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I YAH SLYKE, Editor and Pub. imprisonment the sentence of death tmpos- [possible to withdraw the Greek, troops MoHKNBT. ILLINOIS. H| 1 m KANSAS IS ALL RIGHT. GRADUALLY DECREASING HER MORTGAGE INDEBTEDNESS. total Seduction 45 Per Cent, in Seven Years -- " Sooners" Determined to Mine for Gold in Uncompahgre Res* ervation--Another Qneen Deposed. , Kansas Is Prosperous. The Topeka Capital publishes an elab­ orate statement of the reduction (in mort­ gage indebtedness in Kansas during the last seven years, showing a decrease .of 45 per cent, or over §105,000,000, since Jan. 1. 1890. The comparison is drawn be­ tween the figures of the Federal census of 1890 and reports to the Capital from the registrars of deeds of thirty-eight counties, showing the recorded mortgage Indebtedness Jan, 1. 1S97. In 1S90 these counties/had a mortgage indebtedness of $63,158,831, and in 1897, on the same basis, §34,620,13S, or a net .reduction in the seven years* of §28,53S,493-^-over 40 per cent. If the same percentage holds good for the entire State, which the Cap­ ital's figures show to be true, the total re­ duction in Kansas for the seven years amounts to $105,968,208. This reduction Is vety much. greater if settlements by deed and foreclosure in the western third of the State are cqpsidered. Careful es­ timates of the same figures show that only §40,000,000 of Kansas' mortgage debt is held -by persons outside^ the State. Of this §15,000,000 is held by insurance com­ panies doing business in Kansas, and, therefore, but $25,000,000 by individual foreign creditors, as coimpared with §85.- 000,000 in 1S90. In 1890 the total mort­ gage debt of the State on farms and lots was reported by the census to be 27 per cent of the actual value of all taxed real estate. To-day it does not exceed 15 per cent. The statement shows that Kansas has been diligently and successfully pay­ ing out, and is to-day probably freer of debt than any other Western State. It could pay its present foreign obligations of $25,000,000 from the proceeds of a sin­ gle crop. NEWS NUGGETS. The Leadville miners' strike has been declared off. 1 Mrs. Leslie Carter is seriously ill with laryngitis at Washington. Many of the cotton mills in eastern Canada have decided to curtail production until the market improves. Several of them have been running on short time, and Thursday a notice was posted at the big mills of the Halifax Cotton Company at Halifax, N. S., announcing a reduc­ tion of running time to three days a week ua^jl further notice. Several hundred employes are affected. • All of,factories of the Peck, Stowe & WilcpjE Company at Southington. Conn., manufacturing edge tools and gen­ eral hardware, have shut down indefinite­ ly. i This throws out of employment a large number of hands, who for the last six months have been working on a short schedule. The Aetna Nut Company's nut works and rolling mills are also at a standstill, and the works of the Southing- ton Cutlery Company are running on short time. - • >•••• ' The Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee have agreed on a sugar schedule'"for the new tariff bill ivhich is a direct blow to the sugar trust. The basis of the new schedule is a customs rate of 1% cents on sugar of 96 degrees x>lariscope test, which is the dividing line 3etween raw and refined. To this will be added an eighth of a cent for reciprocity purposes, thus making the actual duty on sugar o,f the 96.degree standard 1.62^4 cents per pound. It is reported from Harrisburg, Pa., that a combination has been formed be­ tween Carnegie and the Pennsylvania Steel Company, .whereby the former is to furnish the latter with all soft steel billets Bt §1 per ton less than it costs to make them at Steelton and that the Sparrows Point plant is to roll all Carnegie's rails for water shipment. This will destroy the open hearth business at Steelton. It .is also reported that an order for SO,000 tons of rails for Boston received at Steelton will be rolled at the Sparrows Point plant. The fact that an order has been issued for resumption at Sparrows Point seems to confirm this report. Advices from Tamatave, Madagascar, via Port Louis. Mauritius, say: Ranava lona III., the Queen of Madagascar, who has only held her position nominally since the island was made a French colony, Jane 20, 1896, has been exiled to the Isl­ and of Reunion, a French possession near the ^land of Mauritius. The queen suc­ ceeded to the throne on the death of her mother, July 13, 1883. In May, 1895 *-«' French ̂ expedition, was-dispatched to Madagascar to enforce certain claims of France, and Oct. 1, the capital being occu pied by the French, a treaty was signed whereby the queen recognized and accept ed the protectorate of France. People arriving at Perry, O. T., from •the Wichita Mountains report that excite ment is growing more intense every day The soldiers and Indian police, under the direction of Major Baldwin, the Indian agent, are- determined to drive the gold seekers out of the Indian reservations Recent assays have given the people the "gold fever." Numerous conflicts have taken place between soldiers and miners, and several killings are reported. A hun­ dred men were arrested and driven from the reservation Saturday, but they imme­ diately returned to the mountains as soon as the soldiers had disappeared. Serious "trouble is feared, as Major Baldwin is de­ termined to eject all intruders, and the miners arg equally determined to hunt for jthe previous metal. "• > William DawSon of St. Paul has made &n assignment, as a