ALLIANOEIN SESSION.
t. : ItUfSGS OVTIIKXATIOX.IT. CO.V-
tf 11KLD J.V OMAHA.
3ie Qncntloii of Transportation , Na
tional Finance * and Other .Halter *
Affecting ; the People ana Whole Con
sidered Tenor of th < r-itcolutlons
jniNctiMMcd and Finally Adopted Ke-
portN of Officer * and Committee *
The Independent Movement and the
Future Outlook.
National Farmers' Alliance Conven
tion.
CorAHA , Jan. 29. At the first day's
session of the national farmers' alli
ance convention in this city prominent
officers and delegates were present
from * Nebraska , Ohio , Iowa , Illinois ,
Minnesota , Missouri , Washington ,
Kentucky , Wisconsin , Connecticut ,
Texas and Pennsylvania.
At 10 o'clock J. II. Powers , the
president , ascended the platform and ,
in a clear voice , said : "The eleventh
annual session of the national farmers'
alliance will come to order , Brother
Great of Broken Bow , Custer county ,
will invoke the divine blessing. "
Prayer was offered for the good of
the order and the successful delibera
tions of the delegates.
The reverend chaplain had hardly
resumed his seat when B. F. Pratt of
Claries arose and saidThe mem
bers of this convention have assembled
from the north and from the south ;
from the east and from the westv for
the purpose of transacting business
that is of interest to us and not to the
general public , and , in view of that
fact , I move you that all persons , ex
cept members of the alliance , be ex
cused from our sessions.
Allan Hoot of Sarpy county moved
to amend by allowing i-epresentatives
from'Other farmers' associations to at
tend the deliberations.
N. B. Ashby of Polk comity. Iowa ,
opposed the secret session and asked
if this was intended to apply to the
entire session , or merely to the execu
tive meetings- ;
A vote wjis'takcn and by a bare ma
jority it was deciucd to go into secret
session , Reporters and spectators were
invited to withdraw.
Work of appointing committees on
credentials and resolutions and making
other preparations for active work of
the session were then attened to.
A large number of resolutions were
offered. One of them was presented
by George D. Fullerton , the only Mis
souri delegate present , and its present
ation created a sensation and opened
the contest that is expected between
the advocates and opponents of the
third party movement. Mr. Fuller-
ton's resolution was as follows :
Resolved , That it is the sense of the
National Farmer's Alliance in conven
tion assembled that the independent
political action of the past year , as ev
idenced by the state of Nebraska , is
just and proper and ought to be en
couraged. By established rule the resolution
elution was referred to the proper
committee.
At the afternoon session President
Powers delivered his annual address
which was given to the press for pub
lication.
President Powers announced the fol
lowing committee on constitution and
by-laws : Ashby of Iowa. Bradley of
Nebraska , George of Illinois and Bush-
nell of Ohio.
The treasurer submitted iiis report
as follows : On hand at the end of last
year , $134 ; received during the year ,
$1.304.69 ; total receipts , § 1.438.69 : ex
penditures. § 1,204.90 ; balance on hand ,
$233.79. In addition to this there is a
balance of $200 due from the treasurer
of the Ohio state alliance.
The report of N. B. Ashby , national
lecturer , was given , in which it was
stated that Nebraska is the banner
state , having 2,000 alliances and 65,000
members.
A resolution was read from alliance
No. 1,428 of Iowa , asking that the con
vention adopt a design for a badge.
The matter was referred to Devinc of
Nebraska , Bulletin of Missouri and
Wright of Iowa.
The National Farmers' Alliance Con
vention.
OMAHA , Jan. 29. The second day's
proceedings of the National alliance
convention were 'opened with prayer.
Mr. Ashby , of Iowa , chairman of the
committee on constitution , made his
report , which was the amended consti
tution. It provides that the alliance
shall strive to secure the rights and
justice that are due to all classes of
agricultural laborers ; that the alliance
shall bo non-partisan in its work and
shall favor a free ballot. This section
was adopted.
The annual meetings shall be held
in January. The officers shall be a
president , vice president , secretary ,
treasurer and lecturer.
