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HE FIITY-I IGHTH CONGRESS.
An Is.tim ate of the Effect of the june Gem
sus on III" House tpportionment.

The hasi, IT representation in the House 81
Representatives II the prrs"1t tunCr'e-. ''"
Fifty ,iNth. is l73. 600 IN compliance with the
provisions of the First \rriclc # the Constitution.
which declares that Representatives 'haIl he
apuprtiuncd in arrurtauc' with The n"m'"r Il
residents. Indian, cy.ludc! The population 90
the Tinted Static b; the ln,r census. B.. lNHO.
was &C, SEQ. 600. end the diva l.u II he 300 con
grcSSmru among Tie States VS. G,rl Do lS42.
Since then an ;4rr Rrr,r-rguuv" las l"ru aiGrl
rs 'hr admission # ltah, uiuntcr circumstances
which lead 10 the nniiuu 'A.' zach representation
= MT quito 50 substantial a l|uiIi,al lgHrh' o.,
II might at ir.' appc.- - 'c in Cd former V -uuu
constituency by ~ estimates, the population
4 the Ia,'rl State, territories and colonies ~.
GUIDED. will NOT ~" iar from 5000 600 this ycgr
AMI a., tic accommodation, 4 the House Il Rep
rcsrntai7cs are IImItci AMI as the present mem
hc-yhip pI ne II r,,c ~ pretty close 90 the mnNi
mum for convenience AMI fr dcIncrau.N b.
appc.r p. - br agreed generally that the ,I'.rr
ha.is II membership wiz tr 900 600. flur States
or,y having les than taa' u.m'cr # luha.I'HuUS,
clawarc Idaho. Nevada md Wyomirr. Each
q ,hc-c State will, under roncrcesi'usI CON
diiiuns, have one Representative az now.
on the basis Il POO coo .Hhefi'auts for g Rep
rcecpta'ivr. Nahama will have as now. ii /, com.
putcl, . mcm'rr Nrka1.1' "lI g'ln one, hey
ing insi'Hd + q llbt"luI vi. retain IS
present mcwhrr,Din # :, C,lur.dr VIII be- rgiSrd
from , - , 'ulr1"rl"l' WHY retain : &c ~yll
il. rl.'llr " Ilru,,, vII urI. g. having 2S
having H. instead ID ~. 'Hr. viii ri.iq D., p.-
,u' uru'rr't'p II y rtrs.. which has S. 5ai
lc %r"t.cr go hcl'a.ky viii retain IW present
membership OF u, l..ul lNul viii have q, Ma ..
,husct's u.s. wlilr Maiu' will lose l. having
= m%cr,'"r. instead ot t. and Marylant v,l gan
lie Irptnuf n.DNTT Of - and N'lIIpsIIU r-a
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TRINIDAD lND CIyiD g.,


QCFnEC, Jan u The British West Indian
island If Trinidad is about 10 send a dcpaia,on
To Washington and ottawa for the purpose Il
obtaining, If possible. u treaty of rrr.prlrIv with
either the ntod State, ~ Canada. The latest
advice, from the island show that the Lcgi,lr.
turr rejected the prnu,..i ror.nr,,,tv ,,,,,, nth
''"' WIN
VI" hi'a STATES thls causing TrtnIdad in
al probability, To- remain n" only British N..t
Indian ,.l,uy ur,l,,,irg ,,r,, ur,i. ..l
.,I -. . . ''" ms n''h
W" IT. '''"''P"" III we advantages offered
lbs the I mlcd States. IriuItnd object in send
iug a dcputation T., WgShinytop ;s c,id.nr,
p.ro,r. -.
~ ''' w. SYN "''e' "lH' wan 'h"se winch
lhr | nlted States have Offered. and which arc
apparently ahou, 10 h. accounted hv all III, ,,nor
u.,,i.b NJ, Id, =. WV
we '''u'''.
