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cases. These have grown enornous,v u,
recent years From March l. 1881 to
March l, 1855. the appropriation for wit.
ness lees IN such cases was only si0.2io
while the appropriation for this purpose
from 1893 to 1895 was SGD, ZOO From 1881
to 1875 the appropriation for feos nj
sherihs, clerks and attorneys was Sj75. ooD
and from 1898 to 1897 II was sS5N.en No ,-e,-
erai Zee oil reducing and limiting the fees
oil county ana district officers was passed
but great relief was given by separa,o
DIS which reduced the grade of theft of
property of the value OF so TO $50 from
felony To msdcmeanor. amended the nro-
cess of subpoena, which will reduce ,bo
number of attachments issued limited tho
fees OF prosecuting attorneys in forgery
cases. reduced the fees of sherims for
attaching witnesses, and reduced the fees
OF prosecuting attorneys where tho de-
PENDANT Is sent to the roformatory. These
laws reduced expenditures slsS 900 for the
year 1895, as shown by the report of tho
comptroller.
The mertorious and deserving cause of
labor was not neglected. In its interest n
general arbitration act was passed pro
viding for the amicable adjustment of In
dnstrial grievances: wolkingmen and
unions of workingmen were protected In
their labels, trade marks, designs and
forms of advertising; and when personal
injuries are received by workingmen not
resulting in death the right to damages
now survives to their wives and children
and is not lost by their death. as formerly.
year ago the total delinquent tax list.
including ad valorenI. school and poll, ex-
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her best diplomatic and financial tai
cnts.
GnetSchakow. fgnanfcff, Gjes and
Wischncgradsky led the mover, which
she made Ia turn. and which will be
rscoilected by the mere mention of the
Three empcrors' alliance fghanis-
TN, Bulgaria. Kronstadt. Toulon aud
Tue Franco Russian alliance.
At the present time White and I.oban-
on are the opponents of Rothschild und
salisbury. and the Trans-Siberan ruil-
way, the assistance to China, the i'm
differences toward thu American question
and the money offer to the United States
arc tho latest moves OF these master
minds IN the international chess game.
me Eastern question: existing for
decades between Russia and England,
has not any more ills center OF gravity
IN NoilS,antnople. nor will ills battle field
he india, ms many prcdict-it has been
fought, is fought at present, aud will
he fought TO finish" in the Pacific
ocean. And it will be not only ~ war
between battle ships and battle ships
and army against army, hut it Win he
yea, II is aready-a war of commerce
against commerce. of money against
money.
For wears Russia has laid her trenches
aud made all necessary preparations
with foresight which is more than nd
nirabic. First Of ALL she undertook To
better her finances aud become indie.
pendent of the money barons. We have
seen how well she succeeded. but it
would I'LL book to describe all the oh.
stacles which she had to conquer and
what means She had to employ TO outwit
the rhalanX recruited against her.
Her next step was the building of the
,Iraus- siberian railway. Whoever he
lieves that Russia would eNpend 100000
HW rouhlcs merely for strs,tcgicnl roa.
SOUS or for the purpose of developing
Siberia is greatly mistaken Surely
Russia had TO do something to dcvelop
tn" resources Of Sibprin and create nm
outlet Tor her ranidlv growing popula-
tiou. But tile chief aim of tho Siberian
railway is the blow at England's com
morcc. the Wrestling OF Chinn'S exports
from English hands and of Chiua's
finances from the i,othschids' grasp
and finally the command Of the Northern
Pacific In Asia.
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THE RECRUIT.

| From The Pocket Magazine.
sez Corporal Madden to Private McFad
den;
BE COB ye're a bad 'un!
Now turn out yer toes
Yer belt Is unhookit
Yer cap is on crookit
Yc may not be dhrunk,
But. be jabers. We look it.
Wan-twol
Wan--tWo,
Ye monkey-f faced divil, I'll jolly y,
through.
Wan--two,
Time Mark!
