Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-07-25
ELECTIONS THIS FALL.
The Polls Will Be Open In Twelve
States and One Territory.
From the Baltimore Sun.

On the 9th of November next cleo
tions will be held in twelve States, as
follows: Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Maryland, Massachusetts,, Mississippi,
Nebraska, New York, New Jersey,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and in
the Territory of Utah, which will, by
that time, have about complied with
all the conditions required of it to
make it a State. Oregon, Rhode Is
land, Michigan and Wisconsin held
elections early in the year. An cleo
ton will be held in Connecticut on
October Z for town officers and to pass
upon a proposed r~edistricting of the
State Senate. Iowa will elect State Of
ficers and n Legislature to elect a
United States Senator to succeed Hon.
William B. Allison, Republican; Ken
lucky, State officers and a Legislature
which will elect a United States SEN
ator to succeed Hon. j. O. 8. Black
burn, Democrat; Maryland, State
officers, the lowest house of the Leg
islature and fourteen State Senators;
the Legislature viii elect a United
States Senator to succeed Hon. Chas.
H. Gibson, Democrat; Massachusetts,
State officers and a Legislature; Mis-
sissippi, State officers and a Legisla-
ture, which will elect a to
United States Senator George, DEM
ocrat; Nebraska, Justice of the Su-
preme Court and two Regents of the
State University; New Jersey, Gov
ernor and seven Senators and an en-
tire Assembly; New York, State Of
ficers and an entire Legislature; Ohio,
State officers and a Legislature, which
will elect a to United States
Senator Calvin s. Brice, Democrat;
Pennsylvania, a State Treasurer and
sever Judges of Superior Court; Vir-
ginia, members of the House of Dele
gates and one-half Ctwenty) of the
State Senate. The Senators elected
this year will participate in the cleo
ton of a Senator of the United States
to succeed John w. Daniel, Democrat.
Salaries Paid by the United States.
The salary of the President of the
United States of $50, 900 per year; the
Vice President, $s,OOO; Cabinet Off
GERS, $4,000; Senators, $1,000 and mile
age; Congressman, $1,000 and mile
age; Justice Supreme Court, S10,5 500
Associate Justices, $4,000. The di-
plomats get good pay. Ministers to
Germany, Great Britain, France and
Russia, ST. 800. Ministers to Brazil,
China, Austria Hungary, Italy, Mex
leo, Japan and Spain, SIS, 1000; Minis
ters to Chill, Peru and Central Amer
lea, $4,000; Ministers to Argentine
Confederation, Hawaiian Islands, Bel
GUM, Hayti, Colombia, Netherlands.
Sweden, Turkey and Venezuela, ST.
500; Ministers oSwitzerland, Denmark
Paraguay, Bolivia and Portugal, So
600; Minister to Liberia, $4,000. The
heads of the Government Departments
receive: Superintendent of Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, $500;
Public Printer, $4,000; Superintendent
of Census, $1,000; Superintendent OF
Naval Observatory, $1,000; Superin-
tendent of the Signal Service, $4,000;
Director of Geological Surveys, $1,000;
Director of Mint, $4,000; Commission
err of General Land Office, $4,000;
Commissioner of Pensions, $500;
Commissioner of Agriculture, $4,000;
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, S.
600; Commissioner of Education, 49,
900; Commissioner of Marine Corps.
$500; Superintendent of Coast and
Geodetic Survey, $4,000.
The pay of army officers is fixed as
follows: General, S13,5O0; Lieuten-
ant General, $1,000; MAJOR General,
81, 500; Brigadier General, $500;
Colonel, $500; Lieutenant Colonel
$4,000; Major, $500; Captain, mount
ed, $1,000; Captain, not mounted, ST..
500; Regimental Adjutant, $500;
Regimental Quartermaster, 81 800
First Lieutenant, mounted, $1,000;
First Lieutenant, not mounted, 1880;
Second Lieutenant, mounted, $500;
Second Lieutenant, not mounted, ST.,
400; Chaplain, $500. The navy sal
aries are: Admiral, $4,000; Vice AID
miral, $1,000; Rear Admiral, $4,000;
Commodore, 5000; Captain, $4,000;
Commander, $500; Lieutenant Com
mander, $4,000; Lieutenant, $2,4OO.
Master, $500; Ensign, $1,000; Mid
shipman, $1,000; Cadet Midshipman
$500; Mate, 5000; Medical and Pay In
spector and Chief Engineer, $4,000;
Fleet Surgeon, Fleet Paymaster ant
Fleet Engineer, $4,000; Surgeon ans
Paymaster, $500; Chaplain, $4,000