Tho Warrior Loses In His Unequal
Battlo with Death.
HE BREATHED HIS LAST 05 SATURDAY
Scruri at the Drat It-lied of tho Hero ol
the March to the Nea-To He Hurled
at SU l.ouU Fanrml
ArrantamenU.
IKAT!I COXO.UKKS THK YI7TKKAX.
Nkw York, Feb. 1ft. General Sher
man died at 1:50 p. in., Saturday after a
brave struggle for life. The improve
ment in his condition Friday, which
filled his many friends with -hope that
he would win the battle, gave way to
alarmingsymptoms which caused the at
tending physicians to announce that
the end was rapidly approaching. The
mcmtcrs of his family were hastily
summoned to his Itcdside and remained
with him to the end.
Tho General was unconscious for
some time lcfore death, lie dil not
sulTer any pain. His respirations grew
weaker and ceased entirely at 1:50. The
end came so easily that for a moment it
was not jossille to realize that he was
dead.
The watchers Iteside the bedside of
the dying hero refused to five up every
thread of hope until the last moment.
The famous patient had rallied so
many times since lie was taken ill that
his friends believed ho would again
keep death at bay. Kven when his
head sank perceptibly to the right side
and there was no respiration for fully a
minute, at Vl:" the physician, l)r.
Alexander, turned to Senator John
Sherman and said: ''lie is not dead;
he will breathe again." And the re
latives and friends alxmt the couch
drew a breath of relief. The doctor's
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prophecy was correct, for the great
warrior moved uneasily in less than a
minute ami he made a move as if to lift
his eyelids, btit for the first time his
strength had deserted him, and after a
feeble effort he sank wearily back upon
the pillow.
Dr. Alexander made two or three at
tempts to revive him, but did not suc
ceed, and although he did not communi
cate his Wlief to the niomlicrs of the j
family he expected the end and waited
for it to occur every moment.
He was unconscious all this time and
had been since 0:20 o'clock in the morn
ing", when he looked at his brother, the
Senator, and his children, and address
ing the former, said: '"There, there,
John, it's pretty hard; comfort the chil
dren." These words, so far as known,
were his last.
At 1 o'clock there was a movement on
the part of the dying warrior, as he
lay on his camp-bed in the center of
the Targe apartment where he has been
confined since last Sunday, and
a noise came from his lips as
if he was trying to speak. The
physician bent over hira, but the noise
had stopped. He said it was the mucus
on the lungs, and when it was heard a
few moments later the doctor said,
with his head on the grand old soldier's
breast: "The end is not far off."
For nearly half an hour there was no
movement on the part of the dying
man. About 1:45, about five minutes
before the end. there was just the sug
gestion of a movement of the General's
arm and a moan came from his lips.
The sound was like that of a man
attempting to speak, but changed to a
low gurgling noise. The physician in
the rm reached over and watched
the patient's face closely for a moment.
Then he turned to the weeping relatives
clustered -atHUit the couch and said
quietly: "The General is dead.
At the bedside were his son. P. T.
Sherman, his daughters, Rachel and
Lizzie. Lieutenant and Mrs. Fitch.
Lieutenmt and Mrs. Thackara. Senator
John Sherman. Pr. Alexander and Gen
eral Thomas Ewing. The two daugh
ters remained kneeling, one at each
side of the bed, during the last hoars of
the life of their father. No priest or
clergyman was present, neither were
any called. No priest has entered the
house since Father Taylor called.
The General did not suffer any pain
for the last two days. All night long
he lay in bed with his head high, but
toward morning he worked his head
lower, until at Ia-.t he lay perfectly flat.
Death came so qu'etly that those at the
bedside did not realize that the Gen
eral was dead until Dr. Alexander said:
.11 is over." Death came with one
long sigh. Su ffoeation, dae to the lungs
filliag with mucus was the cause.
Immediately after his death Generals
Howard and Slocum. who were on Gen
eral Sherman's staff, were sent for.
Some two weeks ago the General made
known his wishes as to his burial. He
particularly requested that his body
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should not lie in state anywhere. He also
requested that the funeral be a strictly
military one. He said that he
did not care particularly for any mili
tary lservanees here in New York, but
that he did want a military burial in
St. Louis, which would be participated
iu by his old comrades in arms. He also
requested that the funeral rites be not
in conformity with any particular form
of religion. He wanted a soldier's
burial. The bdy is now lying em
balmed in the room where the General
died the back room on the second
floor. The features are natural, w'ith
the exception of a slight swelling on
the right jaw and under both eyes.