Ye march like the aiglo In Clnthera
Park"
SEE Corporal Madden to Private Mead
den:
"a saint 1t I'D sadden
To dhril such mugl
Eyes front'-ye baboon. ye.-
Chin upi-ye gossoon, YET
we've Jaws like II goai-
IIait-yo leather-lpped loon, we!
Wan-tWo'
Wan-~two,
Ye whiskered orang-ou-tang. III fix youi
Wan--twol
Time Mark
Yo've eyes Hike A bat; can ye see in the
dark?'
See Corporal Madden to Private McFad-
den;
Yer figger wants padd'n'--
Sure man. ye've no shape!
Behind We yer shoulders
Stick out Ike TWO boulders;
Yer shns Is as thin
As a pair of pen holders,
Wan--two,
Wan-two,
Yer belly belongs on yer back. we Jew!
Wan--twol
Time! Mark
I'm dhry as a dog-I can't shpake. but |
BARK
sez Corporal Madden to Private MeFad-
den:
Me heart It nd gladden.
10 blacken yer eye.
Yer gettin too bold, We
Compel me TO scold ye--
IT'S halt that | say
VIII ye heed what / told ye?
Wafl--tWOi
Time Mark,
Be jabbers, I'm dhryer than Brian Boru'
Wsn--tWo,
Time Mark
what's wur-ruk for chickens is sport for
the lark
Seq Corporal Madden to Private McFad-
den:
"1'll not stay a gadd'n'
Wild dagocs like YOU
III travel no farther.
I'm dyin' for-wather:
Come on If yc like
Can you loan me quarther?
Vas you.
What-tWo?
And yen pay the pothoen? Yer daisy,
Mhurroo,
You'll do
Whisht--Mark,
The regiments flathered to own ye. me
sparkr'
Robert w. Chambers.
NO buffet should be without bottle OF
Angostura Bitters, the South American
appefizar and invigoratoI,
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MIR. TREXEVAN ON TENAS
DIV EIIl\GS.

New York journal Of Commerce.
Mr. Trc2evnnt of Dallas, who is now
here, says in reply TO an inquiry as TO
why Texas dwellings, are so unproiita-
bic;
'Ncs, % was u good year for insur-
anCe companies In the Southwest.
fancy that the statements VIII show u
profit in that section for almost. If not
quite all. the companies. And this in
spite of the very heavy loss ratio on
! dwellings, condition which almost
seems peculiar 10 the Southwest and
which has not been continuous with us
for five years. The most successful uu-
derwritcrs arc puzzled ia seeking for
the cause. Answering your query as to
what is my individual opinion. ! do not
hesitate to say that believe tho bulk
of the dwelling losses may be attributed
Ia faulty construction The six COM
pnnics for which my firm are general
agents receive In the aggregate over
| Sloo,00o premiums annually on dwcTl-
Tugs located almost entirely In TeNsl
aud Arkansas. 1t Is fair 10 presume that
this volume of business in n fair average
of the whole. II has brought us approx
imatrly loss ratio of 100 per cent. 4
careful examination of the causes Of the
fires CpnVinccs iuc tllnt the greater num-
her of LOSSES by far are caused first by
stovcpipos and metal ilues. second. 10y
faulty constructed brick ilucs and
n"a,rnr , ,,r Tm""N '" ''n ,, ane
i'rs''n' . H. ,a. ", w, tu''i ", "m,
dwellings, of the hest construction. with
'n "u'l,pi"'i '".'t' ~ 49, 'riiaN ~.