Mr. Ashby's report provided that
each state should have ' two delegates-
jit-largo and one delegate for each 500
paying members.
A motion to make ladies honorary
members of the association with dues
paid in full was carried.
The amendment that the president
liave charge of the secret work and the
lecturer the educational work was car
J ried.
ried.The
The amended constitution-provides
that to support the national alliance ,
-each state alliance shall collect a na
tional fund of 50 cents from each sub
ordinate alliance ; that state alliances
lit may pass laws , but they must not be
in conflict with the laws of the national
alliance.
President Powers said he was not
satisfied with one section of the
amended constitution the one that
provides that all laboring men can become -
como members of the local assopia-
" tions.Trie 'previous amendment that
the order bo open to all labor societies
was tabled by mi overwhelming vote.
The report of August Post , the sec
retary and treasurer , was again
brought up for consideration , and af
ter being thoroughly inspected was
adopted.
The chairman of the committee on
resolutions then read as follows :
Whereas , Owing lo the oppression
that has been heaped upon us by cor
rupt legislator ? , monopolists , capitalists
*
ists , designing politicians , combines
and trusts , we declare in favor of hold
ing a convention on February 22,1892 ,
to decide up'on a time and place for
holding a convention and fixing a basis
o. representation for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for president
and a candidate for vice president of
the United States. The place for hold
ing the convention on February 22 to
be fixed by the executive committee ;
and ,
Whereas , We suggest that this con
vention be composed of one delegate
from each state and territory of the
union , and we urge that all alliances
at once begin the work of soliciting
funds to defray the expenses of thi > 5
meeting.
The preamble was adopted with
cheers.
The following resolutions were read ,
ditcusscj and passed upon as they
came up , and adopted :
Resolved , That we declare against
charters being issued to any mo > ' * na
tional banks , and we demand that the
government refuse to renew any char
ter when the same shall expire.
Resolved. That wo denounce the
present system of gambling in bonds ,
shares and stocks , and believe that
these evidences of wealth should be
rought and sold at their true value.
Resolved , That we are unalterably
in favor of the Australian system of
ballot reform.
liesolved , That we believe the pres
ident , vice president and senators of
the United States should be elected by
the votes of the people.
Resolved. That as the farmers of
this nation are largely in the majority
and arc the foundation of the i-epub-
lic , and as the salvation of the country
rests with them , we demand the pas
sage of laws , not in the name of party ,
but in the name of the people , that
will give us the many reforms sought.
This government is our government ,
and we , in all justice and right , de
mand the speedy passage of such laws.
liesolved , That the alliance shall
henceforth take no part in the polit
ical struggles that are brought about
by the factions of the two old parties.
Resolved , That in the interest of re
form we demand that the interstate
commerce law be so amended as to al
low the roads affected only a reasona
ble income on the money that the rail
roads have invested.
Resolved. That we favor the free
and unrestricted coinage of silver : that
we demand that the volume of curren
cy be increased to $50 per capita : that
we demand that paper money be placed
upon an equality with gold.
Unsolved. That we , the land owners
of the country , pledge ourselves to de
mand equal rights with bankers and
others who borrow money from the
United States : that we demand that the
goveinmMit loan to individuals upon
real cfcta.e security an equitable sum
of money at a rate of interest not ex
ceeding 2 per cent per annum : that the
amount be loaned among the citizens
of the state in proportion to the popu
lation.
This resolution provoked a good
deal of discussion and was finally re
ferred back to the committee.
Resolved , That under the present
financial system the small property
owners pay more than their just pro
portion of the taxes ; that all property
should be assessed at its actual value ,
less the amount for which it may be
mortgaged.
Resolved , That we favor the estab
lishment of agricultural colleges in
each of the states.
Resolved , That the farmers and la *
boring men are in danger owing to the
accumulation of wealth in a few hands.
Resolved , That we favor a liberal
system of pensioning all soldiers of the
late war.
Resolved. That we demand a law
excluding the importation of alien pau
pers.
pers.Resolved. . That we demand the pas
sage of a law to prohibit non-resident
aliens from holding land in this coun
try ; that we protest against corpora
tions owning more land than they re
quire for the carrying on of their
business.