'"'lAl n''uIh'hlS received M Ottawa disclose
tine reason, WIZ the Government and n,,,,l. ,C
Tr.pidal ,-.c ~
"' N''P''.N wa" ''Nadh' unless
'"'N cen OBTAIN very much better tcrmg from the
tinted State. In,v ,pnfrnb n,t .. ,.,-
AHA, ,,oo,. maj. -. 49,, |
..' ~ "'' ." inter" III" WIN 'h" u'''l
0'e"N' 'H' country VIII not require, " him q
very short umn, any sugar ON. il, eff that M.
durcl ,p ,ts own S,.tc. and ,,,.,,oI
'"' ''l'"' provinces
'"h ~ 'Npd, ihcfI' ldcp, thc Philippines aud
ilaWal, and that any frenzy raIlny f., ,I,,.o
tors ii, T,irid,d,. l..,I =, "''''
a.. '' ',"'''' "''''" III 'dNNr
81 inc 'U""u states would, Therefore, BE- q very
one sided affair, and would be- binding on In,
colony for several yco,s Il, ia. a.,r,,,,, a..
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Two Faithful Dogs.
From N, Grrrnrt Erqmrr.

ff'' WV . y fFIAfI'
IlSEsVTLLE. Ohio. Jan. Two faithful dogs
rescued their two youthful owners from
drowning Ia4' evening The dogs are the
property Of Il. Y. Abbott and Johnnie STRAIT
The boys were going to their homes Thursday
evening from the coal banks IN what Ia known
Hs Salt cum Hollow, on the River road. lU-t
inside The city limits. Rather than wall -
sixth Street Bri 'ge 70 cross the M~uskingum,
aud by such u roUi ~ 20 ~ their homes IN TIE
lower end Of Putnam, they walked across the
river on the zee. The dogs followed close ~
thu hoes % their owners.
When they mai reIchai a ro'nt about thru
feet from he IntnrW ~ to ~ 'h" river ~" :
gave way. and hu'h bows would nave lr'Er'
Tor .no' wore urcslrlid ed INTO the water %
could not swim the ice would crunl. I'i
brrHk with each atiempt made by IA. '.F- -
climb back onto thr smooth surface. NH .u- e
The two dogs realized The dang, .pi each
canine grabbed its Respective OWnel iN 10
arm with its teeth. and pulled him % "a Ans
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on his arrival On the morning OF his sudden
demise, he arrived at the running room AT bulsai'
aud ordering something ~ BE- prepared Tor a meal
went 10 he down he suddenly itlt very I'M
well. and on getting up frllin he arm Of another
man present aud Immediately expired.
The dead mans brother Nhu WORKS III we
running shed at P1rcl, %rocriNcd n 'clegtam INFORM,
ing him uf his brothers. death, and as II was near
recess hour, noon, h went I'll home to me nous
whDr both hruthnrS lodged The brother il'rn
tun being - go BY the mail train that night nnl
a. thr dead brNlhcfs bidding was already f"l'n
up hr gsh"d his landlady 10 undo ! anu pace
several urCcSsar" articles IN II, while he "tn'
e. obtain leave from Ia. foreman when thrlani
Iul' uuru',nd thn bedding, IN which were wv"
nIl rs. uu, on top ~ the other. she discovered,
4. hrr disluay, upon NJ" pillow slip Cd! lh" uud'r
Hr.Ir uhr, . dI.tu,i likeness or IMPRESSION uI
THE Ohphi had that mprnlnr brought tnr 'I'Ai,
,i.,h., from thr wash. and the pillow slips had
h.'n put %" quito I,Hu. pending VIC r',nrh 81
rl man, vino, Of courNc, dd not frI.rh III
& I.sh. hut may have returned in the spirit -,
The likeness Of the IMPRESSION to the dead
man although lE some uaris rather vague. ~,
/ u-U' say, faded Is stll 50 clearly III" features
''l.r man ns T. leave NO doubt ms Ia whom Tie
lrH ares lrluIir 'u those who knew HIM In ne
iuEr seen 'hc man sometimes On his engines
hUt d. not know MIN intimately, rs ne rr'unr"
." GU,'r anuiHrr branch NJ Gre RAILWAY system
lu' Nrru | saw the pillow cHsr Immediately
ro. EniIrd tive TEXTURES - those belonging Ia me
o",d WNn, and he r~rcullAr ua'ch Of hair he had
b-..lrd back from his forehead, which used 10
Wv Wv ''NNN' 'i'''H VIZ u t'H .'N - - ''
II preston Appeared tu he Of an oily black or
h. Huy yellow kiad II SplotcN, such rs might
hayc been '"pduCcd 1y % man dlri; and oily by The
N"r' nature ui hl, particular work, after Il long
ran, lNing face downward INST as he got OIL ms
'nrljc Nu' Why should u have been on the
l..'DN rH~" mile, away from n" man. and why
should 'Aat on which The man LAID lis bead Nul
,nN.,r. af'J washing himself and IN every way
....rIrt inrs.N Yours II rest from ms oily du'i"s)
L. laT' arsI.InE upuu H. The thing ns far as
J N"I r1urcr fri IT, genuine cnuI-h, even 10 tie
lH.f lFN1.a f..4aIf who nlnff every one lINlTR near
aware lluI something unusual was in the wind.
