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THE OMAHA'.i DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TIIUHSDAY ' , MAUGII 11 , 181)7. SEtfGKLE COPY FIVE CENTS. -I WATCHES THE PORTS Woylcr Has All His Forces Conccntratecl How in Scacoaat Towns. REBELS HAVE OVERRUN THE ISLAND Spaniards Are Withdrawn from Provinces During the Wet Season. SANCTI SPIRITUS HAS BEEN ABANDONED Cubans Have Forced the Captain General to Policy of Dofenco. ARE MUCH ENCOURAGED BY THE OUTLOOK "U'nrIITT Conducted on the Theory Unit the ItiMiirKcnln Will Cinlii ItecoKiiltlon When They Capture a Seaport. < Coi > yrlgM , 1SS7 , by Press PubllRhlng Company. ) HAVANA. Cuba ( via Key West ) , March 10. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Letters this week from Intelli gent observers In different parts of Cuba ebon- that the patriotic cause Is gaining. Onu from an American says : "The end Is not far off. " Another contains thcso words : "Tho end must come soon. " Thcso advices , taken together with cor roborative facts received from other sources , make U clear now that It Is utterly Impos- Blblo for the Spaniards to gain any material advantage before the rainy season. Gen eral Weyler seems to know this , and ho Is acting accordingly , withdrawing troops from the Interior towns and strengthening the seaports , particularly along the north coast , Ho nan this week abandoned Sanctl Splrltus nnd the rebels will soon bo In undisputed control ot Santa Clara province. Outside of big cities the rebels are very active In Matanzas , Havana and Plnar del Illo provinces. They have captured several tmiall towns lately In Matanzas and again have blown up a railroad train In Plnar del Illo. The troops at Regla , Quanabacoa and other suburbs ot Havana are being aug- mo'nted. General Weyler may leave Havana again soon , but It will not bo with any hope of securing advantage In the field. His main object now , according to military experts , U to prevent the possibility of capture of seaports by the combined forces of Gomez arid Garcia. It Is felt by the Spaniards that If the rebels can Obtain and hold , even for a short time , an Important seaport they will demand and receive front the McKlnley ad ministration recognition as belligerents , General Weyler cannot defend both the coun try and coast , and he seems to have left the country , where his force would be use less In the wet season , take care of Itself , whllo ho concentrates his troops In the sea ports to prevent their seizure. On the whole the Spaniards arc disheart ened at the defensive program , whllo the rebels are encouiagcd by the outlook and are also cheered by the successful landing of several expeditions and the expectation of more. Men who have been In "tho woods" butj-oturned because they could get , no arms ore going Jjaek again to the bush. ' " ' The suffering of peaceful people and Iho tlaual barbarities of the Spaniards continue. SCOVEL'S "RE-LEASE. " ' Concul General Leo was Informed this morning by General Weyler that Sylvester Scovel had been released without bonds and without prejudice. There Is no knowing yet If the order of release has actually been re ceived at FUinctl Splrltus , as the telegraph lines' may bo down. The palace officials pay It has been received and that Mr. Scovel la at liberty , but -there Is a rumor that Sanctl Splrltus la cut off and the rebels ire about to attack It. Last night 1 received thl wllspatch from Mr. Scovel's lawyer at Santa Clara : "Orders for the liberation of Mr. Scovel have been Issued. Details by mull. " Scovol has been In great peril for the last few days. Late last Saturday a cable waa received by General Lee from Consul Mad- Tlgal stating there was Imperative need that Mr. Scovol should bo removed from Sanctl Splrltus Immediately. Monday I received , and so did General Leo , alarming letters from Mr. Madrigal , giving reasons why in- etant transfer was begged for , and the fol lowing from Scovol : JAIL , SANCTI SI'IIUTUS. Mnrch 4. As per my cable at noon , I earnestly request to he moved to Havana ns quickly IIB pos- nlblo. at my expense , pending my .trial. Nearly all the Spanish regulars have been permanently moved from this city , Tunas und the railroad between. On Match 2 the liiHurgcntH began operations against this connecting1 road , eighteen mlloH long , by ox- iilodliiK bombs ahead of trains. I am re liably Informed that the railroad and tele- Knipli will In a few days bo completely disabled. GUARD IS POWRtlLKSS. The fiiiardlnjr force no longer la largo enough to protect them. I make , my rc- queHt In view of these facts and for the following reuHun. When thu lines nro dis abled there will ho no communication with TiinnH except by heavy and occasional cBiiort.s nnd convoys. My mimmons to go to Santa Clara for trial would bo much delayed nnd I would bo forced to march on foot from hero to Tunas with a column of t'lierrllliiH through the open country. You can readily underlain ! what that means ; again , If I may hero and If the almost unguarded town is attacked hy the Inmina-nlH , or Spain and United States war talk beconu-H lively , Iho voluntocrH who nro now In control would bo apt to .shoot mo nirainst onion * . Tliene c , the principal which Impel nm 10 n.sk you to tnko tlilH further troublu In my lichnlf. I stand much In need of skillful mirnlcal nd- vlco and an operation. Thcso I could ob tain In Havana. HYLVKSTl'JU ' SCOVKL. Mr. Madrigal adds : "Travel on our rail road Is far from safe. I fear very soon It will bo destroyed. I am told at the palace ( hat Mr , Scovel la needlessly alarmed , that ) iu possible danger tan befall him. but be In not a man to Imagine peril , He ought to bo brought under guard of regular troop ) to Havana and freed here. If ho was freed Immediately , he ought to arrive hero Sunday or Wednesday , " Tim confidence the authorities pretend to liavo In thu guerrillas and volunteers de ceives no ono acquainted with these vicious li.inila. I am convinced Pelmrrola Induced Woylcr to order the court to release Scovel without trial , much against AVoyler'n desire. THOMAS G. ALVOHD , JK , KIIO.1I WASIIIXOTO.V. Sir , Seovt'I'H HelvoNu n Triumph for Sherman nml Alclvliiley. NEW YOIIK , March 10. A Washington spsclul to the World says : Sylvettcr Sco- vel'e release from Sanctl Splrltus jail was only effected after It was made known to the fipanUti government through the minister L hero that If any liurm befell him the United States would take prompt action for redress , The continued confinement In jail was also mode the subject of vigorous protcet , and the ca e was presented BO strongly to fa'cnor de Lome that that astute diplomat