The eyes are closed and the arms fold
ed a-jross the breast.
Less than half an hour after the news
of the ( leneral's death was Hashed over
the country messages of condolence
began to arrive. The messages were
received by Private Secretary Uarrett
and Senator Sherman. Senator Sher
man said that nearly 3.000 dispatches
had Inrcn received. There was one from
President Harrison and one from each
of the Fnit-'d States Senators, from
members of the Cabinet, from General
Sehofield and from other army otlicers.
Other dispatches received were from
C hief -Justice Fuller, Henry M. Stanley,
Archbishop Kenriek, of St. Louis,
Judge Gresham, General Joseph E.
Johnston. Vice-President Morton, Jus
tice' Harlan, General Alger, James (J.
i.laine ami ex-President Hayes. In ad
dition to these there were telegrams
from the foreign Ministers and heads
of various State departments from all
over the country anil Europe.
The outward mark of respect that
was shown iu New York City upon the
announcement of the death of Geueral
Sherman was the universal raising of
Hags at half-mast on all the public
buildings, the newspaper oilices ard on
many stores and private residences.
Dispatches from all parts of the coun
try state that Governors and State and
local authorities generally have issued
proclamations and have taken other
official recognition of the death.
Fl XKKAL AKKAXOKMKNTS.
Preliminary arrangements for the
funeral have been made. The cortege
will form at 1 o'clock on Thursday
next at the house on West Seventy-first
street, and move promptly at 2 o'clock.
The funeral services proper will beheld
in St. Louis. The funerel procession
in this city will be made up as follows
The rerular-arrav escort wille be under
i the" command of Colonel Loom is L
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consist of all the infantry battalions
located in the vicinity of New York
harljor. The artillery will be made up
of the First Artillerv United States
Army, Dillenbanks Light llattery and
two four-gun batteries of the National
Guard. The cavalry will consist of a
troop of regulars and Troop A of the
National Guard. The body will be
borne on a caisson. An escort of
honor from Lafayette Post, Grand Army
of the Republic, will surround the
caisson and the pall-boarers, who will
be in carriages. Following them will
come the family and relatives in car
riages. Then the President and Vice-
President of the United States. ex-Pres
ident Hayes, ex-President Cleveland,
delegations from the United States
Senate and House of Representatives
the Governor of the State of New York
and the mayor of the city. The mili
tary part of the procession will follow
the carriages in this order: The
Loyal Legion, Grand Army posts,
corps of cadets, National Guard, S.
X. ., delegations from civic societies,
citizens. The line of march from Des
brosses street ferry had not been de
cided upon yet. The department of
the Grand Army of the Republic will be
under the command of Gen
eral Floyd Clarkson; the Na
tional (iuards under General
Fitzgerald; the regular escort under
Colonel Landon. General Howard, in
command of the military, designated
General Putterfield as marshal in
charge of the column. Veterans of the
Seventh Regiment and those from other
regiments will be assigned to positions
at the Desbrosses street-f err' to receive
the cortege on its arrival there. At the
New Jersey end of the ferry will be
stationed posts of veterans from that
State. G. A. R. posts at points along
the route who desire to pay honor to
the remains will be notified in season.
The bearers will be: General J. M.
Sehofield. General O. O. Howard, Rear
Admiral D. L. Ilraine, Rear-Admirol L.
A. Kimberly, General Thomas L. Casey,
General J. C. Felton, Prof. H. L. Ken
driek. General Joseph E. Johnston.
General II. AV. Slocum, General Daniel
E. Sickles, General L. L. Dodge, Gen
eral J. M. Corse, General Wager
Swayne, General S. L. Woodford.
General Clarkson expects to have 10,
003 soldiers in line from New York and
Rrooklyn and 2,500 from New Jersey.
Generals Howard and Slocnm were
asked by the family to take entire
charge of the funeral and to accompany
the body to St. Louis. The interment
will be in Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis,
in the family plot, beside the body of
Mrs. Sherman and those of his two
sons William. Jr., who died when he
was 9 years old. and Charles, who was
born and who died during the march to
the sea, and whom the General never
saw.