,urn i r,"'"' uu'' "n" H. t''n's .or ."'h
NJ WtN ny nnu' " ~ ms,
n'S VI nlh' "Hu ~ 'o,,i'n' ".
w "n' "u'l"liisN "a' nut' '"','I'' vi,
give MS an increased premium with
"ni'i. '" pay wy ,"'S'S u'dv ~ sA'S;Ihs
,"' ~ rol 'lao' "n' Nv 'ar r's"s
" - "ns'iu,tlg '"','oH',s II wv WI,
,non' w e'l,',S ""'u' .n '''i, naase
u ,'.i rue 81 ~ anu nh,iuo, ln.'S;;
W ~ ,hoH' '", ll',i. SUM- pnN'rscr
oeil'Nn til't n"nn,nsS WI 'l''u us
W"i,. III ny ''in"ti"p' iu'u,' ~ cuilous
phase OF nv nuSliesS ~ Wy Nonlnwnst
NJ ,n,S tln" " MAJ n.y." ,,,n,nelui.liig ,nc
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ceeded s2OO0.000. The failure to pay taxes
results from the eXacting requirements of
the courts as TO description Of land in as
ficicnt collection laws. The injustice Of
casting upon portion of the population
the entire burden Of government Is plain,
and to remedy this and to require all to
pay their just share the legislature has
simplned tho description Of land in as
Sc ssnents and provided more efficient col
Iection agencies. These laws have been
enforced since May and have operated ben.
oficially. From May I TO December a..
1905 the State tax collected in redemp-
slo,S0O for the same period in 1894 the
amount was sla,50o. and in 1sa7 It was
siS, 7Oo--an increase under present laws NJ
100 per cent as compared with 1884, The
delinquent county taxes collected have in
creased In like proportion.
Several laws were passed looking to the
investment and protection of foreign cap
tal and development of our natural re-
sources, such as those pertaining to life
insurance companies, mining, deep water
channels on the coast, drainage and irri-
cation. These laws are being acted upon
with good results. When IT is recalled
that during the past three years foreign
life insurance companies have taken ont
of the State net premiums amounting to
81 900 ono the people will welcome home
vsI 1tpda~ tliQ
law. A distinguished citizen of Western
Texas said in a letter to mo on tho th
inst: 1.-The irrigation law passed by the
Twenty-fourth legislature has given new
hope to Western Texas. In many locaii-
ties notably San Saba. Brentwood. Abb
ilene and Wichita Falls. the progressive
people have been and arc now actively at
work trying 10 shane local conditions TO
meet the requirements of capital. be-
lieve that many of the ventures will meet
with early success
In general terms ii may be said that
the land now owned by the state is less
valuable than that already patented, be-
cause 1t is the remnant of selections COW
ering half n century. Partly, nj least
because OF this, when the legislature cen
vened 1t was met with the condition tina
purchasers and lessees of public land wer
forfeting their claims and defaulting n
the payment of interest in unprecedentd
numbers. This indicated that the prce
OF the land for lease or purchase, as veil
as the rate of interest, was greater tan
conditions in the West would JUSTIFY u
was thought that a reduction in uese
would stimulate "A disposition Of The ana
at fair price and assist in the levlop-
ment of that section. Accordingly, phiie
the price of agricultural and watereq iand
romans as heretofore under the neV law
pasture land has been reduced to ~ per
acre. leases to cents and interet to
per cent. The operation of the Lar justi-
fies the change. A comparisono f the
sale and lease OF land for the monts OF Au-
gust, September, October November ana
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England. she !! wise enough to be pre.
pared for It, Should this war bc forced
upon Russin her gold would be In thu
United States, where IL would be used to
pay for war material, provisions, etc.
wnich she naturally would buy from the
states The trial order of armor plate,
given TO Carnegie at time when IL
| could be hllcd easily at home. Is one Of
the strongest proofs that Russia wanted
to ascertain whether she could rely on
tho States in case of war to execute her
orders.
II Is to he regretted deeply that Prcsi.
dent Cleveland did not avail himself Of
Russias offer when 1t was first made.
The issue of gold bonds through the
Rotfschilds syndicate did not help the
| treasury materially. because 1t pcrmitted
continuous juggling by means of that
famous endless chain" and made the
unloading of American securities possible
az any time most opport,mc for the
iiotlischiids and England. But since this
oiler has been repeated or taken into
consideration ut the present time, when
the Venezuelan question and the Monroe
doctrine hang heavily on the horizon. IL
ought to be accepted without hesitation.
llrstly. because il is advantageous.
preferable to the syndicate offer, and
assures ia the United States a natural.
healthy and understandable development
of the eNchcaucr. Secondly and chiefly,
because it il the best possible guarantee
of pence.
