Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAH I DAILY BEE.
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Arp.nvFsn.vv Mnmsnvn ASHPIT i I.QO *
GIVE UP THE FIGHT
Ghaaapioas of the Constitutional Becount
Admi * the Defeat of Their Plans.
*
DEADLY DEFECT IN THE ENACTING CLAUSE
v
Ososnoa of tbe Three Words Was Trivial
but it Proved Fatal.
WHO STOLE THE BILL IS NOW BEING ASKED
Ongnal Was Takea from tie D sk of the Ec-
r6tarjofth S jat .
UNSEEMLY HASTE SHOWN ALL ALONG
of the 15111 from Inception to Signa
ture Accelerated by All Known .Mean *
Chairman Illuxle * Hxplatni a
Hatlicr Cloadjr Point.
Ltso.tx , Neb. , Feb. Si [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] THB BEE'S exix e of the
jusrclcry practiced to render null and voW
the law calling for the recount of the votes
cost on the constitutional amendments has
been the talk of the Capital City today. It
Las a'so ' had th < > eject of canslnc the aban-
d.oKtnt ' ' further persistence in the way of
cojct'.ng in the amendments , and the scheme
has fallen completely to tbe ground.
Jecscn went to Secretary of State Allen
before the house reconvened thU tnornlnc
and slated that the recount xnlcht as well be
stopped , as there was no possibility tbat
cith T of the amendments woold carry , and
it WL.uld be a useless expenditure of public
Eoncv to keep the force of clerks employed
tipt n it at work anytonger.
The secretary did not think that the com-
nu'tee bad any authority to stop tbe count
un'il St was compieted , as it had been
ordered b > both houses of the legislature in
a bih that had been sisned by the covernor.
and was therefore a law. For that reason
the count was allowed to proceed and an at
tempt will be made to complete it tomorrow.
a'though there are still 4 * , < M ) votes to be
counted.
What Mast lie Rained.
H is stated tonicht that of the ISl.l.V ) leg
islative votes counted there were 67'J.Xj for
the railroad amendment and 74.2 > / > for the
trhool amendment. This leaves the former
13OfO vntes in the rear and the school
amendment 6.200 short of the necessary ma
jority of the legislative vote , while it lacks
several thuasand more of a majority of the
gubernatorial vote. It is now stated that
tbe amendments are losing on every vote
counted , as the leading amendment was only
5,110 behind last night , while it has lost over
1,100 today.
Considerable comment is heard because of
the fact that thoimendments were training
npidly uiUl the fight on the count was
ilfii'nred. ane1 cow that they are losing so
. . . , it is regarded as substantiate the
rf bad frJth that have been cur
rent ever since the introduction of the bill ,
and confirms the belief that it was the in
tention to count in both amendments re
gardless of the actual showing made. The
counties tbat still remain to be counted are
Butlrr , Buffalo , Gage , Johnson , Pawnee.
Valley , Seward. Saline , Otoe , Ncmafta. Mer-
nct. Madison and Knox.
Chairman Ithodeo * Statement.
In its report of the discovery of the fatal
defect In the enacting clause of this bill
THE BEE did Mr Rhodes , chairman of the
oramittee on enrolled and cngrosoed bills ,
an uncorscic us injustice , but by so doing
nn-overed another phase of the matter ,
r ; Mr Rhodes cukes the following statement-
1 } When the hi J was ordered to be engrossed
Kforttird reading the engrossing clerk no
li ticed that the enactingclau-e was defective.
The cbairman at ouce ordered the clause cor >
rected , so as to make it conform to the con
stitutional provisions. He also went ton
Speaker Gaffin and Chief Clerk Eric John-
sc n and asked those officials if it was its
duty to correct the bill Both men consid :
ered tbe defect c f so trifling a nature that
they didn't deem It necessary to make the
correcticn. and advised him that it was his
duty to engross the bill Just as It was sent
to him by the house. Not satisfied with
tfcls. Mr Rhodes went to Mr. Jensen , the
author of the bill , and called his attention to
the omission of tbe words in tne enacting
clause. Mr Jensen didn't care to change iv
and told him to go ahead with it Jest as it
was. Several other members of the bouse
also advised Mr Rhodes that it was his seE
to engross the bill just as it was ordered E
tbchcJie With so lanch advice all of the
| time chancier , the chairman of the en >
grossing and enrolling committee felt that
lie had made every reasonable effort to have
the CiStake corrected by the men most in
terested in havintr it correctl.r enrolled , land
bo thcref rr had it engrossed exactly as it
came frca the author He reported the bill >
tc tbe hse as having been correctly illn
re lei aL' < xl and nm
ingn ss , under the clrcum-
sac rs n. atcd to him his report was cer-
ctrrcct.
\ \ hjThK ludim rcnce ?
Nc-.v t-c 4 .tsTior naturally arises ,
way
d1 tV W rs of the bill allow it to pass ? ,
kw - " f' 'it was defective to so treat an
extt-.1 'v it i w.'uUi insuntly be declared
c * -s * * i n l by th sujtrene court of
> > r' - , -ki .st as similar ra > s bad been de-
t 1 1 ti. arli every state ia the union f
Iho s'at. ST'-nt ' of Mr Rbndes. who U in
cvtnr wa rntiucd to credertce
, proves I > MI-
cl .s4vej. > ttat tliv bill \vas drawn with bend
dc't that rv.irfers it null and voW. and
that H * a-i'lu-rs and fri < M ) < is insisted on ndT
It.g the d'ft.t ii. the bill , even after their
nticr.ti.--r. had .
- Ixvn calltsd io tnenmi sioB by
tU < Chairman of the very ouumittee whose
dut > jt 's to set- that all bills ar " carefolly
an.i faitii'allv ix'pted from the originals .
The iuMCtinr. of three \vords would have ,1s.ef
fectually i unxl the defect , the work of add-
JDK tl > c r ; ttod words would bare required
out a fn'.tii.n of a
moment , the
engrms-
iiiK ilcrks were anxious to correct tbe palpa
ble ernr.ut in sMie | of au this the author
and fricc'ls ' of the bill
withheld tb "Irconsent
an
to a oorrect i .u which atone coujd
make
tae
bill a rood ia-.v.
Jrnten I > efends HU Coursr.
Mr Jctsec said to THE BEB this evenlag
that when the defect in th -
<
enacting cUtM
ie
\ vallid t < his attention h
went to tbe
sujn'e ' - ! room * nd consulted As ociate
tie
Justice Norral in recant to the matter and
tbat t > mtUlluld him tbat tbe defect
was
not a fatal one. Jeasea also volunteered the
informatioo that he did hot iutiuduce tbe
bill as a matter of buacwtnbe , as he believed j
that the recount woofcl > bovr tt.it tb jm nd-
tn nts bad really b * a t-am < < d
Thaiithe lull was Introduced la good faith
Is not believed b > some of the member * of
both bodies. Speaker Caftin said thfe
even
Ing that he bad voterUined
u picioo frmn
the first jhat
umething * * s a > t right , be-
cau * of tl > h le with
which UM bill \ra&
raUroadetl throve * both hou . but Uwt h
I could not tell what it
WAV tie had
not
pirpflittowucnatlentijo aitheitart
bat
of late
he bad been
tbinkini
of it
; a gn4t
cTbal Heoouidnot underkUitd
wh van v in
dividual should be so IOVK.-C mtet at d in tn *
jacaiire.
