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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTAHLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMA1LA , WEDNESDAY MORNING ; , FEJiKTJAHY 2-1 , 1S97. SINGLE COPY" Jmr.E CENTS. OL8EY IS IN A11U11R1 Hia Impetuosity Gives Oanovoa a Ore Deal of Worry , STATE DEPARTMENT PRESSES THE PREMII American Olaims Against Spain Have t' ' Eight of Way Now. COMMUNICATIONS BECOME MORE FORM ! Desires of tbo United States Are Ezprossi Without Frills. SEARCH FOR REASON TO REMOVE WEYLI 3IitiIHil r-overniiiciil IiOoliM fur u 1'r text ( inVlileli In llnso the Orilec for n Clum e lu Ciilinii AiIniliilHrntli > ii. i ( Copyrliihl , U97iy \ Vrttg PubllslilnB Compan ; MADU1U , Feb. 23. ( New York World C bli'gram Special Telegram. ) The Span ! government , Immediately upon receiving In United States Minister Taylor the tcbgn from Secretary Olncy , asking for an early e planallon of the cam of the American cl zen Itulz , cabled the authorities at Ilava to make a Htrlct investigation and wire f nnd prompt Information of what took pi : at Gtianabacoa. so that the foreign ofllco n ; reply to the American State dorwrlmc The American consul will be allowed watch the proceedings , as usual In such COB It nectiis that lately the State dcpartnu nt Washington Jms bcr.n more pressing a tit I IT In Ho communications asking the Sp ; Ish government to settle the many old stai Ing roclamalloua The American governme especially claims Ihat American citizens i rested In Cuba arc Imprisoned Indelliilti pending trial. The Spanish Code of I' cedurc allows the authorities to adjourn hearing sine die , as in the Compotllor ca Sccrclary Olncy evidently wants to wind the negotiations on all lhcc points before leaves ofllce , Consul General Lcc aim complains at i being allowed to communicate wllh consu agents when Ihey reporl grievances of Am lean clllzons. The gravrat preoccupation of the Span government now Is to find some plausl prct ° npe Ihat will glvo satisfaction to I opinion both in Spain and In Cuba for moving General Weyler before the propo : reforms are carried out. It Is proba that his succe or will bo Marshal I'rl Illvcra. The Spanish legation at Washington 1 cabled Us favorable Impression of 1'reslde elect. McKlnlcy'n attitude toward Spain. "ARTHUR- . HOUGIVTO - v - - Ol'ltANS 1H2CMM2 AUTOXO3I from Siialii E eeiil "A yollt "IgV''II'iil'\ ' ; ( Copyright. lS07-by ; Tress rublfthlnc tomtiah HRADQUAUTRItS GRNKRAL MAXi : GO.M15Z , DAGAMAL , NEAR AIIUO IHJANCO , PROVINCR OF SANTA CLAF Cuba , Jan. 27. ( By Courier to Havana N York World Cablegram Special Telegram. The Cub'ins in arms feel Ihey have accc plishcel too much , suffered too much and he deceived too .much in their relations w Spain , past and present , to negotiate peace on any other basis lhan absolute Ir elom. They will tiol consider autonomy any form or under any guaranty , no m ter how secure It may be. Through th president , as well as the commandcr-ln-ch of Iheir ar-rny * they have categorically stated In answer to Iho World's questions The document In Spain , which accom 11103 this letter , was adopted in full cabli session , addressed to the proprietor and edl of the World , Jointly signed by the prcsldi of Cuba's provisional government and 1 Keneral-ln-chlef , and sealed with the eeal Ihe Infanl republic. The document Is follows : To Mr. Pulitzer. Proprietor of the N York World : At Ihe request of your e irapondenl wo luke pleasure In unswerl the following eiuestloir , "Would you I Cuba accept autonomy , even If guarantc by the I'nlled Stale- . " ? " In no form whatever. We cannot adr autonomy or any solullou tmu preMippo.- the cnnllmmneo of the wovcreliMfty of Spa Our enrnesl conviction Is Unit Spain 1 * : ( tillable of governing Cuba and thai t Island of Culm e > annot enjoy u normal civilized life under Spanish authority , matter what form mich authority in Hike. Our lileal.s and asplr.itlonH nf Cubans have alwayw heen absolute Inc pe-ndence lo see e'uba In fact a democra ri'pnbllc. To realize this tlio Cubans In up arum In IMS ami again in UK , and woi take them up a hundicu tlme.s more If were necessary. UnlcHH Indepondeliee Is ne-lileved there e never ho permanent peace ? In the Island Cuba. That there nhiill be' no doubt whi ( iver upon this subject , we have wrllten our constitution the eleventh article , whl IH : "Any treaty wllh Spain musl bo ele liltelyhascd upon the absolute Independei : of Ihf l.sland of Cuba. " We are youra , wl the highest conslderiitlDii. MAXIMO OOMIiX SALVATOH CISN'nnos. .y. b. Wrllten nt Pagnmal , Sauctl I3splrl Janiiiiry 27. 1ST(7. ( ( Scaled with Iho Heal of Iho republic. ) This document represents thy wl h of the revolutionists. Since January 2 I was In the field with t liiitirgcnt urmlrri In the three provinces 1'Iimr del Hlo ( past of the trociia ) . , Havana a Sanln Clara. I Interviewed all Ihe prlncii leaders and talked familiarly wllh tlie ra and llhi of the rebel army. All are In i cord. The Insurgents were fully prspat In receive the dcllnlt" Information. Mlnlsl ] > upuy do Lomu had Infoniicsl Sscrota Olncy of Spain's wlllliigi-.cMs to grant ante omy ( o Cuba and lo guarantee the eamo the Cubans by treaty with HID United Slali who would act as friendly arbitrator. The proposition was a tempting one to t Cubans In arms who have worrl out two year * of uphill war agalt tremendous odds , but their rcfui Is concise , positive and final. moans Iho Cubans feel Ihelr power. 1I < liberty la their aim. On a basis ot Into dependence the Cuban revolutionists are e , posed to make great sacrifices to secure psai Tiny refuse autonomy , but they unlvprea favor the purchuao of their Independence. year ago Spain would consider no rolutlon thu war save Spanluh victory by force arms. At that time ) the Cubans , throu their ficnoral-ln-cilef. ) ojcpresaL-d their wl Ingness to purchase Independence. They ni rene\v Ihelr former offer , although tholr r I'lUon ' has slroiiEthciied In the p.ist ye-ar a Spain's dominion has weakened. Cub ; proposition Is as fullr.uti : CUHA'S PllOl'OSlTION. vTM ' ' .lVI"t" > r'I'ro"rleor . , | of Ul ° N < York \\orld ! At Ihe request of your re responde'iit wn lake. gri > nt plc-avuro In n BwerlmIho followliur questions : "Do you bollovp Hint the war ran ended on the bawls of Independence , the payment of an Inde-innllj by Cuba Hpaln. with HID United Stairs as all On Iho basis of Independence II will possible lo ruler Into m'SotlulleiMs. The should provide for the evacuation of t Inland by Hie Hpiinlsh and for 'ermi fuluro