promptly cabled to the captain general of Cuba recom mending Mr , Scovcl's release. President McKlnley and Secretary of State Sherman both gave personal attention and Interest to Mr , Scovel' * ca 3. It was the first matter of International concern that waa presented to them for action , llumorx Concfrnlnir Lee , HAVANA , March 10. La Lucha publUhes ft dispatch from New York , saying that Mr- Sherman , secretary ot state , has cabled to General Fltxhush Let , consul general here , requesting him to continue at his post as a personal favor to President McKlnley. The correspondent of the Associated profs has authority for saying that General Lee hag not rccelvcJ fiuch a message. Tbe corre spondent further understands that the gen eral did not request to come here , but was sent here. Finally , the correspondent un- dcrstanda that General L e has not made an application to remain and that ho will not do so. MAICr.S A PROPOSITION TO SPAIN. AmerlrntiK Art-mini In Culm in lie Hx- lielteil nml Not Imprisoned. WASHINGTON , March 10. Mr. Sherman hno announced to bis axoctatce that he la In n fair way to make on arrangement with Spain that will remove the great cause of Irritation In Cuba. He haj submitted to the Spanish government , through Minister Taylor , a proposition that American citizens who nre suspected or convicted of complicity with the Insurgents shall be Immediately expelled from tbo Island without Imprison ment or prceccutlon unlesa they shall volun- , tarlly return nnd place themselves In jeopardy. This would not apply , however , to parsons engaged In active hostilities and taken with arms In their hands. Mr. Sher man ID nlno proposing to negotiate a treaty with Spain by which the rights of naturalized citizens shall bo defined. ANOTHER AMI3IIICAN IS MIIKRATIJII. Olllclnl Notice Ileeelveil nt the Slate Oeiiiirlinent. ' WASHINGTON , Mnrch 10. A cablegram was received at the Stnto department this morning from United States Consul McGarr at Clcnfuegos , saying another American citi zen , Antonio Sunrcz Del Wlllar , has been liberated. WILL SUllMlT TO AHIIITHATIO.V. United StntoN OlnlniH Atfiiliiwl Slum Mny He Peneenlily Settled. LONDON , March 10. A dispatch to the Times from Singapore says the United States government has agreed to submit to arbltra tlon Us claim against Slam arising from the assault made In December last by Siamese aoldlcrs at Bangkok upon the United States vice consul , Mr. Edward Kellott. It Is un derstood by the Times correspondent that the United States government will submit to arbitration the old claim known an the Cheek claim , with respect to which unsatis factory negotiations have been for n long time In progress between United States Min ister Barrett and the Slameae government. The Cheek claim grows out of n contract made several years ago between the Siamese government and Dr. Check , an American known as the "Teak king , " according to which ho was to take out teak logs from the Interior of the country for a term ol years with his own elephants and to share the profits ot the venture with the Siamese authorities. Dr. Teak advanced the govern ment $200,000 for the concession. In con sequence of the severe drouth which pre vailed for two years after the contract was signed he was , unable to take out the logs. The Siamese government charged him with delinquency and violation of contract , sclzeii ' his elep'hants and confiscated his logs , anil without the proper ! i > gal proceedings forced him Into bankruptcy. Dr. Cheek's aij'cals to the king of Slam for redress were In effectual and ultimately he apncaled to the United States government. Thcra Is be- lloved to bo clrec connection between the Check claim and the attack "upon Mr. Kel- lett. SALISBURY'S Premier ThliikH llrltlxli IniliiMtry Will Heat Down All ItlviiU. LONDON , March 10. The thirty-seventh annual meeting of the chambers of commerce of Iho Un"ltdd'"Kln'g3om whichhas bc-enin progress since Tuesday at the Whitehall rooms , Hotel Metropole , came to a concln- alon with an elaborate banquet this evening , Ut. Hon. Anthony J. Mundella. .whp wjs among the speakers , congratulated Lori' Salisbury , who was the principal guest ol the chambers , upon his success In the nego tiations with the United States for the con clusion of a treaty of arbitration , adding that President ' McKlnley's admirable message ga'vo promise that the treaty would bi ratified. Lord Salisbury , replying , devoted his speech almost entirely to trade questions. He as sured his hearers that British Industry ami resource , If lot alone , would beat down all Hvals. They should not , he said , encourage panic , which would only berve to stimulate. , other nations. The French premier and the American presldenl wcro the heads of their re spective protection parties , but free trade would continue the policy ot England. "Tho knowledge that we would never retaliate , " said ha , "has disarmed us In fighting hostile tariffs In a way In which no other nation has been disarmed.1" WILL Sl'K Tl7u I'XITUII ' STATUS. Sidney Mot-urn Kxtriullfeil on One C'liarnc nml Ai-i-eHted fop Another. TORONTO. Out. , March 10 , Osier & Mc- Carty , barristers of this city , have been In structed by Sidney Slocum of Hamilton to enter suit against the United States govern ment for $100,000 for false arrest and Im prisonment. Slocum wns arrested about a year ago and extradited on a charge of at tempted murder at Pcorln , III. H0 was tried and acquitted after lingering In Jail several weeks. Ileforo ho left the court room ho was real-rested on a charge of nendlng obscene newspapers through the malls , the United States government officials being the complainants. After being Incarcerated eighteen days ho uus dis charged , as the Judge ruled that ho could not bo tried on n charge other than the one nj\ which bo A'as extradited. KIKI.VO O.V THU P.VAAMA OAXAI , . TroopH Ordered Out lo Settle IlHinte ullli the .Iiiiunlean Lnhoi-ei-M. ( Copyrlvht , 1S97 , by Pi em I'uMluliIng Company , ) COLON , Colombia , .March 10. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram , ) The Panama Canal company has called upon the military authorities to settle Its dispute with thu Jamaican laborers at Culebra , who have refused to work on the ground that ono of thrlr number has been deprived of ills rights. The troops were ordered out and fired upon the striking worklngmen , mortally \\oundlng several of them. A large number of the laborers who ar rived recently have quit work and demand to bo sent back to Jamaica , Serious trouble la Imminent , < l n ecu Vleloi-ln Slurlx for I'm nee. . LONDON , March 10 , Queen Victoria , ac companied by Princess Beatrice and their respective suites , left Windsor today en- route to ClniM by way of Cherbourg. At Cltnez , near Nice , her -majesty will stay at the Excelsior Hotel Hcglna. There are about ICO rocans In the section of the hotel which the queen will occupy , UiiHxIii OITtTH to I.eiiil ArniN , BELGRADE , Servla. Mnrch 10. Hussla has offered to lend the Servian government 120- 000 magazine rifles. The government has not accepted , as the military authorities Ue- slro to secure rifles of the latest pattern. Murdereil ! > > TriiiniiH , OHKICNSDimu , Pa. , March 10.