The stocks of the sngar trust took a snd...

The stocks of the sngar trust took a sndden rise Wednesday, Wall stree having had inside information that the conference oommittee of the two honse had fixed things to snit the trnst. I ■was also learned that a nnmber of sen ators and representativas had been feathering their own nests by bnying stock to make a profit ont of the rise which was sure to follow their own aotion. The Washington correspondent of the Grand Rapios Heraltf writes as fol Iowb: "From interviews witb President McKinley's clerical esecntive staff to day, it is learned that the number o: applications for office since Maren 4 has reached the appalling figure 01 100,000, or one in 70 of those who voted the repnblican ticket last fall, and they are still coming in the undiminished average rate of 600 per day. This is supposed to break all reoords. "