The funeral in St. Louis will be
strictly military in character. On ac
count of the expressed wish of General
Sherman when alive, it was decided not
to comply with the request of President
Harrison that the body be taken to
Washington and there lie in state for a
day. It will not lie in state anywhere.
The casket is oak covered with black
cloth and lined with white satin. The
handles are plain silver burs, and on
the lid is a plate of plain silver on
which is inscribed the name, "William
Tecumseh Sherman," and the date of
his birth and death. While leing trans
ported from here to St. Louis the casket
will le placed in a polished oak box
with silver trimmings. The body
is now lying embalmed in the room
where the General died. It is covered
with an American flag.
THK rUKSIDKXT INFORMS CONGRESS.
Washington, Feb. 16. The news of
General Sherman's deatti reached Wash
ington in the form of a private dispatch
to the President from Senator Sherman,
which contained the simple words:
"General Sherman passed away at 1:40
p. m."
The President sent the following mes
sage to Congress:
"To the Senate and House or Kephesent
ATlVKs: The death of William Tecumseh
Sherman, which took place to day at his resi
dence in the city of New York ut 1 :50 o'clock p.
m., Is au event that will bring sorrow to the
heart of every patriotic citizen. No living
American was so loved and venerated as he. To
look upon his face, to hear his name, was to
have one's love of country Intensified. He
served his country, not for fame, not out of a
Reuse of professional duty, but for love of the
'.lag and of the beneficent civil Institutions of
which it was the emblem, lie was an ideal
soldier and shared to the fullest the esprit
de corps of the army, but he cherished tha
civil institutions organized under the consti
tution uud was only a soldier that these might
bo perpetuated in undiminished usefulness
and honor. He wits in nothing an im'tator.
A profound student of military science and
precedent, he drew from them principles
Ami mi f'f It. Ti u urirl crt fi1-itttol t , flit tn nnvl
) conditions that his campaigns will continue t
bo the profitable study of the military profes
sion throiiL'hotit the world. HU genial nature
mado him comrade to every soldier of the
great Union army. No presence was so wel
come and inspiring at the camp-fir-. or
commanderv as his. His career was complete
his honors were fall. He had received from the
Government the highest rank known to ou
milita'-y establishment and from the people un-
stinted frratitude and love. No word of mine
can add to his fame.
"His death has followed In startling quick
ness that of the Admiral of the Navy,
and it is a sad and notable incideD
that when th ; department under which
he served shall have put on the
usual emblems of mourning, four of the eight
Kxecutive Departments w ill be simultaneously
draped in black, and one other has but to-day
removed the crape from its wall..
"IJen.iamin Harrison."
When the message from the I 'resident
announcing the death of General Sher
man was laid before the Semite Sen
ator Hawley (Conn.) rose and offered
resolutions reciting the profound sor
row of the Senate at the announcement.
and renewing that body's acknowl
edgment of the inestimable services
which he rendered to his country in the
day of its extreme peril, lamenting the
great loss which the country has sus'
tained and deeply sympathizing with his
iamiiy in its bereavement. J. lie reso
lutions were adoped unanimously, and
the presiding ollicer was requested to
appoint a committee of five Senators to
attend the funeral of General Sherman.
The names of the committee were not
announced. Before the resolutions
were adopted, however, eulogistic ad
dresses were made by Senators Morgan
(Ala.), Manderson (Neb.), Davis
(Minn.) and Evarts (N. Y.).
BIOGRAPHY OF A HERO.
William Tecumseh Sherman was born In
Lancaster, O., February 8, 1RJ0. He was the
sixth child, and was adopted by Thomas
Ewing, and attended school in Lancaster
until 1836, when he entered the Military
Academy at West Point, graduating from
that institution In 1S10, standing sixth
in a class of forty-two members. He received
his first commission as a Second-Lieutenant in
the Third Artillery July 1, IfHO, and was sent
with that commandto Florida. On November
30. 1841. he was promoted to a First-Lieu
tenancy. In 1843, on his return from a short
leave, he began the study of law, not
to make It a profession, but to ren
der himself a more intelligent soldier. In 1846,
when the Mexican war broke out, he was sent
with troops to California, where he acted as
Adjutant-General to General Stephen W.