' Stole the III1L.
A rer >
v co-
tion with tha bili. In view of tne iri-
tlcs that h ve lately developed hat the ;
desk of the secretary of the senate
was rethe
Uriiol oa the ni ht foilowlcj- the iatroduo-
tton of this bill In the senate , and tbe MIL
tocother with senate fites Xos J. 98 and W.
werestot B. Neither of tbeai have been
seen from that day to this. Two of the
senate files were reintrodaced by their
authors , while the third , which was Intro-
dnced by Senator McCarty , was not
deemed by him to be of sufn-
cient importance to be agata prepared.
Another ropy of the boose roll was
secured from the noose. wurroMlac ee -
mlttee. but it ivas not endorsed a ? the stolen
one had been. This was tbe first Mil that
tbe committee bandied , and several copies
were prepared. Jensen asked for oo of
these copies , and it was furnished him.
beinc in tbe same condition ai the one
furnished the senate to take tbe place of
tbe stolen bi > L
In. view of all these facts there is little
doubt in the minds of the majority of tbe
members that there was coouch in the deal
to lead to whatever crooked work mUrht be
necessary to carrv it thrown It ha * been
by the merest aecideet that th scheme was
frustrated , and the proposed irrrcular
amendment of tbe state constitution knocked
in the h < sd.
W § a Well Planned Theft.
That the tbeft of tbe bill had to do with
tbe orieinal plan , there is little r m for
doubt , aud it shows the determinatioo of the
ntilrond enrineers Tbe desk of the secretary -
tary of the. senate was broken open when
the nkrht watchman was playing hlch five
at the other end of the corridor " The de k
was locked , and the locksmith who was
called in to repair it stated that a large tile
bad b > r n used to breas the catch.
ami pointed cut the marks anl
indicated the way in which it was
done. It was this trarelary that led to the
placine of a safe in the oPJce of the secre
tary. The door leadinc to tbe room of the
cngrossinc and enrollinc committee of the
bouse wa.s burclarized at the same time , and 1
Chairman Rhodes' desk was broken open.
but nothinc was missed. The documents
for which the thieves were evidently leok-
inc were at the other end of the b'lildint :
and were found in the second desk which
they tackled.
Hustled Along In a Hurrr.
The same unseemly haste was manifested
in the way the bill was shot through the sen
ate. When it was placed on its passage it
received the votes of ail the senators with
the exception of Dale and McCarty. The
_ latter was not satisfied and voiced his sns-
j I picions that all was not right. He talked
with a number of his fellow independents ,
and Senator Gra > said that he wouW move
the reconsideration of the action as soon as
the senate reconvened in the afternoon. The
boosters behind the bill learned of what was
goinsr on and hurried the bill to the lieutenant -
ant governor , who sicned it. and when the
inde | > endeiils tried to call It up in the after
noon it was found that it had been sent back
to the house , and it was impossible to take
further action.
honi ; of the Kailroid Siren.
The senate railroad committee held a pub
lic session this afternoon , at which most of
the prominent railwaj managers appeared
to air the poverty of their respective com
panies. General Manacer Burt of the Elkhorn -
horn syste m pleaded the poverty of his com
pany ana drew a striking picture of the ruin
and bankruptcy that stared his stockholders
in the face as the ineritaole result of any
interference with rates.
Geteral Manacer Holdrece catne forward
with his biennial threat that if rates were
lowered there would never be another mile
ofTailroad constructed in the stole of Ne
braska. He also broadly intimated that if
rates were lowered in the slightest degree
the magnificent railroad property would
gradually lapse into decay , until there
would be nothing left of the great systems
which now span the stale but a few streaks
of rust and the
rirht-of-way.
The manager of the I'acific Short Line
was alive that bis line would be completely
wiped out of existence If rates were even
touched.
All sang the same old socc that has been
used to charm the weaned ears of legisla
tures for many sessions past. The xvoe and
distress that was sure to follow the reduc
tion of rates was pictured in craphic colors
and every speaker of railroad interests left
an intimation of the broad path of rain and
decay , upon which the people of the state
would surely rush to social aad commercial
distinction as soon as the rates were lowered
another notch.
Talked to Deaf Ear * .
rs
made a marked impression upon the minds
of these senators who were elected to repre
sent railroad interests , but upon all others ,
the vivid pictures of woe and distress were
drawn in vain. ref
The most effective work of the entire af ,
ternoon was doubtless made by the repre
sentatives of the Railway Employes associa
tion , who appeared late in the afternoon.
There were five of the representatives of the
association , and they came from the shop , ,
the train service and the departments , and
they all gave their testimony in a plain ,
matter of fact manner. They asserted that
a reduction of rates simply meant a reduc
tion of their wages , and they backed up their
statements with instances from the history
of railroad regulation in Iowa. Minnesota
and Kansas.
Made n Good IrnpretUoii.
" Their chief spokesman wus Henry Knodell ,
"and theonly unfavorable feature of hi * state
ment was the information drawn from him
by the ever-officious Colonel J H. Ager , who
braienly Interrogated him as to the voting
strength of the association.
But | < erhaps the representatives of the
Hallway -Employes association should be
blamed for what was certainly the unwar .
ranted intrusion of Ager That individual
has a way of oblrudim : himself upon ry
occasion , and nothing but the inflexible es
of the senate , and the impenetrable dignity
t.v
that is supposed to surround the members ,
prevents him from iiarticipatiu ? in the daily
debates In open session
Another Combine KoruieU.
Combines have again become popular , and
a new one was entered into last nicht. For
some time there has been more or less feelIng -
Ing between the democratic factions in the
house , the trouble
havinc originated during
the senatorial fight , when eleven of the
b > nirb ns went to the independent * and the
remaining five stood out for a democratic
candidate. There are but two now staudim :
out. and these two are Witanell and Sin
clair They have now gone ic with the ine
publicans to do the
up uther democrats on
every occasion that offers , and will vote with
them cm all questions , ejccept tal
preferences are the rule on matters of Indi-
vidual bills.
Tbe other democratic faction is headed by
Ames , who is disposed to take them with him
to tbe independent camp whenever there is ima
possibility of so doing The two Omaha
democrats in the bouse came down here the
best ot friends , but they have- been drifting
farther and farther apart with each suc
ceeding day. The Ames contingent met at
tbe Lincoln hotel this evening and discussed
the situation , and wound up by strain ? a
paper endorsing W. S. FeUer fora member
of the Omaba Fire aud Police Commission.