recognition by Hiwiln of the. re ri'puldln of Cuba. We bellew there t = bou IMI Included nn indemnity to bu paid Siui In any reasonableamount. . Thin wiui'd ' lie mil able , practicable and Jn t lo nil. ill If doneIt vhouM be dona aa Bonn ns p- ' Plble. it done nulcKly II would prevent tl further load of blood unJ ot money , ai It would save the economic resources the people who have- sworn lo thecoi pleto destruction of the Island before th will submit anew to the domination Spain. Knch < lny that tuispes causes fre destruction anel brines new wounds. So the producing capacity or the country w bo destroyed. Cuba can pay less as tlme > passes , n only because each moment nhe earns lei but It will be Increasingly dllllcull for h lo fulfill the stipulations nnd agrecmeii she IH now nlilo lo make The Indemnl lo Spain .should take the form of the n kriowlcdgmont and fcuantntco by Cuba a part of the dept already contracted Spain , or Iho puyine-nt of a sum of man to Spain. Wo would not deem It Inadvl ? able ? for the I'nllcd Stales lo Inlerve nrbllralor or to extend Its friendly e llces In the proposed nrgotlullons , provl Ing always Hint Ibe island of Cuba HII not sacrlllco thereby her own soverclgnl Wo ure yours In lhe > greulesl cons'elet tlon. MAXIMO GOMI-/ , Oeneral-ln-Chlrf of the Cuban Army SAhVATOS C1SNKUOS , y. b. Dati'd nnd se-a'cd ' with the seal of t republic * , January 27 , ISO" . CHANCE FOR INTERVENTION. Now Is offered to the government of t United States a really practicable means friendly Intorvenllon In Iho Interests both parties. If Spain can be persuaded accept a liberal number ot millions her el plcted treasury may bo filled and her crcc amundvd at the sole expense of quilling h banner from an Island already conscrvallvc known lo be lout to her dominion. On tin part , the Cubans will yield to Spain n much more than the value of Cuban propcrl which will otherwise certainly be destroy should the war continue. They can affo to pay a very large amount , and I am In position to state they will not do so. Cuba w accept any peaceable means laid down the United States that will secure their I dependence. The refusal of autonomy by Ihe revel tlonlsts , Iho tmposiiblllly of forcing 11 up them , the fact that neither Spain nor Cu can terminate the struggle by force of am Mid Ihe fact that thii ? war Is a war on prc erty to Its complete dsstrucllon , all pol lo purchase as being the only feasible w of bringing about poacb. At present 11 mirci than one-fourth of the Interests of t Island have been destroyed. Enough pi diiclng power remains to purchase its o\ \ salvation. Cuba will save the bulk of her I tcrcsts Intact and will he free , while t government of Iho United States unolllclal empowered to act as arbitrator will have t credit of tcrnilnallng a.slruggle delrlmeni to ita own Interests. ( Signed ) SYLVESTER SCOVEL i. nn st'iiJifrs filh i7i-snx.\Ti : < i Olney leccclvcM III * Tclejirnin anil It lillcM , AxkliiK Him In Delay. NEW YORK. Feb. 23. A dispatch to t World from Washington says : Fitzhu Leo , consul general of the United States Havana , has resigned , but has been i quested to remain at his post for a timei least. The following cablegram was tl miming received at the State department "HAVANA , Feb. M. Secretary of Sta My resignation mailed per steamer. "LEE.1 Secretary Olney replied to this linmei atcly , urging General Leo to withhold 1 resignation until something could bu do and declaring that his retirement at tl tlmo and In such a manner "would cause n lold trouble. " After sending his dispatch Secretary Oln hurried over to the white house with Gc eral Leo's telegram In his pocket a talked over the situation with Preside Cleveland for nearly an hour before tether other members of Iho cabinet arrived allcnd Iho rcRUlar meeting. The preside fully approved of Mr. Olney's action In i eiuesting Gcnejral Lee to withdraw his resi nation for the present. The matter w then laid 1 cforo the cabinet. HAVANA , Feb. 23. The Associated pn tJDiTttSftonrtdnt saw Co"n2Ul atfiieraF"Lee tl evening for the fourth time today. Then : G. Alvord , c&rrcspondent of the New Yr World , was present at the tliua. Gene Leo was InlcrvIowcU. General Lee was served until shown cablegrams explalnl Iho dispatcher received in New Yorjc re tivo to his reported resignation. He Hi said : "I will resign If not sustained by t State department when I have received answer. The epiestlon at Issue was not t death of Ruiz , bill related lo Charlts Frai lln Scotl , who was thirteen days Incommu cado. I asked lhal ho bo placed commii : caelo Immediately. Scott la already co munloado. and tbd question has lost Us I porlance. " nillKOII ( iriMVH llclllcONC. WASHINGTON , Feb. 23. Hcpresenlall Gibson of Tennessee , loday Inlroduced a jo resolution directing the president to dema of the Sjuiilsh authorities in Cuba th < ! Imn dlato rcelorullon lo liberty of every Amerlc citizen , native born or naturalized , now I prisoned by them In the island of Cuba , a thai In fuprorl of Unit demand the preside Is authorized and directed lo accompany by the prci'cnco of a sufficient nuinbar UnitedStales ( ships ot war lo make tl demand good , and If it is not granted will twenty-tour liouw that the city of Hava and If need be , other ports of Cuba , blcc'.caded , until U Is compiled with and American rllb.ens elcllvered lo Hie comma der of our war ships. ( iiuie-.io : oimiiun : TO IVITIIDHAA I'iMVei-s Said to Have ISHIICI ! an I'll inaliiiii < u ( ieiirxe'N Coveriiinciil. VIENNA , Feb. 23. A clU-patch to t Neuo Frei Press from Athens says that t great powers huvo requested Greece lo wit draw her forces from Ihe Island of Cre within twenty-four hours. HOME. Feb. 23. Austria and Russia ha subnillled to Die powers a proposal loukl to the autonomy of Crete , which , It h au gcsted , should ho made subject to a mini mous icsolntlon lo be cominiilcatcd to Tt key and Greece. LONDON. Feb. 23. Tlie parliamentary rctary for Hie foreign olllce. Georga N. Ci zen , read illcpatcluti In the Hnupo of L'oi inuiis today from the lirlllsh ronsu's a I Cam confirming the announcement made Ihat i armistice of one week had been nrrang between the Mussulmans nnd Christiana Scllncvs , Island of Crete , at the limtanco the IlritUh. Italian and Russian consul ? . CANEA , Feb. 23. Evening Desultory f Ing Is going on between the In.siirgonts st tinned along the heights nf Silda and t Turkish outposlH. Tlio Turkish nion-or-w throw a few ebi'lls in Iho direction of t Invwrjjentu. No damage was elom. ituonr.s TiiTS"viTxiss STAM SII.VM He SIM-H No