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SMOKING OUT THE sPEAnER.
a River and Harbor Bill Designed 20 Fat HIN
In . Predichment.

a River and Harbor Hill DesiGuOA 70 Put HIN
In = P~redicAment.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-The critics of Speaker
Reeds policy Of rigid economy In public
expenditures think they have placed him
In an embarrassing prodicament. and per
haps they have. The Speaker, as 10 very we'll
known. has set his foot down on all river
and harbor Jobs and public building
schemes. and has Kept It down. He is
using his influence. moreover. to prevent
the passage Of all bills requiring large
expenditures of money not absolutely
necessary to the good of the public service. In
this policy tho Speaker has the sympathy aud
Endorsement OF tho House leaders. The senti.
ment of tho House. however. has little
effect upon the Senate, MS Mr.. Reed has
often pointed out, and he now has
direct, proof Of this proposition. A few days
ago tho Senate passed a bill reported favor
ably from tho Committee on miner OF
which Senator Frye Of Maine is Chair
This cape Is outside the entrance OF Portland
harbor, and Portland is Mr.. Reeds home IL the
bill shall be reported from the House Committee
on Mr.. Reed, his critics think. will be
bot ween the horns OF a dilemma. He will have
TO single out this bill and lot IL pass In responae
TO the demands OF his constituents or Reject
their appeals and allow tho bill 10 die with ali
the others OF a like character. But this is not
tho first attempt to smoke out the Speaker
and he may find a way 10 avoid with honor and
dignity the trap set for him..
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ion about how the man came 10 his death, but
he was quite certain that the body was not one
on which 9 medical student had beon at work.
Tonn sd.; then nh he T feis pre en yn certain TAX l that the man
had boon shot through the head. Hts examina-
they x bad an all 0S boon mo %a sG,d AFTER SSnS dsstS. mo Non s1o q
from 40 to ~ years I'D. As 70 big position
could not DO told. whether or not ho
scrap Of, evidence to show how the man came to
his death. and the very careful police investiEa-
thero,if Il did not drift there. There is scarcely
any doubt, however. that II did drift there.
The boats on the James slip line do mot run
street line do, and If the body floating down the
river during the night reached n point opposite
out t q the s'i Ro eSsrs tns st MsSa Ferry r Sip Sip You'd
b WSs es %So l,f ps, to carry s1y n to the spot where
DR.; Donlin told tho police that. in his opinion,
tho body had been In the wator about three
days, He would NOT venture an opinion as 70
how long n time elapsed after death before 1t
was put in the water. The police, spcculating
on how the body had got into the water, thought
from some boat in the river and that the man
had boon killed aboard q bont. There wasn't
than for tho other that the man had been muir.
dered on shore and been thrown over from some
OF the piers or from a ferryboat as other bodies
II was after 3 o'clock before the examination
of the doctors was finished and tho body was
placed in n pine box and taken of to the
Morgue. 1t arrived there so late that DR.. Dom
lin said he would not perform an autopsy before
this morning. because, no said, no needed plenty
of daylight. he hadn't much hope of anything
being disclosed by an autopsy except the nature
OF the instrument with which the mutilation
had been done and the weapon that had caused
the wound on the leg.
Bad as is the condition of tho body, the
police have strong hopes that it may be identi-
ned, and the official description of the man they
build up is this:
Just under 8 feet in height, weight ebout
head to about an inch below the crown. hair
brown sprinkled with. gray, suffered from car
disease, was probably deaf in one car, wart on
the front of the hip on the right side"
This description. they think, incomplete AZ 1t
10, Is complete enough TO attract tho attention
of friends of missing mon. DR.. Donlin will per-
form an autopsy on the body tomorrow morn.
ing at 10 o'clock.
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WASHINGTON. Fob. s.-The Post oaoe De-
pArtment has revoked tho order which was
Issued by tho previous Administration. and
has since been in vogue. prohibiting Post.
masters from acting as editors or CORE
Spondents OF newspapers. First Assistant
Postmaster-General Heath. in passing on
part OF discretion not to be the editor, but il the
paper Is conducted in a clean. straiEhtforward
celyes at the same time a good, attentive
service. acceptable to = majority, OF the people.
should not continue his Journalistic caraar
This ruling will be especially gratifyins to
numerous Postmhsters In small oficos. VIII
cation OF their newspapers during their CON-.
parauTely short terms OF public servioa. ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-09
IS LIFE & L1vINGq

The man who keeps his stomach
in frst-class condition all the time
is the only man who stands o
chance of success in life. For
all disorders of the stomach, liver
and kidneys the genuine Carls-
bad Sprudel Salt is without equal.
1t is especially beneficial for
chronic constipation. equity and
rheumatic affections, diabetes,
etc. Best results obtained when
outdoor exercise can be had. Be
sure to obtain the genuine article.
which has the seal of the city OF
Carlsbad and the signature of
"EIsNER & HENDERSON Co., Agts.,
New York." on every bottle.-Idv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-09
A1I soUrHAMProN SCRATCHING.
Men, women, and Children Postercd with tho
Itch, which Vas Caught rrem n Stray Cat.