result of the failure <pf the Bank of Minnesota. • William H. Jerolaman, aged 78, of ^ Kearay, N. J., twenty years ago quar­ reled with his wife and declared he would fiever speak to her again. He kept his word until Wednesday, when he relented just before his death. c Dr. Olauf Dahl, professor of Germanic languages, .University of Chicago, died suddenly of intestinal obstruction at the Chicago hospital. Dr. Dahl was a native of Norway. He was 35 years old and unmarried. He was a. graduate of Yale. ed upon.. William Youngs, the Fort Hun­ ter wife murderer, on the ground that YoungsfWho is weak-minded, was under great provocation at the time of the com­ mission. of the crime. It is probable that tlfe will of the late William Lampson of Leroy, N.. Y.,- by which he left the bulk of his estate,, val­ ued at $1,000,000, to Yale College, will be contested. At the time of his death it was supposed that the only relatives were distant cousins in England. However,' there are a number of second and th^rd cousins living in Batavia and Medina, who, it is reported, contemplate contest­ ing the validity of%he will. Preparations for the unusual proceeding of obliterating an entice town are nearly completed by the metropolitan water com­ missioner, to whom ha« been granted the authority to root out the' town of West Boylston, which lies in the midst of.a tract of land to be used in the construction of the mammoth Nashua river basin, which is to supply the city of Boston and its suburbs with water. Among the factories affected are those of the Clarendon Mills, which employ 200 operatives, and the West Boylston Manufacturing Company, where a greater number of hands are working. , •» WESTERN. Four children and their nurse walked out on the Big Four Railroad trestle at Terre Haute, Ind., to look at the wreck caused by the recent rains. The last Knickerbocker passenger train, from St. Louis to New York, dashed arouhd the curve and knocked two of the children. Robert and Ellen Parker, aged 12 and 1«> years, into the water, instantly killing them. The1 woman saved the other-t wo children. The big hotel at Rodeo, Gal., was burn­ ed to the ground. There is no fire depart­ ment at Rodeo, and the few inhabitants of that town could only watch the building burn. The hotel was unoccupied. It cost probably §50,000. A few years ago, when the stock yards at Rodeo were started, the hotel was part of a scheme of Eastern capitalists to start a mammoth plant for killing cattle and packing meats in the style practiced in Chicago and Kansas City. The Missouri Legislature passed a bill which prohibits bookmaking and pool sell­ ing except by a license from the State Auditor. No license shall be issued fof a longer period than ninety days and the State Auditor is given authority to deter­ mine the good character of the. applicant and the good repute of the race track or the fair grounds where the business es to be carried on before he shall grant a li­ cense. A penalty for a violation of the law is a jail sentence of one year or a. fine of §1,000 or both. The State Breeders' Association indorsed the bill. Fire drove scores of tenants from the Belvidere apartment house, Chicago. at noon Tuesday. Many of the women and children were barely able to escape with their lives. There was no time to save any of the furniture or effects. The Bel­ videre was occupied by many families, and there were an unusual number of children in the building. At the hour the fire occurred most of the men were down­ town, and in many cases there was none but women and children in the rooms. These were saved only with the greatest difficulty. They were taken from the windows and carried to the ground on lad­ ders supplied by the fire department, the, number of tire escapes being insufficient to afford them means of escape before the flames reached them. The panic spread to the entire building and the helpless tenants ran screaming through tile halls, imploring some one to save them, while the busy engines outside threw streams of water through the windows and into the threatened rooms. The west side of the building suffered most severely, and the fire was finally confined to that portion, but not until after the tenants of the en­ tire place had been driven from their homes in a panic of fright and with noth­ ing more than the clothes they had on. An unexpected and unprecedented rain­ fall at Cincinnati has given rise to dis­ agreeable forebodings of another flood in the Ohio. Within a few hours Thursday night the fall.Was about four inches. The result has been a sudden swelling of all the little streams and there will certainly be a rise in the Miami and Licking rivers, which will immediately swell the Ohio. Already great damage has been done to the gardens along Mill creek. The town of Lockland, Ohio is inundated. At Cum- minsville the flood is doing more harm than the recent high water of the Ohio, because the latter was still, back water, while this is a raging torrent. Houses weakened by the Ohio river were moved from their foundations by this overflow. All streams are swollen and the rain still falls heavily, while in Cincinnati the low- lying smoke produces an almost inky dark­ ness. The Ohio river is rising seven inches an hour. Great loss has been caus­ ed throughout the country about Cincin­ nati from the overflow from small streams. Such a cloudburst has rarely been seen, and its effects are heightened by the continual downpour. At Franklin, Ind., the Home avenue bridge was wash­ ed out. Main street was four feet deep in water. Much damage is also reported from the country