and, pt uYu.-c. iCrf' e. rushed in 'u find out what
She would not ~ IN hat house again while MAT
'HcHuuv luing was there Nv dAughlrr asked
iH" lru,hc- iNp days af'cr 'o allow re. To bring
the rtlluN slip for my ErailiiCa'un, and thatiS how
! zane 10 see H. ! rubbed II, smClt II, examined II
Win q large ragnliNIng glass, and thoroughly
satisfied myself mat here was no hoax az fr aS |
v9s concerned rnd, having d"cidcd 10 send this
". T.. STEAD
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mr. BIRkE EIER ~ EILIPSE.
An lnimportant Parsonage Sow When
Compared with What II. Was.

In The play Of THE Crushed Tragcdlan, made
popular son" years ago by the late T.. \. Soihcrn,
there was Il reference 10 an English PROVINCIAL
actor, not introduced, named GGdsby. one ol
the characters IN speaking II the NlclSs!tudeS
Of theatrical business doclarcd that while some
members Of an English stock company had gone
up n the theatrical world, others, Gadsby among
them, had gone steadily down. ri.diiGm mont
the crushed tragcdian, remarked Il have &C.
companicd Gadsby'" With very lilc alteration,
this remark might have been adapted u the case
Of the average New York barkcepcr at present,
for while the rate Of liquor license has gun" up
materially Of recent years, the pay u the bar
keeper dispensing liquor has gone steadily down
until nDw the rate Of pay for barkcrperS averages
50 per cent less Il week than it did ten years ago
and the supply Of barkeepers is far in excess Of
the demand,
Some uf the causes which have operated toward
the partial financial undolng OF barkrepers
are mechanical; others arise from changed con.
dl,icns. Oic reason Is 10 be found IN the dinln-
ishcd poI Iiarty II mixed drinks, so.callcd. The
New YORK barkrrpcr Il q 9, n"rluon ago who
was famous in IN, uclghl orhood tot cocktails,
nz1cs, cobblrrS and combination drinks has no
successor nov for the reason that these drinks
have, generally speaking lost their popularity.
\ WhlNkcy hISh nNll "t a t'heS '"h Ne miN'u
by any batkcrpcr who knows the rudimcnts Of
his business, aud there - no special skill IN ihrir
cumpoSiuua.
Cocktails are made up in bottles by whole
sale and can he supplied IN u rush without the
was formerly deemed Indispensable. WITH the
dcctu, IN popularity ui miyrd drinks. the ,rsN
icrsui a high PAID harkrcpcr have been less utc,,
sary and tins Is the fir-t cause If the change
which saloon customers have not failed lu do
serve. \ srcurd reason is 10 BE- found iu the
fact that the rhiri New York ealoouS ru longer
depend IN the patronage Of persons ln th,tr lyIgu.
borbud. but Ter chiefly To -anslrntg. SuiurE a.
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rhc Journey at n Cough Drop Across the
Hail to "a woman Who Needed u.

. f'|' .' ff.''"H'f. ~ No. H. We
Thr jc,,- Russian ylolniel who charmed
all has i,,'r, a, ~" Peabody recital. on Er.dqy.
vs. ro. q, h..a." FIR the .u0Gru. Although
.u- luG. h"las w!lh something iia' sound,
Pie. o ~n'.'. and ends in % ''0tT get the ou'
h-nt ,ruu Doe Traced q, ma, source i, wns
simply '' r|'srltut grcpld weather and. probably.