-Hchard | Graham , \vralthy farmer , and Ilia wifa were found dyliiK In their farmhouse near Crnbtrco this morning- pools of blood. The wife wa t'onsclous , but unable to talk. Hotli uro expected to die , It In sup posed thnt their assailants were tramps who nnvd been loallng about the coku regions und who were after money. The m-lt'hbors- nro searching the aurroundlng country for "icm- _ Reduce ClinrKex on firiiln , MILWAUKUU , Marc ) ) lO.-Tho Chamber of Commerce today reduced weighing cluirers on grain gain ? Into ok-vatoru from 10 cents to 35 cents per 1,000 bushels and the chart'o for Inspection of grain from ele vators to vfKMvlH from to cents to 2o cents per 1,000 bushels , Both of these reduction * are to go Into effect April 1 OFFICE SEEKERS ARE BUSY Oall on the President in Hordes and Push Their Claims , MINNESOTA V/ANTS / FOUR NICE PLACES .North Slur Delt-KiiHon Xrtt nt All Ilnrkiinril In AftUInn for Prefer ment rrenldetit HeceUef. the Diplomatic WASHINGTON , .March 10. The white house callers were on hnnil nt nil early hour today , cnccurngcil by Iho bright day. They found the president nt his desk by 9 o'clock , ready to receive In succession the many pub lic men ntid delegations which filled Secre tary Porter's olllco. Secretory Wilson stopped on his way to the Agricultural de partment nml had a short talk with the president on rotno of the department posi tions. Ho was followed .by Assistant Secre tary Rockblll of' the State department , who arranged for the reception of foreign ambas sadors and ministers at 12 o'clock. Then came n number of ocnators and rep resentatives , including Senators Hoar olid Lodge of Massachusetts , Thurston of Ne braska , Spooner of Wisconsin. I'rltchard of North Carolina , Nelson of Minnesota , Walt- hall of Mississippi and Dlnckburn of Ken tucky ; Representatives JlcCrcary of Ken tucky , Htatwole , McCleary and Eddy of Minnesota nnd Johnaon of Indiana. Tbc Minnesota delegation wns accompanied by ox-Representative Klcfcr of Minnesota , who was urged for commissioner of Immigration , and It was understood that they would rec- omnieml ex-Governor Hubliard for ambassa dor to Italy , Tarns Ulxby for commissioner of the land olHcff and cx-Ileprescnlatlve Dunnel fur auditor of the treasury. Senator Foraker had a short talk with the president and within a few minutes WEU succeeded by his Ohio colleague. Senator Hanna , \\lio spent some time with ths presi dent. Among the others who saw the president were Admiral'Franklin. General J. S. Mosby and a delegation of bishops of the American Methodist Episcopal church , who came to present the superbly bound bible on which the president had taken the oath of ofllco on the east front of the capltol. The presentation of the bible was made In the diplomatic room. Bishop Arntt briefly Btatlng the character of the gift , and wish- Ins the president Godspeed. The yrcaident thanked the vl llois and said ho always would treasure the volume. WAH REMINISCENCES. There was an Interesting reminiscence of President McICInley's war days , when Gen eral Mosby , the famous confederate cavalry man , was Introduced to him. "I have heard of you before , " saU the president , smilingly. "You used to .cause me a great deal of worry In the Suanandoah valley. " "Hut , " responded the general , "I've made ample amcnis by supporting jou for presi dent with as much vigor sa I used to op pose you In the valley. " General Mosby's call was one of respect , and no mention was made of offl.cc. Among the other morning callers who raw the president were ex-Senator Bruce and John K. Lynch of Mississippi ; Senator Platt of Connecticut and a Connecticut delegation ; Senators Perkins of California anj Wilson of Washington and Messrs. Henry Clay Evans and ox-'Ilcprescntatlve PIckler , .the I latter two being prominently , mentioned In Connection" Ui"iile3dInK'at > poIntmcntsr. ' A petition bearing the. names of 15,000 old soldiers was presented In behalf of Mr. Plck- lor for commissioner of pensions. The presldsnt'H reception of the ambassa dors nnd ministers at 12 o'clock was one ot the notable events of the day. The foreign representatives who had met by appointment at the State Department at 11 o'clock and been Introduced to Secretary Sherman ar rived at the white house In a body" shortly after noon and were shown to the blue room. They were In morning dress and were unaccompanied by the ladles ol the diplo matic circle. Secretary Sherman end As sistant Secretary Ilockhlll came with tl.ijin to maku the presentation. There were no formalities. The ambassadors and minis ters grouped themselves In a circle tbout the room. To the right stood Sir Julian Pauncefote , UrltUh ambateadcr and dean of the corps , and the ambaK&adors of France Germany and Italy , with their nuai > roir suites. The Turkish minister and his sec retaries wore their fez caps , anJ the Chinese and Corcan ministers were In robes of bril liant color. OHEET3 DIPLOMATIC COUPS. The president advanced within the circle and greeted each representative In turn with a cordial grasp of the hand. Mr. Hockhill presented moat of them , but on several oc casions the president recalled old friends and needed no Introduction. With this the reception closed , the president leturnlng to his desk , and the mcmbe'a of the coips separating. Whllo the president was at lunch word reached him that Ocneral Hastings of the Bermuda Islands , who served with the pres ident during the war , had fallen near the treasury building and was at the Emergency hospital with a broken leg. It waa a shock to the president , as ho had been talking with General Hastings only an hour before nnd knew that ills war wounds and advanced age would make th'o accident a dangerous one. Accordingly the president determined to go to the hospital and aid his old comrade and at 230 ; p. in. ( lip white house carriage started with the president for Emergency hospital , word being left for the crowd of callers that he would bo gone an hour. On his return ho roreivod n delegation of thirty members of the Pennsylvania , legislature , headed by Senator