Resolved , That we favor the passage
of the Conger lard bill , and ask that
the states be given police authority to
enforce the same.
Resolved , That we believe women
should have the same inherent rights
to own property as men , and that we
are in sympathy with any movement
that will give our wives and daughters
full representation at the polls ; that
when the time comes we will co-operate
and demand that they receive such
recognition.
Resolved , That we favor educating
our children for the great work of lifo ,
and further that they should be given
manual training and taught that honest
labor is no disgrace.
Resolved. That the stockyards of the
great cities charge exorbitant prices to
shippers and we demand that such
charges be regulated so as to be on an
equality with the services rendered.
Conductor O'XelllN Murderers.
BOONK , la. . Jan. 28. The tramp
who killed Conductor O'Neill at Long
Point was identified fully at Tama. He
broke down and confessed and will
plead guilty on trial. He is the man
who stole the horse at Long Point the
night of the murder. He was identi
fied by the hair from the horse's back ,
which adhered to his clothing , and by
stolen clothing which he was wearing.
Ho was arrested within five miles of
where he committed the murder. Ho
also implicated a man named Gardner
whchwaJ5 , rare ted ia aj halltown and
taken to Tama for a hearing.
SEWS SU.lI3I.lltV.
General Miles left Pine Ridge for
'Chicago.
The American horse show at Chicago
cage has failed.
There is a negro exodus from Ala
bama to Oklahoma.
There ia not a red-headed man in
the Kansas legislature.
There is no noticeable change in the
Illinois senatorial situation.
The Burlington line has- been com
pleted into Deadwood , Dak.
Argument was had in the supreme
court on the Hearing's sea case.
The Rev. Dr. William Mitchell is OP
trial in Fort Worth , Tex. , for forgery.
The shortage in the Arkansas state
treasury has been reduced lo > $64,000.
The president has approved the act
for a public building at Mankato ,
Minn.
Lieut.-Gov. Jones of New York has
formally announced his candidacy for
governor.
Mr. McCarthy writes a letter to the
Parnell leadership committee declining
to retire.
Senator Cameron acknowledged his
silver purchases to the pool inquiry
committee.
PresidentBalmaceda of Chili refuses
to resign , and the rebellion grows
more serious.
John L. Sullivan has been expelled
from the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks.
An avalanche at Floresta , Italy , de
stroyed eleven houses and killed nine
teen persons.
At Jefferson City , Mo. , the lower
house refused to increase the chief
clerk's staff.
The Australian ballot bill which
passed the Oregon house was adopted
in the senate.
Official reports show that the gov
ernment paid very high prices for beef
for the Indians.
It is imported that Germany is about
to remove the restrictions against
American pork.
A bill for the Australian system of
voting has passed the house of the Or
egon legislature.
Indian Territory tribes are endeav
oring to have whites removed from
their reservations.
Billy Maher and Dave Cummings.
notorious western crooks , arc under
arrest in New York.
The senate confirmed Colonel Fiajr-
ler. chief of ordnance , with the rank
of brigadier general.
London police are said to have a
dynamite scare , caused by advices re
ceived from America.
The president has approved the act
for public buildings at Davenport , la. ,
and Sioux Falls , S. D.
A. T. Peacock , a prominent farmer
of Higginbville , Mo. , was fatally shot
by a midnight burglar.
Grace Gridley. "the Sleeping Beau
ty' ' of Amboy , 111. , has awakened after
a slumber of nine months.
The Arkansas senate passed a reso
lution , which it will reconsider , indors
ing Kansas' alliance victory.
Two unsuccessful attempts to burn
the House of the Good Shepherd at
Kansas City have been made.
Ex-Minister Mizner has made public
h.is letter to Secretary Blaine in refer
ence to the Barundia killing.
' A dispatch from Chile says the rebels
bombarded Coronel and several per
sons were killed and wounded.
Pardridge. the plunger in the Chicago
cage grain market , is said to have been
caught short 8,000.000 bushels.
Settlers about the Red Lake reser
vation in Minnesota have sent another
appeal to the governor for arms.