and much more is an­ ticipated from the larger streams, which are rapidly rising. WASHINGTON. The residence of Comptroller Eckels in the fashionable quarter of Washington, near the former home of Chief Justice Fuller of the Supreme Court, was entered by thieves Thursday while the Comp troller and Mrs. Eckels were absent, and valuable jewelry stolen. Among the ar­ ticles secured by the thieves was a gold wedding ring of Mrs. Eckels. A pearl necklace, four gold bracelets, one small gold watch, a diamond and pearl ring, all belonging to Mrs. Eckels, were taken. The State Department at Washington has just completed the extensive work in­ itiated by-* Secretary Olne^Bf" coHeeting and publishing in book form a complete set of reports by United States ambassa­ dors, ministers and consular officers abroad, exhibiting in concise form the financial systems of all the countries of the civilized world, with full explanatory notes by the officials.of the. eff^cts.ofvth^, different kinds of money used as stand­ ards of value upon the agricultural and in dustrial population of the respective na tions. One volume of this work has al ready been published, and the second vol ume is just coming from the hands of the printer, completing the work. The reports have been collated and carefully digest ed by Frederick Emory, chief of the bu reau of statistics of the State Department which is hereafter to be known as the "bureau of foreign commerce." Nineteen nations are treated in this last volume. from the Island of Crete, it offers to place them under fhe cbatrol of the powers to restore order. Finally, the reply meets the statements about m Cretans really preferring autonomy by suggesting that the Cretans be allowed to "choose their own government. Advices from Canea, Island of Crete, say: The Turkish officials are allowing the Mussulmans to desecrate the cemetery and monasteries. Coffins are being forced open and remains are being throwa into the fields, the object, being to steal the valuables buried: with the dead. The London Daily Chronicle, comment­ ing on President McKinley's inaugural address, says: "The address is a very safe utterance; showing that President Mc- Ivinley, if not a great man. is-at least a prudent man. Evidently high tariff is to be the sheet anchor of the new adminis­ tration. President McKinley will stand or fall, however, by his strength of resist­ ance to the encroachments of organized wealth.", The Times says: "The obvious prominence given the protectionist idea in its most uncompromising form must put an end to any active co-operation between the Republicans and the free traders who assisted tbem in fighting against Bryan- ism propaganda. The President's lan­ guage on the currency is encouraging, though vrigue. He has given the jingoes a cold douche, and though we do not feel as confident as We might, i^: is to be hoped the Senate will ratify tlie arbitration treaty without: mutilating or minimizing its provisions." The Standard savs; "The address is smooth and kindly; but it has one serious underlying purpose, namely, protection. Experience has been useless either to President McKinley of to the American people." . ; ' News has been received at Rio Janeiro, Brazil, of a serious defeat of the Federal troops by the fanatical insurgents in the State of Bahia Sunday. The news of the disaster fras at first denied at -Rio Ja­ neiro, and one paper was suppressed be­ cause it published bulletins of the battle. It is, nevertheless, a fact that the Bra­ zilian troops fell into an ambush which was cleverly laid by the fanatics, and be­ fore recovering from the surprise the* Federal vanguard was annihilated and the remainder of the,force; as it came^up to the point where the fanatics were in­ trenched, was assailed and suffered very severe losses. Col. Tamarindo, Col. Cae­ sar and several other officers were killed, and 200 prisoners and many officers were wounded. The fanatics captu.-ed a num­ ber of prisoners, four guns with their caissons and a large quantity of ammuni­ tion. The ntfws of the disaster has caus­ ed great excitement in the Brazilian cap­ ital, accompanied by some disorder. The monarchists were especially the objects of popular wrath and a mob destroyed the offices of the newspaper organs , of that party, including the influential Guzetta Jarde. Gen. Arturoscar will succeed Col. Caesar as commander of the Federal forces in Bahia. President Moraes, in re­ gard to the situation in Bahia, said he believed the outbreak was due to political intrigue. IN GENERAL.. Grover Cleveland, : citizen, is sailing down the Potomac. Mrs. Cleveland has gone to Princeton. The one will hunt ducks, the other get the new home ready. It is thus easy for the great of this coun­ try to drop from greatness to the level. They left the capital with no flourish of trumpets or blare of tam-tam, and turned over the Government household to new people. The first hints have reached the public of a vast combination of whisky distillers, now rapidly nearing consummation after having been under way for almost a year. If the plans for it do not miscarry, and there seems to be almost nothing at pres­ ent standing in their way, it is said this new trust will be the largest, by many millions of dollars, ever undertaken in the world. Beside it, the defunct whisky trust will pale and the sugar trust become dwarf."2 It is estimated that at least $125,000,000 will be required to swing the project, for it will purchase or control over 100 distilleries and a surplus stock of whisky that is not a gallon less than 90,- 000,000. It is said this movement