Pen- rose , who called In behalf of ex- Representative Robinson's appointment as assistant peeretary of the navy. They were followed by a delegation of the Gridiron club , representing many loading newspapers , who Invited ( no president to attend the club dinner the last Saturday in March. This afternoon' ? callers were Sena tors Carter of Montana , Kyleof South Da kota , Platt of Connecticut , Mason of Illinois and Captain Amoa Alien , secretary of Speaker Reed , ( PUBLIC RECEPTION. About COO people were In line for the pub lic reception at 3 o'clock. The late callers Included Representative Hltt of Illinois , Senators - ators Foraker and Mason and General Stew art L. Woodford. The general and Mrs. Woodford called on Mrs. McKlnley during the afternoon. The president had fixed 4:30 : o'clock for a walk , but just before then Chairman Dlngley and Representative Gros- venor arrived. They were- seen by the presi dent In the diplomatic olllce , the conference being a protracted one. It was the first op. portunlly that had been afforded of acquaint ing the president with the status of tbo tariff bill , now well along toward completion. It was nearly 6 o'clock before the president started for his dally walk. The following general rules were decided on today concerning the reception of public men and callers generally : EXECUTIVE MANSION RULES. The cabinet will meet Tuesdays and Fri days at 11 o'clock a , m. The president will receive senators and" representatives In congress from 10 to 12 o'clock on all days except cabinet days. Persons not senators or representatives , having business with the president , will of be received from 12 to 1 o'clock every day except cabinet dajs. Thosu having no buslreas , but who-de lre to pay tbelr respects , will be received \ > y the president In tbo cast room at 3 o'c'ock p. in. on Mondays , Wednesdays and Fridays,1 By direction of the president. JOHN ADDISON PORTER , Secretary to the President. Thcso rules are substantially the same as those of the last administration , except that Mr. McKlnley does not reserve Monday to himself and changes the hours of publlo re ception train 1 to 3 p. in. WANT PLACES 1ST I 1AUTMM > TS. l.lnt of Men Who Wotltil 'AfiMnt Cab inet OfflcernJ WASHINGTON , March JOJ-pThc following applications for appointment Ito presidential office under the Treasury department have been received nnd classified ' : j 8. P. Kenncy , ad collector of custom * at Nogalrs , Ariz. ; A. U. Clemens of Missouri , ns collector of Inter nal revenue for the district of Montana ; C. N. Uoardman of North Dakota , as collector ot Internal revenue for the the district of Nebraska ; P. B. Hunt ot Texas , as collector Internal revenue for the Fourth district of Texas ; F , P. Don of West Virginia , as ship ping commissioner for -the Pogot Sound dis trict ; E. N , Hnrtshorn.ot Ohio , ns auditor for the War department ; Stephen W. Parker of Indian Territory , as auditor for the War de partment ; James K. Uptoil of Maryland , ns na- sltnnt secretary otthi ) treasury ; J. 11. Smith of Tennceso" . ns register At the treasury. New candidates for , mfslslnnt secretary of the navy nro continually 'presenting ' them selves. Henry Clay Fisher , n retired officer of the marine corps , Is seklng the place , and his candidacy Is being Urged , It Is said , by Vice President HobarJ and. the leading re publicans of New JeroeyV'TSe formal candi dacy of Cornelius Van Cott'of New York City , has just been announced. His aspirations are endorsed by Senator Plntt and by the republican state nnd city committees. The chances of Secretary Long recommending any one heretofore conncctcdjWjth the naval oorv- Ice an raid to bo exccwlri lyp'.lm. H lira been pointed out to him nnd the president that each of th'e several Bureaus nt the Navy department Is controlled by n navnl officer who Is n specialist and \yho can give the executive head of the department nny special or professional knowledge , , that he may re quire. - f Postmaster General Gary ias not yet nn- nounccd his policy reghrdlng either presi dential or fourth-class poitmaateiu. Before lie cornea to a deflnltc.decl&lon as to whether postmasters i will be allowed to serve o-it their ' terms , he will have a consultation with the yreildout. As all 'presidential postmanj ters are commljslonedx for /our years , little doubt is entertained nt the , department thai' they will be allowed to Bor.vo out their terms , save In exceptional cases , wheix ; circum stances may warrant early changes. Fourth- class postmasters nre ; not commissioned for four years , but are appointed to serve at the plfcaure of the postmastEr-gcnci-al , Tlie gen eral practice ot recent administrations , how1 evnr , has been to appoint their successors approximately at the . ehfl of four-year periods. The changes In inece small ofllces , once begun , are rapidly 'made. Beginning with ex-Vice Tresldcnj Stevenson , who \vas Com th zoslstant under Mv. Cleveland's Jlrol administration , the fourth , assistant post masters general , who have ? been the ofllclal "headsman" of the fourth-elasa postmasters. have iirosccuted th ) woi'.ctf changing these cmciala with great vigor. * lt la not prebable that the changes will begin until a now fourth aroistant Is appaiiirjad. The general expectation Is that -appointment c [ the successor of Mr. 'Maxwell ' , thu present In cumbent , will be made , t * .an early date. FINISH TIII ; siruAii sciiinnUjK. Work of Itepiihllen'ifN ' . .rtnVnjs nml * Menu * C'onitiill > - . i' WASHINGTON. Martti 10 ; The repub lican members of the ways nnd means comr/ . mlttcoitoday finished their work on the sugar schedule and took Up ' lie woo'cn schedule. On the latter they came to no 'definite du- clslbn , but the pojnts'luthe sugar schedule which had been rorcrvH 'until loday were decided. The differential was fixed at one- eighth of % pent. per'jjound on sugar above 6 dutch standard , j 'This was thought to be a sufficient allqwlncq-to cover the dif ference between tap ccf-D.f : refining la rtho. United States and otjitjrj'cpuntrle's vwbera 'Bi'jjrap ' is-lree. Weal aM's-JM-'iS-sWatalMory' duty "against "boUny-payjng } "cduntrles""was0 agreed upon. It ' | s In the' form of an addi tional duty to bo levied 'ofi sugar Imported from thoto countries' .Which pay , bounties equivalent to the amount , of .the bounties. Thflt.te. the amount of- the bounty * less an.y ; , Internal taxes levied 014 Ihe sugar In the , country whence It co/pes. THto provision leaves it with the cxteeinjvo 'officers to fix the tariff on sugars" 'tffcm bounty-paylntj. countries and to""ii ! lde what the net amounts of the bounties paid by foreign couutrica are. Under' It' diitles will bs 'raised or lowered , as the bounties paH by other governments are chatst-'d 1's ' administra tion may be difficult at times on account of' the disputes which hiive arisen In the past and may come up In' thb future as to what constituted a bounty , \YlthMhc- various forms df taxes , rebates and bounties Imposed on suga.