The congressional subcommittee will
visit Tablequah , I. T. . next month and
try to purchase the Cherokee Strip.
Count von Munster , German Am
bassador to France , said that the Em
peror desired peace in a speech in Paris.
The United States National bank of
Atchison , Kas. , has closed its doors
and will go into voluntary liquidation.
Indians of the Red Lake reservation
in Minnesota , are dancing , and the
settlers have asked the governor for
protection.
Chicago capitalists are willing to
construct a 12 to 16-story government
building there in return for certain
concessions.
The first stake was driven and the
first spadeful of earth turned on the
lake front in Chicago on the 27th for
the world's fair.
Mi's. Russell Blair of Laporte. Ind. ,
has gone insane since a fortune-teller
predicted the early killing of her hus
band on the railroad.
A big meteor fell in western Mis
souri , striking a big rock on the farm
of William Apperson and smashing it
into a thousand pieces.
Colonel Vilas was formally elected
by the joint qonventiou of the Wiscon
sin legislature , to succeed United
States Senator Spooner.
Gladstone declines to confirm or
deny the statement made by Chester
Conant that he is about to resign the
leadership of the party.
Each section of the Irish parlia
mentary party will move a separate
amendment to the Irish land bill in the
British house of commons.
John. W. Mackay and Charles W.
Bonynge , California millionaires , had
in the Nevada
a rough-and-tumble fight
vada bank , San Francisco.
The body of Millionaire Benjamin
II. Campbell , who disappeared two
months ago , was fountTin the Chicago
river. Suicide is supposed.
At Topeka , Kas. , the legislature
voted for senator. Judge W. A. Pfeiffer
( alliance ) receiving a majority of the
votes cast in separate session.
Milton Tootle , Jr. , heir to a million
or more in St. Joseph , Mo . , has sur-
16yvar old daughter o'f a poor fanner. *
WED AT A BANQUET.
XV A'-CH * I'UKK.
The ( .tell Come * at u Itanqircf , the
AVords of u Speech Barely Spoken
Before the Stroke Fall * Heart I -
ea e the Probable Cause The Sal
New * Kcachc * Wanhlngton While-
ITIr * , AVlridoni In at a Festal fiather-
ing .1 Biographical Sketch ,
Sudden Death of .Secretary AVIndom.
NE-W YORK , Jan. 30. The large
dining- hall of Delrnonico's never pre
sented a happier picture than at C
o'clock last evening , when the mem
bers and guests of the New York board
of trade and transportation , more than
250 in number , began the exercises of
the annual banquet of that organiza
tion. Nor was it ever the scene of
such profound consternation as that
which overcame the company four
hours later , when the chief guest and
principal speaker of the occasion fell
from his chair and died a few minutes
later. The banquet was of exceptional
interest because of the prominence of
the speakers and the significance of
the subjects to be discussed. The list
of speakers included Secretary Win-
dom , ex-Secretary Bayard , II. Fred
Laurier of Canada , Attorney General
Longley of Nova Scotia , Secretary of
the Navy Tracy , Attorney General
Miller , Murat Ilalstead and Major McKinley -
Kinley and Congressman Breekenridge
of Kentucky , who sent regrets.
The sudden death of Secretary of the
Treasury Windom , while at the dinner
of the board of trade and transporta
tion at Delmonico's , caused the im
mediate adjournment of that body a
few minutes after 10 o'clock. The sec
retary was the first speaker of the
evening. The dinner , which began at
G o'clock , was completed shortly after
9 o'clock , and the secretary arose to
speak. He entertained the diners
with a most elaborate oration and sat
down amidst the loud applause of his
auditors.
Judge Arnoux then got up and was
in the midst of his speech introducing
ex-Secretary Bayard when some onu
cried :
Look at Secretary Windom ! ' '
The speech was broken short and
every eye was turned in the direction
of that gentleman. He had collapsed
in his chair and was falling to the iloor.
His face was ghastly , and there was a
cry of horror among the late festive
revelers. There was an immediate
rush on the part of all hands toward
Mr. "YVindom's chair , but several doc
tors , who were guests at the dinner ,
got there first and drove the others
back. They were Drs. S. A. Robin
son. Durant , Whitney , Fisher and
Bishop.