To Control the Mttinc Committee.
It is stated that one of the prime objects
of tbe combination is to dictate tbe appoint
ment of tbe sifting committee. Tbe com
bined forces will ha * a fifti votes , leaving the
opposition but forty-nine , wbtcb will be
sufficient for all matters but the passing beef
a bill , and n i * stated tbat whoa needed
Schtotfeldt nu y be depended upon to furnish
i assistance.
There k now a dis ) a6iiioa to force tbe ap
pointment of tbat committee in the morn
ing , and If there is a y sjty w ifee program
the rota bine projuMsts to rosjrt M a call of
tbe bouse.
Elder has been bauoUajr th Lincoln for
tbe past few oays aud U aaxkxu u > rot era
ptacewithe committee. I : h , & > s'Jitad
that be will po to tbe combine if tbev cannot
get along without him.
Itailroadt CUIul the senate.
Tbe information is given out in tae rail
road cawp that the corporaMwn have Ibe I
seoate ia their crip Tbej elate tea repnb- \ I
HCMU , live deotucntU aa * * two iBtU'pcad.'nls.
and arecsxisUBK o one * ul pcuibh two I I
cosore reputuV-anii. Saatur Thootfreu has !
j > romteed the indep nl-c tna * he would
support a ha. if anwn JD a ivrtait wa\ but
the ir.1 mit ! emissaries are worticg with i
I
WYOMING'S ' NEW SENATOR
Interestiag Story of How He Received the
Appointment.
HOW HE STANDS UN THE SILVER ISSUE
Free and Unlimited Coinage 1V1I1 Itecelre
HU > > upport , Although He U a
Ucnioci-mt An Interview with
Him In Chicago.
CHICAGO , I1L , Feb. S. Senator A. C.
BecKwith . . . \VyomlDjr. . Adjutant General
KaWs ! of this state and A. L. Xew , chairman -
man of tbe state democratic committee ,
arrived this evening en route to Washington
to attend the inauguration. Colonel John
Atkins of Denver and Colonel Goodatl.
World's fair commissioner , accompanied the
party. . Tbe circumstances surrounding
Senator Beckwith's selection for the honor
which has Just been conferred upon him are
remarkable. He is the first democratic
senator from Wyoming , and did not seek tne
j I oSice , but on the contrary , was an ardent
supporter of the candidacy of A. L. New.
who , by the way. is a cousin of John C. New ,
present consul ccncral at London.
After a fight of forty days , however , the
legislature , whi h was composed of twentv-
one democrats , twenty-two republicans and
five populists , was 'unable to suctved in
acreetne upon any of the men who went be
feat it. An adjournment sine die took place
and tbe appointment fell to the hands ol the
governor , who had been elected on a fusion
denx-crat and populist ticket. The covernor
thoucht it wise to go outside of the recular
candidates and chose Mr. Beckwith. Mr.
Beckwith. while a thorough democrat , is a
fre * ? silver man. like every other man of the
western , states. This is what he had to say
tonicht '
on 'be question :
. . . "Ninety per cent of the people of Wyoming
are in favor of free and unlimited coinage
I of , silver , although we are not yet a silver
producing | oemer , Aud by the way. Illinois.
Indiana and neirhbonnz states are as much
inlereslednn thisfreesilvermatter as we are.
ictl least they oucht to be and would be if
they properly understood it. I will not say
that . my vote on all occasions will be cast in
favor { . of free silver. I will change convic
tions if I become convinced that I am in
error. But I am not lively to be convinced.
As to Jthe charge of drurgini : cocktails
made aralnst Adjutant General Kabls during
the senatorial contest , Mr. Kabls said :
"Why , my newly made reputation has been
stolen from me by the individual who
actually committed the act acknowledging
bis guilt. "
CLKVt'LAMJ'S Tltll" TO 1VA HI. > GTOX.
All Arranpeinent * Hare Itcen Mi dp Per-
'onnelofthe Tarty.
LAKEWOOP. N. J. , Feb. 2 * . Mr. Cleveland
this evening announced the details of his
Journey to Washington. He will make the
trip on Thursday , leaving Lake-wood shortly
after noon and arriving in Washington about
C:30 in the eveninc. The tram will consist of
three special cars of the Koyal Blue line ,
and a bagpage car. The train will be made
up at the Jersey City station of the Central
railroad and will start on the arrival of the
10 a. m. ferry boat from New York.
The party from New York will consist of
Hon. Dan Lamont. Mrs. Lamont. Don. M.
Dickinson , Mrs. Dickinson , F. C. Benedict
and the ladies of his familv , Richard Wat-
an Gflder. Mrs. Gilder. Dr Joseph D. Bry
ant. Mrs. Bryant. Miss Bryant , S. M. Wil
liams , second vice president of the Central
railroad of New Jersey : Miss Williams and
Private Secretary Robert Lincoln O'Brien.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland , Baby Ruth , and
Mr. and Mrs. Francis P. Freeman of this
place will complete the party.
The train will arrive at Lakewood about
11:30 a. m. and will leave soon after 12 o'clock.
The train vrill po over the tracks of the
Southern Railway of New Jerseyjto Redbank.
where it will be switched on to the main
line of the Central Railway of New Jersev.
No stop will be made until Philadelphia is
reached. A chanirc of engines will be made
Just outside of the city and the train will
pass throuph. The train from Philadelphia
will po over the Baltimore & Ohio tracks to
Washington , and no stops will be made , un
less it is found necessary to chance engines
In Baltimore.
The train is scheduled to arrive in Wash
ington between 6 15 and 6:50. Mr. Cleve
land had arranged to make no stops and to
make the tripquickly and as unostentatiously
as possible. The party has been limited to
personal friends of Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland.
No encouragement will be offerwd for larpe
crowds to pather in the larpe cities or in
small towns through which they pass. There
will be no speechmaking or handshaking on
the route. No newspaper men will be per
mitted on the train , and unless the present
plans are ur et , the Journey will be made
without incident.
The entire tarty will dine at the Arlington
in the evening. Rooms have been taken at
the Arlinston for the party. Mr. and Mrs.
Cleveland expect tt , remain at the white
house after the inauguration.
Mr. Cleveland had a number of callers
today , among them Henry Villard. Private
Secretary O'Brien came out from New York
with Mr. Villard and returned with him this
eveninp. Father Ducey of New York and
Kev. Wilton Smith , pastor of the Fifty-sec
end Street Presbvterian church , which Mr.
and Mrs. Cleveland attend in .New York ,
also called today.
CAKTKn IIAKIll > ON NOMINATED.
lie Will lie the Cauillilatr of the Democrat *
for Chlcaco' * Mayor.
CHICAGO. 111. . Feb. 2S. Carter H. Harrison
was today nominated by the democrats for
mayor of Chicago , scoring a signal victory
over his principal opponent , Washington
Hesing. The convention was called to
order at noon in Central Music ball.
