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AFFEGTINGJHE COW, Meat Inspection Bills as Viewed by the House Members. The Farmer Sentiment Push ing* the Measures For ward Toward Success. Minneapolis Gets Her State Park Without Serious Trouble. Senators Actually Find Time to Do a Good Day's Work. Aside from reapportionment, there is ho question that is to come before the legislature that will excite so much public interest, and which is vow rous ing the entire farming community, as the Forbes and Scheffer meat inspection bills. Neither bill has been acted upon yet. although the one in the house is favorably commended to pass, and the judiciary committee will report to-day or to-morrow. The chief points of the measures, as claimed by their authors and Gen. Cole, are: An exercise by the state of its police powers to protect the consumer rem diseased meat slaugh tered in Kansas City or Chicago and sold in Minnesota without home sanitary inspection, and the en couragement by home protection of the now flagging industry of stock raising, incidentally thereby benefiting the home plants for the. slaughtering and dressing of " beef, pork, mutton, etc. The bills are es sentially Minnesota measures, and would make, if passed, it is claimed, a home market, where now the producer is forced to ship to Chicago or Milwau kee, and to be at the mercy and dicta tion of the Big Four trust. Colorado has passed such a protective measure: oilier states are about to. The Minne sota delegates to the St. Louis anti beef trust convention, on their return home, reported favorably upon the pass age of such a bill. In the state at large the farmers, aside from the butchers and stockmen, are taking the most interest in the ques tion, and through petitions and letters are bringing a heavy pressure to bear i_j__,Vor of the bill. The only petitions that have appeared against it come from Minneapolis, where public sentiment is divided. The outside slate, with its heavy representation in the legislature, is almost a unit for the inspection sys tem. As will be seen by the interviews • below and taken from leading members of the house, the main arguments for the bill are— it is demanded by the people; it enforces home protection; it aims to build up a home industry ; it shuts out a corporate trust and it is a sanitary protection impera tively needed. In the debate that is to come the bill will doubtlessly be amend ed in some particulars, but its predom inant-idea Is well supported now. The interviews below are taken from mem bers representing all of the agricultural sections of the state and is a fair index to the feeling of the house. Mr. Dunn— l am most heartily in favor of the passage of the meat inspection bill. Mr. Flat hers — I shall support the meat inspection bill. It will prove a good thing for our people. Mr. Ban— l shall vote for the bill be cause my constituents desire me to. Mr. Smart — have received a petition from one town alone containing over 200 names in favor of this bill. I shall sup port the measure. Mr. Quam— The drift of sentiment among my people is for this bill. As between a home and a foreign monop oly we will choose the former. Mr. BueU— There are two sides to this question, but I think that I shall vote for the bill. Mr. Kelley— constituents desire the passage of this bill, and I shall vote for it. 1 feel that we can better protect our own interests at home than by hav ing them located at Chicago. Mr. Taft— My idea is that home pro tection is a pretty aood thing, and that as an experiment we may well try it for a couple of years. I shall vote for the bill. Mr. Morgan— My constituents are unanimously in favor of the bill. Our committee will report on it at once, I think. Mr. Forbes— can say that the farmers of my district honestly and earnestly desire this bill to pass. Mr. Lassow— The idea of home pro tection in the bill I am in favor of. Mr. Phillips — 1 think the majority of the farmers of my district favor the bill. Mr. Thurber— All of the opinions that I have been a ole to get from the. farmers of my district are in favor of this bill. It is a good measure. J. N. Johnson can put me down as one who will vote for the bill. My people desire it passed, and personally 1 am in favor of encouraging the stock raisers of our state. Mr. Faricy— With some features of the bill slightly amended I shall vote for it. H. 11. Wilson— The idea of the bill •suits me, but in its present form I de sire to see it amended. Home protec tion I believe in. Mr. Cox— My people desire to see this meat inspection bill passed. Mr. Temple— Sentiment among my constituents is for this bill. Mr. James— The farmers have quite generally approached me and favoied this bill. Mr. Damp— l don't think a man from my section would dare vote against this bill. The people are united in their de mand that they should receive this home protection. Mr. Sumner— My people are in favor of this bill— desire the inspection and the