nilfereiiee Itctuci CIIHCM of Crete mid TriiiiHvnnl. LONDON , Feb. ; 23.Tho committee a pointed by Parliament to Inquire Into tl Transvaal raid resumed its Eosfilon todj In Westminster hall. Dr. Loamler P. Jan : BOH. leader ot the expedition , appeared fi the ( list time. The Prlnco nf Wales , on ci terlng tin ; hall shook 'hands with Colon Cecil llhodr-8. Whrn Ihe proceedings opened ( Veil Jlhodi was icealk'd and questioned by Sir He-ill Cainpbcll-U.inncrman. o nu-mbcr of the lu Roseberry cabinet. The only interest In tl cross-examination was aroused by a slat ment from Colonel Rhodes that ho did in see any difference ) between the cases i Crelo and Transvaal , "except lhal U Crc-lans. who have Iho popular sympathy i England , are foreigners claiming civil right whereas In Ihe Transvaal It was our com Irymcn who wore Keeking rlvll rights , " Replying to Sydney C. lliulon , late \inJe secretary of state for the rajonlca. Colon Rholos rolici'HiP.1 his statement that tl Hgltutlon at Johannesburg would contliu until popular rights wcro granted to the li habitants , It was liuposilblo that u sina minority of bughcrs should govern the mi jurlty of nc\vcomrr . Colonel Rhodes ah ntntevl that the rlmrgunImpasol by U Tr.inavnal KQvornmcut upon milling rcndcre thu rcor rrefn uonpayahlu. it lii Diuim r , QLADSTONE. Mh h. , IVb. s ? - A Idli-zai from the noithne-jtl U inghiK bcio and feai ar . ritertalucd for Ihe lUhcriiKli on il buy , ovtp twelve Inches of HIIOW hi In twvnly-/ouf houcu , FRIENDS OF WHITE 1IETA Silver Senators and Representatives Sci Forth an Address. RALLYING CRY FOR THE ORGANIZATIC National Convention tit lie Hold fi the I'nriMiHC of MnUliiK 11 1'rei- iiiinuliiiiientii nil ' ( he Money ( li WASHINGTON , Feb. 23. The followli address was Issued today by the silver sealers alors and representatives , as the result a meeting held at Senator Teller's hou last night for the organization of the sllv republican party : To the Silver Republicans of the Unit atntcs : Tlicro couul not hiivo been u be tor Illustration of Iho great Inw by wh' ' < In governments ihu rise , progress HI decline ! of parlies lire determined thiin th nffordod by recent and present politic developments In tbo United State * . Poll pruclli'ul Instruments f cul parlies ure executing the ) will of the ticoples In rospc to principles nnd policies or governmei should represent and i They , therefore , Hpond lo public ! opinion In Its attitude t ward the problems which tliu experience Iho nation from llmo lo llmu brings fe ward for solullou. H Is not parlies In make Issues , but It Is issues that ma parties. , . For years events have been forcing up lite country , with over-Increasing dellnll ness and emphasis , the necessity of refot lu our monetary syslem , as respects bo the coinage or nielalllc money and I regulation and conlrol or credit eurrene Under stress of experience and conseaue Invesllgullon , opinions have bein gradual eryslalilzlng. In this process Ihe I.ne cleavage has paid little regard to pro' ounly exlHllug parly demarcations , and I day Iho most careless observer cannot fi to see that the ) gtntus of the nation approaching n settlement of tilts monici ous controversy through the agency Ihe polilU-nl Insliuments now being- las loneel lo Its hand. In the Irslory of these formative even the. ' so-called sliver republicans have Ink discharged a lie a'l Important part and essnry function. In doing so Ihey have n surroneleix'd ihelr convictions on curtn other great principles of political ceo omy and gove rntneiil ; but they rcallz that those principles are not capable suce'cssful application under present me clary conditions. They believe , therefore , ' that the adcqua treatment of all other Issues must uw ; the correct decision of the dominant o Ihus presented. In this spirit they co-c I-ruled with the orgunlzt-d lorccs of blmuti llsni In the lust campaign. Every oem lion of patriotism and expcdkncy seems counsel a continuation of , that policy. Silver republicans believe themselves bu In harmony wllh the original spirit the old republican party , and they ola a property In Its great names and , glorlo traditions , juslllicel by the splendid set Ices , and sanctified by the sacred memorl of the tliru ! when Unit party embodied I Aspirations and spoke the purposes of I great mat-sod of Iho American poop ' 1 hat party was born In answer to the c for a champion of liberty. Hs early wor were words of comforl and assurance Ihe oppressed. Us great deeds , by which will hereafter live In history , were dec of patriotism. Its policies propose nbo all Ihlngs to bold dear the safely a welfare of the American people as agali : Iho rest of Ihe world. TYRANNOUS MONEY SYSTKM. Ther silver republicans cannel forgot th historians cannot today follow Ihosov have usurped Ihe domination ot that pat Inlo a sh.imtirss abandonment of Aina can Interesls and tyranny of an all money system. They believe the duty the hour demands that they mulntn their- Identity and perfect .ihclr organlz Hon. Circumstances have sometimes In t past thrust upon the undc-rslgncdi rcspon : bllltlos on behalf of sliver republicans will In Ihe absence of formal organization i have felt warranted In assuming. Ituccnti moreover , we have been receiving a vn nuinbeV of anxious Incjulrlcs from varlo parts of the country upon Ihe quest ! of party policy and request ng us lo gl some dellnlto direction lliercto. The communlcallons exhlbil a surprising1 , in gratifying unanimity In sentiment u : plan. Responding to these earnest suggestlor and ul the sumo lime ) expressing our ov delibe-ralti op'.nlon , we urge upon Iho s ver republicans of tliu United Slates , a : upon all citizens of whatsoever pruvlo parly a."soclalloii who are willing to c operate with us In political action un the great monetary issue Is setlled , a : settled right , that Immetllato steps taken lo perfect organ zatlons In the va ous stales ami lerrltories to the end th thereafter a national convention may held for the purpose of making an autno tallve pronunclnimnlo to the counlry ai effecting a national organization. AH seas as possible each of Ihe states and ter lories should de-slpTiale a member of I provisional national commllleu of the .s ver national republican party , which col mllteo will haye ; charge of Ihe calling1 the natlon.it convention , and of all mr ters preliminary thereto. Meantime1 , \ have taken the liberty of naming He Charles A. Townc of Minnesota an dial man of salel provisional national comin tee , whose olllelal address for the pro ent will be the