Several hours were consumed in listen
ing to the claims of contestiair delegations ,
anddcrinr the delay a delegation from the
Fifth ward grew impatient and kicked in the
door It was pacified , however , and went
outside again.
The commit tee on credentials finallv re
ported and loud crirs arose for a roll * call.
'Before it could be * begun , however , Mr.
Hesing arose to address the convention.
He told the delegates that the con
vention was packed in the interest of his
opjx > oeat and that the primaries had been
unfairly conducted. He then formerly with
drew his name from before the convention
and asked his friends , especially the Ger
mans , to support sotM other ticket than that
heeded by Mr Harrison.
A ballot was taken , the result being : Car
ter H. Harrison , 531 ; De Witt Crekrer , 91 ;
Heslne. ST. Harrison was then declared the
choice of the democratic party.
The other nominations were : City treas
urer , Michael Gransfield ; city attontev ;
George A. Trude ; city clerk , Charles Cast-
field.
MKT TOOKTIIKIt.
_
Kauut 1'opalUt * and Itepnbllean.LeUla-
tor Hold a < e lon.
Kan. , Fab. Si ThepopuKst
house la a bly. fifty-sreht
raaretad into repraseotstire ball this mora-
inc- . headed by Populist Speaker Duasmore
and frtlowe. ! by the popttlfet serpoant-at-
are carrying tbe United StahM &iv. They
were quietly received. A demcaslraUoa in
thegalieri * * WAS stipprauad. Ax hour was r
than speat ia drawing for seals. j
Speaker Dx sli s t U th ftojr a i in - 1
trodueed a nas > luUoii ptedjia ; tbe noota , io *
addition to making all necessary approprta-
Uoos , to pis a .r * pronlioj for the el
tion ot railroad comnussxMicTS by tbe people '
enlarging their powers and enforcing their J e
rcbcg * , providing for a t&ortssge Uw with a i i
reasonable right of i redemption for a com
plete revision of Jh ? . general statutes of the
state , for t'OoUed'aniendinciit * to the statutes
relating to asges&nent and taxation ;
for the preservation of. the purity of the
parity of the bolldi ; fet the weekly pay
ment of wages ; for an appellate court ,
the Judges to be elected by the people : and
for the apportionment of the state into con-
rresskmal districts
Mr Douglass waved to adopt the resolu
tion under s'-ispaoSton of the rules.
The populists Iftpposed the resolution ,
claiming that if Ihe Douglass house had
been as industries as the Dunsmore house
the measures provHed for In the resolution
woukl now be read to hand to the senate ,
If these measures fa led of passage the blame
must real upon ther , tpublicans. The session
would close by litttilnkin Mirch 4 and there
was only time to IMKB the appropriation bills.
After much discussion the resolution went
over.
Tne rest of tbc-dr was spent In profitless
dic 5h > H , most of the speeches on both
sides beinc of a cim * > aUni nature.
It now seems prokaMe that no legislation
will be elected bj be leeisluture beyond
the passatre of the a tprepriation bills. The
populists sy they U stand before tbe peo-
! le | on tbe rew Sf Me by the Dunsmore
house , aad they wiIiMi aid the republicans
In passing bills introduced only for cam-
paicn matenal to b * tJ in the elections of
tsW $
The radical measures propped by both
parties relating to taxation and assessment ,
the control of railwnys and insurance com
panies and the redettion of property sold
under foreclosure will not be acted on at this
session. ;
DEFKATK3 IIESL'UMISSIOX ,
Itrsolt of mn Kxcitlnc Sccnr In the < < onth
PIERRE , S. D , Feb. ! i . [ Specia1 Telegram
to THE BEE. ] The whole day in the house
was consumed in filibustering by the prohini
bitkralsts against taking up the resubmis-
sion resolution. Yesterday the prohibition
ists made tbe appropriation bill the continu
ing order of business. This would prevent
tbe consideration of _ any other business ex
cept under suspension of the rules. re < iuirinff
a two-thirds majority . TheresubmUsionists
( rave notice of 3 motion to amend the rule
so as to permit a majority to suspend the
rules. The resubmissionlsts had the speaker
and a full majority and when the motion
was pressed this inomin ? the prohibitionists ,
under the leadership-of Hooper of Spink ,
sprung a motion to adjourn , appeals , calls
of the house and other dilatory motions
They finally secured a'Tecess for dinner.
Two supporters of' the bill were brought I
from sick beds and Ihe ooject of the filibus
ters was to wear them out Soon after reI
cess Fowler moved'the previous question.
The vote stood 44 to "V7. Hooper claimed
that it had not carried" , not receivins a two-
thirds vote under the tRoDerts rule of order ,
the standinc authority-of the bouse. The
speaker refused to sustain him. Fowler ap
pealed and was snstdinol by the same vote.
The speaker : then declared that the
previous question was-carried
A wild scene of dis rdensued. . charces of
caccing and hizh hacdcd outrage fljlng
thickly about Thei's rsreant-at-arms was
twice called on to pot members in their
seats , but despite the' struggles of prohibi
tionists the debate was cut off and the re-
submissionUts aniendcH ! the rules so as to
permit the suspension of rules on a majority
vote. \
The final vote on the question of rcsub-
mission was then taken sad resulted as fol
lows : Yeas. 42 : ndyv flPatten chanred
to "no" and the mcaaurv ivas lost.
Michigan nemurfxt * Nominate.
Drrsorr , Mich."FebT.i The state demo
cratic convention met : if noon today to nom
inate candidates for associate justice of the
supreme court and two regents of the State
'university. Er-Governsr Wiaans was elected
permanent chairman and tbe following nom
inations were made : For associate Justice
of the supreme court. Judge George H.
Durand of Flint : for regents. Htnry A.
Harmon of Detroit and Robert T. Bunker of
Muskecon.
MemorUl * from California.
SACRAMENTO , CaL , Feb. 25.xhe legisla
ture has adopted Joint resolutions requesting
the California delegation in congress to en
deavor to pass the Geary bill , requiring the
Pacific railways to pay the debts they owe
the government , also memorializing congress
to stop pauper Immizration , even if it be
comes necessary to stop immigration alto
gether.
Senatorial Contest * .
HELE.NA.Mont. . Feb. , $ . The last ballot
today resulted as follows : Mantle , 31 ;
Clark. So ; Dixon , 11 ; H.JJ1,1 ; Toole , 1 ; Idem ,
1 ; Schmidt , I. f
OLTMPIA , Wash. . Feb. 25. There was no
change in the senatorial ballot today.
Carlisle Confers with Fo ter.
WAsntxGTox , DO. . , Feb. Ss. Coming
Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle , fresh
from a visit to Clevela&d , had an extended
conference with Secretary Foster this morn
ing on the finances of tte country.
s-enator Pascoe' * Term Lengthened.