protection. Mr. Searle— The central point of the bill— protect home industries—re ceives my hearty approval. Mr. Mai and— farmers ask for this protection and encouragement, and I shall vote to it give to them. Mr. Haven— the people of my district are somewhat divided on the bill, there is a strong clement in favor of its chief merit, to protect Minnesota. Mr. Brown— The beef raisers of the state desire the passage of this bill. Mr. Stebbins— l received a letter from a home butcher supporting the bill. STATE PARK. The House Prsses Two Bills on That Subject. The bouse passed the bill donating the slate park to Minneapolis after Mr. Lane had stated that the governor held the $100,000 pledged by Minneapolis in return for the gift. The vote upon the bill was: TEA?. Bain, Hay, Savage, Barteau. Holstrom. Searle, Bickel, Hoppiu, Sevatson, Brush, Uovt, Shoemaker, Capser, Husher, Smith, ComstocK, Ives. Stebbins, Davenport, Jacobson, Stevens, F. C, Davis. ('. X., .lames, Stevens, H. F„ Davis, C. 11., Johnson, J.ST Sumner, » Diment, Keves. .Swain, Downs, Kreis, Taft, Dunn, Lave, Temple, Eastman, Low, Thurber, Eliuqiiist, McGiaih, Underwood, Ellingson, __cKusicl., Vollmer, ] . Estes, "McMillan, Wilson, H., Fleming, "Morgan, Wilson! H. 11., Fly tin, Morris, 'Williams, Forbes. Phillips. . Wing. Fuhrmann. Poe. Young. Greely, Post, Mr.Speaker -68 Hanke, - t/uam. Haven, ltoberts, *N*AYB. Anderson, Davis, A., Harrineton, - I'nrr. Eriekson, Johnson, E. C, Brown, Evenson, : Kelly, BueU, Faricy, Lasso*-. v. Grain, llagney, — Sinclair, Cox,- Hnlgrei. Smout, Damp, Hanson,. Thoe,— 2l. Present but not votiug— Benson, Crossfield. Mr. Lane then at once introduced an other bill placing the park under the control of the Minneapolis park com mission, and which contained : the fol lowing amendment from Mr. Hoyt: . "The grant herein provided for shall be on the express condition that if said city of Minneapolis shall fail to pre serve or maintain, at its own expense, any portion of said land to which it shall obtain title under such grant, then the lands granted shall revert to the state of Minnesota. It being the express condition herein that the state of Minnesota shall not be called upon "for any appropriation to maintain or improve said lands, and that this condi tion shall be expressed in the deed of conveyance from the state. This bill passed by a vote of 71 to 1,. Mr. Anderson voting "No." V:.* 1 ' ADJOURN APRIL 23. The House Will Sit to the End of the Legal Term. Mr. nay returned to the attack yes terday morning for final adjournment. He called up the senate resolution fix ing the date as April 16. • After debat ing all of the constitutional and other points involved in the question, the house adopted a substitute offered by n. F. Stevens, "That the house refuse to concur in the senate resolution." The vote by which the substitute was adopted was as follows: YEAS. Barr, Faricy, "McGrath, Benson, Fleming, McKusiek, Bickel, Flynn, Merz, Brown, Fuhrmann, Perrin, Brush. Greely, Poe, l';:ell. Haguey, Roberts, Comstock, Halgren, Savage, Crossfield, Hanko, Searle, Damp, Heidemaun, Seymour, Davis, A. Hompe, Stevens. F. C. Davis. G. R. _ Husher, Stevens, H. F. Davis, C. 11. ' Ives, Sumner. Diment, .Tames, Underwood, Downs, Kelly. "Williams, Dunn. Keves, Willrich, l-lmquist, Kreis, Young, Ellingsou, Lane, Mr.Sparker-53 Evenson, Low. NAYS. Anderson, Harrington, Post. Bain, Haven, Sevatson, Barteau, Hay. Sinclair, Cram, Hoppin. Smith, Cox, Jacobson, Smout, Davenport, Johnson. E.C. Stebbins, Eastman, Johnson, J. X. Swain, Eriekson, Lassow. Taft. Mathers. . McMillan, . Temple, Forbes, Morgan, . Thurber, Hansdn, Morris, Wing— 33. THE LIABILITY ACT. How a Morning Paper Made a Big Blunder. The Pioneer Press emitted a large sized editorial howl Sunday about an employer's liability act, said to be be fore the house. There is no such bill before the house. The bill drafted by Messrs. Morgan and Forbes, and which was submitted to the house Friday night, and which the Pioneer Press might have had Saturday, reads as fol lows : An act entitled an act to define the liability of employers to their servants engaged in dangerous employments, and to repeal chapter 13 of the General Laws of Minnesota for the year ISS7. Wherejafter the passage of this act per sonal injury is caused to any servant or employe, by the negligence of any other servant or employe, such servant or employe, or in case the injury re sults, in death the personal representat ives of such servant or employe, shall have the same right of recovery, cause of action and remedies against the em ployer as if such injured servant or em ploye, or the servant whose negligence caused the injury had not been in the service of such employer. Provided that the provisions of this act shall only apply to those employments in which dangerous machinery or instrumentali ties are used, and . from the use of which machinery or instrumentalities such servant was killed or injured. All acts and parts of