toward a combination originated, contrary to the custom in forming trusts, with the com­ paratively small distillers in the State of Kentucky. There are over a hundred of them, and,during the last few years they have been suffering the greatest embar­ rassment in consequence of falling prices and enormous increase of production. Captain John D. Hart, owner of the fili-. buster Laurada, was sentenced in the United States District Court at Philadel­ phia to two years' imprisonment and to pay a fine of §500 and the costs of the prosecution. He is to stand committed until the fine, and costs are paid. The cost of the prosecution will amount to nearly §5,000. Captain Hart was taken to prison immediately after the sentence was pronounced. Captain Hart is about 40 years of age and has been in the fruit importing business for nearly twenty years. Shortly after the Cuban-Spanish war broke out he leased two of his steam­ ers, the Laurada and Bermuda, to the Cuban patriots for the transportation of arms, ammunition and men to Cuba. Some of the largest expeditions that touched the shores of Cuba were shipped on these ves­ sels, and their departure was due in a great measure to the skillful manipula­ tion of the steamers b^ Captain Hart. Counsel for Captain Hart have not yet de­ cided whether they will appeal to the United States Supreme Court or present a petition for a pardon to President Mc-. Kinley. ^ WAB D008 GREECE'S REPLYTOTHEFOWERS IS CONCILIATORY. EASTERN. One of the worst fires ever known in Worcester, Mass., early Friday morning destroyed the John E. Day five-story, block and the Goulding block adjoining. The loss is estimated at $400,000. Several, firemen were badly injured. The fire de­ partments of Boston, Springfield and. Fitchburg were appealed to for engines to help fight the flame?. Boston and Spring-, field sent engines by special trains. Gov. Black of New York has declined toi interfere in the sentence of death of Ar-1 thur Mayhew, convicted of murdering1 .Stephen Powell at Hempstead March 7, 1896. The Governor will commute to lit* FOREIGN. The censorship in Uruguay over the press and cable has become very strict There is little news to be had, but it is certain that the revolution is spreadin throughout the country. The reply of Greece to the identical notes of the powers delivered at Athens insisting upon the withdrawal of th.. Greek troops from Crete and of the Greek fleet from Cretan waters was received at London at noon Monday. The reply o Greece is.characterized by fonr points. I the first place it; is conciliatory in . tone, fully, recognizing the high aims of the powers. Secondly, it offers to withdraw the Greek fleet from Cretan waters Thirdly, while pointing out tljint it is iin Is Willing to Withdraw Her Fleet from Cretan Waters--But Land, Forces Must Remain There to Pro* tect Christians. , i ; . - - v Looks Like Coercion. The "reply of Greece t° the "identical notes of the powers" has been received at the various capitals, and it proves to be a much less defiant document than was gen­ erally expected. The previous declaration Df officials at Athens that Greece Would refuse to withdraw her forces "from Crete has been carried out, but in a way that seems to offer abundant opportunity for advantageous compromise. The demand: Df the powers called simply for the with­ drawal of the Greek troops from^the Isl­ and of Crete and the Greek fleet from Cretan waters. Greece offers to obey the mandate regarding the fleet, but, although she points out that it would be impossible to withdraw the troops, she expresses a willingness to place them under the control; of the powers to restore order^ This ought' to prove satisfactory to the powers, for it practically makes the "Greek troops their own, and,'moreover, the reply baa a general conciliatory tone that seems to preclude any ̂ intention on the part of Greece of resisting the spirit of the pow­ ers' ultimatum. ,'*7 -r •• The reply is said to recognize in flatter­ ing terms that the powers have been^ ac­ tuated only by high aims, but it makes the suggestion that the Cretans be al­ lowed to choose their own government and thus determine finally whether they- really prefer autonomy, as claimed by the powers. It is clear that Greece has sue-; ceeded in injecting into a rfefusal to obey MARKET REPORTS. Chicago--Cattle, common to prime. §3.50 to §5.75; hogs, shipping grades, §3.00 to §4.00; sheep, fair to choice, §2.00 to §4.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 73c to 75c; (?orn, No. 2, 23c to 24c; oats, No. 2, 15c to 17c; rye, No. 2, 33c to 35c; butter, choice creamery, 17c to 19c; eggs, fresh, 10c to 12c; potatoes, per bushel, 20c to 30c; broom corn, common growth to choice green hurl, 2c to 0c per IT). Indianapolis--Cattle, shipping, §3.00 to §5.25; hogs, choice light, §3.00 to §4.00; sheep, good to choice, §3.00 to §4.00 wheat, No. 2, 82c to 84c; corn. No. 2 white, 22c to 23c; oats, No. 2 white,'20c t o 2 2 c . • > J . . . . St. Louisa-Cattle, §3.00 to §5.50; hogs, wheat, No. 2, 92c to 94c; corn, No. 2 yel­ low, 20c to 22c; oats, No. J2 white, 17c to 18c; rye, No. 2, 31c to 33c. Cincinnati--Cattle, §2.50 to §5.00; hogs, §3.00 to §4.00^ sheep,-^.^.^%.