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SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
More Than 600 Private Pension Bills
Already Introduced.

Already Introduced.
WAsHINGToS. Dec. l5.-Ths new list OF COM
mittee members was submitted to the senate
to-day by Mr.. Aldrich Rep. X. H.. and was
agreed to.
Mr. Cockrell Dem. Mo- remark ed that there
were some vacancies on the committees. some
~ which would be nlled by n senator yet to be
sworn in. Mr.. Allen Pop. Neb, }. and some by
Democratic Senators now present,
The Joint resolution 10 nay Congressional
employees on Dec ~ was passed.
Many private pension bills were introduced
making the number ~ such bills at the presen mt
session over sixteen hundred
Mr.. Davis Ren Ninn offered a resolution
which Was agreed to. calling on the Secretary
ot state for the report OF Mr.. Trip. United
States member Of the Samoan Com IN issinn
At II 40 the Senate proceeded to executive
business. and ht 20 adlour ned Till Monday
Mr.. Patt ot New York introduced a biIl ap-
propriating Sl.NS. IA to pay the judgment of
the Court ot Claims in favor Of the New York
Indians
Mr Foster Of Washington introduced n bill
extending tho soldiers 'bounty!rrovisions Of the
Homestead Land Laws to the soldiers who
served In the Spanish War and the insurrection
in the PhiliI pines,
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FRIUD ORDERS ISSTED
Against the Manhattan Embroidery Co. aud
Ward Manufacturing Co.


WASHINGTON. dee. 10. fraud orders were
issued by the Postmaster General Ia day against
the Manhattan Embroidery Company, Offices az
the corner of Bcckman and Pearl streets, New
York city. and the Ward Manufacturing Com.
pany. 81 Montgomery street. .Icrscy city. y i.
These concerns were engaged IN the same bus
ness which consisted of ndycrIlS, m'nis for ladies
who desired 10 make 81 weekly, The work was
represented Ia b. cmbroid'ring. which could b.
performed al home. To those who r rliJ d To ,hia
advertise mcnt circulars were sent making in.
ducrmcnts 10 do this work, stating that expert.
cncc was unnecessary, and with very liue rx-
pcrirnrc good wages could b" earned, and employ
mcnt was guaranteed for one y-ar. The only
requisite was that 81 b. dCpOsird for the "mbTuid
cry machine. Tho machine consisted uf two
wooden hoops used in embroidery work. a brass
needle on handle and some zephyr and IN
blcachcd muslin. original coSt 10 c"nls. The rc.
quircmcnts then made Of lhC worker To- the
character Of the work 10 bc done were So severe
that very few could comply with them, and IN
almost every case the deposit was forfeited. and
in no case was steady employ mcnt given ~ repre-
scnted before the 81 was deposited, Tho cnirc
scheme was designed Ia obtain deposit 81 81 from
some one who desired employment and Then 10
force them to 1Crfct the deposit
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Tn. New Government, Of Boli,,a.

WAsHISGToS. Dec. 15.-Mr. Bridgcman.
United States Minister 10 Bolivia. has informed
the State Department that the following off,-
GERS OF tho Bolivian Government have been
elected by popular expression Of the Honor
able National Conyention':
Constitutional President Of the Republic
Gen. Jos. Manuel Pando; First Vice. President
l.ucio I. yalesco: Second Vice. President. AMI
bal Capres. Minister Briigeman saws tho
the high purpose to cultivate and to make fruit.
ful the existing relations between Bolivia and
the United States"
The new cabinet Is composed of the follow
ing: Minister Of Finance. himetrio Calvimont, /:
Minister OF Public instrnc;ion. samuel oro-
ister OF Foreign Relations aud Worship Fer
nando +. Guachae.
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ILECrIoy rRAUDs ~ COURT
4 ColoniHrr Convicted and Three Men Sen.
fenced for Illegal Repatriation.

Before Justice Werner in the extra ordinary
term OF the Supreme Court for the trial OF elec-
tion en- 'cs. Samuel GoldberRer. Tnmmany cap
tain In the First election district OF the Eighth
Assembly district, was convicted yesterday for
violation OF the Election laws in coloniZinR
men at IL Forsyth street. Goldbergcr has a
saloon Mt Forsyth street. He was remanded
until Monday for sentence
Jacob ElpeTn. n deputy Of State Superin-
tendent OF Elections McCullagh. testified that
he went to Goldberger and told him that he
was a member oi the Martin Engrl As.ocia-
ton and was trying to coloniZa voters, where
upon he said that Gold rger told him he was
at the same game and had place at II For
syth street The place was raided hv Superin-
tendent McCullagh. and a number Of men who
had registered To vote from there were ar
rested and were indicted.
Earlier In the day three men pleaded guilty
TO illegal registration and were scntcnced
William l., Nokes and james Morrissey. two
young men In harl luck were sent to the re-
formatory Thomas smith was sentenced 10 a
year In prison,
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Capt. Jewel Ordered Detached From Com
mRnd OF the Brooklyn.