ID 1-ucl' rlru The cough started, the lady who
found I.rrrI TIE uNtufWi. victim ~ 1t vas
o. UyrlU.. .- uru.' y. ~l, know il wa dr.
gt', ruIr u uc performer Sh, would have
given ru.lo. 70 have % ,tou, hut tuc cough went
'H "'h hi .H' regularity Il o. pi"c" IF oockwrrk
lUt i.'r' We. u.' Good Samaritan in the audi
D'... r1| 4 rhrri n0uNr'aa happened To hive
p lE off 'wJ 100 drops IN hcr Tu,arl She lad
BON h 20 '.u,'r' ID fore and knew what u good,
.|r. "a ''i.E v,u-t tHu d. 10 20 sonata in G
#.."r Iig h'."W woman uI'u tlc iru'airi
u.~iS So. Tar from l,r. almost a. toe other side
O.. il' lGfE' tHum but lat madr no dlIcr nee
'.' % 'r' u1vc a cough dr.n. and must have Il
uLHi away TnHl noise must B." stopped = -
g. uHD npl got urHvt carry tie drop 10 TIC cpugl rr
luu. "ruIG bake 'lr disturbance worse than u
was. I.rr' wa button" way - de-. Toe rough
drop mus, br son. down TIE line So she wrapped
n up 40 a perr NJ pal T. ASKED her ncIghb'r IA
pass o. ~, and un' 'iarirC % "u ~, mission #
peace There Ndo q smile, there was even a
number 90 '.rHrpuhi" uitcrS ~ ID made is way
~..'I' II"'. Nu' .".' 20 another Npuy e I"Hl
'n...',f uI puNIHpuIrr q, u'rl" bundle and
'ur.'nE d. SPECIAL study Of ~" drop ana moro
IS O.. lcN found VIVA, burden they were bcauug
Sat tn sr1o ,t "il obstacles tl" cough drrp
reached lis goal, and al once did IT, work,
y more grateful woman than the one a. whom
II Was sent did not sit in the hall. and no one en-.
ioycd The recital more than the Good Samaritan.
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The oldest Mason Both Ways.
From To- Hsrv-r Erp,ag Post.

' '''H '''f
idua Treats las, Masonic rival is dead N.
though Mr. Treat, now iO3 years Old. is doubtless
the oldest man In the world who is a Nilsson &c.
was not unhl a wecS aso the oldest Mason in the
world Here is q distinction with y difference.
Georg" Brakeman # Derby, Conn. died At the
arc e 100 years uU dee. -, having been p Mason
since November ot 1870 He had been a Mason
ior = longer time than any other man in the
wurlG Mr. Treat, although an Older nan by
three vcarS, lacks thee years Of cquaIline Mr.
Blakcman'S Masonic record 1t was not unul
February Il 1873 that Mr., Treat took the oHtn
and went hrouCu the ordeal Il initiation.
BE' now, with the death ~ tie Connecticut
%ccnt"uAr an, NdUa idimS Treat become not
only the UlGcSt man in the Masonic order In 'Nc
world, bus tie man whohaS h,rn lDngcsta mcmb.r
81 the order.
VI. Treat was born in 1897. which wa IN tie
eighteenth century lie has lived Tor ninety
nine years IN the nineteenth century, bur he must
live until mlduithtof Dec. 81, 1900, To see the dawn
Il his third century. lie is now in good health
and .pirits, and appears to b. fully able to watch
the old century out
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wound up his career abroad by going 10 Mill
bank Prison for twenty years,
They took good care that Noble didn't gct
away from Millbank. and 1t is Oh record thaI
he served his time, getting the usual commute
ton for good behavior Afrt his release, Noble
came ~ tins country, got mixed w ~ u number
~ Jobs and finally found himself IN the tolls once
more. lie was srut to Auburn where his escape
Of u humble oi years before was recalled ANA ne
was required Ia pruIOng his stay because 81 MS
sudden departure on that occasion.
