 he
statement was to the effect that the
ivL'ubiilmis of the pension oflice com
pelled most soldiers to stand on the n-
jeci'a lit "or commit nuirnl and legal
pe'rjury to reach those rolls.
Mr. Morion iliscialineil having ub.'h
the word "most." With a change of
that nurd, he said, he stood by that
s'it:i,:ent
The pe union office reeiulrcd testimory
which was not in existence. He ot'j-xl
ready. Mr Melton said, to aid In sweep
ing away these senseless regulations.
White lo.ir unity hud the preside icy
slid tne senate, and the house," asked
Mi. Ki.iini ii, .til nf Pennsylvania, "whv
dii! you not remedy some of the evils?"
"When (iod and the country nail tae
misfortune to give us the only democrat
ic president we have had since the Civil
- -.- : - . i i .ur, hiki' pkiii'iiik mil i "r. iw
war. ' replied Mr. Norton, we found It ,0 immiKraton i.m on Monday or Tues
too late. He belonge'd to you and you .,,, in. 4)l onvi,., . n.iri..
owned him." (Democratic applause.)
"Uenicdies do uot begin with the presi-
dent," said Mr. Stone, "but with coil-
gress. Why did n democratic congress .
do nothing but reduce the pension roll ,
It does not lie in your mouths to com-
plain." tUepnl'liciin applaus-.)
It We Committed a Wrong, Wily no uu
sit by supinely nnd not seek t,i correct
it V (l)i'iiiocratio applause auu repuim
can jeers.) ...
Mr. Hepburn denied that be bad put
any words in Mr. Norton's mouth. On
the contrary, he insisted that be had
heard the word "most," nnd In that he
was corroborated by all members about
him and by the ollicial reporter's note.
The gentleman from Ohio, with his hoist
ing of courage, was trying to run nwny
from the foul slander he had uttered.
At this point the committee rose and
the house adjourned.
The Hfllrtto.
Washington, Dec. I). The senate did
u considerable ninount of business, al
though no very important measures were
considered or pas.jcd, and there was
very little debate.
Senator Gallinger, chairman of the
committee on pensions, called attention
to the increasing demand for private pen
sion legislation, nnd reiiuestcd senators
to be careful in the future to see that
their bills fur private pensions were
meritorious before they were introduced.
An attempt was made by Senator Mc
Bride to secure an appropriation for the
relief ot the Klondike miners, but it went
over on objection. He next introduced
a resolution caiiing on me "iwunj ui
" , ., . i.. i.t mtaunuu mi
war for nl. inform n pomciwifHi
on the needs of tn ners In Alaska.
K.ttmi u'ork was laid out for next week,
Senator Carter securing the right of way
Monday and Tuesday for his census lull,
and Senator Lodge had the immigration
bill made the uiiluuslied business miring
the week.
He n nti" ProeecdinRa.
Washington, Dec. 0. In the senate to-'
day Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts present
ed a pet ifon signed by 21,2(l! native
Hiiwaiinns protesting against the annex
ation of Hawaii. .
The senate agreed to adjourn today
till Monday next.
Mr. Davis secured the adoption of ft
resolution directing the secretary of the
treasury t' inform the senate what
changes, if any, had been made In the
I ilnns of f'e St. Paul postoffiee building.
Mr. McBride of Oregon presented and
asked for imniedinto consideration of n
join resolution for the relief of American
miners and other sufferers In the valley
of the Yukon nnd its tributaries. , The
resolution authorizes the secretary of
war to transport supplies to (he suffering
tiners, and provides that not more than
jl'liO.OOO be appropriated to curry out the
purposes of the resolution. It went over
on objection.
A resolution was offered by Mr.
Chandler of New Hampshire nnd refer
red to the committee on naval affairs,
providing for an investigation of the
question of dry docks and naval stations.
The resolution reported by the Pacific
Barrend's committee, nsking the presi
dent to obtain postponement of such sale
to such a time ns will givp to congress
a reasonable time to consider and uet
unmi bis recommendation, was adopted.
'Mr. (Inllinger, chairman of the commit
tee on pensions, requested that after the
conclusion of the morning business today
an hour bo set aside for the eonsiderntion
of private pension bills. He said there
wore over 200 on the calendar endorsed
, bv the committee.
-"'T want to say," be mid, "that there Is
a laxity among senators about sending
pension bills t our committee. No in
linirv is made by them ns to the merit
of 'i'c i"a"iire, and the result Is that
nrr e Jii':. !:t:e !s flooded with cnrrespond
rrep concerning the d. 'tails of bills thnt
ought to have been determined before
ti e ineaii'.' K v.f -re laid before congress.