WAsHISGToS. Dec. 15.-Capt. T. F. Jewel OF
the armored cruiser Brooklyn. who will reach
Manila in few days on that vessel. has been
ordered detached from command and directed
to proceed home and wait orders. The orders
were mailed to-day and will not reach Manila
for six weeks at least Capt. Jewels regular
wants to he relieved. having seen much
Rrduous service during tho spanish American
additional c,rcmmstance that Capt. g, III,
Thomas. now at his home In Yonkers. \. l Is
entitledto sea command and has applied for
the brooklyn. decided the department to
direct the detachment OF Capt. Jewel at this
time
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Naval Orders.

WAsHINGToS. Dec. l5.-These naval orders
have been issued:
Lieutenant Commander j. l.. Helm. additional
duty In charge OF the Fifteenth Lighthouse district
81. Louis.
Capt. \. Stirling. to additional duty in charge OF
the fifth Lighthouse district, Baltimore.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS W. r. Day, to resume
duties on board the Vixen.
Ieut Il. q. Bitter to additional duty as navigator
Of the Vixen.
Ensign T. y Freeman, from tho Vixen and TO line
duties on the Massachusetts,
Capt. 4. +, Jewell. from the command Of the
B:noKlyn To home and wait orders.
:, Lioutcnant.C commander W. b. Caperton. to the
Norfolk navy yard
Lieut.. A. a. RAvanagh, to the Independence
Capt. A. 4 snow, to additional duty as chief OF
staff North Atlantic station.
Commander Z, y, Perkins. order OF the Ilth dc.
taching him from command Of the Michigan and to
take charge OF the Fifteenth Lighthouse district re.
yOkpu,
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Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, Dec l5.-The memorial OF the
Colorado Legislature praying for the return TO
other trophies captured by tho United States
forces during the war between the two nations
was presented to the Senate to-day by Mr..
Teller OF Colorado.
The Presiaent to-day sent to the Senate the
nomination OF Edwin V. Morgan of New York
To be Secretary OF Legation OF the United States
at Seoul. Korea.
Henry NJ. Putner editor the MdnchPStfrtN .
II Il Mirror, has been appointed by tho Presi-
dent as United States Commissioners to the
Paris Exposition.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. l5.-Thc Official an
nouncement of state receptions and dinners to
he given at the White House this winter was
made to-day. The social season will open on
Jan. l with the usual New Years reception.
greet the members OF Congress, Justices OF the
supreme Court. the Army and Navy, the dlplo-
departments OF the Government. and thu gem
eral pnbc. The programme for the rest OF the
season follows
Jan. 3. Cabinet Dinner; Jan. 10. Diplomatic
Reception: Jan. II. Diplomatic Dinner: Jan.
-, judicial deception; Jan. 81. Congressional
Fab, IL. Army and Navy Reception; Feb. u.
Public Reception.
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OBJECT TO NEGRO SOLDIERS
Saloon Keepers of Brnckettviiie, Tex, Rnt
Fort Clark Troops at Odds.

AUSTIN. Tex. Dec. l5,-The people OF Brack-
ettville have made complaint to the State au.
thorities that trouble is impending between the
negro regular troors stationed at Fort Clark,
near that place. and certain citizens OF tho
town, II is charged that since the recent
OF Rio Grande City and Laredo. the troops at
Fort Clark have become very offensive toward
the people OF Brackettville. Two nights ago a
party OF negro soldiers entered u saloon in
Bracsetville and began to shoot out the lights.
tns OF sst sa % hs
by, officers and afterward turned over 10 the
military authorities at Fort Clark for trial by
court martial The saloon keepers OF the town
are threatening to attack the troops,
The sun., 1899-12-16

WAsHISGToS. Dec. 10 The War Department
gave out the statement to-day that the total
receipts for the island OF Porto Rico for the
month OF November 1890. were Sl23.0S5 OIL
The total receipts from nll sources from date
$2.3,i7. .lINI2 The receipts by items for Mo-
vember were: Customs S79.67SBS; posta
receipts SAl308,: internal revenue receipts,
SIP lbs II IN scellaneous receipts. S22 S5S33
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Valuable Addition. to Ynl~'s Museum.