Ihcs' years oi pfuSph life IN w. COuntrcS mao"
n wreck NJ Noble and made him realize that ms
usefulness in his old irid Of operations was 81
iuusly impaired. lie 'lmr out II prson recently
determined ~ lead y straight life II such u mug
was POSSIBLE for him, II is said that "A number
81 people Interested IN released p1sun'fa az"
going To- assist Noble, ard u tins is lgur there Is
no reason why his experiment should not BE- n
Success. DE pitt the failures ui 50 many VINO have
tried The same sort Of thing before him
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I|'V N WIIIIr1'00 VN'-
~ suppose there are -oycra' lines ~ tho
Ins''' h" 1ueried n . railroad ticket oflor in
Chicago N" other day ~
We'll, roS.' re'uct tHt,y rprlird the agent
line.
That ma a. no -dinrraaoo 10 mo" in'rr.
rapte the "allrr. ~ wan' a Inc cpnttoIlrl H.,
rurl a religious mnn'" W
4 can't say q. - that. but know that
I'VE, of our, ~Wttchm"n AMI thrac nramrn
lately JOINED the salvation army. and rI1'
,"r Board ~ Directors disncurngrs nnte ar ari
b"er.'
That's moral influence" said the traveller
a. ne .r,Ih,@ned ", and you may give M a
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WRITING BY TELEPATHY.
hEsSi"TS RECEITED NJ ". l. STEID
iRON IESINT fRiiNDN.
Automatic Writing Under the Influence ct
III" >ub"unsciuusn,ss Of Others hppn.
ritious Photographed story ul u Picture
III a A..I IL. - I.LI.. L-...

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write himself in ihat r b., la q different h{udvrt.
! in,. fam, L..., ,,. .. .,.,. ..,.u..
' '," ' "'
Nl"'h NOR ram ana "Ei.i'A'h Onn 81 . hId
been written ly his hand instead # ly m..n.
Tho c,rclusi,,s ,t vht.b hr,, ,rri,l g. r,
" az WIN" > ""'' ''''''' q"
result Of experiments carr u ~ inr IN" Lost 'N
or seven vrArs ARE.
rir., ,L,, r,,ro cam t.t.,,. ..J ,..a,,
,""' "' '.' ~" ''E "' ''' VI.
any lafI'NIHr it's - can 'r '".u'.i l~t ~ .Iui
az the perro-r Of ,c'rrn.a, OF au..r.ltr lauG
wri,in, some f,,rt, vr.. e.. ,.r, ,... .ua.
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u'if =" ne u''rFIN lui. i.t'N Nt1 whom !
am moi on particularly t.n- rru, Hrtr Nita
-.
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Secondly tits not IN luc least necessary Tor i'r
person Who writes with your hand lo lc con
S'l'uS ,"H' you are receiving sn'h a ''mm0n'
'dI"h rom Ndm Iuhl Is /" 'al, YOU TiNE mp
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KILLED BY a FAST TRAIN.
Sister of PennsyIvGuia's War Cove.
nor Meets Instant Death.

sister OF PenasyivGnia's War Cover
nor Meets Instant Death.
PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 12.-Mrs- Nancy
Clark. widow of the late Dr. David D.
Clark. and a sister Of the late Andrew
G. Curtin. the Famous war Governor Of
Pennsylvania. was struck and instantly
killed by a train yesterday while cross
ing the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks at
TorresdaIe
Mrs. Clark. who was seventy three
years Of age. had been visiting her niece.
Mrs Alan Sheldon, OF State Road and
Beeble Street. ToTresdaIe. She left her
niece's house shortly after / o'clock in
tending to take train back to Phila-
delphia. Owing to her advanced years
Mrs Clark was extremely feeble. and Mrs
Sheldon. as was her custom accompanied
her aunt to the railroad station Upon
arrival at the station Mrs Sheldon de-
cided to accompany Mrs. Clark to this
city, and accordingly purchased two tick
cts While her niece's attention Was &C.
cupied, the aged woman started across
the tracks 10 the opposite side. At that
moment Trenton express, going at 2
high rate OF speed, shot In viex. Being
slightly deaf, Mrs Clark did not hear the
warning shouts OF those on the platform
and stepped directly in the path OF the
approaching engine.