acts including chapter 13 of the General Laws of Minnesota for the year IS*., inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. BILLS PASSED. The Measures Passed by the House Yesterday. SENATE FILES. To amend general statutes relating to official trusts— Judiciary Committee, Changing boundary of school districts in McLeod county— Child. - s> ; To provide for certain surveys- Goodrich. ,'■/;. Of camp and grove meeting associa tions Ward. To prevent improper use of G. A. R. and Loyal Legion Edwards. School . district in Sibley county- Welch. Relating to railway crossings— Child. Relating to savings banks— Oswald. Legalize certain conveyances—White man. pi*_i_ Relating to qualifications of grand jurors— Coin pton. SffSS Prevent sale of cigarettes or tobacco to Swenson. Amend General Statutes relating to soldiers' horne — Pope. Authorize Benton county to levy a tax— Buckman. Authorize Denton county to issue bonds— Buckman. Relating to railways— Com mittee. To authorize the city council of Still water to issue bonds— Durant. To amend general laws in relation to the assessment and collection of taxes— Goodrich. To consolidate the various acts relat ing to the state reform school, and to amend the same— Edwards. * Changing boundaries of school dis tricts in Scott and Le Sueur counties— Nachbar. Appropriating money for state park at Minnehaha Falls— Judiciary Com mittee. Town of Winnebago City to issue bonds— Goodrich. Jordan, Scott county, to issue bonds— Nachbar. Murray, Murray county, to issue bonds— Brown. Form of subpoenas in Wright county — Eaton. Regulate catching fish in certain lakes in W right county— Eaton. Relating to partition fences— Eaton. Fix compensation of register of deeds in Wright county— Eaton. HOUSE FILES. Relating to struck juries— lyes. To fix the name of a lake formerly known as Elk Crossfield. Relating to sale of liquors to minors— H. F. Stevens. Disposition 3f license money in Itasca county— Graves. St. Louis county to issue bonds- Graves. Village of Madison to pay county seat expenses— Jacobson. PROHIBITION IN THE SENATE, Legislators Are to be Placed on Record. ..:-• --"I am a Prohibitionist." Senator Brown having made this statement, there is little doubt of his sincerity in placing before the senate a bill framed in the interests of prohibi tion. The bill calls for the question of total prohibition to be placed before the citizens of the state, and provides that a constitutional amendment to attain the desired object be voted .on at the next general election. "I have not in troduced this bill merely for the sake of introducing a bill,"' Senator Brown re** marked; "1 shall fight for it to the last. Yes, I think it should be passed. There are members of the legislature, who, in the nominating conventions, pledged themselves to support such a measure. They will have an opportunity to fulfill those promises." * The bill was sent to ; the judiciary committee. ".. •;.. .-. THE SAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH 27, ISS9. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT There . Must Be No More Hood ;. 717. winking of Citizens. The manner in which ballot papers upou constitutional amendments are printed has called for. loud reiterated denunciations, not alone on the part of the people, but of legislators them selves. Recognizing this fact Senator M. Johnson proposed a bill which re quires these ballot papers to be printed in a required form. The ballots must either contain the words "Yes" and . "No," or be blank, if the former, the voter will merely have to strike out the work contrary to his wishes; if the latter, he will write in the word "Yes" or "No." WHO SHOULD VOTE? The People Who Pay the Money, or the People Who Don't ?'..* "It is un-American." Senator Ward thus tersely expressed himself on "S. F. No. 346. Providing for qualifications of electors." This bill provides that hereafter only those persons can vote on questions of local improvement who have paid their taxes and have their names upon the assess ment list. The bill originated from Senator Nachbar, who forcibly stated that he had no personal interest in it. He simply asked that it should be con sidered on its merits. It was only right that the people who paid the taxes should be the people to decide what local improvements were required. Senator Crandall opposed. He strongly objected to a property qualification. In this he received the support of Senator Ward, who said it was un-American to require a man to go to the polls with a tax bill in one baud and a ballot in the other. The bill was indefinitely postponed. PRESERVATION OP GAME. Stringent Law Proposed by the Sportsmen ofthe Legislature. A spirited discussion was created over the bill for the preservation of game. This bill is the joint production of the sporting members of both houses of the legislature. The "open months" for the killing of game under this bill are: Woodcocks, July 3 to Oct. 30. Prairie hen or chicken, white-breasted