NEW HAVEN. Dec ia very valuable access
sion has Just been made to the meteorological
collections at the university museum. Tho col
lections consist Of Mexican and Guate enaIan
antiquities a bout three hundred and titv pieces
in all. which come from two places. Sempoal 10,
Special importance is attached TO the Guate-
nlalun antiquities.
The sun., 1899-12-16
yesterday's Cabinet Meeting.

WAsHIHaToN. Dec. l5.-Matters OF routine
administration were discussed at the regular
meeting OF the Cabinet this morning and then
there was an informal talk oyer affairs con-
patches received at tho War Department this
morning were read Ia the meeting by Secre-
tary Root Postal affairs IN Porto Rico were
briefly discussed and tho meeting was ad-
iourned alter a short session.
The sun., 1899-12-16

WAsHINGToN. Dec, Ex-senator Hnnna has
leased the house known as the Tayloe House
on Lafayette Square. last occupied by the late
Vice President Hobart. The property is owned
by former Senator Cameron OF Pennsylvania and
When Wee President Hobart lived there the
house WAS sometmes fncetiously called the
Cream White House, the appe lation being jus-
tihed by It's yellowish- white color
The sun., 1899-12-16
Linn, Kiln Trust In Maine.

SouTH PARIS. Me-. Dec. 15-Pructcally all
the lime kins In Maine to-day passed into the
control OF n syndicate buckel by New York
cnpltal All the vessels engaged IN the trans
portation OF lime will also be controlled by the
The sun., 1899-12-16

WAsHINGToN, Dec. l5,-The following Army
orders were issued to-day:
First Lieut.. Henry q. Lyon, Twenty fourth Infan.
try from Fort Harrison TO this cIty.
Capt, Edwin Il. Butler, Assistant QuArtermaster
Frat Lieut. Douglas settle, Tenth Infantry from
Raleigh 10 Fort Mackenzie, ~
Capt Frederick l., REYNOLDS, Assistant Surgeon
from New York on the transport sumner to Manila
Previous orders relating 70 Second Lieut.. Evin II.
Heibcrg sixth CivAlry. revoked. "
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Badly Hurt strrring on n Moving Cnr.

Nora Johnson OF 81 West Ninety fourth street
stepped on an Eighth avenue car before il
stopped at 1924 street last night and was
thrown to the pavement. She was Ia on to the
J. Hood Wright Hospital. suffering from con-
cussion OF the brain and scalp wound.
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have them TO dispose OF, make use OF The
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Plain Facts for Fair Minds,

By Rev George M. searie, has sold to $4,000
copies. II has had n most marvellous influence on
the religious thought Of the day 100 ". Goth st. X
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Tnmmnny OmcehoIder Out of the Un,o,

Samuel Prince. II delegate OF the Cigar.
Packers Union. who was elected to the As.
semby on the Tammany ticket. will tender his
resignation as delegate to the Central Fed
Grated Union tomorrow Prince was presi-
dent Of the union for six months. and for
several years past he has been a membe ot
various Tammany Hall labor annexes.
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Forty-sixth Infantry Arrives Mt Manila.
WAsHISGToS, Dec. l5,-Gen, Otis has cabed
the War Department to-day that the trans
ports City OF Sydney and Pathan. with tho
Forty-sixth Infantry, arrived at Mania this
morning. no cnSmhlties.
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TO occur each day are printed In TIE MORNING
Nun This will meet one OF your requirements
II YOU are Interested In Real Estate.-idr.
The sun., 1899-12-16