- . , , " > The wool schedule promises to be the mobt difficult which the committee hus to fix , on account of the cccnfllct of , Interests between the growers and manufacturers. When the McKlnley bill was trained a schedule was practically agreed upoa'by the representa tives of the two Interests , which simplified the work of the committee. Since that time the sheep raisers have , .declare : ! that the manufacturers got the /best of ihe agree ment , nnd although .conferences between the two'bodlcs were held recently , they came to nothing. The WoolgrpWers' assqflatlon has asked for duties much larger than those In the McKlnloy law. _ ; After the wool schedule parts of Ihe pot tery schedule and the free list and some administrative features ' ut the bill only re main to be settled , .Svr Mllnli Itti > iil > ! liiii ; CHICAGO , March 10. Delegates from half a dozen states met today at the Auditorium and mapped the outlines uf a national body , to Include all the Swedish-American repub I lean leagues now In existence , and to pro vide for the formation' of new associations In ttates where no ouch -Icaguca now exl-jt. Edward 0. WeEtman , president of the Chicago cage Swediai ! Republican league , and Secre tary W , S. Hursandpr were prime movers In the proceedings , Tlln nec2 altlcu and acl-t vantages of a national league were discussed freely and there seemed to be no dlmentlng voices to the proposition , advanced by Mr. Williamson of llllnoUr-ilyit a call should bo sent to all the Swedish fragile ? , now In ex istence , arranging for a national convention at an early date. Leagujs are now In active opeiatlon In Illinois , . Iowa , Kansas , Ohio , Pennsylvania , New YorMMassachusetts and Connecticut. Nebraska liaa one practically formed and Minnesota' Is expected to teen blossom out with the' la&rat league-of all , A national league of Swcdl li ! clubs extending over the entire country 'Will , the delegates argue , have a weight * nO power In politics , not to bo Ignored by aoy'la > arty leader , while the advantages of sucH ajbody to the Swed ish population desirous uf all the benefits of citizenship would be Incalculable. As ar ranged , the plan ot action will be , first , to round the Ideas of all thqjnow existing Swed ish leagues as to the moat suitable time and place for a > national conypntlon ; second , th ? views of all having becnlobtained , to select such time and place for I the gathering and third , ( o assist Iiyfyic creation of as many now state leagues as possible between now and the time set for the convention , Iner ( < 'e lc'op , Her Son , OREENCASTLBml.j ! March 10 , Mrs. Walling , mother ot Alon o Walling , has ar rived In the city , aocotnoanled by a friend. They took a carriage" and ) drove to the resi dence of A. S. Bryan , father of Pearl Bryan , on their mUslon ofrmercy on behalf of their son. Mrs , Walling yau received at the Bryan homestead Itf genetous hopltalUy , but when uho made a-pie a for a word from tbo family to Governor : jlfadle'y , | [ wea declined by tbe family , butrthere was no expression vlndlctlveuess , * 4 To He ' < irKiuile JlinUru | > < ComjuinlrM. ST. LOIMS , MurqJ 10. Thb People's Rnll- way company ufuCtlte Fourth Street find Arsenal compnny 'holh of which went Into tha hands of a receiver Monday , 'vlll bo reorganized iui,1 wpnHoliJtHod by the bond holders. An l.idcfetciliteba of )2luKiO will he Diild off anil the new company will be formed , after the Iwmlg and Interest coupons pens have been failed In , and bonded for J2.000.000. The pnmnt : rolling stock uiiJ equipment of the 1'rople'n Railway com pany will bo sold and Ilir motive power Changed from cable to electric. LIVING -IS TOO HIGH THERE Nebraska Aspirants for Federal Appoint ments Leaving Washington. IT IS CHEAPER TO WAIT AT HOME Adjournment nt ( lie Sctinlr nml An nouncement nt the rrt-Hhlciit Diiml > oiiH the Arilor of iv or 1'ntrloln. WASHINGTON , March 10. ( Special Tele gram. ) There Is n noticeable falling off In the number ot Nebraska politicians seeking office under ; the government who have been In Washington during the last few days. Published reports that the president Intended to go slow In making changes and the nd journment of the senate slno dlo have con spired to give politicians the cold shivers , and , as It coats money to llvo here , they nro quietly slipping away , to the relief of Sena tor Thurston and Representatives Strode and Mercer , they having patronage nl their dlspcsal. P. W. Collins and C. A. Atkinson of Lincoln , who ars candidates for the position of en- ststant attorney general , begin to show signs of weariness , nnd the former Is likely to leave on Saturday. These two candidates were In Wuthlngton for almost a week be fore they d6covcred ! that both wcro pulling for the same place. President McKlnley has been Interviewed by the senators and representatives from Iowa with n view to having President Cl&veland's order consolidating the pension i offices at Dss Molnes nnd Topeka aud ca- j ' tabllshlng a new ofllco at St. Louis revoked. ' The president , while noncommittal , stated i ' he would look over the order nnd If Inlml- jcal to the best interests of the country , would see that justice- was done. Senator Thurstou had n conference with the president set for Hits morning , but owing to the great preoi of public men , wco compelled to continue the same till a later 1 date. The amount of outside patronage which Nebraska will receive ! Q the subject ot earnest discussion , and until the president Indicates what ho will do for the state , Sena tor Thurston Is not disposed to urge candi dates for thu numerous places sought. In a talk with leaders among republican congrensmei It was ascertained that Heprc sentntive Mercer , If he cannot get thu chair manshlp ot the commutes on public build ings nr.d grounds , will try for a plaro on the appropriations committee. Representa tive Stiofle h .o Ma good cje on the committee on pcstoillccs and pcstroada , falling in which , he would like to have a name mark on the judiciary table. MANGOLD GET3 A PLACE. Bright of Grand Island , an appointee of ox-Congressman Andrews , and an old sol dier , who wta assigned to driving the -wagon connected with the folding room nt $00 tier month , has been removed , the place being .secured for P. , W , Mangold