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Quay's Contest.

N IN sssthx n' 1n osy ststss
tor-a republican named Hay
ward, a brief sketch of whose life was
given in the Standard yesterday. The
Pennsylvania legislature appears to be
as far away from solution of it's sena-
torial troubles as ever. Quay is still
sixteen or seventeen votes short of a
majority, with little or no probability
of getting them. According to the
Philadelphia Times. the contest would
be regarded farccal but for the fact
that it has become an insuperable OBJ
stacle to the performance of legislative
duties and has gradually degraded the
legislature from decentralization to an
archy. The Times says: 1.-The defec-
ton of several votes from Quay in the
joint convention yesterday must be re-
garded as significant by all who view
the contest dispassionately. Considered
in connection with the postponement of
the Magee jury bill on Thursday, it
should convince even the most deter
mined supporters of Senator Quay that
his election is not within the range of
possibility. He cannot be elected by re-
publican votes; he commands less re-
publican support to-day than he did at
the start; he cannot be elected by
democratic votes. whatever may be the
inclination of majority of the demo-
Gratis as between him and another re-
publican, and it would be midsummer
madness to persist in a deadlock until
the close of the session. 1t would be
inevitable and overwhelming destruc-
ton to the party leaders responsible
for it." -es
THE democrats of Pennsylvania who
have been induced by the democratic
members of congress from that state
to urge the democratic members of the
Legislature to chose Quay as United
States senator in preference to any
other republican have adopted course
which will not meet with the approval
eral The democratic members of the
Pennsylvania legislature would not be
justified in any event in aiding the
election to the United States senate of
a man who is liable to be sent to states
prison by the courts of Pennsylvania.
They should recognize the fact. more
over, that the failure of the republicans
to elect a senator before final adjourn
ment can be brought about, would leave
the strength of the republicans in the
United States senate less than it would
otherwise be.
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The New Third Party.

~ HE so-called union reform"
party which was organized at
Cincinnati the other day, and
which proposes to embrace the peoples
party and all the minor political organ
izations except the prohibitionists, is
more than likely to prove a dead card
1t is doubtful whether the silver repub-
lican party, the populists and the So
cial-labor party will join the new or
ganization and thus lose their individ-
uality, and it is doubtful, moreover
whether the new amalgamated party
will be able to become much of a fac
tor in the coming presidential election
in any event. The union reform party
is advertised as the legitimate success
SCR of the peoples party, with the in
it1ative and referendum as its one great
plank; but while the pops are pretty
we'll scattered. the few that are left
will not welcome the obliteration Of
their party by the plan proposed. The
democratic and the republican parties
Will continue to remain the two great
Many democrats, who have wandered
away from the democratic fold in
search of strange gods. will undoubted-
ly return to the fold next year and the
TWO great parties will line up in the
presidential contest and determine its
result as they have ever since the for
nation of the republican party.
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Major Wilkinson's Sword.

From the Army and Navy Journal.
Miss Evangeline Cary Wilkinson. the
daughter of the late Major M. c. Wilkin-
son. cd United States infantry, is DESTROYS
of obtaining Major Wilklnson's mess
chest sword and belt. The mess chest
was sent to Cuba with the baggage of the
sd United States infantry from Mobile
After the battle of Leech lake, when the
bodies of Major Wilkinson and others
were taken back to Walker, Mimi, Gen
eral Bacon laid the sword between Major
Wilkinson and Sergeant Butler and COW
cred them with his coat. 1t was In that
position when last seen, though it is
hard to understand why anyone would
take it from there. 1t is of little value
in itself as compared with the value it
has to the family of Major Wilkinson. Any
information concerning 1t will be thank
fully received by Miss Evangeline Cary
Wilkinson, 1,o51 West Thirtieth street, Los
Angeles, Cal.
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Sufficient Reason

From the Detroit Free Press.
The poet sat with his head resting in
his hands.
Upon his face there was seated a look
og deep detection.
His cheeks We're sunken.
He eagerly eyed the door into the grill
room of the bar beside which he sat
BY and by a friend happened in and
slapped him on the shoulder.
What's the matter, old man." he
asked.
Matter 'nuff," was the melancholy
reply.
WHAT"
Last week the warm weather inspir-
ed me and | wrote a lot of verses about
spring and viOlets and balmy breezes.
and now look at that"
He pointed toward the window be-
yond which the snow was piled in
drifts.
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by large majority opposed to him in
politics. prevented his reelection to the
senate by the Delaware legislature; and
had his party Won the majority in that
body he would have been returned to
the senate with the cordial approval of
every republican member. 1t is crafty
ing that Senator Gray will be enabled
to give the remainder of his life to
honor the United States judiciary. He
will bring to his new trust not only the
highest character for balanced in
tegrity, but also the highest attainments
as a turist.
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From the San Francisco Argonaut.
Bridget Rafferty, had served the best
years of her life as cook, and now that
she was "wearin ava" and an operation
became necessary she haughtily declined
to go to IA ward. but took one of the best
rooms in the hospital. The operation was
successful. but the patient was allowed
very little food. During her GONZALES
cence she made frequent use of the cleo
tric bell at her bed. to greet the nurse
who answered the ring with some trifling
question or the remark: Il only wanted
to know if you were there" As such fire.
quent use of her bell suggested 10 the
matron on the floor that the nurse was
neglecting her patient the nurse remon-
strated and received the following unique
explanations:
well, you see, Miss, here / am paying
$50 week, and I'm not hearing anything.
and, Miss, I'm not eating anything, so
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Navy Expenditures.