Dr. Robinson bent down , and mak
ing a close examination of the pros
trate form , discovered that the heart
was still beating. By his orders the
dying secretary was carried into the
dish room adjoining the banqueting
hall and there placed on a table.
Messengers were hastily dispatched
for electric batteries , and as many as
four were applied to his body , which
was rapidly becoming cold. This was
exactly at 10:05 p. m. , and for six
minutes the electric shocks were ap
plied incessantly , but without success.
At 10:11 p. in. Judge Arnoux came
out of the dish room and announced to
the diners that Secretary Windom ,
whom they had had the pleasure of
hearing only a few minutes before , had
breathed his last.
"He is dead. ' ' This Avas the fearful
announcement that was sent throught
the giyly bedecked banquet hail ,
around which still hung like a funeral
pall the smoke of the after dinner ci
gars. "He is dead. " The words went
to the heart of every man who heard
them. 'Could they believe it the bril
liant orator of a few minutes before ,
aglow with enthusiasm , predicting his
future policy in the treasury , was only
a mass of clay. His voice was forever
silenced , and his last words were for
his country.
Every man looked at his neighbor
with blanched cheeks. Death , that
awful messenger , .had descended upon
their feast and taken from the crowd
one of the nation's1 chief officers. A
silence fell upon the men who only a
few minutes before were clamoring for
news from Mr. Windom.
THE NEWS IX WASHINGTON' .
WAIIIXGTON , Jan. 30. The news of
Secretary Windom's sudden death in
New York was not received here until
a late hour , and at midnight was known
to but few. In official life to the
president and among his brother cab
inet officers and their families the
news came about 11 o'clock like a pall
at the dinner and musical entertain
ment being given by Postmaster Gen
eral Wannamaker to the president and
cabinet. The guests assembled had
enjoyed their excellent menu and were
being entertained with a soul inspiring
musical entertainment , with C. J.
Bushnell , and Miss Elliott of New York
as baritone and soprano , when the sad
news came in a dispatch to the post
master general.
The president and Mrs. Harrison.
Secretary and Mrs. Blaine In fact all
the cabinet or some members of their
families , except Secretary \Vindom and
Attorney-General Miller , were pres
ent. Mrs.Vindom. . her two daughters
and a lady friend were present.
"When the sad news came , at the
suggestion of Secretary Blaine or the
postmaster general. Mrs. Windom's
friend , who had been informed of the
death , feigned serious illness , and ac
companied by the secretary's wife and
daughter was taken to Secretary Win
dom's home. There the news was
broken to Mrs. Windom and her daugh
ters. It was followed by a scene-jof
desbiate > and" indescribable 'grief. As"
soon as Mrs. Windoin left the Wana-
maker mansion the brilliant and joy
ous entertainment catnc to an end and
the guests dispersed. The president
and Mrs. Harrison bad started homo : i
moment before the sad news came , only
to bo apprised of it whiju they reached
the executive mansion.
When it was officially announced
that the secretary was dead , Secretary
Tracy at once went to the nearest tel
egraph office and sent , a message to
President Harrison , informing him ol
the aad event and Irequesting him to
communicate with Mn > . Windom and
have her start on the l' :10 p. in. train
for New York. This will bring the
widow to the city by 7 in the morning ,
and not until then can any arrange
ments be made for the removal of the
body.
The doctors who were present , after
an examination , issued the following
certificate :
We hereby certify that the Hon Wil
liam Windom. secretary of the United
Stages treasury , died at Delmonico's at
10:11 p. m. , Jan. 29 , 1891and ; further
certify that the cause of his death was.
first , cerebral hemorrhage ; second ,
coma.
S. A. ROBISON . M. P.
E. J. WIUT\KV , M. D.
[ William Windom was born in Belmont -
mont county'Ohio. May 10 , 1827. He
received an academic education , stud
ied law at Mt. Yernon , O. . and was
admitted to the bar in 1850. In 1852
he became prosecuting attorney of Knox
county. In 1855 he removed to Min
nesota and soon afterward was chosen
to congress as a republican , serving
from 1859 to 1870. In 1870 he was
appointed United States senator to fill
the unexpired term of Daniel S. Nor
ton , deceased , and was subsequently
chosen for the term that ended in 1877.