*§4,75;. wheat, No. 2, 88c, to -9w>^cornf No. 2 mixed, 23c to 25c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 18c to 20c; rye, No. 2, 35c to 37c. Detroit--Cattle,' §2.50 to $5.25; hogs, §3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $2,00 to $4.00;, wheat; No. 2 red, 85c to S7c; corn, No. 2' yellow, 22c to 24c; oats, No, 2 white, i9c to.21c;'tTr:e','lS3c to 36(3. ; * Toledo--Wheat, Nol 2 fred, 89c to'90c corn. No. 2 mixed, 22c & 24c; oats, No, 2 white, 17c to 19c; rye, No, 2, 36c to 3Sc elbver seed, §4.85 to §4.95, •>"• Milwaukee--Wheat, No: 2 spring, 74c to 75c; corn, No. 3, 20c to 21c; oats, No 2 white, 18c tp 20c; barley, No. 2, 28c to 'Jl3c; rye. No. 1, 34c to 36c; pork, mess, §8.00 to §8.50. , Buffalo--Cattle, common to prime ship ping. §2.50 to §5.25; hogs, medium to best, $3.00 to §4.25; sh6ep,-common to prime natives, §3.00 to §4.50; lambs, fair to extra, §4.50 to §5.50,. New York--Cattle,;$3'.O0 to $5.50; hogs, §3.50 to $4.50'; sheep, §3.00 to $4.75; wheat. No. 2 red. 82c to 83c; corn, No. 2, 28c to 29c; oats, No. 2, white, 22c to 23c; butter, creamery, 15c to 20e; eggs, West­ ern, 11c to 12fi.; ( * ' • • \ ( ;i! V . J ft 1 ' ' . • OVEfi A BILLION. Expenditures of Congress J«st Ended Reported to Be $1,043,437,018. Representative Cannon of Illinois, chairman of the Appropriations Commit­ tee^ the House, and Mr. Sayers of.Tex­ as, who is at the head of the minority of that committee, have prepared their re­ views of the appropriations of the Con­ gress just ended. Mr. Cannon, makes the total appropriation submitted to the Pres­ ident for his approval at the last session, including the general deficiency, which1 failed in conference, §518,103,458, or $25,- 383,276 less than the estimates submitted to Congress by the executive. The appro­ priations for the first session were §515,- 845,194, making a total for the Congress of §1.043;4Jt7,018, which, he says, is $49,- 797,812 more than the appropriations for the preceding Congress. The increase, he points out, includes for fortifications, §12,- 563,467; for river aud harbor works, in­ cluding contracts therefor, §2,476,506; for public buildings, hone of which were au­ thorized by the Fiftyrfourth Congress, §2,343,394; for the postal service, §11,-' 454,305; for, the naval establishment, §8,- 947,523, ana on account of permanent ap- propriatidns. mainly to meet interest and sinking fund charges .for the bonds issued by the (Cleveland administration, §24,- 983,744. ' 4 , "The appropriations are," says Mr. Can-' non, "in my judgment in excess of the legitimate detnands of the public service. But this fact, while greatly to be deplored, is not, in my opinion, properly chargeable to the action of either of the great polite . caT parties of the country. It. is the re- sultof conditions accruing out of the rulSs of the House and out of the rules, prac­ tices and so-called courtesies of the Sen­ ate, together with the irresponsible maa- ner whereby the executive submits to Con­ gress estimates to meet expenditures for the conduct of the Government. If the appropriations made by Congress have been extravagant and beyond the reve­ nues of the Government, how much more WORK OF CONGRESS. THE WEEK'S DOINGS IN SENATE AND HOUSE. A Comprehensive Digest of the Pro­ ceedings in the Legislative Cham­ bers at Washington--Matters that Concern the People. MAP OF THE BALKAN PENINSULA, WHERE WAR IS POSSIBLE. Sotjnika TURKEY lariSCL ASIA This may shows the former extent of the Turkish dominions, large sections of which were taken away by Europe after the war of 1876. Bosnia and Herzegovina are now administered by Austria and may be considered part of her territory. Servia is an independent kingdom. So is lloumnnin, made up of the provinces of Wallachia and Moldavia. Bulgaria is a semi-independent principality, with control over Eastern Roumelia, which is still tributary to the Turkish empire. Monte­ negro is an independent principality. Greece has been an independent kingdom since the revolution of 1821-29. Macedonia, still a Turkish province, though for­ merly part of Greece, ha^.Jong been in d ferment of revolt, and now Crete is striv­ ing to throw off the Tifr'Kwh ybka aiid jodn herself to Greece. The town of La- rissa. in Thessaly, is th'e'frddd^zvdus of. the Grecian .troops on the frontier, while the Turkish troops are gathering at the seaport town of Salouica, on the Gulf of Salouica. the powers so much diplomatic compro­ mise that her position has been materially strengthened. She has adhered to the oiily two points she has claimed--the right to have troops in Crete for the purpose of holding the fanatical Mussulmans, in check and the right of the Cretans to choose what form of government they will have. The former position she adheres to rigidly, for, since the business of her troops,in Crete is only to preserve order, it is naturally immaterial to Greece whether they are under the control of the powers or not. so long as order is preserved. Nev­ ertheless, there is nil apparent concession jfnade in the offer- to submit to such con­ trol. which gives the powers a favorable opening to recede from the letter of their demand. Regarding the proposition that the Cre­ tans be given the privilege to choose their own form of government, Greese'of course can go no further than urge the sugges­ tion. It seems to be an adroit-answer, however, to the statement of the pow­ ers that Crete really prefers autonomy, for if the powers are sincere in that be­ lief they can have no objection to submit­ ting the proposition to a vote. The general tone of the reply of Greece shows that the nation has no intention of irritating the powers to the extent of de­ claring war on Turkey, and that the prep­ arations for conflict have been made doubtless for purposes of defense in case an attempt should be made to humiliate her beyond endurance. Monday the foreign admirals notified the Greek vice-consul at Canea that he must leave Crete. They also wired to their respective Governments