Senators should he absolutely satisfied of
the merits of the measures before lntro
,p.,.;.lt (lie'n. I cm, nnd have nlwnys)
been friendly to the soldiers, but I am
constrained to feed that 'we are going too
fur r.rrd '.hat we ought In the future to
etcrcire the greatest conservatism In that
which concerns all pension matters."
Mr (riillingcr thought the practice nf
peiHloning remarried widows, and sever
al other similar classes of claimants,
ought to be stopped. He thought, too,
the recommendation of the "ommisslon
cr of pensions that a law should be en
acted speedily providing thnt no pension
should be granted to a widow if her
marriage has been subsequent Jo the
passage of the law under which he wns
drawing a pension ought to be enncted
'"In response to a question by Mr. Allen
of Nebraska Mr. Oallingcr said he was
opposed to the granting of large pensions
to widows of distinguished officers.
"We have lost the limit In that re
gard." said he. "and It ia time that wc
should stop."
The order requested by Mr. Gallinger
was then made. .
Mr. McBride of Oregon secured the
passage of a resolution bhkhik uic -v
retarv of war for such Information con
periling the needs of the Alnsksn miners
in the Yukon valley as he might have in
The senate then began the considera
tion of private pension bills under the
. scial order. During the hour forty-five
Mil- were T passed, the majority of them
twine for pensions.
Mr Gear.' chairman of the rscific Itall
wsvs committee, snld too much credit
could not I given the present admiuis-
tratlon for the admirable manner It bail'
disposed of the Pacific railroads.
Mr. Harris ' facetiously congratulated .
his friend from Iowa, Mr. dear, nnd bis
friend from Nebraska, Mr. Thurston,
upon the change which had come over
them since the consideration of the Pa
cific Itailrond question last spring.
Mr. (ienr responded that no fur as he
was concerned, no change had been ex
perienced and that he was just as much
opposed to government ownership of rail
ways as ever.
Mr. Thurston congratulated the country
on the results of the ndiiihiistrtlon'a ef
forts regarding the l'ucltic Unllroitds.
He said if the plan proposed by Mr. Har
ris had been adopted the United Slates
won lil not have received nnvthing ni-
iiroximating the magnificent sum which
VJ1'1, l"T.n I.,i,ld f(,r tlle ,alu "1,e of
Union lncific.
Mr. Thurston expressed the opinion the
prosperous business condition brought to
the country by the advent of the present
administration had so improved the bus
iness of the Union Pacific that It would
probnbly now cam dividends on the full
amount of the large price paid for it.
Mr. Harris inquired whether Mr.
Thurston thought the same condition
would correspondingly Improve the Kan
sas Pacific.
Mr. Thurston said It was hardly to h
expected that a branch line would be
affee'ted In the same manner ns a great
trnns-continentnl road. He noticed In the
president's message, he said, that the
administration is committed to the poller
nf purchasing the Kansas Pacific hrnnch
unless n better hid wn offered. He did
not believe in the government ownership
of railroads and he was of the opinion,
that the experiment of such ownership.
If It was to be tried, might better lie
tried with some other than the Kansas
l'tieillc.
Upon motion of Mr. !ndge. thp immi
gration bill was made the unfinished bus iness
of the senate cnlendnr. Mr. Carter,,
chairman of the census committee, se
cured unaiinous consent for the consid
eration on Monday nf his bill providing'
for the taking of the federal census in
lIHK), Mr. I,ndge agreeing not to nrrs
ia ..- consl.lerntIon of thp census.-
11M,nHrp
At '.:40 p. m. the seuiilc ndjour'ned milil:
Monday I
ro reign Affair a Committee,
Washington. Dee. O.-The eommltlee
fnrl nlTnira nf ho hnnan nf reorn.
selitnlives bebl its first meeting today
nd outlined its line of work on the sev
eral important foreign questions now
pending. -
Chairman II It t announced the follow Inn
suh-committee to detil with the Cuban-'
affair:
Adams of Pennsylvania, Hentwole ot
Minnesota and Berry of Kentucky.
The sub-committee to consider Ha
waiian nffi'lrs is:
Hitt of Illinois, Cousins of Iowa nud
Newlunds of Nevndn.