England IL hard at work to stir the
European powers and to rally them
around her against the execution or even
declaration of tho Monroe doctrin~. The
European houi~cs were united to increase
the difficulties of the United States
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Dorerhor ,en, ..,,,. ~,
1895. who, tho a., - -
that sa,os o.. 49,, ,. -, ....,,
latter to eo- SEQ .s TO-. s,o, &c, 49, a.,
crease of 900 sse a,,.o. ,,d corr ~, or rao.
for tho forp,er ,,.,,od ,rorn,, a q, .ss asa
2 l5i.GG7 acros fo, se, e,o n, n, ,,,r,... -,
1 sss Isl aorc, aud sso oz- 9, r.,.. -, -,
provides , moro eroct,ro ,,o,,o, -, -,
lectiu, ,n,oro.,4 n,,h ,.,,,, Ga. ,,,,.
schools ara maintained
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CHARLES A. CULBERSON.

| of general appropriations for the twt
years is s627, 913T. In addition TO this III,
appropriation for mileage per diem anC
contingent expenses Of the Twcuty-fourtl
legislature at the regular session wassrc
duced 10000 and the amount actually OK
pended on this account was $4,000 les,
than the Twenty third Legislature making
the total reduction 1864, 23l.7f.
The commanding service rendered tn,
state and the calsa OF good government
10y the legislature at the special session Is
known and appreciated throughout the
Union,
In matters Of administration as contra.
distinguished from the enactment of laws
it is believed The public service has been
equally commhndable. 1t is no more than
justice to ng associates of all depart
monts to say that the government has
been administered economically, efficient
" and faithfully, In no department of the
service has any scandal or unfaithfulness
appeared and in all a high order of Off
cial integrity and fidelity has been ox-
blbited. Proper regard for newspaper
space viii not permit even n general re-
to some of the move important is appro-
Pirate
Tho arrangement and conduct OF the
asylums and other benevolent and charit-
able Institutions have been ominen;Iy
satisfactory. Largely increased numbers
were accommodated, their wants literally
supplied and the properties maintained
and preserved at cost much less than
the preceding year.
Tie general and financial MANAGEMENT
of he penitentlaries has been marked by
humanity, conservatism and ability. For
thu past year there was an average in.
erase in the number Of convicts of 21s
tie net increase Of receipts from all
sources, including products of the State
ind share farms. tho Industries of tho
Two penitcntaries and receipts from farm
contracts and railroad leases was SEA
$3.50, and yet expenditures were COM
paratively reduced The appropriation out
Of the general revenue was not used, there
was cash balance on hand JANUARY
Of N4Si.6S, and the penitentiaries are
more than sclf-sustaining. An earnest ef-
fort has been made to reduce to tho mini
mum the competition between convict ana
free labor in manufacturing, as well as
increase revenue, by increasing the num-
Der Of corvicts in non-competitive en-
Payments like the sugar industry. md
accordingly there was an increase of
ninety-nine men thus employed for 1sa5
as compared with 1894 and 80 for 1896 as
compared with 1895.
The railroad commission has rendered
valuable and conspicuous service during
the year. Aside from the general du rs
performed in preventing determinations,
correcting abuses and Inequalities ana
enforcing the stock and bond law. it has
been of great value. In the past year
81 made eleven commodity tariffs. fixing
the freight rate on them and adopted the
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PING CuBANS BEllICEREN
ssman McMillln Aathosy I
for the Statement.
RIsIs SEEMINGLY ACU'I
4 .Dicker Between spain q
and Would BE . Casua Bs11a
Reception TO Campss.