Kearney. On his return, in 1850, he was mar
ried to Kilcn Boyle Ewing at Washington, her
father, his old friend, then being Secretary of
the Interior. Ho was appointed a Captain in
the commissary department September 21,
lfc5J, but resigned in 1S53 and was appointed
manager of a bank in San Francisco, but
subsequently took up his residence in
New York as agent for a St. Louis
firm. In 1858-39 he practiced law in
Leavenworth, Kan., and the following year be
came superintendent of the Louisiana State
Military Academy. It was while he was act
ing in this connection that Louisiana
seceded from the Union, and Gen
eral Sherman promptly resigned his office.
On May 13, lf'01, he was commissioned
Colonel of the Thirteenth Infantry, with in
structions to report to General Scott at Wash
ington. Sherman was put in command of a
brigade in Tyler's Division. On August 3,
1861, he was made a Hrigadier-General
of volunteers, and was sent to be second
in command to General Anderson, in
Kentucky. On account of broken health,
General Anderson was relieved from the
command, and General Sherman succeeded
him on October 17. Just after the capture of
Forts Henry and Donelson, in 1SG2, General
Sherman was assigned to the Army of
the Tennesses. In the great battle of
Shiloh, Sherman's division served as a
sort of pivot. He was wounded in the
hand during the fight, but refused to leave
the field. General Halleck declared that
Sherman saved the fortunes of the day on the
6th, and contributed largely to the glorious vic
tory of the 7th." General Sherman was always
conspicuous for judgment and dash. He was
made a Major-General next, and on July 15 he
was ordered to Memphis. On account of brill
lint 'services in the Vicksburg campaign
he was appointed a Bri"adier-GeneraL On
October 14. 1S63, General Sherman was ordered
to take his corps to the relief of General Rose-
cran.5, who had been forced back into Chatta
cooga after the battle of Cbickamauga. On
the morning oi the 2."th Sherman pursued the
enemy by th4 roads north of Chickamauga
and everywhere destroyed the rebel communi
cations. During these operations General
Burnside was besieged at Knoxviile. Sherman
made forced inarches to his relief, and, after
supplying him. marched back to Chattanooga.
After General Grant had been made Lieutenant-General
he assigned General Sherman
to the command of the military division of
the Mississippi. On February 19, 1864,
General Sherman received the thanks of Con
gress for his services in the Chattanooga cam
paign. On April 10 he received his orders to
move utralnnt Atlanta. Ills forces then con
nlstrd of (M.UUO men. with 2.4 guns, while the
Confederate army, under Johnston, wan com
posed of 62.000 men. Hberman repeated
ly attacked the enemy, who grad
ually fell br-k. On July 17 Sheruiun began
the direct attack on Atlanta. In a number of
itevere sortie the Union forces were victorious,
and on September 1 th enemy evacuated the
place. Sherman immodlatcly moved forward to
the works that covered Savannah, and soon
captured that city. His army hal marched
SJO miles in twenty-fvur day through the
heart of Georgia and had achieved a
splendid victory. Sherman was made a Major
General and received the thanks of Congresi
for his triumphal march. Sherman left Savau
nah in February, uud boon flanked Charleston,
compelled its evacuation, and entered Co
lumbus ou the 17th. He thence
moved on Goldsboro, opening a com
munication by the Cape Fear river
with Sehofield. Johnston, at Greens
boro, received news of Lee's surrender, and
Kent word to Sherman asklnc on what terms
he would receive his surrender. Sherman
made a ba-is of agreement which was re
pudiated by the Government us being too
lenient. The General determined not to revisit
Washington, but finally did so at the special re
quest of the President. General Sherman took
leave of his army on May 30. From June 7,
1X64, to Maroh 3, ISt'At. be was in command of the
military division of the Mississippi. Upon the
appointment of Grant as General of the army
Sherman was promoted to be Lieutenaut-Gen-erul,
and when Grant became l'reMduut of the
United States, March 4, JST.l, Sherman kuc-
ceeded him as General, with headquarters
at Washington. At his own request, and in
order to make Sheridan General in Chief he
was placed on the retired list, with full pay and
emoluments, on February 8, ISM. For awhile
ifter that the Geueral resided iu St.
Louis, but some years ago moved to
New York, where, he became a (.Teat favorite.