London. March 9.-The Times this
morning says: I'VE understand that the
navy estimates will show an increase for
the ensuing year of nearly G3,000,00 over
last years total, and will reach almost
f2S.0oo,ooo. 1t is proposed to add between
4oen and 1000 men. The largest share OF
the increased expenditure, however, is for
shipbuilding, repairs and the like
Commenting editorially on the foregoing
rather startling statement" the Times
says 1T is pretty clear that Sir Michael
Hicks Beach, chancellor of the exchequer,
will have admirable opportunity to dis
play his powers as constructive finan-
cier, and we only hope he will rise to the
occasion. But he positively must not
seek to escape from his difficulties by a
further increase in the already oppressive
income tax"
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An Atlantic shipyard.

New York. March SIT was announced
on Wall street to-day that the capitalists
who plan to build new shipyard on the
Atlantic coast had secured the entire
amount of subscriptions-$S,00 0,00 The To-
cation of the yard Is still an open ques-
ton. The places under consideration are
New York, Baltimore and site upon the
Delaware river. Youngstown capitalists
and investors in New York and Philadel-
phia subscribed most of the money.
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China's Bad Outlook,

From the Boston Traveller
Even Italy makes demands upon China.
This Is probably to get a new market for
macaroni The 1owery kingdom must get
into European ways and absorb the goods
of foreign devils or there will be the dsv-
il to pay. England has forced her to buy
opium France has absinthe for sale,
Germany wants the Monaghan to soak in
innocuous beer and the United States will
sell him cigarettes. The heather Chnee
is certainly up against a demoralizing
game when he attacks Occidental cvili-
ZatiOn.
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I N the lower house of the Ney York
legislature a bill has been reported
favorably abolishing capital punish
ment The bill in question provides that
punishment upon conviction for murder
in the first degree shall be imprison-
ment for life and for the second degree
not be denied that the sentiment against
capital punishment has been growing
rapidly Of late, although a preponder-
ance of public opinion may not yet
favor its adjustment. The advocates
of the bill insist that it is a move for
civilization and a twentieth century
measure, and that progress and en-
demand its adoption.
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A Bewildering Outlook.

ffom Tie Philade1phia Ledger
When Secretary Alger announces that
he will not retire while he is under fl, e.
he fills the people with CONSERVATION. He
proposes the worst kind of "vicious or
Gle While he remains secretary Of war
he must still be "Alger'' and while he is
"Alger' he must provoke fire. and while
he provokes fire he will not retire and
so--here we 60 again-while he does not
retire he remains secretary of war, and
while he is But the prospect scarrs us |!
The "old man of the sea- was nothing 20
this, and as for perpetual motions this
the discovery? Has Alger made it?
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Current Humor.

