The Mena star., 1899-06-08

ference with Director MerrIam-NO In-
 formation ObtainabIe About the Sunday
 Night Conference Between President
 Mckinley, Meixlejohn, Corbln and Hay.
 Washington, June 6.-Senator Stew art. of Nevada, does not expect to see the senate adopt any report by the American delegates to The Hague peace meeting that contemplates dodge" of the senate of the United States. Talking about the pending proposition for permanent board of international mediation, he declared that it looked to him like another effort to dispense with the senate That" said Mir. Stewart, twas the reason why the arbi- fration treaty was defeated. Secretary Dlney and President Cleveland had con frived a way of settling troubles with out the consent of the senate, which is apt to be regarded by presidents as sometimes a bother. l have not ~canvassed the senate to ascertain how its members will take a treaty which may deprive the body of its constitu- tional prerogatives, but I would ven- tIlre to assert that it would not take it kindly. 1 assume that whatever the commissioners approve of must first be passed upon by congress, or at least by the senate. When we come to consider the mediation plan, and the impossi- bility of getting European power to decide in our favor in any case between a European power and the United States, l fancy the senate and the country will be satisfied to trust ~vhile longer to the old-fashioned way of diplomacy"
 Missouri Census Supervisors.
 Washington, June 6.-National Com mitteeman Kerens has notified Census Director Merriam to expect him in Washington Wednesday,. Chairman of the State Committee Akins will accom- pany him. They will have confer ence with Director Merriam Wednes- day. and with this conference an un- derstanding will be reached in regard to the appointment of census super syisors for Missouri. Mir. Alins, the chairman of the state committee, has contended that all the super .visors should be republicans, and MT. Kerens is supporting him in this claim. Director Merriam's intention originally was to appoint seven repub- 1ican supervisors and six democratic. Later he changed the appointment, which he was willing to make to eight republicans and five democrats. This was not satisfactory to the leading Missouri republicans The appoint ments of supervisors for nearly all the states have already been made. Direct or Merriam has deferred action in the case of Missouri about as long as he feels he can. The necessity of action within the next week or so led to his summons to Mir. Kerens for confer ence.
 ImpoIitic to Make Public.
 Washington, June 6.-No definite in- formation was obtainabie to-day as to the subject of discussion during the conference at the white house last night between the president, Acting Secre- 2ary of War Meiklejohn and Adjt. Gen. Corbin. Corbin refuses to refer to the matter. Mir. Meillejohn says the dis patches received referred exclusively fo future military movements which would be impolitic to make public at this time.
 Secretary Hay was party to the con- ference, a fact not generally known last night. 1t is believed that advices syere received from President Schur- snan, of the Philippine commission. The conference prepared some instruc- fions to govern the conduct of the officers in the Philippines, in accord ance with the suggestions contained in the cable advices and these were promptly cabled to Manila. The fact that the secretary of state was called Snto the conference by the president is taken as an indication that the subjects discussed were not purely military in character, but related in some manner so large questions of policy connected with the Philippines.
 Assistant Treasurer Hastings Suicide.
 Topeka, Kan, June 6.--L. c. Hast fngs, assistant treasurer of the Rock Island railway, with headquarters in Topeka, committed suicide just before noon to-day by shooting himself twice through the head at his room in the Hotel Throop. His accounts are said to be in good shape but he has been sick for several months and subject to snelanchOlia.
 Dr. Nj. A. Simmons Liver Medicine has a national reputation, extending sOver about sixty vears as A. most suc