JiCKsoxviiAE , Fla. * Feb.2s.GOTernor
Mitchell has appointed Samuel Pascoe
United States senator from March 4 till a
successor is chosen b. the legislature which
meets in April.
Defeated tli < j Uorld't fair Hill.
LITTLE ROCK , Ark.fTcb. 2S. The house
this afternoon , by a close vote , defeated the
bill making aa * appropriation for tbe
World's fair.
.veir .1 jec.i.v LIXE.
raclncMall teamshjp Conipanj- Will Hare
Oppoiltlon VU
WASHINGTON , D. C Teb. 2 . Mr.
well , attorney in thr city for the newly
organized North Amqritian Navigation com
pany , said this afternoon that a contract had
been entered into on 9 > tirday between the
company and the Parjnma Railway company
for the transi-ortaUag ot passengers and
traffic between tlre CHsiitic co.ist"and the
Pacific uoast in comp tition with the Pacific
Mail company. Th r . is no guarantee of
any fixed sura per moitlb from the steamship
company to tha IMR&mu railroad , but sn
agreement on rates ; jujd that all business
hall be obtained which can be secured The
line will begin full operations on March 15 ,
when the first ve&sal trill sail from Panama
to San Francisco Tlib'first ' vessel under the
nag of the new Coluabiin line sailed from
New York to Colonnn& east coast Febru
ary 15 last. Thtt nexfVompany wlil start
with two steamers oa&ach coast and this
number , it is stated. " Trill be increased as
fast as the trafi& ofSoetfe J desire.
The. llle llsttle M.lp Klj Into the Oela.
wxre and ijfcfarlstencd.
PHILAPEU-UU , Pa.PTeb | 2S The great
battle ship Indiana was launched today at
Cramps ship yard in tbp presence of thou
sands of people , InchiDo ? the president of
the United States , thc rcretary of the navy ,
tbe qlber members of tbe cabinet and a large
delegation of coagresypen and others , who
came down f root WaMOf on this morning
on a special train.Avben | ' ihe blocks
were removed thehu a ship slid down the
well greased ways , utiled h-h in air the
waters of the Uetavrar < $ nver and settlaa in
position Then she wai towed bock to the
wharf , and in about a ifear will be reedy for
service ani turn * ortiHe tbe jrovemment.
Tbe vessel was hrfc < e ed by Miss Jessie
Miller , daughter f thS attorney geoeraL
I'roleitluc Ajr lu t the lUce Track Hill t .
NCWAWC. NJ. . , F < | . . Notice * were
mad in all tbe prajer aeetm s tooifbt all 1
Sag for as many i opl Las po sibi to jpo 1to
Trenton tomorrew t * . protest agii lite
race track bills.
New Vork IUrlkka : Oootatloui.
New YORK. Feb. as. txcaloge was quoted
as follows today : Ohu'ayo. % 0 cents di 4-
count. Boston , IT cents to > cents discount i
Et. Loui * , X ccott
IS MEMORY OF J , G , ELAINE
Eloquent Tribute Paid the Dwd Statsmaab
Ohkago Last Nigbt.
THURSTON'S BEAUTIFUL WORD PAINTING
Tlinaand I'eople I.Uten ton 1'oetlcal
History of the Great Lender' * Life
by the Orhah * Orator Th
Other > peaker .
CHICAGO. Ill , Feb * - . Eleht tbottsami
people attended the B Li ioe memorial service ,
h ld under the auspices of tl > Blaine clnbof
Chicago at the Auditorium tonirht. The
principal speaker was Hon. J. M. Thurston
of Omaha. Neb. The other speakers were
John F. Finnert.v and Judge L > > man Trum-
btill of Chicago and Lfiwreoe * Harmon of
Peoria. At tbe com-iuston of the speeches a
long memorial was adopted , a copy of which
was ordered sent to the Blame family.
John M. Thurtton'x Addrei * .
Following is a brief synopsis of the speech
delivered by Hon. John M. Tharston of
Omaha.
Our "uncrowned klnc" is dead , but there are
none to cry "Ions live the kins. " for there can
b * no siios-esojr to Jmn-s G. Illalne In the lov-
Inc hearts of hl > beloved countrymen.
The republic mourns Its statesman ; human
ity lt.s priest ; liberty Its advocate : American
ism Its champion. All the world unite * In
honor of his memory and regret for his ck'tiitse.
{ Hut I turn -.icily from the. public demonstra
tion , exprt-.sslns so riittlncly the leneral recog
nition of his unparalleled sohle\eniont-s and
Ihe full measure nf a nation's la s lo place
one humble tribute ot affectionate demotion
upon the heaped up earth tbat covers him
who wss my frivnd.
The world moves on. and by the world the
dead are soon forcott . A national character
pa ses from the s-enr of human action , and In
the presence of an < > p = n crave the populace Is
touched profoundly : but In the ru-h and fret
and strife for wealth and place and power , the
traredlesof yesterdav , the tenderness of today.
find scanty rvcoHej-tu.n In the desiM-niteear-
nestnes. , nud absornUi ; necessities of tomorrow.
History may perpetuate the salient features
of a public carver : the orator and poet Immor
talize a name : but th" preservation of the
sweeter , boiler , iruer details of a profitable
I life remains the sacred heritage of family an J
friends.
Chnmplon of the American Idea.
James G. Illalne stood for a quarter of a
I ceniury as the distinctive chsmoion of the
American Idea , of American lntertsls and of
American men He has rx-en nearer ihe af
fection of the American misses tnan any other
public nmn , except Lincoln. And It can te
said , without fear of contradiction , that he
\\is the r-al choice , not only of the republican
party , bui of Ihe pjwple of the Culled Mates ,
for , . - f president to Is92. In every T . . ic presidential be was def.-ated vv-ar from bv
political combination : twice he put aside w Itfi
his own hand the mantle of leadership , and
once he was rob ! > ed of election by a series of
unfortunate circumstances. Vet durinc all
these years hl name has been mo-t upnn the
American tonrue , and In every clviltz ti
comer of the clobe thousands and
thousands Mho could not name the
president of the I'nlted States spoke
of him with admiration and profound respect
lie was the Atuerl'-an statesman of his ace :
the popular leader par excellence : ths ? Chev
alier Hayard of American politic- . . The pres.
Idency could have added nothing to the en
during character of his fame , but the failure
to crown htm with the laurel of their greatest
clffi. a reproach upon his countrymen. The
loss 1 to tin.- nation , not to Blaine.
The poor , the lowly and oppressed will espe
cially cherish his name. He had at heart , not
ihe Imprests of the rich or powerful , but of
Ihe tellers nnd the workersIt will be remem
bered of him that he altravs stood for the en
forcement of the Hints of American citizen
ship and In favor of the dlcnltyof American
manhood. Hi- never do'fd hi- hat to wealth
or position. He proclaimed the dinner pall In
the hand of .lie mechanic as the badieof
American nobility. The common people
revere his character most. They never stood
between him and the rvillzatlan of hU ambi
tion. Politicians have oftentimes barrvd his
pathway , but the poope : never.