cltof Washington , HI to whom all communications should Tli'c provisional national committee liereby calk-el to meet In executive ) sc slon at tbe city of Chicago , nl a place be seasonably announced by Iho cha'rma ' on Tuesday , the- tub day of June , 1SI7. ! Done at the city of Washington Hi i2d day of I'Vbruary , 1SU7 , Iho nnnlversa of Iho birth of "Tho First American whoso llfo was a sublime ) example patriotism , and whoso precept , placing du to country above and beyond all parly o llgution. is a deathless watchword of p llllciil liberty. liberty.II. II. M. THU.ER , FRliD T. millOIS , KUAN'1C J. CANNON , U. K. I'KTTKWKW , 1KK MANThB , JOHN I' . JON US , CIIAIll-US A. TOWNB. CIIARKKS S. HARTMAN , JOHN K. S1IOKROTII , S 13. AM JON , KIKiAR K. WILSON. M'KIM.KY IH SO 1113 IH'lTMIlOV Will \nt lie Allmved tei llccell X'Ultni'H llefore | | u > liiiiimnriitlnii , CANTON , Feb. 23. The Instructions of tl attending physlcla-n at the McK'Inley rca denco that no one shall eeo the iirealden elect except members ot his household ai these who como on special Invitation ni beliiR Blrlcily adhered lo. Dr. Phillips , whe ho called tills uioriilng , found his patient bi llttlo better than yesterday and no more 1 condition to rccdvo visitors than a wee ago. It Is bollovoil iho conferences ho he ! last week and Sunday wcro too great a to upon him and he I : today mitfcrlng a sllgl tcliipse. Thv physician still maintains llu tluTO Is nothing ; apprehensive in Major Mi Kinley'c Mateof health anil that ho will I fully able to go \Yushln8ton on next Met day. "Only absolute rest nnd freedimi froi olllelc ; or other cares \v'H leave him stron enough for Iho coming ceremonies. Wo wat to Inaugural ! ) a well man on March 1 an uo will do rn and there need bo no fear I that direction. " Among the morning callers t the bom v.aa ox-b'onator .Sabln of Stlllwater , Mini lie was accompanied by cx-CongrcKsman i 1 > . Snider of Minneapolis. MHMIKiA.N | | ii'l III.ICA.VS fOXVH.M CaiidldnleH fur Siiii'enie | .Indue nn Itcuenl Are .V inn I nn led. DETItOlT , Kcb , 23. Over 1.000 delegate were present when Chairman Kerry rnppc the ktate republican convention to orde called to namlnato a Justice ot the suprcii court and two rcKt-'iitt , of the university. After a congratululory aJclrefs and e : hortlng a reaninnatlon of the St. Ioul platform Chairman i'erry Inlroduced ( Jcner , It. A. AlKvr BS tumporary chairman , li urged MIchlKan republicans to srt tuc pat and mark the rule for tomliiK election Michigan , ealil Mr Altcr. ; ihould shoA(1 ( : nation that U still stand * where ) It ttoo last fall and let It be kuowu that U always patriotic , always , honesH anel alwa bound to keep Its promises. After a report ot the cbnlmUtcc on ci dcntlala this morning , the resolutions col mlttee reported brfly'c' ! > nRratJilallng t country on the vlctoryi 6f I4st Novcmbi rcamrmlns the last national platform a nspcrtlng that the trlfimph bf republic prlncIplcD 'will restore ' .tlio conntry to th condition of prorpcrlly Svhlch has alwa resulled from rcpilbllcflu eupremocy. T reaolullona aba commend the present eta administration. ; Judge Long ot tno supreme court was r nominated by acclamation , as was alto A J. Cocker anel Joseph H > MrLaughlln f regents of the University 'it Michigan. I'Ol'UUSTS 1IM CIC Ti(5ISI.ATIO Votewlllt the lleiinl > lleuiK mill I'r vt-iil I'roKroHH on I'nrly McnnuroM. riBUUE , S. D. , Feb. 23. ( Special Tel gram. ) The senate work today consisted consideration of committed reports and co rldorallon ot the educational bill In the cot mltteo ot the whole. The house waa Iho storm center toda First was a HUccesstul effort to get equal su frago out of general orJeirs and place It regular order , where It goes at the foot senate bills for third redding. The no move was for the appointment of a slftli commllteo to revise the calendar for cai day and designate which bills should I taken up first. This was defeated , but Is t for reconsideration tomorrow.Next w ; the bill crcaUng the ofllco of Insurance cor mlssloncr , which was finally laid to Its Ion final rest. This was followed by IntroJu tlon of bllla tor the removal of Iho caplte consolidation ot county schools , bridge at general funds Into general funds , appropi atlng money for deficiency for'railroad cov mission , to appropriate money for extra woi of state's attorney In prosecution of W. \ Taylor , to repeal tha gross earnings tax la for railroads , telegraph and telephone line to prevent the employment of minors i telegraph opcratots and to provide for tl appointment ot a commission to compile tl school laws. The house ) session was a contest for cvoi point from start to finish , , with three or foi fuslonists voting with thu republicans e every measure nnd carrying every point. Tl populists will hold anolhcr caucus lonlgl and again attempt to gel together on tl question of apportionment and on a 'bill ' reorganize the Board of Charities and Co rectlons , which will come with It , and tl appcintnionl of the heads of all the penal at charllablo 'Institutions. Miteliell IN Wllllitw tn Wltliilrniv , SALEM , ' Oro. , Feb. 23. 'Senator Mltche has written a letter stating his wllllngne to withdraw from the senatorial contest trdcr that a republican ' senator may 1 elected. t IlIVKHS AUK STIMiOff T1IR IMS ! Water < ! e tln r Itaiilillf lllisln-r In tl Streams In Fliioled | Dlhtrletx. CINCINNATI , O. , Feii. 33. Last night , the absence ot newsor , tb. ) great cloudbui it Iho headwaters of the Monougahela , i one dreamed the river hero would reach maximum of over ntty-flvoi feet. Oplulo changed today , when It vas learned that flood In the Allegheny was coming dev Just late enough to pile Ini on that of I : Monongahela. Tonight 'tho signal servl observer predicts that sixty feet will reached at Cincinnati by ! lomorrow. 