for the dis­ patch of 600 men to maintain order in the large towns. It is reported that the siege of Candiimo has been raised and that the Mussulmans have gons to Pali- kosa. where they are safe. , , " Although{he;danger is not entirely past, it seems fair to assume that this latest European war scare will now gradually fade away into harmless diplomacy. ' i i fig Telesrapliic Brevities. The murder of a prominent Piute medi­ cine man near Bagdad on tlite. Colorado desert ,in southern California by a Mexi­ can has aroused the red men. . The correspondent of the New York Herald.in/liio Janeiro, Brazil, telegraphs that the treaty of extradition between the United States, and Brazil will be signed tShis week. l' C. Cl 'iV'ells. of SntTlh-aneisco, has in­ vented an appliance called a railway joint bridge. The bridge, it is claimed, entire­ ly eradicates the pounding of the ends of the rails when-a car passes on or off. The Amalgamated Society of London ordered a general strike on the North­ eastern Railway system. Crowded meet­ ings of railway men were held at New Castle and Hartlepool and* confirmed the decision. •ghe House of Commons has adopted a supplementary naval estimate of £500,- nnin t>i<in<ytn<r tho total p\'npnsp for the so have been the estimates of the execu­ tive. The record shows that in no in­ stance during the many years past have the appropriations made by Congress measured up to the full amounts recom­ mended and asked for by the administra­ tion. It is said that ours is the only Gov­ ernment in the civilized world wherein the administrative branch apparently shows no degree of responsibility to the taxpayers for its demands for the expen­ diture of public money, and that ours is the only Government wherein the legisla­ tive branch alone exercises- the function of duty or check upon public expenditures, without any considerable degree of co­ operation on the part of the executive." Mr. Sayers. in his statement, makes the total appropriations of this. Congress §54,- 197,812 in excess of the Fifty-third Con­ gress. §16.382,470 over the Fifty-second Congress arid' §7,757,906 in excess of the Fifty-first Congress. DISTINGUISHEDCHILIAN VISITOR Admiral Montt Is Here Looking Into American Naval Methods. Admiral Jorge Montt, ex-president of Chiji, who is here look into American naval and military methods, is a quiet mail, but an interesting character in many ways. He is'iiot only an able sailor and commander, but he is a politician well fitted to cope with stormy South Ameri­ can affairs. The admiral is just 50 years old. When the Chilian congress decided, in the latter pnrt of 1890, to resist Presi­ dent Balmaceda, Montt was a captain in thejuu^y... On.Jjun.,6 of. the following yeai AD.MII5AI. JORGE MONTT. 330,000. This enormous figure is nearly double the cost of the navy fifteen years •go. the inevitable revolution came along, arid Captairi"Montt was given provisional com uiand of the naval and land forces. Bal­ maceda killed himself, and Montt was proclaimed provisional president, and in November of lS'.H he was regularly elect­ ed president. His term of oflice only re­ cently expired, and he returned to the > navy as an admiral, lie will make a tlior- 000, bringing the total expense for the/'ough inspection of llncle Sam's fighting navy during the present year to §22.| boats nnd learn something of the army, after which he will go abroad and pick up all the information on these subjects t^e foreign powers will let him liar Lawmakers at Labor. Both Sennte and House adjourned with­ out day Thursday. In the Senate agree­ ment was unanimous to resolutions ex­ pressing the appreciatiori*bf the Senate for the ;able and impartial discharge of th*i- duties of presiding officer by Mj. Steven­ son, and by Mr. Frye, president pro tem. Mr. Hoar announced that' the committee of Congress had waited on the President and that he had asked them to convey bis. congratulations on the close of their labors.. There was anxious awaiting for the announcement that the President had signed the remaining appropriation bills. But it did not come." Gradually the iden­ tity of the Sehate was merged into tlie more striking features of the inauguration ceremony, and the session came to a close without further legislative business. The general deficiency bill failed in confer­ ence. and the agriculture^ sundry civil and Indian, appropriation bills failed of executive approval. The House was still, the legislative day of Tuesday when adjourned without day. The closing hours were uneventful. The statement- had worked liard all night to get the sun­ dry civil, Indian and agricultural bills to the president, only to have them "pocket vetoed," while the general deficiency bill failed of passage because the House re-! fused to subscribe to the §500.000 of Bowman claims which the Senate insist- upon, Mr. McMillin of Tennessee, with a few appropriate remarks, offered a resolution of thanks to the Speaker for his impartiality as a presiding officer, which Was unanimously adopted by a ris­ ing Vote. As Speaker Reed mounted the rostrum the members rose and cheered valiantly. He acknowledged the warm reception and then delivered his parting address. With a whack of the gavel at 11:56 he then declared the House ad­ journed without day and the members hurried over, to the Senate to participate the ceremonies there. , The Senate went into executive session promptly upon the receipt of the Cabinet nominations, and as soon as the announce­ ment was made of the appoiutment of Senator Sherman, whose name headed the list, he was confirmed. It is the