Men, women, and Chiidron Pontered with tho
Itch, which Was Caught rrem n Stray Cat.
SOUTHAMPTON, L. l., Feb. s.-This village
has the itch and has II badly. The peace of the
natives of Long Islands popular summer re-
sort Is very much disturbed. Those who arc not
afflicted refuse even to shake hands with their
friends, and those who have tho itch are
Stunned. Social life has been much interfered
with ,sand dancing is just now out Of the ques.
ton. A Maltese cat is believed to have been
the cause of all the trouble.
Those who have traced tho horrid itch to
its beginning here find that the first person
that began to scratch had been doctoripg a cat
that had some kind of skin disease. Some time
ago tho cat came to the house of Mrs. Jerry
Bishop. She took it indoors. The children be-
gan to play with 1t. Under the treatment Of
milk baths and catnip tea 1t soon was appar-
emily well.
The Bishop children. however. began to have
trouble with their hands. Smell, white-headed
pimples appeared first and rapidly spread into
huge blotches, which made life miserable and
itched and burned 30 frightfully that rest was
out of. tho question. A bundle of papers was
some of tho bishop family. and not long after
ward the Seeley children broke out with the
same itch. or prurigo, as the physicians call it.
the constable, has it SO badly that he has had to
have his hands done up. in absorbent cotton.
His arms are badly swollen and covered, with
OF ex-Postmaster Herrick. appeared on the
streets yesterday with his hands done up in
big NUTS. Many women in the village are bat
ting with the dreadful itch, which they say 10
simply terrible.
A thousand curses have been heaped upon
the cat. but 1t still lives and is walking proudly
about and seems to smile at the wrath of the
people. 1t has completely recovered, but many
people express the opinion that 1t should die.
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oUBA IN THE SENATE.
Allen. Cannon and Mason Have Resolutions
or RecoGnitlon.

OF hSoCOGu1tlon.
WASHINGTON, Fob. Sin the Senate this
morning the credentials Of Senator Turloy,
elected by tho General Assembly of Tennessee
to fill the unexpired term Of the late Senator
Harris toxpiring in 1901, were presented. read.
and placed on file. Mr.. Turley was not present
to be sworn In.
Mr.. Allen Pop, Neb.) gave notice of an
amendment to the Consular and Diplomatic bill
Relations. 1t proposes to add to tho bill the
resolution adopted last session by the Senate,
declaring the existence of q state of war In
Cuba, and that tho United States should main
tain a state of neutrality. He said that he wished
the committee to consider 1t and report it back
either favorably or adversely, SO as to have tho
yeas and nays upon 1t, SO that the Senator from
Maine (Mr. Hale) and other Republican Senators
should go on record to show whether they are
willing to live up to the platform of their party.
Mr.; Cannon Of Utah offered q resolution urk-
that II Spain shall fail to recognize the indie
pendence Of the republic Of Cuba on or before
March 4, 1893, the Government of the United
the Cuban patriots and will. within ninety days
thereafter, assert the independence of the re:
tomorrow, when Mr.. Cannon will address the
Mr.. Mason Of Illinois also offered a resolution
of similar import. requiring tho President to
and that the United States declare and viii
Cuba. This resolution also went over till to-
m 9r when Mi MI Mason will speak upon II.
Nation Of Indians was passed.
The Oregon Senatorship case was taken up.
on Privileges and Elections. made a speech
against the resolution Of the majority declaring
minutes min Wor'f past ny g the fa' Senate 70 went int in seas exe 1s fsa
session on the Hawaiian treaty.
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urnux1rr oE ooxeREssnEx.
n. av,s.v or err christ oause &c Consrsus'
reuyt Avein = Debt ~ It