of Omaha by e The Indian bureau today passed favorably upon ihe claims for $3,000 Incurred during .Superintendent Chase's administration , at the Genoa Indian school. Congressman Mel- kl"ohn ] was most solicitous that tliesu claims thould be alloweJ as among the closing acts cT1 corigrejalonal career. Senator Allen , In the senate and Mr. Mclklejobn In the house secured an appropriation through congress for this amount , the ataenflment ticlng f-o worded that th'ls ahiminl havlnferun the saiintletof4the.Indlan . .bureau will no.w go erfihienoctlievaiiimor-arid "thenta - the' - warranty ranty division. Chase defaulted and supplies furnished the Genoa school were never cer tified to the department. It therefore re quired congressional action to sccuro the amount duo local traders. Congi-eysman-elect William L. Stark cf AUrcra has been In the city since Friday ; although ho has not bee'n seen around legls- .latlve haunts. Ho has yet to' ' eall'upon the cenlor senator from Nebraska. The Iowa delegation had a meeting today nnd formally discuraed the federal appoint ments which they will ask for residents ot ths Hawkeye state. Without coming to any conclusion , they decided to hold another meeting Saturday. Thus far but two men are talked of as candidate. ) for foreign missions from the Hawkeye state , E. H. Confer , for merly representative from the Des Molnes dis trict rml at ono time minister to Brazil , who wants to go to his old place , and State Senator Erlckson of Boone , who would llko to represent this country In Sweden. C. N. Boardman cf South Dakota has r.n- pllcd to the secretary of the treasury for the position of collector ot Internal revenue for the district of Nebraska. K. T. Emerson of Omaha Is at the Raleigh ; Sid L. Jowott ot Des ' .Molncu la at the St. James ; C. F. Curtis and wife of Clinton , la. , are at the Normandlc. CUTS OUT THIRTY THOUSAND. ( ovt'riuir I.fi : DOCN Smile I'l-tnilii - ( o ( InCfiit'rnl Airproprliidon Hill. PIERRE , S. D. , March 10. ( Special Tele gram. ) Governor Leo today disposed of all the bills left at the adjournment of the legis lature , with the exception , of the osteopathy bill , which Is yet on the 'list. In returning the general appropriation bill he cut from' ' U the appropriation ! for the Insane - sane hospital at Yankton , $13,000 for the 1S37 building fund ; $5.000 for boiler and power house for 1S97 , and $3,000 for the same for 1898 and $12,000 for fuel and light for IS'JS ; $33,000 In all. His objections to the Improvement fund for building and holler and power house are that such Items are unconstitutional , as the constitution ex pressly provides that such Items should come in OH separate hills. His objection to the $12.000 for fuel and lights for 1898 Is that ho had been assured by a reputable business man of the state that he will give bond to furnish the fuel for heating and run ning the electric light plant at the asylum for the two years for $10-HO and the $12 000 for 1897 Is sulllclent for the two years. 1E 1I lOiiliu-k- Senatorial Content. I LOUISVILLE , Ky. , March 10. The contest for the scat In the United Statts senate which Is to be fllhd by the special session of the legislature called by Governor Dradley to meet at Frankfort next week , la narrowing down to a fight between Dr. W , G. Hunter , St. John Doyle , last session's caucus nominee of the republicans , and W , J , Deboe , a party leader In this stato. Dr. Hunter , who came from Washington oion after the Inauguration of President McKlnley , has since been Indus- trloui'ly at work with ! his friends. They now claim with confidence , and some show of justification , that the doctor will receive the republican caucja nomination on the first ballot ; that lie has fifty-one out of seventy : republican votes pledged to hla support In caucus , and that In addition to the ful ( strength ho will recelvo In the joint session J the votes ot at least five gold standard demo , f crats. The frlendu of St , John Doyle are vigorously urging Ma claims as tbe republican nominee. The numerous other candidates are by no means Idle. HARRISBURO , Pa. , March 10. Governor Hastings said tonight that there wau no truth In the story that he Is an applicant for tbe position of minister to Italy , or for any other office within the gift of President McKinloy. He wants no oUlce , he says , during his term a governor , I'uol Ilooin I.niv UnvoiiNtKiillomil. KANSAS CITY. March 10. The pool room law ns It ut present standa on the statute booku was dec-lured to be unconstitutional by the stuto Huprcme court today. Tr.o decision holds that the law U Invalid bccuusu It U class legislation , nnd wau handed down In the cano of the State agulnst M. Illller , who wus charjred with Illegally Belling ; ' poola on horse raccu In tni city. Criminal Judge Wafford previously held for Hlller , but the prosecuting attorney took an ap peal to the supreme court. , < ICAXSAS PAYS OFF llltll 1H21ITS. StnUMllen SliiMilnr ? Amount or Mort- iriiKeH AuriUimt Simllimcr JHnte. TOPEKA , Kan.March 10. Tha Topckn Capital tomorrow uH § R wl" publish nn elaborate stntcmcn' l M reduction In mort gage InilebtednessJ Bj-Jixas during the past seven years , nherJ Bglrdccrcaso of 400 per cent , or over Ut Hfil'O since January 1 , 1890 , The compJiS ftuJi drawn between the figures of the fc4 H vaU8 ot 1S90 , nnd re ports to the Cnt Hjinmi the registers ol deeds of thlrtyKuntlea , showing the iccorded inortKal Bbtedncs ? on January 1 , 1S97. In lS9 [ HBcountles had n mort gage IndcbtcdneIHb / , 158,631 , nnd In 1S97 on the same bnsj BRO,13S , or a net reduc tion In the scvc Hof $28,638 , 493 over 45 per cent. If WtMRuc per ccntngo holds good for the entire state , which the Capital's flgurei show to be true , the total reduction In Kansas for the seven ycart > amounts to $105- 9C8.S9S. This reduction Is very much gicater If settlements of deeds nnd foreclosures In the western pnrt of the stnto be considered. On re fill estimates ot the same figures nhow that only $ ' 0,000,000 of the Kansas mort gage debt Is held by persons outside the state. Of this , $15,000,000 Is held by Insurance com- panlta doing business In Kansas , and there fore but $25,000,000 by Individual foreign creditors , as compared with $85,000,000 In 1890. In 1890 , the total mortgage debt of the stnto on farms and lots was reported by the census to be 27 per cent of the actual value of all taxed real estate. Today It does not exceed 15 per cent. The statement shows that Kansas has been diligently and steadily paying out , nnd Is today probably freer ol debt than any other western elate. H coulO pay Us present foreign obligations of $25- 