The engineer Of the train saw heP. peril
and pulled the whistle cord at the same
time quickly reversing the lever. In the
meantime MTs. CLARK, who was an ex-
tremely stout woman, looked up and saw
her great danger, Being unable to move
quickly, owing to her infrmities, she was
run down before she had time to step
aside
She was struck with terrific force by the
pilot Of the engine and hurled across the
tracks. Death must have been instanta-
neous- The body was placed in carriage
and taken back TO Mrs. Shelden's resi-
dsnce.
Mrs. CLARK always spent the winter sea-
son in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Nancy Clark was born in Belle
fonte, Pa, the famous old Curtin home
stead. on Nay !, 1923 During her child
hood days she and her brother. Andrew
destined TO be one of the most famous
GoYerneTs Of the country, were irsepara-
Die companions. Miss Curtin. at that
time one Of the acknowledged bellies OF the
season, met Dr. David Clark. a Young SIR
geon. Their eourtship eliminated in a
wedding which took place IN this els and
which was attended by persons prominent
in both politics ana society.
During the War OF the Rebellion Dr..
Clark was surgeon of the Eighty-second
Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. ana
served with distinction until he was dis
charged from the service owing 20 failing
health Dr. Clark died in this city in the
year 1870. Shortly after his death his
widow. who before her marriage had trav-
eled extensively, left the city and went
on an extended tour through the country.
By the death Of Mrs. Clark the famous
ola curtin family is now left with but one
living representative, Miss Julia cursin, OF
Terresdale
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WARNING ON DEMOCRATS.
Delaware RepBbIicans seeking to
UnEent some AssembIyzaen.


Delaware Republicans Seeking to
Dnsent some AssembIymen.
DOVER. Del. Dec 1.-THE Union Re-
publieans Of lower Delaware haze begun
active work. fling notices with three Of
the Democratic As5embiymtn-e!eet that
their seats would be contested when they
presented their certificates at the organI-
zation of the House of Representatives TO
be sworn In on January / The Union Re-
pnblicans claim they viii only be four
votes rhort Of the necessary majority to
elect Addicks when the Assembly is or
ganfzed, and that he will be elected on the
first day of baIloting- They have already
taken steps to seat Howard D. Ross. from
the Second Senatorial district in Whining
ton, on TIRE ground that over 100 Republic
cans in the South Wilmington district were
prevented from voting By the closing CT
the polls.
RepresentatiVe-eleet Seotten, OF Leip-
sic. who is principal OF the public schools
there and was elected as a Democrat from
the Second Representative district N Kent
county over Harvey d. Learned, Union Re-
publican, was the first to get the notice.
It IS net known what irregularity is charg-
ed about the election OF Prof Scotch, but
L IS understood that tbs technical charge
viii be that the ballots we're not properly
marked. He has but plurality Of six
votes over Learned. The other contests are
N Sussex county
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mR. MEIKLEJ0HN.sI AMBITION.
Administration Aad irE His Fight 20,
Nebraska. senatorship.

Administration Afd i'm His Fight for
Nebraska. senatorship.
The announcement is made that Assist
ant Secretary Of War MeSlIejohn viii de-
seTt his desk ct the department and hurry
to Lincoln shortly, there to engage Tor a
few weeks in the strenuous life of q can
diease Tor one Of two United States Sena-
teiFihil,s for which there we're at last ac-
cunts score OF other fuIl-nedged and
well-eqaipped aspirants.
These rivals of the Assistant Secretary
Of War have been censoling themselves
and heartening their followers of late BY
circulating repor9s about the prairies and
along the Platte to the effect thai Mr.
MeikiejohD's Senatorial ambition is
frowaed on by the Administration. These
reports may be true, but II so the Admin
istration manifests It's Hi-WflI in a singu-
lar way in granting the Assistant SecTe-
taTy an extra leave of absence so that he
may go home and make his fight for SEN
atorsfiip IN person. This circumstance viii
inspire most people with suspicion that
the Administration wants Mr. Meikiejohn
to win and means to help him in a quiet
way to do so.
There is good reason TO believe the Re
publican managers here are disposed TO
shy at the prospect of the possibility Of
the election OF certain candidates for the
Nebraska Senatorships who ere most ae-
tive end cIaimfui Il is easy to see. there
fore, Why they should be disposed to ex-
tend helping hand TO a man like Mr..
MeiKlejohn, whom they know and who mas
shown his capacity and reliability by his
work in the War Department and in other
positions