What sangulne disposition your wife
| has
Yes, she never lets mp when she has
! decided what I ought to do."--Chicago
| Record.
| Temporal Mutantur -"scylla and Cha
| rybdis,' said his friend, were two dan
gerous rocks so often mentioned in an
| Client literateur."
Il know" replied the congressman. "1f
we had them over here they'd be mem
| toned in every river and harbor bill."-
| Puck
| Self-Denial.- Ibid YOU hear Puffer's
Grafton on George Westinghouse asked
Mrs. Corntossel.
Yes" answered her husband.
Was he as egots:ir as usual?'
No. he was right modest, FUR him. OF
| course, he talked uhout hisself good
deal But he gave you to understand
that when it came right down to pinch,
he was wi.lin' to take back seat to
Washington -WashiUst Star.
EXaltation.-Of thy~,' two one was a
daughter Of the Oricnt The other daugh-
ter of the Occident hut they were both
| women, and as the Dutch prettily have
1t, the weibliche is largely ewig.
And men don't buy their wives In your
country" the daughlrr of the Orient re-
peated incredulousA
mo" answered TIL laughter of the Oc-
cident, proudly. 'Wny sometimes they
don't even buy their own neckties.'-De-
troit Journal
Il want to ask ON more question: said
little Frank as he was beiag put to bed.
"Well,.' acquiesced the tired mamma.
when holes come in stockings, what
becomes of the piece of stocking that was
there before the hole rame?'-Tit- Bits
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@ oNNECTICUT must still be re-
" garded as the center of inventive
genius. In the annual report of
the commissioner of patents for the
year ending December 81, 1898, there
is abundant evidence that invention
occupies the minds of many Americans
all over the country. The report shows
that during 1898 there We're SO .e15 per-
sons who desired the government to
secure to them the exclusive benefit of
the products of their active brains, and
OF this number about two thirds re-
ceived the protection they asked for in
the shape of patents. In proportion to
population more patents were issued in
1898 to citizens of Connecticut than to
those of any other state-one to every
1888 inhabitants. Next in order are the
following: Massachusetts, one to every
l,42S; Rhode Island. one to every 1854 :
New Jersey, one to every 1894; District
of Columbia, one to every 1854. The
fewest patents granted in proportion to
the number of Inhabitants were in the
following states: South Carolina one
to every 23,S92: North Carolina, one to
every 22,7S7; Mississippi. one to every
1884 Alabama, one to every 1894;
Georgia, one to every 1888.
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THURSDAY. MARCH 9. 1899.
TWELVE PAGES.

~ EAk bills continue to be heard
r from. The California legislature
has under consideration a bill
making it msdemeanor to treat any
one to liquor in a saloon in California.
while the Michigan legislature is con-
sidering bill to license drinkers of malt
and spirituous liquors. Even the New
York legislature has discussed an anti
treating bill at the request of an anti
treating" society. At the rate at which
peculiar legislation of this character is
being asked for by supposedly sensible
people in the various states, there is no
telling the extent to which freak legis-
ilation may be seriously proposed.
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IF an extra session of the Montana
necessary in order to pass a revenue
bill, Governor Smith might call its at
tention to bill introduced in the Penn
sylVania legislature, which provides
that each barber in the state shall pay
a fee of So for registration with an ex-
amining board, and, after proving his
good moral character, competent skill
and knowledge Of sanitary conditions,
shall receive a license on the payment of
$40. Licenses can be revoked by the
board. and the unwise barber who DOES
not take out license may be fined from
$50 to 500, or three months imprison-
Inent, or both Promoters of this bill
anticipate that the state eXchequer will
be generously swelled thereby. 1t is re
ported. however. that certain legislators
who are friendly to the measure have
begun to practice shaving themselves
Pecuniarily speaking, this proposed leg
fslation is a matter of considerable con-
sequence to the tonsorial brotherhood
Some of them have been figuring on the
matter and find that it will require the
proceeds of eighty fifteen-cent shaves
or the revenue from 120 at the ten-cent
rate and the barber whose patrons can
not afford to pay more than five cents
for the luxury of his skilled manipula-
rion will have to eXpend the income
from 240 customers to pay the contem-
plated license fee of $12. Extraordinary
as are its provisions, the bill has not
struck the Pennsylvania BARRIERS dumb
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Mean. REORGANIZATION.

London, March s.--The Berlin CORE
spondent of the Standard, commenting
upon the resignation of Admiral Won
Knerr as the commander-in-ch chief Of
the German navy. says: 1T Is probable
that the resignation is prelude to the
reorganization of naval control. The
post of commandments Is likely to
be abolished, and the control of the
navy to be placed directly under EN-
peror William and his naval cabinet
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Officials Are at Fault,

From the Columbus Press-Post.
We enact antitrust laws. both a.ional
and state and our highest coui-s pro
nounce against railway pools and combi-
nations. But still these trusts. pods ard
combinations go right on and, except only
in very rare instances. no public official
charged with the enforcement Of these
laws makes any attempt to enforce them
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How to Bring Peace at Manila.

From the Atlanta CONSTITUTION.
If the administration were to announce
to the Filipinos that the American
troops and war vessels were not in the
Philippines for the purpose of conquering
the territory or making subjects of tie
people against their will we would soon
have an end of the unfortunate conflict
now going on in the island
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Adjourned Sine Die.