3 o'clock lonlght Ihe slr.ije lacro-was fifly-fo feet , ' three inches , a rise of three feet twelve hours , or three , Inches per hot Reports tonight from points ab.ovo ehc rapid rises from Pltfs'jurg.to Cincinnati , negro , named Abe Hcedj-i 'rcported. drown at Louisville , and Jonas Tyrfe 'met ' the Bar fate nearjJlanhcyYlllc , Ky. ITiql dama ' ' grai- ' > i to' prqppi'iy Is VeVy ' ; - > CHARLESTON.'W. Va. ; Feb. SS. Thc riv hc'ro is forly feet and rising , and all of t : .lower part of the city ban been under wat since S ) o'clock. The Kanawha and E rivers are rising , and there is now c\ deuce that great suffering1 among the low classes will follow the receding of t ! waters. CINCINNATI , Fob. 23. The rain h ceased and the temperature has fallen un light ice has formed. Thcua condlllono , conlinued , will do nuiqli toward IcBjenli the height of the Inevitable .Ohio river Ihio At 1) ) o'clock this morning the river li : reached fifty-one feet , foil)1 ) 'Inches , and w rising at ths rale of four Inches an hot If this rate continues the walcr will i running Into the Grand Central depot by p. m. Specials to the Times-Star show contlnu rU'Ing ' waters above Iho City. At Pomeri the water Is forty-flvo feet ; and rising to Inches an hour. Fifty fcpt'.wlll bring it In the business houses. At ; Maysvllle , Ky. , Ls rising six inches an 'hour , at Hlpley , C four Indira an lour. : LOUISVILLE , Feb. .23. Special telcgran to the Times from out in ; the state imllea a largs damage lo farm lands along KII. crooks , and property along tlfe Kentucky rlv Is threatened with serious damage , the wat Using rapidly. VERSAILLES , Ky. , Feb. 23. The H. N. & B. pastenger train vjhlch left here at o'clock last night did not' arrive at lllc : mom ! until this morning , on account of Ian slides at Valleyvlow caused by the lloo No trains cun got through tomorrow. At Corbln , Ky. , two-thirds of the tow Is under vatcr and about thirty fnnilll have been driven from their homes. TV of iho three bridges across" Lynn creek u : washed away and the other Is badly il n aged. At Catlcttsburg , Ky. , the Ohio rlvi registers f > 2 feet C Inchce and Is rising thn and a half Inches per houK The lower ei of the towr Is nearly covered with wati and a few inches will pat the- water In tl Front street business house's. The u : Sandy river reached forty feet , the hlgho for tv.only-two years , but lias begun fallli : slowly. I'lTTSIlURQ , Feb. 23. The continued rail along Iho Monongatiola and Alleghany vallc ; promlt'o ' to rauHe a flood horn greater tlu any since 1S9I. All the mills along tl Monongahela and Alleldiany rivers Inu br-cn forced to close down and the Pllti burg & Lake Krlo. I'lttsburg & Wosteri and I'ltlsburg , McICocsp'urt & Vouehloulicn railroads arc submerged. DUULAUKS ANTI-'l'Ill'S'l' ' LAW VOII liitllcliiieiil uf Slandnrd 'Oil I nlVnco l''all T irniiKli , DALLAS , Tex. , Feb. 23i In Iho Unite Slates district court Judg ' Charles Swayi declared the Texas anti-tryst law imcon.st tutlonal. It was under this law that Rocki feller , Flaeler nnd other Standard Oil ma ( nates were Indicted at Whca. The Indlc ments led lo a demand on Governor Flowe for the arrcsi of Uie'mllllonnlrey. The ogei of iho Standard Oil company at Waco was ui re.stcd and convicted. Tliercaco came befoi Iho United States court hero on appllcatlo for habeas corpus 'The elate will take tl ) case to the United SUtes supreme cour The judfio dcclareo that the law restricts tli llbarty of a citizen. < Alie ! YnU'H IH llouiiil Over , SIIRIUDAN , Wyo , , Feb. 23. ( Speclal.- ) Abe Yates of I'arkham , t arrested on th charge of eloping with the wife of 11. I Campbell , has been given n hearing bcfor ludgo Huutlnglon of ) 'arkham and boun over to the dlotrict court.The affair ha been investigated bytjie county attornej who found that Valeit ; . when he eloped wit Mrs. Campbell , took .with him seven of th children In Ihe family ; that the complain igalnst , him was defective In several wayi ind that the expense to the county c keeping him until ho could be tried In com would bo considerable , and decided to re lease him and withdraw further proceeding llullilliiK flonui for Veriiillllnn , " VnRMILLION , . I ) . . Febi'23. ( Special.- ) Vennllllon U about jo have a boom In bulh : Ing. riar.8 and epecifloatlona an belli Jrawn for a block. fit three brick building an whet la known . the Austin corner , whll a new llucc-tory brlek U bnlng planned fc inoth.T i rllon of tbo city. 1'laiu ure a In being made for the butldlnc of .a dozen c more dwclline houses as eoon aa tprlag pn : APPROPRIAHON BILLS READ House CommiUco Has IU Work on The Practically Oomploto , BUDGET ALL PREPARED FOR INSPECTIO AM Soon an ( In * Clerk Can Tnliiilnt ( he KIMIIM Hie l lir lUllx Will He rrfxoutcil ( or CoMNldcrnllon. . i ' LINCOLN , Keb. 23. ( Special Telegram. ) The blfi npiiroprlntlon bills nro practical' made up ami will bo ready for Introiluctlc wllhln the next forty-eight hours. The wa ; and means committee hold Us final sepsle tonight nt the Llndell hotel and the cat mates were turned over to the clerk who wl draft the formal bills. There will bo two i these bills , one covering the salaries and tl other for the maintenance of the istate lust tutlona. In the salary bill the kulfo has bet used unflinchingly , and as a result the state salaried employed nro bowed down bcneal a wel.ht of grief , touching to contcmplat In the general appropriation bill large sa1 Ings have been made. A reduction of $50 000 has been made In the one Item of boai and clothing alone. The Mllford Soldiers' Home Is doome * unless the citizens of that place raise tl funds to purchase the buildings anil groum occupied by the Institution. The ways an means committee flatly refuses to make an appioprlatlon to purchase the property. Mllford's pcoplo will donate the bulldlni and grounds to the state there Is n poss blllty that the Institution will bo continued. At the meeting tonight of the commute on finance , ways and means , Governor Ho comb appeared and spoke In favor of n appropriation of $15,000 for a Nebraska c : hlhlt at the Tennessee Centennial exposition which opens May next at Nashville , J. Hutlcr of Lincoln , Joseph Oberfeldcr of Sl < ney and Or. Fall of ncatrlcc were also pre cnt. Mr. IJutler addressed the committee i length , saying that should the Transmlssl : slppl Imposition 1)111 be defeated he woul not bo In favor of any appropriation for tl Tennessee enterprise. The committee spci the whole evening considering this matti and will await the action of the house hi fore making any report on the subject. The total amount named In the npproprli lion bills for new buildings Is $100,000. Th will include the new Hull of Mechanic An at the university , the new wing for the As ] Inni for Incurable Insane at Hastings an the new dormitory for the State Nornu school at Pern. LOOKING INTO MOORE'S AFFAIRS. The house subcommittee appointed I Speaker Gaflln to report on the shortages i ex-Treaourer Hartley and ex-Auditor Mooi held a meeting tonight at the rooms of He ) resentatlvo Hull. The committee comprise Hull of Harlan , Gcrdcs at Richardson an Iliirkclt of Lancaster. They went over tli matter carefully and decided to report suggjstlon for a permanent committee t enter more fully Into the details. Tome ; row