or sharp-tailed grouse, Aug. 20 to No vember. Ruffled grouse or pheasant, Sept. 1 to Nov. 30. . Wild duck, goose, brant or any aquat ic fowl, Aug. 20 to April 10. It is a misdemeanor to kill any of these birds out of season, and it is fur ther provided: "No person shall catch or kill any of the birds aforesaid in any other manner than by shooting them with a gun, held to the shoulder by the person discharging the same." The bill further provides: "No person shall kill or take by any means, contrivance or device whatever, or pursue with in tent to kill, or take, or worry, or hunt with hounds or dogs, any elk, moose, deer, buck, doe or fawn," save during the month of November." Provision is also made against the exportation of game from the state unless alive. The bill is of a very voluminous character. Senator Clark raised a lively tilt as to whether wild ducks were seasonable in the spring. He argued they were not, and moved to amend the bill by strik ing out the spring months and tying sportsmen down to the fall and winter tor the shooting of wild ducks. Sena tor Dodge retorted that this was an old woman's whim on the part of Mr. Clark to prevent the killing of ducks during the spring. The amendment was agreed to, and the bill favorably reported upon by the committee of the whole. THE SIOUX MASSACRE. Shall Monuments Be Erected to the Heroes of '02 ? A breeze was raised over a bill pro posed by Senator Hoard, which appro priates $400 for the purchase of a burial lot and erection of a monument over the graves of twelve citizens of Swift county who were massacred by Sioux Indians. Senator Goodrich could not see any object in building monuments out on the prairie. His real objection to the bill was: There were a great many people massacred by the Sioux massacre of 1802. and if they built one monument it would be necessary to build a long line of them through four or five counties. There would be no end to it. Senator Hoard eloquently urged the passage of the bill, adding: We have here an instance where citizens of Swift . county, returning peacefully from church, were seized and massacred by the Indians during that terrible time. It seems to me that we cannot more ap propriately express our idea of the her oism of the people during that massacre, and of the terrible severities they suf fered at the hand of the Indians, nor can we preach a sermon more eloquent to our children of deeds of patriotism than by expending this small amount towards securing for the use ot the state the ground upon which these peo ple bled and died, and in which they are buried. Senator Goodrich— Tkeir deeds are re corded in the history of the state, and there they will remain to the end of time. There was also opposition offered by Senators Brown, Bowen and Eaton, and in the end the bill was saved from de feat by being re-referred to Senator Hoard. A STATE WEATHER BUREAU.. Objections Are Raised as to the Efficacy of Such an Institution. Though the finance committee have recommended an appropriation of $2,000 for a state 'weather bureau, the bill introduced creating such a bureau is meeting considerable opposition in the senate. Senator Scheffer is the author of the. bill, and "he stated that for two years a state weather service had been maintained by the St. Paul chamber of commerce. The cost was ?2.000 per an num. A similar bill passed the senate two years ago, but was lost among tbe hundreds of bills which came to au un timely end in the house at the end of that session. Senator Hixson stated that he opposed the bill two years ago, and argued the bureau was simply to inform "fellows in these bucket-shoos" the condition of the crops of the state and "give some man a fat job." Senator Scheffer— St. Paul cham ber of commerce is as far removed from a bucket-shop as the gentleman from Grant. The members are mostly old settlers and the most respected citizens of St. Paul. There was an evident lack of knowl edge among senators as to the functions of the state weather bureau and that of the national government, so Senator Scheffer agreed to the laying over of his bill until the required information was forthcoming. DEAD ON ADULTERATION. The Durant Bill Will Stamp Out All Miscreants Who Strike at the Vitals ofthe People. Senator Durant has charge of one of the most important bills introduced iv the senate. There is every . reason that the bill will become law, the finance committee having appropriated $3,000 to successfully operate the law. A reca pitulation of the provisions of the bill : discloses: . Every person who manufactures fer. sale within this state, or offers *or ex poses for sale, or sells any baking pow der, or. any mixture or compound in tended for use as a baking powder, under any name or title, whatsoever, which shall contain, as may appear by . the proper tests, any.alum in any form * or shape, unless the same be labeled as J hereinafter required and directed, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,and upon conviction, shall for each offense be punished by a fine not less than $25 nor more than $ 100 and costs,' or by im prisonment in the county jail not ex ceeding thirty days. Every person making *or manufacturing . baking i powder, or . any mixture . or compound intended for use as a baking powder, which contains alum in . any form or shape, shall securely affix; \ or cause to be securely affixed to every box, can or package containing such baking powder or like mixture or com pound, a label upon the outside and face of which is distinctly printed in legible type not smaller tlian "long M primer," the name and residence of thel -manufacturer, and the following words: "This Baking Powder Contains Alum." Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,* aud shall for each offense by a fine not less $25 or more than $100 and costs, or by imprisonment in the ik county jail not to exceed thirty days. The adulteration of syrups or sugar with glucose; the adulteration of vine gar with lead, copper, sulphuric acid or other ingredient injurious to health: the adulteration of lard with cotton seed oil, or other vegetable oils, or terra " alba, is prohibited by fine and punish ment. Again : .....*.•-•- No person shall within this state man ufacture, brew, distil, have or offer for sale, or sell any spirituous or fermented or malt liquors containing any sub stance or ingredient not normal, or. healthful, to exist in spirituous, fer mented, or malt liquors, or which may . be deleterious or detrimental to health when such liquors are used as a bever age, and any person violating any ofthe provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con viction thereof shall be fined not less than $25 or more than $100 and costs for the first offense, and by a fine of not less than $50, or more than $100 and costs, or imprisonment of not less than thirty or more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, for each subse quent offense. The bill wa3 yesterday favorably re ported by the senate. Dairy Com missioner Ives and assistants will operate the law, and if the same thoroughness is displayed as is in connection with the operation of the dairy laws, the state will be quickly rid of all adulterated manufactured ar ticles of food. ** THEY WON'T ADJOURN. Senator Kellar Makes a Very Per tinent Proposal. The chief clerk of the house reported to the senate that the members of the house had * not concurred in the joint resolution fixing April as the day for final adjournment. The senators offered no remarks on the subject, but subse quently Senator Kellar put in a resolu tion which declared that no members of the legislature should receive pay after March 30. "The report will be referred to the committee on tree culture," put in Lieut. Gov. Rice, and the senate lost all its decorum in the uproarious laughter which followed. Privately the senators expressed themselves very forcibly at the action of the house in prolonging the session ; to its legal limit. SENATORIAL WIND-UPS. ■1 - 1 The Scheffer Meat Bill Be Dis cussed To-Day. Senator Goodrich put in a bill pro viding that no child shall be adopted unless by the consent of both of its parents, unless it is abandoned, or the father and mother have become insane. Senator Ives' pool bill is having a checkered career. The bill was upon . the calendar for yesterday, but was laid over until to-day," the lynx eye of, the St. Peter legislator detecting tht. c opposition was too strong, and prefer- 1 ring to wait until more friends of the measure were present. j< ; After an absence of several weeks Senator Oswald is once more upon the . legislative deck. His short sojourn in . the East has thoroughly restored his • health. Senator Oswald was the re-:., cipient of congratulation on his . recov- 1 cry from all quarters of the chamber. .1. Senator Halvorsen failed in securing, the passage of his bill creating a fund to* . allow each county auditor to -provide-* fuel, postage stamps, etc., lor county, officials. It was indefinitely postponed by 20 votes to 12. 77 .-^ ; Though looking very pale, Senator Nachbar was yesterday enabled to re sume his legislative duties. He had a sport, severe attack of pneumonia. Senator Nachbar was cordially greeted upon his speedy recovery. At last! The bribery investigation charges were agreed to by the senate. There was no opposition. Senators bowed to the inevitable— sßßo. Senator Crandall is opposed to village ""councils granting franchises, and said so in opposition to Senator Brown's bill authorizing villages to contract for vil lage lights. Senator Eaton moved to have Wright county excepted, and this led Senator Ives to doubt its constitu tionality. Mr. Brown then had the bill re-referred to him. Dr. A. Sweeney, of St. Paul, has been appointed by Gov. Merriam to fill the vacancy on the state medical board cre ated by the resignation of Dr. E. S. Wood. The senate has confirmed the appointment. . It is