Horn In an Kveutful 1'erlod.
James G. nialne wa. born In an eventful
ported of American b'storv. ' His God plren
powers , his capacity for public affair * , hi- ,
genius of leadership , mltrlit otherwise have rv
umtnrd undeveloped and unknown.
Had James G. lilalne come Into th" world a
generation sooner , or iwo decades later , ihe
wave of his existence mlcht not have cast a
ripple on the shores of time. Heop ndhls
eves at almost the Identical hour which wit
nessed the btrth of the abolition party. The
burning pen ot William Lloyd Garri-on had
Ju t commenced to write the first chapler of
the new co-pel of universal liberty. God's
child of Justice , unrecosnlred of men , lay In
the manser of another Nazareth , destined to
tread tbe wine pre- of oer > ecutlou and re-
vllement for the lnj > of men , and personified
ropectlvelv In Elijah 1'arrlsh Love > oj- , John
Brown end Abraham Lincoln , to suffer mar-
lyrdoni In a holy cause.
His ardent and powerful support of the
emancipation proclamation , did not rest on
the moral , rellcious or humanitarian aspect
of the case , but upon the broad proposition of
the constitutional power ve.sted In President
Lincoln to preserve the life of the nation by
whatever mean * wens necessary to the end.
HU Advoeaejr of Protection.
The eventful Incidents '
of Blalne's youth un
doubtedly bad , alM > . much 10 do with the
crowth of tho-e convictions which Impelled
him to become the ardent advorale and the
recognized champion of American protection.
He was 10 years of ace when William Henry j
Harrison was elected president of the Lulled (
. There is no doubt the luten-se excit e
ment. wlM enthusiasm and spectacular char
acter of the Tippecanoe campalcn madu a
strong iniprc * lon Uf > n bis vouthfut mind. A
child In j ears , his prwooiou Intellect wa- ,
aroused to an almost mature consideration of
those Imrwrtant economic questions upnn
which the political battle of 1 40 was fousnt
and won.
Let the final decision of the American pee
ple on the tariff question be as It may. It is a
matter of universal congratulation that tli" I
subject has been so thoroughly expounded. < o
brilliautly Illuminated by the .
uumerou- x-
hau tire and statesmanlike utt-ranrcs of
James fl. Blalne. No American collcce library
1 > complete uules.s It contain a collection of
bU tariff sp oiHfS and their careful -tudy
and analyst- should be an IndUpen-ahle part
of American colleciate educallou. ThU L- nut
partisanship : tt is patriotism.
Whatcirr el- we are. we are Americans.
For American prinolpU-s and American Inter
ests , first. la > t and all the time. L t the
American fla ; fioat over every Ajuerlcau
school bouse : let the constitution of the
United states b taucht In every public
si-hool ; let lojralty to American Institutions
be the test of American citizen-ship : set the
stars of the union In the iheart * of our cbll-
dren.-and the clory uf the republic will remain
forvvrr. Let the history of our country con
tain the true story of tr ery American battle
field from Lvxlnzton to Appon.attux. It doe *
not matter whether ( lie American cradle is
rocked to the tnmlc of "Yankee Doodle" or
the lullaby of "Dixie. " If the flar of the nation
i * displayed above tt- And the American baby
can tx > safely trusted to pull atom the. door
tbe rusty scabbard and the battered canteen
whether th * Inheritance be frou blue or gray
If f ro n the breast of a true mother and the
lips of a brave father lu > little oul is filled
with the glory of the American constellation.
Welcome Honot Immigrant * .
Open wide the rate , of Castle Garden to
everv honest , liberty lovlnc. God fearlnr. pov-
ernuient upportln ? . labor sveklu. ; ruau ; bat
close them at ooce and forever acainst all
who f blood. bee condition. WM > > teacb-
Incs , wbox pr ctlc . who- * ? religion , would
brln ; corrupt ion to American socteiy , reduce
the standard of American loanboud. k sva
the opf.M unities , or menace the permanency
of American Institutions.
Of i'lay. ItUtne ha. > , > tittinly written what
hUtory wtll repeat of ttlm lf.
lilalne was alwa } Intensely In earnest ; ad
vocating only what h * bll vd to Ue riffht ,
fe rl - iv der. > uncin ; what be bvllered to U ;
run < . lie always nrg < d his countrymen to
ilaud by tiwlr political principles at the haz
ard of defeat , rather titan to Btirrvnder a ln-
Fle roovit-ttuu Uw lite promise of
Ilttiur's ardent d ociwy of tbe uoiun cau e
through tbe pre * % , fruut ( be ru truu , in tbe
M iu IvzUlature. aud
r afterward * in Uw cud-
cre of tlte rnlUsd t te > , contributed poner *
fully to th * crr tlu _ jf that pohllr Mentituent
IB tbe aortii wbeb brouzbt toU fw r iu a -
mex of Lincoln' * adulitUtnlkin tk MhM * ary
Mipport uf a g ieral public appntt l.
>
Illf Iouir tlc I.irr.
HUiae' done tlc life w f
ai"l iu.p e. Hr utvr permitted the > Ji dow
o'.i.etMit abibltlou to fall arr\MK ththres
hold of ItUkoiwio > : tie fiiitiful dukt-and
a kind ai > d dtoiid ( attn-r. ! > . > wife ana chU- ' i
drvu wtr bi > tli amt . . ! . | * aniuns and Iis *
hearthstone lull it ofhr.n .
1'arduu me a word uf personal retrv petKin , ' J1
MlidDc' * dcatb rvcalU ta cued the
u-y repuiUj , j f >
can Batkmal conrentkmof 1 , S . OntbeODen-
Ing day I rod * from my nolel to the eon vent Ion
door with Walker and Cmuon * Maine , both
stronc. vlcoitras , splendid men. In four bert
years James G. Illalne added to his cup of
politic * ! blueraewi that deeper , more deadly
i oison ot creat personal loss , in th - death of a
1-toved daughter an < t two stalwart -on. * . I
hare no doubt that by their open craves his
creat heart broke. And vet ho bare up
bravely consoled and comforted his loved
ooe-s as b > t be could : errre and patient
thrtnich tbe weary dnvs ami aconlzlne nlehts ,
until God's ruetvy care him rest. Blessln ; the
nation with his latest * Wfath. he beard Ihe
final summons with exceeding Joy and turned
to his Creator as to a friend. A wife's Im
passioned kl s upon his lips , the pence of
beaten upon his brow , tue tulntcle of tha Infinite -
finite Is solved nt list and "nil Is well. " .
We cannot ncn-traie Into the Impenetrable
shadow ; we Ihten In the etsrnnl silence , and
there Is no sound , but the tnvstlc cable of
human hope stretched from shore to short- .
Over IHwe snd the ine aie of our deathless
affection , ami with tbe rjir ot fate we catch an
answering echo from the vout-berond.