There was hardly a liigbt that he did not at
tend some dinner, entertainment or theater
party. and he became well known
as au eloquent after-dinner (speaker.
The General lived very quietly with l:i.- fam
ily at his house iu Seveuty-lirst street, near
Central l'ark.
General Sherman leaves s'.x children Rev.
Thomas Kwintr Sherman, l'hilomel Tecumseh
Sherman, of the law firm of Kvarts. Choate &
Heuman, Mrs. A. M. ThacUera, of Rosemont,
I'a.. Mrs. T. W. Fitch, of Pittsburgh, and
Misses Kacbaul and Kilcn Sherman. Mrs.
Sherman died two years ago.
TWO OLD INDIAN DEEDS.
Showing; for What Trifles tho Aborigines
Traded Away Their Lauds.
One of the old and original patentees
in the Norwalk (Conn.) settlement was
a family by the name of Kellogg, writes
a Uridgeport correspondent of the New
York Times. Among the records of the
family are a number of deeds and pat
ents from the Indians which are very
interesting. An Indian deed to lioger
Ludlowe is as follows:
A deed of sale made by Norwalke Indians
unto Meisters lioger Ludlowe, of Fairlield, as
foHov.eth, L'Glh February. IGJ0.
An agreement mado between the Indians of
Norvalk3 and Roger Ludlowe: It is agreed
that tho Indians of Noi waikc. for deed in con
sideration of eight fathoms of wampum, six
coatcs, tenn hatches, tenn hoes, tenu knives,
tenn scissors, tena j;ve3 barpes, tonn fathoms
tobaccoe, three kettles of six hands about, tenn
looking glasses, have granted all the lands,
meddows, pasturings, trees whatsoever there
is and grounds between tao twoo rivers, the
one called IVorwalke and tho other Soakatuck,
to the middle of saidu rivers from the tea a
day's walUo into tho country, to tho Bayed
Roger Lodlowe and his heirs and assigns for
ever, and that noo Indian or other shall chal
lenge or claim any ground within tho sayed
river or limits nor disturb tho sayed Roger,
liis heirs or assigns within the precincts afore
said. At the bottom of the deed are the
names of several Indian chiefs who
signed the document.
Another deed from the Indians is to
Captain Patrick. It reads as follows:
An agreement betwix Daniel Patrick andllo
hackcm and Naramakc and Pemenato Hewn
amponn, Indians of Norwake and HaUenlon.
to tho said Daniel Patrick hath bought of the
said three Indians the ground called Sacunyte
Napucko; also Meen worth; thirdly, Asmuso
wis; fourthly, all the land adjoyningc to the
after-mentioned as far up in the country as an
Indian can go in a day from sun rising to sua
setting, and two islands neers adjoinlngo to tha
sayed Caranteuayneek, all boended on the wost
side with Noe wanton, on the cast elde to the
river Norwake. and all trees, meadows and nat
ural adjuncts thereunto belonginge for him and
Ms heirs forever.
For which land the sayed Iafllans are to re
ceive of the said Daniel Patrick of wampum
tenn fathoms, hatchets three, howe three,
when ship comes, sise glas3s, twelve tobacco
pipes, three knives, tenn drills, tena needles.
This as full satisfaction for the aforementioned
landc and for the peaceful possession of whir.h
the tforemcntioned Mahachowell doth prom
ise aad undertake to silence all opposers to
this purchase if any should in his time act. To
witnosse which on both slues our hands are
interchangeably hereunto sett this 23th of
April. 1610.
A Iiold and tunning Trick.
Volkhovsky, a Russian exile, while
lecturing at Ilampstead. Eng., related
a desperate artifice to which he once resorted-
A police official once searched
his house for compromising papers. At
the time there was in his possession a
certain document the discovery of which
meant serious danger not only to him
self, but also to his friends. Volkhovsky
vras desperate, for it was quite certain
that the document would be found.
But a daring trick saved him. lie coolly
handed the document to the official,
who scarcely glanced at it, and handed
it back. Thus after the most minute
search, the official, his nose blackened
with soot and his hair decorated with
f eathers for he had even examined the
stove-pipes and the bedding had to de
part empty-handed.
Cariosities of the Census.