Although Mr. Bailey Of Texas formally closed
the general debate on the Financial bill In op-
position to the measure this. afternoon.
speeches were made at the nisht, session by
Robb and Rucker OF Missouri. Davenport oil
Pennsylvania, Lamb Of Virginia. Caldwell OF
Texas. Gordon OF Ohio and Neville OF Ne
braska.
vdIiia' Weymouth OF Massachusetts. Minor oi
Wisconsin and Mudd OF Maryland, Al 1O:20
the house adjourned until noon Tomorrow.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The proportion of Latin students ia
elementary schools has increased.
Vienna will soon celebrate the five
hundredth anniversary of the founda-
ton of its medical school.
w. Jones, 1900, who has been elected
editor of the Harvard monthly, is a
full-blooded Indian and graduate OF
Phillips Andover academy.
Instruction in old and middle Irish
has been given at Harvard for three
years, and there will be an additional
course this year in carly Welsh.
There are 426 colleges in America,
with property estimated at $3.50, 100000.
Girard, with s15,O00,ooo, and Leland
Stanford, Jr., with $13,5o0,00o, are the
richest.
A Persian, six Porto Ricans and full
blooded native of the Sandwich islands
are among the students that attract es-
pecial attention at the University OF
Michigan.
Many of the Young Mems Christian
associations are giving instructions in
electricity to evening classes. Tech
meal instruction for those engaged in
the electrical industry is important,
and unfortunately they are in too many
cases deprived of opportunities for OBJ
tanning electrical knowledge beyond
that which can be gained in connection
with their everyday work.
The number of women in attendance
at the German universities during the
summer semester of 1899 was 355.
There were ITO at Berlin, As at Bonn,
81 at Breslau, 90 at Gottingen, 13 at
Heidelberg and 10 at Halle. The Uni
versity of Strasburg has just decided
to admit women to its courses. Hith-
erto it has closed its doors to women,
but now there is no German university
where they may not pursue their
studies.
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for water, as the streams are fenced
with barbed wire, or guarded. The
few sluggish dreams on the desert
soon run dry, or sink into the sands,
and during the heated term, when no
rains fall in this arid region, thousands
Of dead cattle are seen on the plains
perished for the lack of wafer which
is taken from them by the big compa-
mics. The loss in cattle and sheep by
the appropriation of these streams is
immense.
Water can only be had by purchasing
stock in the company, ard upon the
face of each certificate is a description
of the land to which the water is t. be
applied. Based upon this certificate
the company issues to the farmer a
water deed, or check, for the quantity
be is entitled to. The holder is entitled
10 a voice in the management of the
company. When he sells his land the
water stock goes with it. The water
Is the most valuable part of the farm.
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rying water to farmers throughout
the districts, thus gridironing the val
leys with artificial streams and, to
some extent, modifying the dry, heat
ed atmosphere.
These canals are 10 or IL feet deep
and about 20 feet wide at the bottom,
sloping outward at the top. The bot
tom and sides are, of course, cement
ed water tight" The larger ones
have a capacity of irrigating about So
900 acres of land.
In constructing these immense ca
nails the builders have adopted the pre-
historic grades and followed the lines
of the ruined and forgotten primitive
irrigating bitches of the aboriginal
tribes who inhabited this country ages
ago. The modern engineer finds that
he cannot improve upon these scientific
channels. Here are the ruins of ancient
reservoirs, into which were led the
fertilizing streams from the noun
tains and the rivers to nourish their
growing crops.
In this arid section it requires about
IS inches of water yearly to grow
crops. This water is distributed in
six irrigations, of about three inches
each, at stated intervals. There is
much dissatisfaction among the farm
ers at the appropriation of these nat
ural streams by the water syndicates.
Stock raisers must also pay a royalty
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HOW TO MAKE A XYLoPHoNE.

ting. For instance, if the tone of the
bar is lower than that of the piano key,
plane the bottom of the bar slightly.
This will raise the tone with each shay
ing until it corresponds. On the other
hand, if the tone of the bar is higher
than that of the piano, saw slit on
the under side of the bar. This lowers
the tone, and you saw deeper until the
correct tone is obtained.
"In this way one bar after another 10
made to correspond with the scale OF
the piano until the two octaves are COM
pleted, very little saving or planning be-
ing necessary to bring the tones up or
down to proper pitch.
"The bars may then all be fastened to-
gether by means of strong string
stretched through the holes and tied
at the ends, and very small round felt
or leather washers cut out and placed
on the string between the bars, to keep
them apart.
1.-TWO strips of strong felt the length
of the instrument, half an inch wide and
about as thick, are glued firmly across
TIC Sidt VI th1 pui =. iNsN III III
a soft cushion for the bars to rest upon,
which allows them to give clean, v!brat-
ing tones.
"'The two hammers, or drum sticks"
with which to strike the notes can be cut
out of small blocks of wood thin round
sticks with handles being inserted and
glued into them. Skill in picking out
CURED, but practice is necessary to give
the longer notes the fine tremulous or
vibrating sound which makes this in
strument so musical in the hands of a
good player"
With these simple instructions, boy
ought to be able to make very salts
factory Instruments. Louis Globe
Democrat
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IN GRANDMA'S GARDEN.