.Mr Gladstone Takes Mind on the Cnr-
ronc.v Oupjtlon.
LO.VPOX , Feb. * < Sir Henry Meysey-
Tbotnpson. liberal unionist member of Par
liament for North Hardswortb. moved in the
House of Commons today that tne British
government should use its influence to bring
about a reassmblare of the international
monetary conference , with the object of find
ing a remedy for the divorced values be
tween cold and silver. Sir Henry , who is a
director in several railways and is recog
nised as a respectable authority on trade
questions , argued that mono-melaUism was a
national misfortune and that a fixed bi
metallic currency was the sole remedy for
existing difficulties growing out of the cur
rency problem.
Mr. Samuel Moniacue. liberal member of
Parliament forWhitechapelanu well known
as a member of the banking bouse of Samuel
Montague & Co. , earnestly supported Sir
Henry's motion and argued in favor of bi
metallism.
Other bi-metallists also addressed the
tioufe in behalf of tbe proposition.
Mr. Gladstone in reply reminded the bouse
that the international monetary conference
mt at tne invitation of the lTnited State *
and it would be an unprecedented proceed
ing now to deprive America of the initiative.
En-'land bad followed the Brussels discus-
sion with more or less svinpathy. and bad a
rich : to exi > v ct from tne United States a
declaration as to what step tbat country
proposed to take next. In tbe opin
ion of the eovernaient no plan yet pro-
ivisod showed how it was i ssible to
chance the standard of value in Great
Britain. [ Hear , hear.1 } It would place the
government in a ridk-uloos position if it
should assume the initiative in opening the
conference , having nothing to recommend
for diOTISkm. Mr. Gladstone siid that
Eneiarul was not alone amen civilized na-
tioDJ in her determination to adhere to her
present money system. Seven otherpuwors.
without the Mizhtest reference to EnzLind.
had Mtmidel their in ton ; ion no : to cban ? *
their currency. Half of the powers rep
resented at the conference had showed that
they leaned toward bi-aieialism. but as jet
they had not given the m s ; shadowy indi
cation of what changes they were prepared
to make. In conclusion Mr Gladstone mide
an elaborate exposition of the benefits of
mono-metaliistn and the dangers of bi
metallism.
Mr. Chaplin , president of the BoarJ of r
Agriculture under the last Salisbury admin
istration , supported the motion ef Sir Henry
Meysey-TboHjfwoa. At tne Brussels confer
ence he Mill Bertram Carrie ( British deie-
gate > persistently ani deliberately did
every thine in his power to defeat the objects
of the meeting.
Sir Wil'iam Veroin Harcnnrv chancellor
of the exchequer , repudiated Mr. Chaplin's j
charge against Mr. Currie. The British
delegates. he slid , had been almost the only
ones to support the American resolution in
favor of extending the use of silver. Front
first to last bi-meVxUism was at the bottom
tom of the conference , as it was in the pres-
ent debate. The failure of the coufeivnce
bad been due to the absence of all definite
proposals. If it should reconvene th. ?
conference nnd submit definite propos
als the British government would be
haopy to send back their delegates ,
but could not be expected to provide a
scheme for tha more extensive use of silver
He pointed to the return of the income tax
and death duties to prove the crowth of the
country's wealth He contended that the
agricultural depression , which was largely
responsible for the bimetalllst ngitition ,
was only temporary The motion before the
house , he said , was intended to rabe prices ,
an operation which the zrovernaent could
not undertake , as it was outside its province.
Mr Balfour. leader of the unionist opposi
tion , denied that he or any of his colleagues
desired a monetary system whirh would
raise prices The motion was not in favor
of bimetallism The fact was that thegovern-
ment has decided to do nothing to remedy
the present evils evident both in trade and
arric-ulture.
Sir Henry Meysey-Thompson's motion
eventually was rejected by a vote of t to
14- . The announcement of the vote was re
ceived with loud liberal cheers.
Germany anil the Puclllc Islands.
BEKLIS. March 1. The Goelnische Zei-
tung. in commenting upon Itobert Louis
Stevenson's utterances , says he is an invet
erate foe of Germany and that he purposes
mcitinz the United States to treat Samoa as
they baie treated Han ait As regards
American interests in Ha-.van the palmer says
that the relations of the foreiim interests are
illustrated Dy the iwpakukm statistics ,
which she v the Germans there number
l.ftJO ; Americans ouly. LOW. awl the Kn-
L-iish hardly sv.V > . The annual imiwrts from
Germany , moreover , averaged sO o murks.
Ahandoument "I the Ainerlnin rUurknucr.
LrtXDo.v , Feb. 2s. A Cenu al Ncws dispaU h
from I Come says : -The jope is preatly dis
pleased by tne abandonment of the Ameri
can pllsrrituacp. He attributes its abandon
ment to the disputes between Archbishop
Satolli and tne American bisaoj > s , and has
ordert-d an inquiry. "
Leo ! llest.
Feb. Sa. Dr. Lappani , the newlv
appointed body physician to 1'opa'Lwo , has
enjoined upon him the Bred of rest.
.YO . .llHHTlOS.il.l / . . .
Development * In the.Vinlo -
Illtorce Case at Vaukton , > , It ,
YAXKTO.V , S. D. , Feb. 25. [ Si > ecial Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] In tbe circuit court hern
this forenoon the motion tor&KU additional
alimony made by tbe attorneys of Daisy
Edna Winstow , wife of Herbert H. Winb > tv.
the prominent plavwrizhl of New Yor . was
denied by Judge E. G Smith Mrs. Winslow -
low , in her affidavit , affirmed thai unless this
additoual alimony was paid ber she would
not be able to appear at tbe trial in Marrh
next , but Jodga Smith herd that inasmuch as
Mrs. Winslow had
come to Yankton once
when it was not necessary to rxht this case
at her own expense she . -ould do so ac in
After she arrives , if it Is shown that she has
not the means Otvessary u > enable her to
properly present b r defense , tbe court will
provide her with tne necessary aeaus by
coinptfUing her hosband to | ay them. Jud re
Smith further decided that tbe question ref
determining whether Mrs. Winslow deserted
her husband or not sbail be tried bv a jury ,
but the < iuttiuc of rcidenc will be dot. ided
by tbe court de
Tbe decision of tbe
court today may b re
garded as an irdtcatton of the result of eU
diverve cast' , and Herbert Hall Winslow will !
probably get his decree.
IoT < nt nt * of Ocean Meanirr * February 28 ,
At Srtlly PasseJ Lahn , from New York
> r Br mea.
At Philadelphia Arrived Nestorian.froffl
GUi-jrow.
Al Boston Amvd British Empire , from
Loniion I
At New York Arrived Suevia. from I i
Hamburg. Kaiser \Vilnean , from MediUsrj j :
ratean ports. I !
CNUMBER 253.