000,000 from the proceeds ) of n single crop. Titouiu.n WITH I-IIOSPKCTOIIS. Trooim Cannot Kee | ) ( lolil Ilnntern Offer or tinIti'MiTviidon. . KANSAS CITY. March 11. A special to the Times fron > Perry , Okl. , says : -People arriving hero tonight from the Wichita mountains report that excitement Is grow ing more Intense every day. The soldiers nnd Indian police under direction ot Major Baldwin , the Indian agent , nre determined to drive the gold seekers out of the Indian reservations. Recent assays have given the people the "gold fever. " Numerous con flicts Imvo occurred between soldiers nnd miners and several killings nre reported. A hundred men wcro arrested and driven from tbo reservation Saturday , but they Immedi ately returned to the mountains ns soon ns the soldiers had disappeared. Serious trouble Is fenrcd , ns Major Baldwin Is determined to eject nil Intruders and the miners nro equally determined to hunt for the precious stuff. _ ItUUIAI. FROM PLYMOUTH CHUHCII Uev. I < ytnnii Abbott to Coiuluol Serv- IceM Over MrN. lleeelier'M HeimiliiH. STAMFORD , Conn. , March 10. A simple service and prayer were held this afternoon over the remains of the late Mrs. Henry Ward Bcecher nt the residence of her son-in- law , Rev. Samuel Scovlll , in this city. Only the nearest relatives and a very few of Mrs. Beecher's incst Intimate friends wore pres ent. After the service the rcma'lns were re moved to the railroad station and placed aboard a train for New York. Upon arrival there they will be removed to Brooklyn , where , In Plymouth church , over which Mr. Bcecher so long presided , the remains will He In state until 2 o'clock Thursday after noon , when Rev. Lvmaft. Abbott will perform Jhp la t rites. Working : to Snvc Jm-Unon. . FJIANKFORT , 'Ky. , March 10. Governor Bradley this mornlig began reading a 3,060- page record In Scott Jackson's case. Jack - son's attorney , L. J. Crawford , came Into town last night and saw the governor about filing a- brief today and requested him to read the whole record In the Jackson case. This will require several days. No papers In Alonzo Walllng's c3 e have "yet arrived. There Is an Intimation that Jackson's brief contains something that will result In a respite for Walling. \VentiTii Union OlIlelulN Tourliifr. MILWAUKEE , March 10. A party of ofll- clnls of the Western Union Telegraph , com- puny nrrlved In Milwaukee this morning. In ttto party were Colonel 11. C. dowry , vice president nnd general superintendent , Chicago ; F. II. Tubbs , district superintend ent. Chicago ; George von Chauvln of Lon don , English representative of the company , nnd several FQiitlemen from New York who are Interested In the Grand Trunk railway. The pnrty is making n tour of tile north west nnd west for the purpose of Inspecting the company'property and satisfying them selves of the general conditions , needs , etc. They left for Chicago this afternoon. IlnlilH tinTiirUUb CoiiNiiI. NHW YOIIK. March 10. Judge Addlson Brown of the United States district court has dismissed the writ of habeas corpus nnd ccrtlornrl sworn out by Lawyer Cou- dert on behalf of Philip A. Isagl , Turkish coiiHUl general nt Boston , who was arrested In this city a few weeks ngo charged with embezzling over $100,000. Lawyer Comlcrt's contention wns that the state authorities had no Jurisdiction In the ease of a repre sentative of a foreign government , nnd that If the prisoner wns guilty of nny offense ho could be tried only In the federal courts. .Sli-iuiuT Aiiruiilu Arrlven , NEW YOrtK , March 10. The steamer Aurnnla of the Cumml line , which was supposed to be three days overdue , but which turned out to be only two days overdue , arrived nt her dock tonight. The Auranta encountered HCVTO weather. In a hurricane on Wednesday , March 3 , two of llio sturbonrd boats were torn away nnd driven u'calnst the ventilator and two sea men slightly Injured. Almost nt the xamo time Master of Arms NeHnon was Htruck by llylng tackle and his chest Injured and collar bono dislocated. Piiync Will \'ot Accent Olllco. MILWAUKEE , March 10. Henry 0. T'nyno denies the statement printed In a Chicago paper that ho Is willing1 to accept n foretell post under President MoKlnley. Some "f the eloHo political friends of Mr. I'nyno believe that lie only wanted ono po sition under the new administration the postmaster generalship nnu as that place v as not offered to him his friends say he does not Intend to accept any other. .HceUx Hct-ri-allon. NEW YORK , March 10. Arnonu the pas sengers on the stcnmcr Alliance , which nulled today for Panama , wcro Mr. Hutlm , of the I'imunw Cniml director-general com pany , and Arthur Buwnll , Into candidate for vice president on the democratic ticket , and his brother , Frank Bewail. The Bew ails am going to Panama for recreation und wlH proceed later to Ban Francisco. Strike Deeliiruil OIT. CHICAGO , March 10. The contracting plasterers and liodcarrlern' association ! ! held i joint meeting this imernoon und de clared the strike off BO far as they wcro concerned. It was agreed that If the men would return , they would receive their former wages , but that In the future , no Individual contracts with the unions would lju made , _ ( jlKim ' "Knock Out DropH" JIII1. ALBANY , N. Y , , March lO.-Oovornor Ulack today signed the "knockout drops" bill , which mnkt-s It a felony for a person other than a llcfiiued drugglut or physician to have In hit ) possession or to administer to any jierson a drug or narcotic. or On-all VCNN IN , .Mnrch 1O At New York Arrived Aurunla from Liverpool. Bulled Kihopla for ( jlafcgow ; jt. Ixiuls , for Bouthuinpton ; Majestic , for Liverpool ; F > Jesland. for Antwerp. At Copenhagen Arrived Putrla , from Philadelphia , > . At Philadelphia Sailed llhynland , for Mvcrpool ; Pennsylvania , fpr Antweip. At Liverpool Arrived Wutsla rid , from Philadelphia. - At I/Dndon Arrived Michigan , from Now York. At Southampton Arrived New York. 