morning they will meet with Attornc General Smyth , after which another con mltteo meeting will be held and a rcpoi made to this house tomorrow afternoon. Sen ! tor Bcal of the senate subcommittee mi tonight with the house committee- Hull rooms. Deputy Attorney General Ed P. Smith sal this evening that no papers had been flic today In the Moore case. They haves bcc prepared , however , and arc all" ready "to fl tomorroxv. .ThR papers arc of a crlmini character , "and'kllhcugh Mr. Smith would ni show them before filing , they will doubllei charge the ox-auditor with embezzlement < come kindred offense. This Indicates th ! the bondsmen of Moore have been unable I ralso the deficiency of $23,000 and that U attorney general haa refused to settle on tl basis of $500 a month , to bo paid from tl receipts of the Colorado mine of which Mooi owns one-third. Attorney Willis B. Reed < Madison , who hos \ > oii\ retained by Moor said tonight that he should leave for Sa Antonio , Tex. , on Thursday at the late : and might go tomorrow. Ho anticipate criminal proceedings to be commenced agalm his client tomorrow by the attorney genera The paperu will bo filed In the district coui of Lancaster county , RECOUNT COMMISSION STILL UNKNOW Governor Holcomb has not yet made pnl lie the ramcs of the commissioners selects to recount the votes cast for the constlti tloi-al amendments. Ho declines to gl\ them to the press until ho has communicate with , the appointees and learned whether t not they will accept. At least one- the goi ernor had In mind has declined. W. A Recs of Norfolk , having decided that he dl not care to act. J. J. Mahoney of Omaha llkoly to bo made a in cm bar , IIo has bee well presented to the governor. The goi ernor signed tho- recount bill , house roll Ni 5. on Saturday lest. On that very da Secretary of State Porter sent out circuit ! letters to every county clerk In the stal demanding that the poll books and ballots 1 immediately sent in to him. Ballots at already coming In from many counties. Th clerks of Phelps. Johnson , Franklin , Hn Ian , Hitchcock , Washington , Holt , Flllmon Polk , Colfax , Hamilton , Mcrrlck , Saunden Thomas , Hooker , Otce ai.it Buffalo countlc have responded to the notice. Thp work e counting the ballots Is expected to bo undc way by Friday. COI.Dlt HI ) ICMCIITN ThiMl'I'AII MHIVI Organize a fJrniul Commander,1 ivlt ! Thirty Stalex ItcprcHenlcil. ST. LOUIS , Feb. 23. The colored Knight Templar coinmanderles of the United State have organized a grand commandory In SI Ivouls. Delegates from seven districts wer present and over thirty states wore repre scnted. Permanent organization was offectci by the election of the following olllccrs : C W. Prentice , Missouri , grand master ; Osca Harrla , Kansas , deputy grand master ; S , I. Willis , Illinois , grand generalissimo ; J. I. Adama , Michigan , grand captain general Early Lawrence , grand prelate ; J. S. Murray Illinois , grand fen lor warden ; A. J. Smltli Kansas , grand junior warden ; 11. S. Harris Illinois , treasurer ; O. M. Wood , Missouri grand recorder ; J. M. Willis , Michigan , grani standard bearer ; W. M. Klmbro , Texas , swori bearer ; II. II. Jones , Missouri , grand warden Troops \ViinIed In AliixUfi. CHICAGO , Feb. 23.1311 A. Gage. ton n Lynmn J. Oage , mid nn employe of th North American TranpportaUoii and Trad Ing company , who him juai returned Iror the Alaskan gold nc'il , Is on hln wiy t Washington with dispatches from the e-om imiiy , gutting forth the urgent needs of th district and asking that troop * bo ntii Honed throughout the newer districts t protect life and property from the then KuinlH of cleHiierato chuructorH who are s.ili to lie swarming over the wild regions li of told. search _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ! . < < Out of .lull oil lloiulH. RAWLINS , Wyo. , Feb. 23. ( Special Tele ; ram. ) A syndicate bond furnished for E 1' . Burke , mayor and ex-clerk of court , wlr ias been In jail for the past two months 01 i charge of forgery was approved Saturda ; - veiling by the present dork of court. Burki left quietly Sunday morning , going west Fho matter was hushed up and It U no generally known now that he has gone. llelmimUol III tin * llenl. NEW YOUK. Feb. 23. Regarding the re lort from Louisville rhat Augustus Bclmon t Co. have agreed to finance a consollda lion of the Kentucky distillers to the amoun 3f $15.000,000 , a representative of that flrn said today : "Thla U false. There Is ab < lolutely no foundation-for such a report. " Mm. needier ( iriuliiully Sinking ; . STAMFORD , Conn. , Fob , 23. Mrs. Henrj Ward liceclier hut rallied from her extreme prostration of last evening , hut U weaker she passed the night aa comfortably aa couk bo expected , but falls noticeably after cacl recurring attack , ( .router Portion of the &Wn H ported to Have U"f f MINNEAPOLIS , Feb. 13. JgMate tel gram from Mllbnnk , S. ti.mZZM that tl greater portion of the bud W section i the place burned at 11 o' RjjnonlRht. N particulars. f COLM1HUS , Neb. . H Mn. ( Special. ) A dwelling house In O Htddlttoii bcloni Ing to Mrs. Abel CiH vas totally d Btroycd by flro last nlgnW No alarm wi turned In , as tbo building was at least halt mile from the nearest fire plim. family named Dollnskl. who lived In tl house , managed lo save their houschol effects. Loss , about $100 ; no Insurance. ROCK RAPIDS. la. , Feb. S3. ( Sped Telegram. ) The oldest dwelling house town was destroyed by fire this morning 10 o'clock. Fire started from a chltnue The house was built In 1S72 , nnd was outale the reach of the flro department. Los $1.600 ; partially Insured. IDAHO wu.b nn iTiTpunsKNTHi I'rlvnd * CltlrotiN Will Halxe Fmiil Kvcll If I.euNllKiire HneM Niillilnur. UOISE , Idaho , Feb. 2.1. ( Special Tele gram. ) The Transmtsslsslppl Exposltlo committee , headed by President Wattle ; will arrive In llolse tomorrow. Today Go\ crnor Stcunenberg sent a special mctts.ii ; to the legislature calling allenllun lo th visit of the committee and adding : "I am Informed thai one of Ihe desires c the visiting delegation Is lo present th alms and objects of Ihe exposition to th present session of the legislature , nnd would respectfully recommend that a Join session for this purpose ho arranged fc tomorrow afternoon or evening. ThU coin tesy has already been extended the dlf tlngulshed visitors by the legislatures t the states of Colorado. Wyoming and Mor tana , and 1 have no doubt you will cheei fully accord them this favor. " Conference committees wcro appointed t arrange a Joint session for the