The committee determined to report al
once on the bill prohibitum American
eitiens from conducting pelagic sonlimr
In Behrlng sen, nnd nn understanding
was reached by which the bill was to be
pushed to final passage before the holi
days. It was also determined that the
member of the committee would cnl! '
In n body on the secretory of state 1a
mnrrnw pt 11 n'cliwk.
All of the time of the committee wns
given to the )iicatln of sealing In
Iloiimr-sen. On this question consider
able discussion occurred, which showed
n general sentiment townrd restricting
.'merliTin sealers only In case Great
Brl'iiln nil pl(d the same restriction!!.
Although the extermination of fie
c-i 1 lien's was not discussed nt length,
it was nfirred to as one of the cases
' em t nilgai wive in ou rfnurifii IU II '
j roompnt to stop pelagic seal-
. . rp!.ri1-,i
Th: (rinmlttee found plenty of nu
lerial bef re It on nil the Important for
eign (in i. tions. These were In the 'orm
ff bills nnd resolution submitted dur-
in) tho extra session, but which could"
not bo etisldered nh the time of tho
committee had not been appointed.
As lopirils Cuba, all the phases if
tho subject were embraced In the mMs
uivs prise-iiii'd. The most important of
thct-e was the Morgan Joint resolution,
which passed the senate jit the extra
ret.:: inn nnd was referred to the comit
tee It recognizes a state of war us ex
isting between Spain and the Cuban In
surgents and declares that the UulteW
Stales. will maintain neutrality between.,
thtf two btlllgerenls. ,
rroiulars to To a Merry Fight."" '
Washington, Dec. f). The department "
of state is about to press to tho end the
issues that have been raised between It
and the government of Nicaragua grow
ing nut of Hie refusal of Nicaragua to
reeelvo n United States minister In the
person of Capt. Merry of California. The
United States legation at Managua,
which has been closed through the re
tirement of Minister Baker, will be per
mitted to remain closed entirely, and
Capt. Merry has been ordered to pro
ceed to San Juan In Costa Kica to take
up his mission there.
Dr. Huiiter of Kentucky, who uhs
been appointed minister to Guatemala,
and 1 lend urns, was at the state depart
ment today and having received his final:
l.iHtrucilt.ns will sail from New York,
on tho 20th Inst. He goe s to Guntouulaj
City, the capital of Guatemala, but nt
bis case Is In many respects similar li
that of Cnpt. Merry, It Is prolmble lh.it
he will be confined In his ministry lo
th irt (ountiy nnd will not lie rerwlvof
1. Honduras, to which country he is
ulmi accredited. 'In that case Honduras,
ulsi: will be without a United Stnt 's le
gation Tin trouble arises from the fact that
when the pnntvr republic was formed
it nas a l-I eel ameug the party nation
thnt theli- foreign rein tions shoub', 'u
coicitetcd through n diet, nnd tluy In
sisted that ministers from other .nun
tries she ulil bn nceredlted to this diet..
Congress hail divided the mission tni
Central America in such fashion Jst
en 'Ii of I he two mlssrons Included n.
country within and one without the
gr"aier n puli'lc. This fact wns repug
nant to the nations In tne league. Owing
to the terms of our appropriation act
the president wns obliged to credit t?
mlirislers to the countries named In th t
act Capt.- Merry to Niearugua nn
Costa Bun, Dr. Hunter to Guntem.iln
nnd Honduras and had no authority to.
ne?crllt I hem to the diet, so the ifi
sistenco thai Nicaragua and Honduras
hive ihown in their protestations lias
resnl't't! in depriving one of Ihim from
the presence of any United minister ana
Hire a tent, to no the same with the other.
In. this case it will be Interesting to not
how the diplomatic representation of
the greater republic in Washington,
now confined to a charge, Mr. Cores,
will be affected.
)
The Kanaaa Paeilla Save.
Washington, Dee. 9. The senate no
minee on Pacific Hallways today author
ized n favorable report on the resolution'
Introduced yesterday by Senator Mor
gan directing the attorney general to sen
to the senate a full statement of his
proceedings concerning the lien of the.
government on tne Kansas i ucinc Hall
way, striking out that portion of the res--
olutlon calling for a statement In regard
j to agreements concerning the sale of the.
road.
It is understood thnt the passage sf
the resolution Is agreeable to the attor
ney general and the onlnion was ex
pressed in the meeting that its passnrt'
would preclude any action on the bilf
Introduced yesterday by Senior Gear,
providing means for foreclosing the Kan
sas I'acific mortgage.
not requiring,pan or - Jt It ft
covering