prac­ tice to refer all nominations to committee, but it was the desire of Mr. Sheman's friends to signalize their regard for him by immediate action. There was more form than reality in the reference of the other nominations to committee. Not one of the committees held a formal meeting, they being polled on the floor of the Sen­ ate in every instance. No objection was made in committee to confirmation. While the Senate was in legislative session the Credentials of Mr. Hanna as Senator from Ohio, to succeed Mr. Sherman, were pre­ sented by Mr. Foraker and he was sworn in by Vice-President Hobart. Mr. Davis was also designated acting chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations to succeed Mr. Sherman. Beyond the usual notification to the President, nothing fur­ ther was done. Most of the new Senators were on the floor when Vice President Hobart called the Senate to order at noon Monday. The other Senators were not so prompt in making their appearance. The galleries, save that reserved for the diplomatic corps, were thronged with curious visitors. As soon as the blind chaplain had de­ livered his invocation, Mr. Pruden, the President's executive clerk, appeared with the nomination of Oscar A. Janes, of Michigan, as pension agent at Detroit, which was afterward confirmed. The last communication of ex-Secretary Lamont, transmitting certain papers called for by a resolution of inquiry, was laid before the Senate. The Vice President submit­ ted some resolutions of the New York Chamber of Commerce praying for the early ratification and passage of the ar­ bitration treaty. At 12:12 p. m.. on mo­ tion of Mr. Burrows (Rep.) of Michigan, the Senate went into executive session. The remainder of the 'session was de­ voted to executive business and at 1:05 p. m. the Senate adjourned until Wednes­ day. There was an unusually large attend­ ance of Senators when Vice President Hobart called the* Senate to order at noon Wednesday. The first business was the reading of a letter from Gov. Brad­ ley, of Kentucky, announcing the ap­ pointment of Andrew T. Wood as Sena­ tor to succeed Mr. Blackburn. Mr. Hoar moved that the Senator-elect be sworn in. Mr. Gorman moved that the credentials of Mr. Wood be referred to the Commit­ tee on Privileges and Elections. Mr. Hoar did not object, and the cre­ dentials were referred. Then Mr. Hoar presented written notice of two proposed amendments to the rules of the Senate of a radical nature. Tlie most important was, according to Mr. Hoar's written notice, "to enable the Senate to act on legislation when it desires after reasonable debate." It provided that when any bill or resolution had been un­ der consideration more than one day any Senator could demand that the debate be clflsed. If a majority of the Senators so decided there should be a vote without further delay and no action should be in order pending the vote but one to ad­ journ or to take a recess. The other amendment proposed was to prevent the, interruption of the members of the Sen ate and provided that when a Senator made th^ point of "no quorum" there should be a roll call. ,ind/ if the presence of a quorum was disclosed business should be proceeded with. On motion of Air. Aldrich (Rep.), of Rhode Island, the Senate w^ntv into executive session at 12:15. At 12:40 p. m. the special session adjourned sine die. .. Told in a Few Lines. The making of paper flowers is 'tftie of the Duchess of Albany's chief pleasures. The Arkansas Senate passed a bill ap­ propriating §05,000 for the relief of the drouth sufferers in Arkansas. Gov. Black of New York has declined to interfere in the sentence .of death "of Ar­ thur Mayhew, who was convicted of mur­ dering Stephen I'owell at Hempstead March 7, 1806. Benjamin R. Bacon, an insurance agent who, a few years ago. was one of th* wealthiest and most prominent business men in Kansas City. Mo., committed sui­ cide. Despondency following business re­ verses is supposed to be the cause of sui­ cide. ' .V The liner Spree reached Iier pier in IIo- boken after a rough voyage. Before reacli- im: the Needles she ran into a dense fog and had to anchor. The seas pounded her decks, staving a lifeboat to pieces, tear­ ing out a section of rail and inflicting oth­ er damage. Charles Burkman. a Keokuk (la.) bar­ ber. had just finished shaving a customer, when he went voleutfy insane. He still diad the razor in his hands, and attempted to assault several persons, but was at last overpowered and locked up. He has a wife and four children. Gen. Obregou. while rewiniioiteriiig neai Merccda. between Candelaria and i.nsoa province of l'inar del Rio. captured an im­ portant insurgent depot containing all the dynamite shells and explosive*-.materia/ belonging to the forces Iorinerly eoui I mauded by Gen. Antmii« Maceo. Any, little old brass band could make a better concert than that of those Euro­ pean powers.--Chicago Record. Possibly it would hUve; had a good effect if those Charleston naval, maneuvers had! taken place at Key West.--Chicago Post. Beware of widows, as Mr. Weller ad­ vised. One of them in Chicago has juBt bought' a §50,000 gowfi.---Portsmouth post. A Chicago alderman has just been ac­ quitted of. murder. This makes him" eligi­ ble for a higher position.--Florida Times- Union. .. If King George is compelled to choose between an abdication and a licking, he will doubtless take the licking.--Wash­ ington Post. Can it be jealousy which has prompted the Missouri'House tc pass a bill which aims a blow at "dime museums ?--Kansas City Star. War stories in the magazines, are be­ ing succeeded by dialect yarns.