wAsHmeToH, Feb. s.-1he Court Of Appeals
NJ Tire District Of Columbia to-day Affirmed a
decision made twenty years ago, that .
Senator or representative In Congress has
no special immunity from arrest but IN
subject to legal processes as any ordinary
citizen, except az specified in the consti'
tuition OF the United States. This decision
was made In tho case Of Milford w. Howard.
appellant, against tho Citizens Bank and Trust
Company OF Nashville, Tenn. Mr.. Howard is
the Populistie Congressman from Alabama, bot
ter known as tho author OF IF Christ
Came to Congress-" He became indebted
to tho bank in tho sum OF about
$3.50. for which tho company obtained q judg-
ment aRainst him in tho Circuit Court OF De
Kalb county, Ala. At that time he was q mem
Der Of Congress-. and tho bank learned that ho
had funds deposited in the Lincoln National
Bank of this city. These funds, about $s1,
were attached by tho bank and suit
was brought here to recover the money. MT.
question OF personal privilege OF q member OF
Of Columbia, aud several other questions Of
minor Importance. Tho first two wore the main
i', TSs s asm shs case s TaS S Sy %r. at H iHSGsndi was
overruled in the Interior Court and judy
ment rendered agains. him., from which
holds that tho Evil doctrine that a mem
Dor Of a legislative body has any p%erticu-
lat TiRubh huONo tIooo VA az uthet saHS
originated with members of Parliament, and
that they abused their privileges TO such
PEELED TO pass I. bill which did away
with these .IPrac,iSss; ., The Tn, S S0nssit III 81
cases, except treason. felony, and breach OF the
pence. shall, be privileged from arrest during
their attendance at the session OF their respoc-
tive houses and in going to and returning. from
the same" Tho Court holds that this In the
limit of their immunity.
Mr.. Howard argued that he was q resident Of
the District of Columbia for all intents and pur-
poses; that he was detained hore on public busi-
ness and was here almost oil the year; that he
expected to DO here until. the end of. his
term and that he intended to reside here
as long as his public duties required him to do
SO. The Court held that q member Of Congress
was o resident OF the District only temporarily.
and that he was not to be regarded as q per-
manont resident, or he could not be qualified to
be q representative, tho Constitution .presorib-
ing that he must be an iuhabitant Of the State
from which he was elected. It also held that
Mr.. Howard, being here on public business and
not private business. could not be regarded 40 o
resident of the District.
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HOW TT BEGAN.

Appliances for cooking and heating by gas
have long been in use in England and Germany
and France. Their introduction into this coun-
try was slow. But they have como extensively
into use here In the past few years, and the main
cause has probably been tho successful lse 81
natural gas in some of the Western States. ~
nrst people In other parts OF the country Simply
who had such n convenient fuel given them ~
nature. But suddenly it occurred TO them mat
they had Just such Q fuel In the gas pipes q
their own streets. What could he done with
natural gas could be done also with ARTIFICIAL
coal gas. Tho result has boen an enormous DO
yelopment OF the manufacture of gas appliances
over one hundred concerns are now In tho bust'
ness. from the success OF natural gas haa come
cooking, to the great tightening OF the burdens
and tho expenses Of the housek eeper.-Adr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-09
FIRST CONTEST IN THE HOUSE,
Tho Old Question OF the Right to Cast . Ballot
and to Have 1t Counted.

The OLD question OF the Right to Cast q Ballot
and to Have 1t Counted.
WASHINGTON. Feb. s.-The House entered to-
day upon its first real contest and will devote
another day to 1t. 1t is the case of Aldrich VS..
Plowman. from tho Fourth Alabama district.
The contestant is tho candidate who was seated
in the Fifty-fourth Congress in place OF Robbins
tDem.l. Elections Committee No. l. which in
vestigated the case. were divided by polit.
ical lines in their recommendation, tho
Republicans ~favoring Aldrich and the
Democrats Plowman. Adoption OF the ma
jority report was advocated by Chairman
Taylor of Ohio. and Mr.. Mann of Illinois;
that of the minority by Messrs. Fox of Missis-
sippi and Settle of Kentucky. Mr.. Mann said
that the question involved in the case was tho
old one of asserting the right of every citizen to
cast q ballot fairly and have IL counted hon.
estiy; He exhibited the official ticket used in
of candidates for Presidential ~elector, hfty-hvo
in all, representing five parties. were printed
In alphabetical order. with no mark by
which tho candidates of any ono party
could be distinguished. This form of ticket,
Mann said, was adopted for the purpose of pre-
venting illiterate voters from taking part In
elections. He charged that those controlling
State affairs were determined to continue pres
ent conditions or to bring about worse ones.
showed an increasing actual and relative mum.
Der Of illiteratos. The average expenditure Of
tho United States for educational purposes in
the school year 1886 was $3.50, but In Ala
bama IL was only $3.50. Mr.. Settle followed.
He had not concluded when the House adjourned.
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AeA1NsT TEE PA1IsADEs BILL.
The meuso Committee Ready to Return an
Adverse Report.