a light between Senator Ives and Senator Smith as to legislation to be enacted for the regulation of pool rooms. The senate judiciary committee has made the railroad land grant forfeiture bills a special order for Friday, 3 p. m. Three bills were indefinitely post poned by the senate judiciary commit tee yesterday afternoon : Senate File No. 552 Relating to foreclosure mort gages, Sampson Senate File No. 473— Relating to evidence, Goodrich: Senate File No. 533— Relating to notary public, Swenson. Senator Swenson, of Hennepin, and Senator Truax, of Dakota, yesterday afternoon met a delegation from Da kota respecting the proposed bridges across the Minnesota river at Cedar ave nue and Bloomington Ferry. The dele gation favor a bridge at Cedar avenue as the best and most accessible point. The Scheffer meat inspection bill will be on the senate general orders for to day. Duluth & Winnipeg. Of a dozen committee meetings called for the house last night, certainly not more than four materialized. The public lands committee, having before it the Roberts bill to waive the act of forfeiture of the Duluth & Winnipeg land grant, recommended the bill to pass. The bill is similar to the one de feated by the senate, sans the features' objected to by the Solons of the upper branch, who represent dignity and 1 ' small work. 1: A SINCH. < Tbe House Unofficially Gives the Senate Timely Warning. The Globe of Monday last called the.* attention of the public to what (by past: official records) might be expected of the senate this year. The house . has become aware of the fact that the upper body is hostile to the bills nearest to the heart of the lower body. In conse- : quence, unofficially the lower body has.* notified the solemn epitomes of dignity that unless the reapportionment bill is passed no appropriation bills " will be passed by . the lower body. The reapportionment bill is a special order for the house at 11 o'clock this morning. In perhaps an amended form it will pass that body : and go to the senate. - : Two years ago the influence of the . senate defeated a' similar bill. The house announces that it does not propose to be so cheated this year. The senate must pass the reap portionment bill is the edict, or finance bills go into the soup. To an outsider the situation looks very favorable (as a legislator said yesterday) for a proposi tion .to be advanced "to abolish the . senate altogether." ■*.;.-*'; ' — """;"■*•*_*•■ Death of Theodore Stein. vay. Berlin, March 26.— Theodore Stein - way, of the firm of * Steinway & Sons diano makers, of New York, died to day at Brunswick. : " ' ~ kteT_B___M'«._si__£SS^: v '- PULQUE WATER. Remnants of the Antiquity of the Land of the Mon tezumas, ■'■;; — : — ■ Who See Beauties in the For mer, but No Use for the Latter. 1 -;•■" : "■'' fry ■'■-'' •_-> .- Glories of the Excursions Laid Out From the Great City of Mexico. X ■ . , — ■ — - , «... *..-..*• . *. - . Sumptuous Summer of Table j Lands— Volcanoes Crowned With Snow. Special Letter to the Globe. . City of. : Mexico,. March 20.— There is an abundance of water in this incom parable valley for all the uses of civili zation. Crops do not require irrigation, and not all the ; inhabitants deem it es sential to their health . and comfort. Pulque is the national drink, . and ablu tion is not deemed— at least by many of the descendants of the ancient tribes— to be healthy. While water is abundant, a little of it goes a great ways . with many of these "sons of the forest." In speak ing of the Mexican Indians in this gen eral way, I do not include all the races of this republic by any means — as there are more than 100 of these races still, speaking as many distinct languages, or dialects or gibberishes, or whatever you call them. Through the veins of a majority of the most talented and learned citizens of the republic courses Indian blood. Among the ablest states men, soldiers, scientists, business men of every calling, are descendants of the semi-enlightened races who occupied this country before the coming of Cortez. But there are now, as there were in the days prior to the dawn of civiliza tion, many Mexican ludians who dwell in ignorance and filth. There are those who do not believe it healthy to bathe. An American lady who has resided here some five or six years, and who has employed native "help" in her household, was made acquainted with this fact in this way: An old Mexican woman, who lived near her in the city, told her, one day, that she kept her lit tle boy, some four years old, too clean for his good health. "You ought not bathe him," she said. "My oldest daughter lived for awhile in a French family here, and there she learned their new-fangled motives about bathing and scrubbing; so when she came home what did she do but get out a tub and scrubbed all the younger children from head to foot, and every of them took sick. Now, here am I, over sixty years old, and I never took a bath in my life, and I never was