- That's Why the people are crying for a War with Spain.--Tammany Times. V Mr. Foraker's telegram of congratula­ tion to Mr. Hanna was in the nature of a third alarm, calling out the-entire depart­ ment.--Washington Times. Is it possible that Dr. Ruiz was a vic­ tim of the- law of compensation 7 He was a dentist, and used tq torture people him­ self.--Chicago Dispatch. . Those wh0Nthink department'stores can- be put down by legislation have but a r crude idea of what constitutes business evolution.--Boston Herald. y • The medical advice-to Mr. McKinley to- avoid excitement is on a par with that given the sick letter carper to take more exercise.--St. Louis Post Dispatch. The Oklahoma Legislature has enacted a lqw to punish a man who marries his mother-in-law. It probably compels hini to live with her.--New York,Journal., The time may come when it will be nec­ essary to thank Mr. Olney for avoiding war until the justification for going to war was unmistakably apparent.--Chicago Record. Not long ago a lady iri Japan during ill­ ness had 423 phygicians in attendance. It is, perhaps, uritiecessary to add that her illness Was fatal.--New York Commercial Advertiser. China executed two citizens lately be­ cause they, were politicaf agitators. Just fancy sending 14,000,000 people to the Clock in this country.--St. Louis Globe- Democrat. Let us have war, if need be--the Con­ gress has power to declare it; but in the name of national decency and American manhood, let us have no more bluster.-- New York Press. Women in theater audiences, as a rule, show great reluctance about taking off their liats, but, on the other hand, women on the stage seem willing to take off about everything.--Boston Globe. ^ The man with a petition is beginning to arrive at Washington. The individual who does not happen to know that peti­ tions do not count in modern politics is no longer appointed to oflice.--New York Journal. , ' It can be said of the muzzle-loaders with which the civil war was fought that if their contents hit a man he did not fight on for two or three hours without knowing that lie had been shot.--St. Louis Globe- Democrat. The deepest hole in the world has been bored in Silesia. It has reached a depth of 6.420 feet. This would be a good place for Weyler to hide if the Cubans succeed in their struggle.--New York Commercial Advertiser. The resignation of Mr. Peak, United States minister to Switzerland, will not seriously affect that ancient republic. Peaks are so plentiful in Switzerland that one more or less is of no consequence.-- New York Advertiser. 4 ' ... • The monster petition from Colorado to President-elect McKinley praying for the repeal of the civil service law. looks as if the people out there were likewise in favor of the free and unlimited distribution of pork.--Boston Herald. The five^Greek dentists who have gone back to the .mother country from the United States have evidently been impell­ ed to make the trip by the announcement that the Greeks were "arming to the teeth."--Chicago Tribune. When Uncle Russell Sage took a mort­ gage on his brother's homestead to secure a loan of §50 he doubtless did so merely to avert the possibility of the dear old place passing out of the possession, of the family.--St. Louis Republic. The Chicago lady who wore the §50,000 dross to the opera in that city enables Manager Grau to say that he had more money in the house that night than in any two nights in New York. Cute Chi­ cago.--Cleveland Plain Dealer. The impressionable small boy, who reads fiery fiction and pines for opportuni­ ties to commit deeds of valor, has a new outlet for his enthusiasm and has tempo­ rarily dropped the Indian question to go ind fight in Cuba.--Baltimore American. Grover Cleveland. We believe that history, as made in the calmness of unbiased and dispassionate retrospect'and in the light of accomplish­ ed demonstration, will do Mr. Cleveland perfect and abiding justice.--Washington Post. 4 Such useful qualities as Mr. Cleveland has manifested in the public'service may well be imitated by public servants to come, but those qualities need not neces­ sarily be copied from him as a pattern.-- New York Sun. He goes out of office with scarcely one friend where he had a dozen four years ago. but he goes out with his own self- respect retained^ and wjth a . clear con­ science so far as he is personally concern­ ed.--Peoria Iier;dd. • In the last four years'Mr. Cleveland litis, won no laurels. He would have stood bet­ ter in history if he had ended his public life at the close of his first term.--Indian­ apolis Journal. We believe that time will prove Lowell's characterization of President Cleveland to be correct as "one of the best represent­ atives of Americanism since Lincoln."-- Indianapolis News. In many- ways Mr. Cleveland has been a strong President. He has shown splen­ did individualism, an individualism which' has often bordered on the egotistical.-- Des Moines Register. lie has made a notable record as a chief magistrate who. in small things as well as great things, held strong convictions ami never hesitated to assert them.--Boston Globe. lie will go 6ut of it under a greater but*- deil of popular contempt than has ever, been excited by a public man since the foundation of the Government. Let #s hope and pray that he is the last of his kind!--Atlanta Constitution. It has been-evident-for months that Grover Cleveland, the fat Judas of Amer­ ican politics, would go dnt of oflice at the end of his term followed by the execra­ tions of the ̂ voters who placed him in power.--St. Louis Post-Dispatch.-