In grandma's garden the sunbeams play
With the quiet shadows the livelong day.
The butterflies and the bumblebees
Bob in and out of the shrubs and trees,
Taking no thought of calling hours"
While visiting among the flowers.
The slender hollyL ocks, stately and tall.
Scarce seem to know their neighbors al all,
While yellow daffodils down in the grasses
Nod to the lilies like sweet little lasses;
And in grandma's garden the flowers and
birds
Have wonderful language as plain as
words.
The pompous tulips pretend not to know
The daisies that stray from the fields be-
low,
But the dahlias and peonies over the fence
All declare it is merely fiimsy pretense;
And II seems that the flowers, ike people
we know,
Are sometimes snobbish and fond of show.
The pinks and verbenas and dear sweet
peas
Are gracious and gentle and try to please,
While the lovely lilies, serene of face,
Hold themselves high with old-time grace,
Like the old-fashioned girls of grandma's
days
Who wore laces and feathers and hoops
and stays.
Who never laughed loud in boisterous mood,
Nor used slang words, and never were
rude;
But were quietly sweet like the mignon-
cites,
And were modest and shy, dear household
pets!
For the the old-t time maidens were sober
as pansies,
And not coddled up with whimsical fancies.
But the boys and the gipls of grandma's
days
Must have been rather duh in their games
and plays;
The boys were as stiff as this new-trimmed
box,
In their frills and buckles and high white
stocks,
And the girls just trifle staid and prim
With their kerchiefed gowns and waists
so slim.
So perhaps, after ALL it's nicer to be
wide-awake girl Of the present, like me,
Who can row in boat, or ride on wheel,
And never backache or headache feel;
Who need not be pruned to grow in mould
Less somebody say: she's shockingly
bold!
And walking among the garden beds
Where perfume and beauty each fioweret
sheds,
A lesson of life l learn to read
In each little blossom and leaf and weed
A lesson that teaches we all may give
Some beauty and sweetness wherever we
live!
Pauline Darlington Bouve. in Boston
Budget.
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cork lengthwise and put hairpin
through, giving it a little bend so that
the cork cannot touch the wood into
which it is stuck to serve as h5 ndle; ;
and now you have feather windmill.
A windmill with five wings can be
easily made out of an old postal card.
First fasten hoop of wood to a stick
las shown in the illustration) and then
cut out five circles from the postal card
as large as you cam Slit the circles at
four equi-distant points, turn the ends
inward and outward alternately, stick
the ends to the centers by pin and
put them on the hoop at equal dis
tances, and you have fine windmill
with five parts.
Take small cigar box and fasten the
two ends of spool, having a little
piece of wood fixed in each A second
piece of wood serves as the axle of the
mill on which a whole spool revolves,
to which little bits of wood are glued.
Four holes are bored in the spool,
into which little sticks are fastened.
On the outer ends of these sticks
tasten playing cards or other bits of
stiff pasteboard, to serve as the wings
Of the windmill, and you have the finest
boys windmill ever built. Boston
Globe.
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In ARID COLORADO.
Irrigation Has Changed the Desert
Into a Garden.
nut the Profit Is Reaped by Water
MOnopoIies whose ProDrietors
Grow Fat on the Sweat of
the TOilers.
Especial Denver (Col) letter.


A great change is taking place in
Colorado. Many eastern people are
under the mistaken impression that
the mining industry is the princi-
pal source of its prosperity, but
the stock and farming industries are
much more profitable. Certainly they
are more lasting. The profits of agri-
culture and stock raising during the
present year are estimated at $780,
100000. This rapid increase is mainly
owing to the numerous irrigation en-
terprises, especially in southern Colo
rado-the arid district. There are il
Colorado about 100000 acres of land
susceptible of irrigation, and practical
~ valueless without water. About halt
of this area is now under irrigation
and cultivation. To water this desert
region there have been constructed
within the past few years $4,000 miles
of irrigating canals. The capital ex-
pended is estimated at $5,000,000, not
including the purchase of the arid
lands. These irrigating canals extend
southwark from Denver to Pueblo
Canon City, Trinidad, Durango, De
Beque, and throughout the Grand, San
Luis and Arkansas valleys, tapping the
mountain streams for hundreds OF
miles.
From these large canals small ca
mails are run in various directions. car
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Fifty Years n Pensioner.

A typical instance of the effect al a
pension on longevity comes from Luz
ton, where the death has occurred of a
man in his eightieth year, who enjoyed
for over half century an annual al
lowance from the war Office. He was
born in 1918, in Canada, where his ia
Their was a soldier, and at the age of
eight became drummer boy, subse-
quently blossoming into full-blown
private of foot regiment. He never
did any fighting, and retired at the age
of 80, with a pension, on account of i'll
health. A few years later he joined the
Bedford constabulary, and attained to
the rank of sergeant, subsequently be-
coming an instructor of fifeanddrum
bands, and holding the post of drum
major in the Luton volunteers.