The Mouso Ready to Return an
Adverse Report.
WARRINGTON, Feb. s.-The project to induce
the United States to a K under its fostering
care tho Palisades of the Hudson has not met
favor so far in the course of its consideration,
and the Committee Of Military affairs has ready
an adverse report. 1t probably would have BEEN
ordered to-day but for q request from advo.
Gates OF the proposition that it be delayed.
was loath to,enter intosthe field of legislation
which would b. opened-up by favorable action
on this proposition. There vas nothing to pre-
vent the States OF New York and New Jersey
from taking care of the Palisades, and the com.
any one's,::to do SO. Tho ommitte in tho last
Congress. MIR. Hull said, was unanimously op-
posed to the bill. The present committee, he
Nav York
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SOLDIERS GOING TO ALASKA.
-Four Companies or Inrantry to Maintain Order
at skREwRy and Dyea.

WASHINGTON. Feb. s.-Recent official reports
showing that lawlessness was rampant in the
Yukon country, and that there would be n tre-
mendous influx of gold seekers and others into
Alaska in the spring. caused the President to
bring before the Cabinet the question of sending
an adequate force of soldiers to the principal
places of debarkation. 1t was deemed advisable
to despatch a sufficient force to Dyea and Skag-
way without delay. and directions were accord
ingly sent by the War Department TO Gen.
Merriam. commanding the military department
OF the Columbia. whose jurisdiction extends
over Alaska. to detail four companies Of in
fantry from the barracks for the purpose. Two
companies will go to Dyea and the other two to
Skagway.
1t was explained at the War Department that
this policy is In line with the action of the Gov
eminent in placing a military forco at st.
Michael, near the mouth of tho Yukon. st.
Michael Island and much of the surrounding
country is set aside as u military reservation,
but this will not be done at Dyea and Shagway.
The four companies will sail by the first steamer
that can be secured after the necessary prepare
tons are made.
son, commanding the Fourteenth Infantry at
Vancouver barracks. to-day received orders to
start for Alaska with four companies on tho
next steamor.
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TOLD rHE TRUTH TO BLANCO.
Pauae ssia the Cusans Couid Vet No sribed-
400, Geo Soldiers Needed.

: HAVANA. Feb. 4.-The news coming from
Nuevitas. Puerto Principe. Is very discouraginR
for the Spaniards. Gen. Pando, summoned there
by Gen. Blanco for n conference on the military
and political situation in the East, gave the
Governor.General a most pessimistic view OF
%affsirs. Tho plan TO bribo Cuban leaders, Gen.
Pando said, cannot be carried out in the prov
ince OF Santiago de Cuba. Any attempt TO con-
for with Gems. Garcia and Rabi for the purpose
Of Offering them money TO surrender would
only result in great scandal that would prove
harmful to the Spanish cause. Gen. Pando said
he had no douLt that the insurgents would
shoot or hang any messenger who should oher
them q bride, no matter how important his rank
in the Spanish Army. Tho revolution, accord
ing to Pando. cannot be conquered in Santiago
do Cuba and Puerto Principe except by a SUI
promo military effort. which Spain is probably
unable TO put forth at present. AT least 100000
more men are necessary for this purpose.
Gen. Blanco's ovcrtures to tho insurgents In
the east were received with the snmo scorn with
which Gen. Gomez rejected them. The position
Of Blanco lie. therefore, very embarrassing and
difficult. The instructions received by him
from Senior SaRasta to bribo tho insurRent
leaders wero made public in Havana before his
departure. Some Autonomists in tho capital
encouraged him with false reports about tho
Cuban insurRcnt leaders, describing them as
really DESTROYS of peace and ready to accept
money for leaving the island. How Gen. Blanco
could believe such lies when tho military situa.
ton all over the island is 30 favorable to the Gu.
bans. 10 a fact that is hard to explain. Perhaps
his orders from Madrid were too stringent. Tho
fact is that he allowed his friends to spread tho
report that he was leaving the capital to trent
for peace with the Cubans and that on his re-
turn the desired pacifcation would be q fact.
The following paragraph. published by La
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-09
Reindeer sIedses ana Laps Coming.