reception e HID committee. The proposed exposition hu been talked and written up a great dec here for some time , and no little Intercs haa been aroused. Il i * not known whclhe the legUlaluro will make an approprlallot but slrong Influences are at work wllh tha end In view. It may be said , however , thn Idaho will be well represented at Omahr even though the legislature docs notlilm as private cltlzcn.i will raise funds sum clcnt to install a creditable exhibit. NO TllOUIII.lC WITH Till : INDIAN ! Settlers Koar an Ontliroiilc nail Mill tin IN lleliili Held lu HemlliicHs. VIRGINIA. Feb. 23. Colonel Loud re cclved a dispatch from Adjutant Galuslu dated Ycrlngton , last night , slating that al was quiet there. Another message froi Governor Sadler was of tlie Fame tenoi Tlie militiamen were ordered to be In read ] ness lo assemble at the armories when Hum inotied. A special train , with the locomotlv Ilred up , was kept in waiting at the depo hero all night. The adjutant general will g to Iho fronl , fourteen miles beyond Yerlng Ion , loday. Snow In Ihe valley is two fee deep am ! the temperature is down lo 14 elc grccs above zero. H is said Ihat the Indian police at th reservation proved impotent to rcslraln Ihel dusky brethren from going on the wat path. Should the situation be found serlou by Adjutant Galusha tbe families of set tiers lu the valley will bo sent to the town of Yeringlon and Wabuska for protcctlor There Is no .wire between Yerlnston an Wabuska. which Is thirteen mile : from th latter point'and It Is fourteen miles trot there to iheAndlab. 'cvnp In ine mountain bordering Mason valley , making a roun trip of fifty-four miles to bo covered o horseback , by Adjulanf Galusha , aa a heav snow renders rapid Iran.ill uy any othe method impracticable. Until his return t Wabuska from the hostile : camp no reliabl news will bo obtainable. The number of Indians In the state 1 estimated at between r.,000 and 6,000 , 4,00 Plutes and 1,000 or more Washoes. Th number at Pyramid lake and Walker reset vatlon Is placed at 2,500. Normally ther are about 150 Plutes in Mason valley , an with these at the reservations the Iribe could master a formidable , well-armed fore In case of hostilities. The while population of Mason valley out side of Ihe towns of YerliiKton and Wabusk Is estimated at 800 , and dlspatehei : receive stated their lives and property are In jeep ardy. The Nevada guard comprises flv companies of Infantry and one battery o artillery. The Reno guard la equipped wit ! a Galling gun , but the artillery conipan ; has only two antiquated smooth-bore eight ecu-pound guns. In on emergency severa hundred volunteers could bo raised in a fc\ hours on the Coniftock of Ihe right materla to lake Ihe field , as.many ot them are ol Indian fighters and still hold a grudg against the Piutes for atrocities commlttei In 1SCO , during the war In Ilumboldt county II.YYIMi THOUIII.U WITH l'UI-3 They Arc lleiiiK Swlnilleil li Payment of AnniillleN. MUSCOGEE , I. T. , Feb. 23. William Batei a hacltman , brings a startling report froi Haydcn , the obscure postollles where th ? $830 , 000 payment was to be made by tlie govern mcnt to the Cherokee frccdnien. The paj ment should 1mvo begun last Thursday , bu has , nates alleges , been postponed from dn to day for nome unknown reason. In ad illtlon te > delay , the freedmen became enraged raged over alleged < > xtortloiihlch they at period was biing practical by Paymaiitti Dlxon's son and last night burned tliu temporary porary hotel occupied by Mr. I3lxon and hi clerks. Young Dlxon Is tire only uotar public on the ground and Bales alleges tha h ? charges the freedmen $3 for adinlnlaterlii the oath , whllo the lawful charge Is iuld t 1)0 ) 50 conls. There are several thousan pcoplo at Haydcn Interested In the paymen mid If BatcH' titory la true , there will un lonbtedly bo great trouble and perhaps blood shed , I3M > IOSI \ KII.I.S KIVKVOHK.MH. > I'MviOilierN SerloiiKly Injured liy III .Same ItliiNl. LOUISVILLE , Fob. 23. A special to th rimes from Murray , 'Ky. , sayu : A prema lure cxplcfllon of dynamite at a gravel pi it noon killed live negro laborera an wounded as many more , The dead are : TOM HULL. MAJOR GARDNER , WILLIAM MORRIS , WILL ORR. HARDY JACKSON. The names of the wounded are : Tom Guthrlc. Wash Tucker. Frank Harding. Jim Gardner. Rome Watterson. Two of the wounded will dlo , Part of Uevll'N Tinier Fall * . SUNDANCE , Wyo. , Fi'b. 23. ( Speclal.- V portion of the famed Devil's Tower , nea his pluco , has fallen from the main body o .ho tower , carrying with It thi ) ropea < tm adders by which the summit of the to we jas been reached the few times 11 has hcci icaled. The tower now presents a pro : lpltous front and will probably never b illmbcd again. MovellieiltH of lleean VeMitelx , Fell. 'M At New York Arrived Prussia , I'ron llainlairg. Sillied Sprou , for Urisinun ; Ho flc , for Liverpool , At ( i-lirnllur Arrived Columbia , fron New York. for Nailo | . At Movlllc A'rtjved-FutnuHiila , from NM Vork , for Ulnugow. At Hoatcm Arrived-I'avonlii , fioin Llv : irpool. At Hamburg HiUUd-l'erHlim , for N t Vork. At Jiremerhttven Arrived Wclrnur , fron ew York. Al LlvtrpoolArrived Uvphalonla , fror Dotton , DISCUSSING THE BILL Afternoon Spent on the Transmississlppi Special Order. HOUSE ON THE EXPOSITION MEASURE Taken Up by Oommittoo of thn WLolo Promptly on Time. OPPOSITION SHOWS ITSELF EARLY Winslow and Jenkins Maki a Fight ti Indefinitely Postpone. GAFFIN OFFERS HIS SUBSFITUTE BILL .Many Sieeelien Aliule on lloth S mill n lleeesH Taken Until Thin . loiMiltiB , When Hie 1'lnht Will Uuntlnue. LINCOLN , Fob. 23 , ( Special. ) The Trans , nils-slsiilppl Kxposltlon bill had been made a special order for 2:30 : thta afternoon and f-vorybody In Lincoln , natives and strangers \vlthln the Kates , was aware of the fact. IXIIIR before ; the hour set for the afler recess as- Kembly the gallery and tloor of the hoilso bewail to 1111 up. Notwithstanding a strin gent rule adopted by the house last week a pallid I lobbying In the hall of representa tives , O. IS. Goodoll went urouid among the members distributing strips cf green paper with warning admonitions written on them , all of different wording , hut of the same ) tenor opposition to the pending meamire. Olio of them bare the Inscription : "You are Hilling \vllh solid men and tender hearts when you vote $ .150,000 for the Trausmlssls- slppl Expofflllon. " Another bore the legend : "It's a dream. A sham. Vote what you plcaao , your money is lost and gone. The pcoplo of Nohraska cannot