'rom New York. Sailed- Spree , from Dromon for New York , At Rotterdam Arrived Spaorndain , from New York. Bulled Veendam , for Nuw Yorfc . UNIVERSITY HONEY Appropriations for Now Buildings Mcot D Stubborn Opposition. STATE FARM IS SEVERELY CRITICISED Middle-of-tho'Road Populists Attack the Experimental Station. INSTITUTION GETS A WARM DEFENSE Practical Farmers Contend that it is of Benefit to Agriculture , NARROW MAJORITY FOR THE MEASURES IIIIlN ProvliIhiK fore v IluUtlliiK * ut Iliieolit unit Pern llnrely Defeat In Committee of the Whole. LINCOLN , March 10. ( Special. ) Appro priations for the state university and State Normal school met with sturdy opposition today from the fuslonlsts In the house. Uy n scant majority the two university Items ot $30,000 for the mechanic school of arts , and $20,000 for the state dairy building , wcro recommended for passage. The "surety bond" bills , providing for bonding county and state treasurers by coirioratlone , wcro recommended to pate by votes which wore far from being unanimous. The attacks on tlm university camu from mlddlc-ot-thc-road populists , mainly IcJ , however , by tbo ever aggressive tree silver republican , Wooster of Merrlck. The latter gentleman , however , exposed the "blank petition" schema In augurated by the Milford Soldiers' Homo lobby , and roasted to the best of his abil ity the men who arc pushing the scheme. The adoption of the report of the com mittee of the whole , left over last night , wna announced/ / first In order of business this morning. Yeiser moved to nonconcur In the favorable report of the ctanmlttco on house roll No. 1153 , the bill providing for surety bonds for county treasurers , and that It bo Indefinitely postponed. On this motion Yel- ser made a speech und denounced corpora tions in" general terms. Roberts , his colleague - league from Douglas , said that ho would llko to aK | > loglzQ for Mr. Yeiser and In this con nection related the story ot the bull who at tempted tO'buck the locomotive off the track ; hlu intentions wcro good , but his judgment was pcor. "Mr. Speaker , " shouted Yelscr. "I object to being called a bulj. " "That's correct , " answered Speaker Oaffln , and the ambiguous lamark was greeted with applause. , " i k QUESTION" EXPENSES. Horner opposed the measure. Ho claimed that tha state or the counties In the , state could not. afford to pay for keeping a man honest. Stcbblns spoke on the same line. Ho believed the surety bond' system was throwing the country on to the tender mer- cI6s of foreign corporations. Clark ot Rich ardson took an entirely opposite view. The place for a defaulting treasurer was behind , the bars. The 'only machinery to get him there was the guaranty bond company and Its force of detectives. . - "toobcrtsan was opposed to all kinds of bonds for treasurers. He said that bonds only served to place a man In the hands of his moneyed friends. IIo wanted the motion to Indefinitely postpone withdrawn , 'upon which ho would move a substitute to appoint a board of state examiners whoso duties should be to Investigate the condition of treasuries every thirty days , and if anything was found wrong with the accounts , "cinch them and send them over the road. " Hill said the surety bond system would place It in the power of the corporations to dictate who should be the state aud county officers , and even who should keep our - loons. . Jenkins announced his disgust at some ot the arguments that had neon advanced. He euld that whllo Nebraska liold the record for the lowest per ccntagc of Illiteracy , It might bo said , also , that It had the largest per centage of Idiocy. The arguments adduced wcro on the line that wo should permit no Insurance companies to do business simply because wo had a law against arson. What good did It do a man whoso property was Insured to put a man In jail If nothing could no iccovcred for the IOM ot the property. Yciser's motion to indefinitely postpone was defeated. Robertson of Holt tbcn moved an amendment to the hill , that It bo recom mitted for the purpose .of striking out all In relation to bonds and making the penalty for embezzlement of county funds forty years In the penitentiary. On the call for thu previous ijucstlon de bate wns shut off after Woostor had declared himself In favor of the Chinese system of decapitating all defaulting treasurers and embezzling bankers. The question on Rob ertson's motion was voted uown by 63 to 19 , On motion of Clark ot Richardson the re port of the committee on hoiiso roll No. 3f > 3 was adopted. The ropoit on all the rest of the scries from 301 to 320 , including 3S4 , was then adopted and they were recommended for passage. MILKORD HOME COMES IN. The presentation of a largo number of peti tions from the Woman's Relief corps of Appomattox - pomattox post , Lincoln ; Graf ton past No. ; ! . ' ! , and otheni asking that house roll No. 107 and senate file No , " 7 , providing for the abolition of ( he Soldiers' Homo at Ml ford , bo defeated , gave Woostoi' occasion to say that a largo milliner of blank petitions had been tent out hastily , signed by post adjutants and returned without having been submitted to the members of the posts , This action ho denounced as subterfuge and downright , dis honorable trickery , for the purpose of Influ encing the votes of members of the house. Jenkins asked him If this was merely stat ing his opinion or was to prepared to sub stantiate his assertion by facts. Wooator said ho was prepared to prove all ho as serted and told what had occurred In the committee room. Ho had een a largo bundle of thesu blank pot'Ulona In the hands of the adjutant genera ! of the Grand Army , Qage , and had been tn'.d that they were to bo forwarded at once , This had been done and they bad been returned within a few days and wcro now on the dealt of the clerk. Sharp words were pacscd between Wooutcr and Jenkins and the petitions were referred to tbo committee on sc'dlcrs' and sailors' homes. Several petitions were read , ask ing for passage of antl-clgaretto laws , and ono from 102 Omaha women , requesting the passage of house roll No , 39 , relating to the practice of midwifery , The sifting committee reported , amsng other measures , senate file No , 4S , providing for the veatlbullng of street cars , to bo ad vanced to the head of the general 111 o. The house then took a recess until 2 p. in. Reports from standing committees went first in order this afternoon. The following bills were recommended to go on general file ; House roll No. V > u , reeulntlnB fhe fees of electric light companies. Ilonao mil No , 118. liy Hull , providing fern n rrpnisontntlon of Nehrntikn producm ut Ihn TCIIIIOHMCO Centennial Kxpoaltlon at NriBlivllloMay to November , If > ; i7 , House roll No. 221 , l.v 1'rlnt-e. to provide for an additional wing for the Norfolk Hon. iltnl for thu In-line and appropi latlnif [ 23.000. The following wcro recommended lo pass ; House roll No. 4G3 , by LoomlH. to promote the Independence of vote at i-lectloim. House roll No. 277. by Hull provldlnK for the protection of employ-en In factories from Ire. Ire.Henato Henato flln Nn , 255 , by Hansom , rolatlliK to HUbmUftlon of constitutional utncmlmentu. ADVANCE AN EXPOSITION HILL. House roll No. 274 , by flaflln , provides that county lair associations may participate la ; bo TranemlBtilst'ripl ' Exposition aj