He was re-elected for the one that
closed in 188. and resigned in 1881 to
enter the cabinet of President Garfield
as secretary of the treasury , but re
tired on the accession of President Ar
thur , in the same year , and was elected
by the Minnesota legislature to serve
the remainder of his term in the sen
ate. He was appointed secretary of
the treasury by President Harrison ,
and has since served in that capacity. ]
Senator liiirall * ' Intention * .
TOPKKA , Kas. . Jan. 29. Senator
Ingalls left Topeka yesterday for Atchison -
ison , where he will remain until Tues
day , when he leaves for Washington.
The manner in which Ingalls accepts
his defeat is characteristic of the man.
He arose this morning at a reasonable
hour and appeared at breakfast with
the same cheerful countenance which
he has worn since the inception of the
battle and which still i-cmained when
the news of the ballot for senator came
from the house. Since the news of
his defeat Senator Ingalls has received
two offers by wire of positions. The
Detroit Tribune wired , oiTeringhim an
editorial position and the manager of
a lecture bureau offered him 500 a
night for thirty lectures , the cities to
be chosen by himself. Senator Ingalls
will probably accept the proposition
to deliver lectures , but will decline the
Tribune offer. In an interview today
he said :
"I shall probably devote my time to
literary work. I will never consent to
leave Kansas. I came to the state
three years before its admission into
the union. I have lived here ever
since. All my belongings are here.
All of my children were born in Kan
sas. My dead sleep in her bosom and
I hope to minele mv dust with her
soil/ '
The New Kansas Senator .11 altos Hix
"Maid ( Ml Npeoch aw Such.
Toi'EKA , Kas. , Jan. 29. Judge Pef-
fer. his wife , four sons and two daugh
ters. were in representative hall while
the balloting for United Senator was
in progress. Before the state senators
could make their escane after the re-
*
suit was announced , the alliance men
raised a cry for Peffer and he came for
ward amid cheers : Judge Peffer said :
"Yoi are commissioned to do the
people's will , and I am here in re
sponse to your call , simply as one of
the people to say that we , the people ,
have commenced the building of a new ,
distinct and independent political or
ganization [ applause ] based upon prin
ciples that are the common heritage of
men. Labor is the common lot of
mortals. Transportation is one of the
common necessities of the people.
while money is the oil which lubri
cates the machinery of civilization.
Upon these fundamental ideas we pro
pose to build the grandest political
structure ever erected among men. and
upon these we have formulated a
creed. * '
He said that the people's party op
posed the issuing of money to banking
corporations antl believed that the
government , which was the people's
agent , should issue money directly to
them.
* . .
lamina Abbott *
CHICAGO , Jan. 30. Emma Abbott's
remains are still in the vault at Grace-
land cemetery and there is no im
mediate prospect of their being re
moved for cremation. It is staled that
the real reason for the delay in the
matter is the opposition of Mrs. Ab
bott to having her daughter's body
burned. The thought of cremation is
abhorent to the aged lady and she is
said to be completely prostrated at
what she calls the "horrible cere
mony. ' ' Consequently the executors
of the will who live in New York and
have the matter in charge are desirous
of avoiding , as far as possible , any
.iiirther infliction or pain by what may
$ > e called undue haste in carrying out
ihe burial programme.
George H. Snyder , one of the
frealthiest citizens of San Marcos ,
Texas , and agent for the Southern
agricultural works at Atlanta , Ga. , shot
killed his wife.
Cloning ; Up Legislation.
WASHINGTON' , Feb. 2 Both houses
of congress will meet at 2 o'clock to
day in order to enable the members to
attend the funeral of Secretary Win
doin , which will take place at noon.