sick!'' * * • -;**-_■. . '■ No one who comes to Mexico should fail to make that most charming and in teresting trip over the Mexican railway to "Orizaba, Cordova, Vera Cruz and .pueblo, if any one returns without : making this trip he misses not only the ■dessert to his diuner, but the wine as .Well. It is impossible to concentrate in so small a space more of commanding interest to an American than is here presented. Leaving the great, palace studded and chimneyless city in the •quiet of early dawn, the traveler seats ■himself in a clean and comfortable -coach, and is soon gliding through the transparent and invigorating atmos phere along the banks of historic Tex rcoco lake. By the time the early sun's rays are reflected from the snow-capped volcanoes which guard the valley, he is moving ovei a smooth roadbed, through level fields of grain and immense plant ings of niagueys, past great -savannas,* where thousands of slieep and goats' are feeding under the care of shepherds in picturesque scrapes and sombreros, by great haciendas with buildings like ancient forts, surrounded by high and loop-holed walls, and church-towers ris ing on hill and plain. Having left the great valley of Anahuac, the original center of Mexican civilization, at an elevation of 7,300 feet, passed under the shadows of the brown hills of Guada lupe of Blessed Shrine, and in full view of the gigantic pyramids of the sun and moon, the train commences to ascend to a still greater height. By 9 o'clock Spain is reached, in the center of the pulque country. Here immense fields stretch away on every side, unbounded by walls, but crossed by thousands of rows of maguey. Here the best and freshest pulque in Mexico is had by the drink or carload, and from this station a pulque train is run to the city every day, bringing a revenue of §1,000 per day, it is said, the year round, to the railroad for freight. * * Another hour's ride brings the traveler to SolteDec, seventy miles from Mexico, at an elevation of 8,2*24 feet. A few miles further on is Apizaco, where a branch road runs off to Pueblo, the most interesting and picturesque city in many regards in all Mexico, and prob ably the most healthy. I talked with an American gentleman who lives in Pueblo with his family, and he is con vinced that there is no other such de sirable spot on earth. On we go, pass ing through Tlascala, that little state whose heroic people, at war with Mon tezuma at the time of the arrival of the Spaniards, tested their invincibility in a terrible battle : and who, after meet ing with defeat, made a treaty with the white strangers and subsequently saved them from annihilation— passing over historic ground all the way to Esper auza, where we get a perfect view of the snow-crowned volcano Ori zaba, glittering in the golden sun, standing 17,378 feet higher than Vera Cruz, from which city we now are but a few hours' tide. Here we take on the great double-ended Fairlie engine, whose tremendous power is re quired to hold one train in check while we descend from the frozen zone, through the temperate zone. Into the torrid zone at the sea— a dive down of 8,000 perpendicular feet, from eternal winter to eternal summer! And all within four short hours. It is now but forty-six miles down to Cordova, which is the heart and center of the coffee growing district; and this forty-six .miles is picturesque beyond description. Mountains broken into every conceiv able shape, packed in by the side of each other and piled one upon the top of another, with an effect more artistic j aim sublime than ever conceived by human painter. The road is cut like a gash into mountain sides, bored .7 ~ through mountains •spurs, bridged across mountain gorges; and the powerful engine hisses and groans, belching forth his pine-wood red-hot breath in his effort to hold our train from rushing forward to utter de struction. As we look : down a perpen dicular distance of 2,700 feet the beau ' tiful town of Maltrata, with its luxuri ant gardens laid out with tie geometri cal precision of a chess board, filled with fruits, flowers and vegetables of every hue and color, and glance along the devious " windings of the . eleven miles of serpentine steel ribbon which sparkles in the sun and marks our path to that transcendently enchanting valley, and feel the headloug dashing of our train on its wild descent— ■ ing around curves so sharp 7 that engine and rear car can speak across to ; each other, playing -* hide-and-go-seek '• by dodging into a dark tunnel, now and then, exposing itself to full view on a bridge built *on._ a radius of . 3*25 feet, spanning a foaming river ninety feet : below!