by any pooslbll- H1 ; make au exposition and go to It naked. " Wooster of Mcrrlck and Gaylord of Buf falo , who were to lead the opposition to the bill , looked worried. They had several short and hurried consultations.bcforo the house was rapped to order. At 2:15 : , the hour set for the special order , Speaker Gatlln directed Chief Cleric IJ-.igcr to call the roll. Ninety-two members an- tnvored present. Four petitions from Washington county wcro read , all In favor of liberal appropria tions for the exposition , and one from Scward county opposing the same. Speaker Gallln then announced that tlio hour for consideration of the special order In committee of the whole hud arrived , and Invited Hurkctt of Lancaster to the chair. Clerk Eager proceeded to read the original bill , appropriating $350,000 for the exposition , Fcction by section. Scclion 1 was passed over In tiilence. Sulton of Pawnco moved an amendment to section 2 , that the governor appoint six Instead of twelve directors. Wooster directed attention that whllo no objections wcro being made to the different , sections , lit wanted jt umlrratoad that the opponents would lee no rights. Chairman Hurkctt replied Hittl iio , ana.p. sujts'- . would bo takeui on anjvoue , J- " . Then Speaker Gallln , fremi his place on Iho floor , said that if the bill was read section by section and amended considerable t'lino would bo lost. IIo offered a subsliluto for the whole bill , appropriating $200,000. Chairman Hurkctt said that It would be aa wull to read Iho original bill ihrough without amendment and then take up GalUn's sub stitute. GAFFIN'S SUUS'IITUTR HILL. Pollard of Cass then called for the amend ments made by the commllioo on finance , ways and means and they were road. This dirt away with Button's amendment , which was withdrawn. On roncliishii of the reading - ing of the bill Gallln moved his substitute , as follows : Section 1. That the stntp of Nebraska take part In the TranHiiil.ssisHljinl and Iniornu- tloniil KxpoHltlon to be lii-lil In ejmalm lit IV.iS. us hereinafter provided. See. 2. Thnt the governor of I bo state oC Nelirntka be and he Is hereby authoily. < ! mil illreeted to appoint n Htate board of dlrvetors of twelve members , eonsl'itlnt ; of t\vo representative citizens from earn eon- nreHslon.il district for the purpose of carry ing out Hie provisions of tills not. See. : ! . Thill eneb member- said board of directors . - o iippolntril by the governor IIB provided In Hcollon 2 hereof Hlmll have and receive as full compeiiMit.'Jii for HervlceB us members of cald board the sum of XO per month and no more , and that the time for which they Hhrill dr.iw tueli monthly p.iy shall not exceed fifteen , mouths In Iho nswesuto for oae-h meinii'-r of said hoard. See. 4. That for the purpose nf assisting theHlute of Nebraska to ninlcii ii prcpe-r ! < tate exhibit In nald TraiiHnils ilFHlppI ami Interiiallonal Kxpoxltlon , to properly plnn , iidvertlse , Piirrv on , develop and rnmpleto the said Htato exhibit In until exposition .mil Iho erection of a hiiltnblo biiilillnK ! ! refer iinel for the purpose of paying the M'.ileH uf ouch of the members ofild Vend , aji- to . ' ilio aalarli-H polnted by the governor , p.'iy if all xupiTlntPiidontH niaii.uf. r 'inil cm- iloycs. together i lth nil other t-xpi u.se.i which In the opinion of slid 1 > oird may bu ni'ci-HHiiry to carry out ll'c ] inrpon of Ne braska's reirrncnlullon at this exposition , the sum of pjou.ion lie and tin- Mine IK hereby ippl'oprliitcil from the state lie.isnry out of iiliv fund not otherwise npproprl it , d. .Sec. 5. That wild board or Htate dlreetorH ippolntcil by the governor , IH herein pro vided shall art In cnnjune'lon with the lioaid of directors of the corpora'lon ' lncn\n IH the TraiiHinlHslstilppI and Internuloiial I0xio | , ltlon iiH.soelatlou , but the mon.-y liereby appropriated as provided In rein ihall 1)6 under the control nnd iiianiigeiivnt of Hald Htato board npiinli.'ed ! > y the gov ernor. Sec. C. It Hhall be the duly nf said board of directors HO appointed by tbe governor rill being notllled by tlm governor of their iippolntineiit to meet at tliu goveriiur'8 of- llcei in UK- city of Lincoln , lecclve from thr governor their eertllleateM of iipiiolntmeiit Hid organl'/.e by tin uli'utlon of n iiresldenl , k-lco presli'ent and secre'lary from ninonsr ihelr number as olllecrs of Hald bo.ird. Sue. 7. Thai milil sum of money or nH inueh ihereof as may be nci fhbary Khali lie Hid bccoimi avalliible fnr the purposn of carrying oul thn piuvl.slonn of this act , the making of said slate exhibit , the creel Ion if a Hiiltable biilldlng tin refer and all oilier things neccmary lo propeily plan , mlvor- llne , carry on. develop and complete mild itato exhibit from ami ufirr the tuklng ef fect of this net as herein piovldod , th.it U lo nay. that when paid mate boaul or a innjoilly thereof Hlmll duly certify to Iho { fivernnr of thci ctnte and attach lo wiie'h. I'ertlllcaten nn Itemized Hiateineiu on a uni form voucher , alnsted by the prf-nldtnt mil m'cretary of Raid hoard and n ; prove'l iy the governor In wrlllng the auditor of ) nccoiintK l hereby ii'ifhorized anil llreotcil to draw n wammt on the litn ( lre iHiir r to thn oidt-r of the person e'li- litlc'd therein as shown by tl.n itomt id Uateiripnt on the uniform voucher. Hei1. 8. The place of liuni ! < " < s of said board i ( dlrootorx after Itw ovgiul.atlon ! htm 11 lie in the city of Cinah . lii'lhr slalo of Ne braska , In Hutlahlt ! r.ioina provided by HUl-1 ttatei lion id , and It nlmll be the duty of tmlil iioanl lo keep a roinpii'tc and iletalleil rec- ird opnn lo public Inspection at all Uine.it af each and e-very ael rc p < i.-tlng the ex- icndlturo of said money , and tin Itemized statement of all expensi'H and Irdi-htednesa nenrrod. for wlial and with whom and tbo unoiint thereof. It shall alxu be the duty if cald bo.inl , liy KM prexideiu und xecro- tary , to inakii u jcpori to Ihn gnvernor jvery thirty days In writing of the iictn ind dolngii uf Bald board , an herein pro vided. Un the Kiiggeatlon of S'huldnn ol nawca Iho nulMitlUlto wan Urn read through entlro ind then dUpoxod of tetllon by uectlon. OPPOSITION' OPHNS ITS FIGHT. \ Vlntlnuof ( ! oper , on completion of the * reading of the hill , moved thai wlicn the ommlMi'e rote it report Hie hill buck for imH'flnlle poetpoucmont On tliln amciid- tucnt he modi ) a peorh. IIo said thn presii liad ahtmed llu nipnnrnlx | of the * bill , but lin wni proud to tay they hud Iho great counter to atand by what they thought