There is a great disposition on the
part of the senate to dispose of some
appropriation bills during the week ,
and it is probable that the fortifica
tions bill , which was laid aside tempo
rarily , wiil be passed and that the
pensions and District of Columbia bills
may also bo taken up and considerable
progress made on them during the
week. Mr. Blair had good reason to
believe that his bill to settle the ac
counts of laborers and mechanics aris
ing under the eight-hour law will be
considered and even passed before the
week is out , and Mr. Platt is confident
that ho can call up the copyright bill
without any difficulty. There ia a pos
sibility a slight one , however , that
an attempt will be made to bring the
bankruptcy bill before the senate. The
procedure in that body will depend
mainly , however , on the action of a
republican caucus to be held early in
the week.
The greater portion of the time of
the house during the coming week will
be occupied with the consideration of
appropriation bills. When the diplo
matic appropriation bill id passed Mr.
Farquhar will make an effort to have
the subsidy shipping bill disposed of ,
and two days will probably bo allowed
for consideration of this bill. The leg
islative appropriation bill will then betaken
taken up. and its consideration will
consume the remainder of the week.
The Dead Secretary.
WASHINGTON' . Feb. 2. The presi
dent has recalled the invitations to the
army and navy reception to-morrow , to
Mrs. Harrison's reception on the 7th
prox. , and the public reception on the
10th prox. It is understood that other
dates for these events will be an
nounced hereafter.
The president has conferred with
Attorney General Miller and Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Nettlcsoa
in regard to his powers under the stat
ute in making a temporary provision
for the vacancy. The conclusion was
reached that in case of death the head
of the department next in rank or offi
cial station could act for a period of
ten days from the time'of death and no
ionger.
A meeting of the Minnesota senators
and representatives and citi/.ens of
Minnesota residing in Washington was
held , at which appropriate action re
specting the deatii of Secretary Win-
dowm was taken. Highly eulogistic
resolutions were adopted and provid
ing that the delegation in congress and
citizens of Minnesota resident or so
journing in Washington will in a body
attend the funeral.
The Treasury Portfolio.
WASHINGTON' , D. C. , Feb. 2. In
pointing out the impossibility of secur
ing anyone to succeed Secretary Win
dom from a distance within ten days ,
the Post to-day says : "The president
opens wide the door for speculation
and to those who read between the
lines his determination to place John
N. New of Indiana , now consul general
at London , at the head of the treasury
department seems apparent. It will be
remembered that Mr. New was very
desirous of entering the cabinet , and it
was thought at one time that he had
the treasury in his grasp. Since he
has been in London he has been in cor
respondence with Secretary Windom
and the president on financial matters ,
and his qualifications are such as to
admit of no doubt regarding- abili
ty to fill the position. That Indiana
has already one cabinet officer would
not , in all probability , deter the presi
dent from appointing his friend to the
vacant secretaryship. "
Senator Spooner , whose name has
been mentioned in connection with
the vacancy , in conversation on the
subject said : "I am not of the finan
cial training to permit me conscienti
ously to accept the treasury portfolio.
The president would not think of offer
ing it to me , and if he did I would not
accept. Piease scop this nonsense and
gossip , if you can , about my going
into a cabinet position. "
Senator Aldrich says that there is
no reason why his name should be
used , that he will not be tendered the
portfolio and if he should be , he could
not accent it.
The Monetary Conference.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 2. Judge Lam
bert Tree , ex-minister to Belgium , is
at the Arlington. He is the democrat
ic member of the international mone
tary conference , which will convene in
Washington on February 4. Hon.
William A. Russell of Massachusetts
and ex-Senator Hilt of Colorado are
his colleagues representing the United
States. From the Latin-American
countries will be about eighteen dele
gates. The conference is an outcome
of the Pan-American Congress , and one
of the chief subjects is to agree upon
coin that will be ounce value in all tb
Americas.
A canned fruit trust has been formed
in California.
The Arkansas senate expunged from
its minutes the resolution congratu
lating the farmers alliance of Kansas
upon its victory over Ingalls.
The French committee on pardons
has pronounced in favor of commuting
Strangler Eyraud's sentence to impris
onment for life.
Chilian rebels have occupied the
city of La Sereno.
One hundred lives have been lost by
floods in Massowah.