lie, Tenn. January eo.--Congr61|
ton McMiilin reached the city 81
m Washington and In m lntsi
with him concerning the Cub
d he had good grounds for "A
that President Cleveland In \
would send a message to congro
,g tho Cubans as belllEerents, J
Millin says he In satisfied 81
ne and that the rumors connsel
md with the purchase Of Cut
ng matters to q crisis.
iillin spoke with positivenees n
the early recognition Of tk
lists.
ton. January s0.--senators ehes
gan and Lodge, who constftut
ommittee on foreign relation
to discuss the matter Of recol
bclligcrency CT the Cuban u
The meeting was private I'D
'as given out concerning g
ason to believe the sub-conIni1l
recommend recognizing ~
beiligerents to the full commit
next meeting.
january 2o.--The Republic IL
Y wire to the governor o6 cad
Union this inquiry: 'Woui
ithe purchase OF Cuba by End
lccasion for 4sthe assertion n
~ doctrincf What IN the milf
Of your State. armed an
how quickly co,,,d n NJ
-eceivcd snow tnat the Eu{
Q United States are thorough
ith tho nr,rc,n,.. ~ me Atod
Among 'nose VINO his"ezs
nors McLaurin OF Mississtps1
Missouri, Matthews OF Indl
an -, N.w Max,oo f.a,,,.
va Va 80
INA anu oa'es Oh Aiapaitia'
January D.-The Rcpublic fhi|
3, In summarizing dispatch{
l. Now York and Washingta
a
as been reached IN the CUBA
milton OF the billegerency Il
trmy by the United states
President Cleveland Is said 4
d Il proclamation. which mtf
I. 1t is declared. intended
Insurgents last week. whqfl
{ the recall OF General CAM
er the circumstances the e3'
INT that such action would !
hopportune ann urtIicnu't III
!. therefore, withheld tho INF
lment impending the al
successor 10 Campoi'
asst forety-eight hours, Don
ut Cleveland Is saiu 70 ~
pain. despairlng OF . succ0S4
IN OF the war. had offered n
Great Britain.
held In some quarters tn9'
lying squadron ID deetin
waters. II this Is 80. wy]
Tlcial information from q
lis lacking. but II IL eviQel|
complications are at hanQ:
!. head of the, Cuban pef9
States, wires from1W asnln
6 IL complete; the PRESSES
will recognize the insurge
adds that II IL not nece (
Insurgents should hold y
as a matter Of fact Genex
ken half a dozen ports
leaving the Spanish arm
Havana.
Il. It Is said, VIII issue
Immediately. Authortti
executiye and not con8teII
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Since England's influence and Bis
marck's dictations nj the Berlin confer
encc Of 1878 deprived Russia of the we'll
earned fruits Of her war with Turkey,
for seventeen long years Russia has
been fighting silent but persistent war
against her strongest and most ardent
enemies-Great Britain and the money
powers. All her resources and her whole
skill were employed in this campaign,
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This and much more is not only posi-
BILE but probabc. and it becomes even
more renlizablc If the completion Of the
Nicaragunn canal under American cbn-
troll Is taken into consideration. Then,
not until then, but then in reality, Rus
STA and the United States will be the
masters of the Pacific, and supremacy
in commerce and at sea will be wrcsted
forever from the English flag, and
wrestcd from ii by two powers who are
50 widely separated and whose spheres
Of interest are so different that they
would never clash.
by this seemingly roundabout way we
have arrived ut the point in question
the causes md consequences OF Russia :
offer To tho United States. From the
objective explanation made above it will
be clear To every unbiased judge that
Russia's chief motive for her offer Of
gold Ia the United States was her desire
10 give her great plans "A broader and
more SECURE basis. Russia made her Of
fer many months ago. at time whom
neither the China-Japancsse difference nor
the Venezuelan question clouded the DO
ltical horizon. She made II uncOndi-
tionally. in peaceful and friendly
spirit. She made il partly with the pur-
pose Of freeing the United States from
England and from the influence Of the
European money lenders, aud partly In
order to place some of her gold reserve
where II would do her the most good in
case of emergency.
Although she does not seek war with
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neNes that knssia would eNpend 100000.