— one feels, indeed, ' his utter* helplessness. The scenery is now tropi . cal, and indescribably luxuriant. These • mountains . and valleys are inspiring poems! Neither . pen . nor pencil : can describe their . beauties. . Orizaba and Cordova— , enough ; to : be - healthy most of; the * year, yet low enough to be center of the richest productions of the __W*S_iSfe)__SH_K_#»_-iS-__^^ tropics— where the mountains 7; are wreathed iin . broad-leaved trees and flowers' gayest hues, the live oaks are : embellished with .7 the ■ gaudy orchids, and the dense forests are musical with sweetest songsters of brilliant plumage. Here coffee . grows in its greatest per fection, pineapples as sweet as honey, cocoauuts whose .. "milk" is as clear as gin and as refreshing as finest wine, bananas so luscious as to melt be tween the lips, oranges with skins like paper and contents a delicious drink. -■' _. ' _fc — — — ,-■:;-.. JUSTICE MATTHEW'S BURIAL. The Impressive Ceremonies Wit nessed by Many Distinguished Men. ;- ; ;7.' >V Cixcix March 26.— burial of Stanley Matthews, late associate jus tice of the supreme court of the United States, was a simple, beautiful cere mony. The remains arrived this morn ing, and were taken by rail to the cem etery station of Winton Place, where the undertaker's hearse and carriages met the train. At Spring Grove ceme tery a very large assemblage of friends and acquaintances of the distinguished dead had gathered. The burial" service of the Protestant Episcopal church was used, the rector being Rev. Dr. Pise, of Glendale. The day was delightfully clear and balmy, and the assemblage at the grave was one of more than ordinary interest. Besides the . members of the family and the justices of the supreme court and others from Washington, there were present Gov.Foraker, Lieut. Gov. Lyon, members of the Ohio senate, a committee of the house of representa tives, Henry Watterson from Louis ville, Mnrat Halstead, ex-President Hayes, and a committee of the Ohio cominandery of the Loyal Legion. The latter placed on the grave the usual em blem of a white pillow of flowers, with the words "Loyal Legion" in purple. Flowers from the president and Mrs. Harrison, and from the District of Col umbia cominandery were also left on the grave. The family went to Glen dale after the ceremony, and the others came to the city and will return to Washington to-night. Bell Telephone Report. " Boston, March 26.— At the annual meeting of the American Bell Tele phone company, held here to-day, Charles Eustis Hubbard was elected clerk and William K. Driver treasurer. The directors were re-elected, except that Stanton Blake was substituted for Cbanning Clapp. The directors' report gives the following: Of the income royalties, §600,000 has been transferred from the net surplus to a reserve ac count. The company earned during the year 24.45 per cent on its stocks, and has assets of $258 per share. About $1,000,000 has been spent on long-dis tance telephone lines, which now com prise 26,038 miles of wire. Gross earn ings of year, $3,865,118; expenses, $1,450, --013; net earnings, $2,414,205; total divi dends. $1,789,878. Deducting reserve for general depreciation the surplus account remains' the same as last year, $2,028,035. Number of exchanges 742, increase of three; branch offices 452, no increase: miles of wire 170,477, increase of 24,033. * REAL ESTATE RECORD. Eight deeds were recorded yesterday, with a total consideration of $17,250. as follows: F C Schmidt to \V Pothen, It 3, bit 30, Arlington Hi 115...... $5,650 B F Schnrmeier to A Stow, It 35, blk 25, Weide's Subd Arlington Hi 115 ..1,200 Union Land company to FWBere meier, Its 7 and 8, blk 2, Oakland Add No.! 1,400 Union Land company to C Lute, Its 2, 3, 4 and 6, bile *__.Ca'*land Add So 2. .2,500 II S Dun) ar to M Ii Henderson, It 6, blk 3, Prospect Plateau 3,000 E Maanison to H P Camden, It 3, blk 1, . tville Heights. -.'_-.....* 1,900 G H Matfaeny to C H Goodrich, Its 7, 8 and 0, blk '_', oth add, North St. Paul. 900 E Bohrert to II W Dimmitt. It 8, blk 11, Oakville Park 700 Total, eight pieces $17,250 lUlt.DIX'i PERMITS. The following buildiug permits were issued yesterday : * - P McDonnell, 1-story frame dwelling, I Burgess, near Oxford.... $800 W E Johnson, History frame dwell in?. McLean, near Cypress..*..... 1,500 J Affoltor, 1-story frame dwelling.Sum mit place, near Martin.. 1,000 A Skou, 2-story frame dwelling. Case, near Payne — .'. 2,475 J Lisha. 1-story frame dwelling. >- - Guiltier, near Rose. 1,000 D H Valentine. 5-story brick block of stores and offices, Wabasha, near Ex change 45.000 C N Oo dy, 1-story frame dwelling, Jcnks. near Sylvan 1,000 1) W Harper. 3-story brick veneer stores and 'hvelliug. Snelling, near Taylor.. Thunberg & Peterson. 2-story irame dwelling, York, near Mendota 2,475 Eighteen minor permits 3,200 Twenty-seven permits; total $64,450 ECZEMA CAN BE CURED. The most agonizing, humiliating, itching, scaly and burning Ecze mas are cured by the Cuticura medics, when physicians and all other remedies fail. I have been afflicted since last March with a skin disease the doctors called Eczema. My face was covered with scabs and sores, and the itching and burning was almost unbear able. 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