A. f. johnson. agent OF the T~hingvalla line,
has received a letter from Max Janson of the
firm of Mocasti & Janson OF Drontheim, Nor
way, saying that he will ship on tho Thingvalla
line steamship leaving Christiansand tomorrow
a large number of reindeer. all bucks, many
sledges, and a company of Laplandcrs. Mr..
Janson Is the man who collected 500 reindeer
for the War Department and shipped them for
this port last week on the Allan limo steamship
Manitoban. which is due here next week. Il ho
SO; otherwise he will take them to British Col
umbia or Alaska.
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AARON p. oRDWAY ARREsTED.
sued FOR $50. o Damages by u. II. benton.
Whom He Once Had In Ludlow Street Jail

suoa Tor SOB . Damages " II. u. hnntons
Whom He Once Had In Ludlow street Jail.
Deputy shoriff Roberts arrested Aaron p.
ordway last evening on an order issued on Mon
day by Supreme Court Justice Bischoff. Ordway
was arrested at tho Gilsey House and hailed to
Ludlow Street Jail, where AL Smith. the sport
ing man. deposited II 800 bail for him. ordway
lives in England. where no is the proprietor Of
the Mirror Of Life. a sporting paper. Heis also
the proprietor of a patent medicine made here.
and represents here the National Sporting Club
OF London. He was arrested in a civil suit
brought against him by Il. III. Benton. a writer
ages for false Imprisonment. Benton alleges
that after some litigation with Ordway In Eng
Of perjury and sought to have him extrSdited.
but failed. However. Benton was in Ludlog
Street Jail for over a month before he was dis
charged.
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Time Clocks for Treasury ClerL..

WARRINGTON, Feb. s.-The Treasury Depart.
ment will make trials Of six different makes of
time clocks which register the arrival of clerks.
and IL the system is successful will put it in
operation not only in the Treasury Department.
but in the custom houses throughout the coun.
try.
There is great objection on the part of the
clock system. but its use in other departments
has shown such q marked Improvement in tho
records of clerks that 1t undoubtedly will DO
AVfApdAd
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CIVIL SERVICE INTERROGATION.
The Senate Hears the last Testi.
mony and Begins Its Report.

WASHINGTON. Feb. s.-Civil Service Commits
sioner Proctor appeared before the Senate COM
mittee Investigating the workings Of the classi.
fed service to-day and attacked the testimony
given recently by MIR. Bailey, q clerk in the COM
mission, with regard to foety-two cases Of irree-
ular appointments, reinstatements and promo
lions which had come under his notice. The
commission asked for further time to investi-
gate tho cases referred to. Former Represen-
tative Baker, who appeared on behalf of tho
National Republican Anti-Ci7il Service League.
declared that there were 800 moro employees
it was placed under the classified service. and
the cost was much greater. Chairman Pritch-
ard announced that the committee would take
no further testimony and would begin work on
Its report to the Senate.
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Saying you are in the wrong,
is but another way of saying you
are wiser to-day than yesterday.
just because you condemned
ready.made years ago, is no rea.
son for condemning it now.
The modern kind is our
kind-we don't make to order
but we make to fit but most of
it already fits, without an altera.
tion-there lies the real charm.
Clothes. shoes. hats and furnishing, for man ana
boy.
ROGERS, PEET & 20.
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ADMIRAL sIoARD I'll.
ne Gees to Tampa ana Leaves Capt. Oampsoi
In Command or tho Fleet.

in Command or tho Fleet.
WASHINGTON. Feb. s.-Rear Admiral Mont
Romery Sicard. in command Of the North At.
lantic Squadron, is suffering from an attack Of
malarial fever. and at his request Secretary
Long to-day granted him two weeks leave and
designated Capt. Sampson of tho battieship
Town to command tho vessels now stationed at
tho Dry Tortugas. A telegram from Key West
sipnod by Admiral Sicard was received at the
Navy Department to-day. It told Of his illness
and said that q medical board had recom-
monded that he should 60 to Tampa for a fort.
night to recuperate. This answerswas sent by
Secretary Long:
'The department regrets to learn of your
Hines. You are authorized to go to Tampa az
requested, leaving Capt. Sampson in'command.
and to use any vessel of your squadron that you
may desire to take you TO Tampa"
Tho cruiser Detroit. arrived at Key West
from the Dry Dr. Tortugas to-day and Iid 1t IL y supposed