TOOT RYAN BREAKS A LEG
First Zraat in the New Orleom Fistic Oarm-
val Declared Off.
RESULT OF AN EXHIBITION OF SKILL
While Sparring fnr the ItcnrHt of VUltor *
the CltlragtKin I.ttul on a I.OCMC 1'lauk * "
and Sprain * an Ankle-
lilt Condlllou.
NEW ORLEANS. La. , Feb. 95. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] The crowd In New
Orleans tonicht is about as hot a set of
people as could w ll be found anywhere on
this footstool.
The Tommy Hyan-Goorge Dawson fight
is oS.
isso All day the air has be n full of runnrs
some holding oat that Dawson had a big
row with Humphreys , his California backer ,
over the matter of who should be in hi *
corner tomorrow nlcht , Joe Goddard or
Eddie Graney , and that he positively refused.
to light unless he had his way Humphreys
de that Goddard was too thick-headed
an dull-headed to steer a man clear of the
most ordinary breakers in a priie ring and
that hU money should not be hazarded at.
the whims of such a chumrj.
Humphreys said he hail brjutrht Graney
all the way from the slope to esquire the
Australian and engineer the landing of the
Olympic club's ducats , and that only Graney
coukl oQteiate as first m.in in the corner
Dawson retorted that he wo aid hive tnno
of Gratiiy. and that it w.i * GxldirJ or n
fight , and thus tbe matter stood until th's
evening , when the report cama like a < * uip of
thunder from a dear s'-cy that the fieht wa %
of , not on account of any ruction in the
Dawson camp , bat thit Tommy K\an , in
sparring for John M. Foster an ! Preslltnt
Noel . of the Cresoent CHy cjun. the soart'.ng.
editor of THE O vm BEE and a number of
other centlemen. went through a detective
1 . place 1 in the floorinsr of his training quarters
| j and . . sustained a fracture of one of tbe small
bones in his ankle.
Gave I'p the lde Het.
This evening the report has it that the in
jured limb is swollen to five times its natural
proportions and that it would be suicidal for
him to attempt to enter the ring tomorrow
nicnt with a man of the Sydney pug's skill
and pro-vess.
The bickers of the two men , Louis House
man of the Chlcaco Inter O ean. and J. C.
Humphreys , the California bookmaker , were
.
acoorjm-iy hurriedly summoned together
and after a long" and tropL-al wrangle it was
aimred on Houseman's civing up a ( UftJO side
bet fiM by Bud Kn.vji. and that the fight
should be postponed until the night after the
Hall-Fitzsimtaons. bnttu. which is to take
place in the arena of the opposition club , tha
Crescent City , Thursday evening , Nfcirch 9.
President Dickson of the Olympics , who
was exceedingly pirturbjJ over the pros-
pactive flunk , hurri&l across the lake to Bay
St. Louis this nftcrnwn. and by dint of elo
quent argument and direful threats brought
about this understanding.
Thejr May Never 31 ret.
It is doubtful , however whether Ryan and
Dawson ever meet in the rinj. Uyan has
been conspicuously unfortunate in this re
spect , and the atmosphere this evening is
surcharged with stories and reports any
thing but Complimentary to the Chicago
boy's honesty and courage. He has been
scheduled as a dead moral winner In tbe
tight an i all b3ls olerel at ovens on * the
Australian hive been snatched up with
avidity by the visiting sports until Tommy
h kd developed I.T.O a red hot favorite at
odds for which there was no justification.
Tbe large crowd of visitors here is exceed
ingly wrathy over this provoking turn of
affairs , and many now swear that they will
not remain to witness the fizht , whether It
is truaranteed to take place or not.
Ai to the other fighters , they are all in
form , and the respective events will surely
come oS per the original schedule.
Testlfj Inr to Tommy' * Injury.
I have just had an interview with W. A.
Schall , chairman of the contest committee ,
and Director Bell , wha passed the night
with Ryan -They verity tne above report ,
Mr. Bell , in substantiation of the same , ex
hibited to me the certificate of Dr. H. Van
Gohrun , testifying to Ryan's total unfitness
for any sort of work in tbe ring. Daw on's
trainers were brought down to the Bay from
Bilosi , and admitted to Ryan's presence. On
examination of Tommy's injured ankle they
ex-pressed themselves as satisfied with the
genuineness of the injury , and reluctantly
acquiesced In the proposed postponement.
Kj an's heirt is broken.
SANDT GRISOU > .
ntrzi : TIGHT ON WHEKI.S.
Oalr and O'fiannell seourlns Three State *
for Chance fo Meet. .
Siorx CITT , la. , Feb. 2 ? [ Special Tele-
cram to THE BEE. ] A special train wU
leave ' this city U > morro-.v night with about
4U ) sports and the lightweight pu--lists ,
Billy O'Donnell of St. Paul and Dan Daly of
Hot Springs on board. At Manly , Minn . It
will be met by another large train frrra
Sioux Falls and the two trains will pit - < -iKl
to some point in South Dakota , Minnesota
or Iowa , all of which are within a few mi.es
of Manly , where O'Doonell and Daly will en
gage in a finish ftjcht for % * "VjO purse , a 5400
side bat and the gat. ) money. A meeting of
the men has been previously prevented here ,
at Sioux Falls and at Omaha.
! L'I.L.Y GKTS HACK IIAItU.
He Denounces Curbett nt a Onltterand Ssy
Mitchell \ \ lllln. .
Sr IXH-IS , Mo , Feb. 2 ; . With regard to
certain utterances credited to JainesJ Cor-
twtt nwarding John L. Sullivan , the latter
today d nk l any knowledge of having said
unjtUiog regarding Corbt't to occaslun the
outburst. To the
Associated pnas repre-
nuitive , continuing the conversation he
said :
"So far as Corbett Is concerned , " I
have BO ill will toward him because
he \ defeated me , for that % vas my own
fault , and 1 have uo i-ompktint to offer The
only objection I have 'to Corbet U that he
is not on tbe | veL' He is a man without a
country , and no one knows today whether he
U an IrUhnian , an Englishman or an An. < rl
can. I am not aloue in the opinion _
of CorWtt tbat ha will not tast long ami tnat
in : the hUtory of the nng he does not tig/ure
as he might hare figured i.ad he carried hTv- :
self differently
. "You know and the world knows that I
have no use for MlUbtU. personally , but 1
venture tb * as ertioi tbat tw will be the
popular favorite , if not tbe money favorite ,
ic his omciiu ; ineetmj ; with Corbett. "
IX > yon think MiuheJl can \vinP
"Frankly , I do , unless Miu-hell'.i physl < 4 l
coeditkm is worse tban I aodcniand it to
b * . 1 don't think so because I am talking
about Corbett Don't misunderstand me. Ii
U admitted , ta betria with , that Corbett Is
taller and longer n reach , and thai he will
not mix matters vneudn- into a comer ,
and that it is aiimc t matter to drtv
h.m there. He did not knock me out at