Topeka. Kan, March .s.-The Kansas
legislature adjourned tonight sine die.
The fact that the populists were in con-
troll of the upper house and the republic
cans in the lower house prevented any
radical legislation. Among the laws en-
acted is one reducing telegraph tolls with
in the state 40 per cent. The telegraph
companies viii fight the law In the courts.
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0THER men besides President t
~ James ]. Hill of the Great
Northern are beginning to real
ize the immense commercial enterprises
of China. The commission sent out in
1895 by the Lyons bureau of commerce
to study the trade conditions in China
has just made public most exhaustive
report. The document is valuable to all
nations. The commission started at
Tonkin. Travelled extensively in South
ern China. descended the Yangtse river
almost from the source to the outlet,
and skirted the coast from Hong Kong
as far north at Pekin. In all the party
travelled about 10000 miles on Chinese
territory. The commission compares
thorities with those of the published eX-
port statements of countries trading
with China and finds that out of a total
of $780, 600 no less than S45,700,O 600 of
the trade between Hong Kong and the
Chinese empire belongs to the United
States, France and Germany. The COM
mission estimates the import trade from
the United States with China at the
enormous sum of $39. 300 900 annually. 1t
is a significant fact that of the twelve
members who composed the French
comission five have since returned to
China for commercial purposes.
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Teddy's Testimony Needed.

From the Philadelphia Record.
There will be a missing link in he
chain of official information at Washing
ton in regard to the conduct of the var
with Spain until Colonel Roosevelt shall
have told the military court of inquiry
what he knows and thinks about earned
and refrigerated beef furnished to United
States troops during the war period. BY
all means let the Rough Riders leader
go on the witness stand.
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Ill Luck,

From the Washington Star.
It's too bad" said the Chicago lit
terateur. Il suppose Til merely have
to call it a coincidence and back down"
Whats the trouble?'
Il went to the theater last might and
saw play which 1 was sure had been
plagiarized from something l wrote"
why don't you make fuss about
it,"
There's no use. I learned that the
accredited author is Shakespeare. And
he's Dead
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Talked to the LEGISLATORS.

Austin, Tex, March 9,--Hon. William j.
Bryan spoke in the capitol tonight to
both houses of the Texas legislature ana
5000 people. His speech was along the
lines of his previous utterances, favoring
the further advocacy of silver, opposing
the creation of large standing army and
the expansion theory.
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Cheaper In the Long Run,

From the Louisville Courier-Jour7al
or course. If the government nl,ds a
plant of its own it will be at the eXppntli-
ture of several millions and it may NJ.
get the cheapest armor at that. Still it
has had to pay for the Bethlehem and
Carnegie plants anyhow. and it has no
rights over either. Under the ci-cu,n-
stances it might as well add an amor
plant to its shipyards and other works,
and see what it can do.
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London March S.-United States Am
bassador Choate and Mrs. Choate were
present at a reception given this even,
ing by the Marchioness of LandsdoWne
wife of the secretary Of state for war
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q ENATOR HOAR'S proposed con-
~ stitutional amendment to prevent

& ENATOR HOAR'S proposed con-
~ stitutional amendment to prevent
senatorial deadlockS in legisla-
lures, is absurd. He would substitute
plurality for majority votes in Joint
Legislative assemblies. as sufficient for
making choice of a senator, after a de-
pay of not exceeding seven days, by rea-
son OF a failure of a majority to agree
lupon any one candidate The measure
provides that eff no person shall have
neceived majority after seven separate
tballots in joint assembly, one of such
fballots at least having been taken on
each of the seven separate DAVIS the
person who receives a plurality of all
the votes cast on the next ballot, or If
fhere be no plurality, on the first sub
sequent ballot where any person shall
have plurality, a majority of all the
members of both houses being present
land voting, shall be declared duly
elected The objections to such plan
are so numerous that it Is a matter of
surprise that Senator Hoar should sus-
gest it. The only way to prevent the
buying of seats in the United States
senate is to elect senators by direct
vote of the people.
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st. Louis, March s.-The skating
match at the ice palace tonight be-
tween John Nilsson, Harley Davidson
and John S. johnson resulted in a very
close finish, Nillson winning the mile
in 2:47, with Davidson but two feet be-
hind him
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Shot by Burglars.

Providence, R. l., March 9.-Frederick
Ray Martin, associate editor of the Jour-
nal. was shot and severely wounded by
burglars who were escaping from the resi-
dence of DR.. E. II. Harris, late last night.
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From the Memphis Commercially opcal
Perhaps if Schley will offer an humn'a
apology to the navy department ii hay
ing sunk the Spanish fleet all will ne for
given.
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Death of Baron Truro.

London, March S-Thomas Montague
Morrison Wilde, third Baron Truro
grand nephew of the celebrated Baron
Truro, formerly lord chancellor of Eng
land, died to-day at Mintone in his 43d
wear
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Nine People Drowned.

Brest, France, March S.-News has
been received here of the capsizing of a
pleasure yacht off the Britannia coast
drowning nine persons, among them
five French military officers.
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with astonishment-noth could do
that They propose to be heard from,
and they will be.
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just ring the bell to get my money!
worth, and anyways, enjoys hearing it
ring
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