WW rouhlcS merely for stratcgicnl rca.
s .,, ar fer the purpose Of developing
niuolla ie greatly mistaken. Surely
nhuSSla had TO 40 Something to develop
W." r'Senr''S OF Sinrrin and create nm
,u,' p "r hrr rasd,N Growing popnla-
,'"u' hut tiie cniei ann OF tho siberian
railway IS the blow at England's cont
n, me Wr'SunH OF Chmn's exports
,r"h fusllNh hahds ana OF China )
nn3UNS from the hoihSchil'lS grasp
ma hnauN thr command of the Northern
'ac'hc IN ASIA
,,
Al thcso AIMS VIII he greatly promoted
and in time achieved hy means of ,hn
Trans Siohrjou railway
L., .o,,,t,,;a. LIN ,,.
''"'t'''''" WIZ XIV" w mii'lohH OF
w present overcroWdcd Russian peasants
rich farming and grazing land. whose
products will ipcrenso Rrssin, oxn,r,s
'r,, ,.,.h ,,', 'NiV' ~
nn% , nN, "'lI ,ta, vi g''u, S'Nrr' roh1
".'' NV" Nv i'"N.Vtn S,"rlu' Wnl'h can
J"yrIon. i'" nG iI, in'l'lieSi WIN ~
pendcncc Of tho Russian trensnrv " Rnt
even These great features become of
MINOR Importance when compared with
~ v,''tnSVn W. wv ~ l"T's hn'l imports
by the con,plrtion of tho siberian rnil.
way.
Az ilt'N'n' most 81 the Chinese. tea is
EnDi;.i , 49,, 90" ,v i,"["i , I'm ulNINot ny
or hy the wny If The CnnnIinn p"ciGc
railway. This is done in manner To
benefit English tea growers in India
and tcylon, and China receives. partly
on account of reaching the market Inter.
partly through English cnmpctitinn
lower prices for better qualities than
English growers for inferior grades. As
soon rs the Siberian railway win he
finished Chinese ten will reach the En-
ropcan market much sooner thnn by wnv
Of Suo5 or CAundn, and il will command
better prices. being brought overland
Similar conditions VIII prevail with re
gard TO other exports from thinn and
Japan. and the freight ratce on tho
Siberian railway win he low, hocnuso
Russia win hiring to- tho Pacific the
much'nccdcd hrendStuins mud viii he
able TO handle her cars well loaded both
ways.
These plans chiefly led Russin 10
l,pilJ ,ho ,rror.. Su,,,i,r ,ot,,,a,. ar1
w. WV
ines" CONSIDERATIONS influenced nor most
strongly 10 interfere during the war he
tween China and Iapnn. She nrrvcutcd
Ia,n,, F..,,, ,,,,t.v,, "a f...I,.lJ 80, ~,
'"N "" ""
continent oi ASIA not no much tor lear
Of .iannne growing strength, hnt IN or
dor ia tic thc interests of Cbinn Ia bcr
o,,n aud ., .,,,,.io ,.. t.. ,,.,,i,.n.. L,,.
W. ""' ~ '"'''' w. W. NV
"h'- r;hSNTl poncN' iIoW wen sh' sue
ceedcd ana now clcNrriy "9e managed
10 gct not only hof any, trln'e but
also ber friendly antagonist, 'ctlnnny,
on ii'r SIDE ~ Siiil TOO irSh N our minds
I" heccNSilate reorganization. Ana II re-
cures lo'h'hS mn "l3i anl Observe
Judgment 10 predict that RUSSIA WIN
lcrirec harbor IN i>oren or CHINA, which |
W hnr 'r a W"'S ' hu, nIsn t@o " cnaIir,,
station for her navy ana the basis for |
her operations in the Pacific
!" me Superhclni observer All thrsc |
,,ts Ida nc Un".;, and ,ann,anJ ma
deeper student will not overlook their
Significance for the whole civ
Ii1ca World anh ior VIC hl,'u N'"i'E
'hi . Nv 'Nl'hliiS 'biht' ~