A curious fact in statistics of popula
tion is the greater number of people
whose age is expressed in decimals of
ten. For instance, in the last census of
Iihode Island there were more than
twice as many people 50 years old as
there were 40. So, again, there have
been found in a certain area 2,000 col
ored people CO years old, 1,200 71 and
end 19,000 TO. The fact is a strikimj
illustration of the general fondness of
people for round numbers. A man who
is T,0 or CI years of age is quite apt to
call himself CO, and in a similar case a
woman will call herself 40 or SO.
BASE-BALL.
Allen W. Thnrman, Jr., Cliworo IVoaMrnt
of tli National llowrd of Control lar
tUl I.Ut of 1-rrfrrrrd I'Uyora.
Chicago. Feb. 14. Tho National
Itoard of Professional Jtase-Ilall Asso
ciations, represented by Colonel John
I. Kogers, of the League; Allen W.
Thurman, at the American As-Nociation;
1j. C. Krauthoff, rf the Western Asso
ciation, and Nick Voting, tho secretary
of the bonrd, met in secret session in
the Auditorium Friday. In tho
afternoon the chairmanship of tho
board was unanimously tvmh-rcd to A.
(i. Spalding, of Chicago, but lie osl
tively declined to accept the jxxdtiou.
The hoard was unprepared for Mr.
Spalding's refusal to accept the oflico
and it became evident at once that it
would be compelled to select one of it
own members, but not one of
the trio was willing to under
take the task of autocratic rul for
the allotted term of live 3'cars. Aftera-U-ngthy
discussion it was finally de
cided that the chairmanship should Imj
made a movable position. Under tho
arrangement adopted A. (3. Thurman is
to hold ofliee for one year, when ho
will be succeeded by L. C. Krauthoff,
who, after a year of service, will be re
lieved by Colonel Kogers. For
secretary of the board there
was no suggestion of any name
but that of Nick Young, and tho
veteran base-ball official was formally
elected or a term of five years. This
Important matter having been disposed
of the board took a recess, with the un
derstanding that the disputed claims of
players be taken up afterward. On re
assembling and after a session lasting
until midnight no decision was reached,
in the matter.
The following list of players was re
served by different National League
clubs and will be presented to the board
by Mr. Young to-day:
Chicago Anson, I'feffer, Cooney, William
son, Dalilen. Kyan, DufTy, Carroll, Wilinot,
Foster. Hums, Olenalvin, Farrcll, Nagle, Kltt-
ridt;e, (Jraff, Hutchinson. Luby, Biein, Unm-
l.ert. Van Haltren, Dwye.', Toner, IOarle, Dar
ling.
New York Kwing, Clark, Huck'ey, Hrown,
ItUKie, Keefc, Welch, Crane, Sharrott, Hurkett,
Connor, Whistler, ltassett, Richardson, ulass-
cock. Ward, Denny, Whitney, O'Kourke, (lore,
Slattery, Tiernaa. Keleased Hornung, Mur
phy, ODay.
IJiooklyn Terry, Lovett, Caruthers, Hem-
minp, I);ily, IJushon', Clark, Klnslow, Foutz,
Collins, l'inkney, Hums, O'JSricn, Smith, Ward.
Kelcsised conditionally Donovan, Vlsner.
Pittsburgh Uckley, IJierbau'-r, Miller, Koot,
ISurke, Ha don, Carroll, Fields, Rtaley, Oa'.vin,
Smith, Day, Anderson, Horger, Mack, Decker,
Wilson, Laroqu'.:, Kuehuo. Keleased McCor
miclt, Conway, Morris.
Philadelphia Clements, Cray, nallman,
Oleason, Sanders, Meyers, Allen, Mulvey,
Mayer, Hamilton, Sunday, Thompson, Fogarty,
Thornton. Schultz, Esper. Kt-K'ascd Farrar,
ISufliuton.
Boston, Cleveland and Cincinnati's list could
not bo secured. The Cleveland released list is:
Gilks, liakely, Delaney, Paatz and Twitchell.
THE WORLD'S FAIR.
Plans of t!ie Committee on Inaugnral
Ceremonies Location tit the Proctor
Tower Congresses for AH the World.
Chicago, Feb. 14. The committee on
inaugural ceremonies of the World's
Columbian Exposition will ask the di
rectory to appropriate 5150,000 for their
purposes. It estimates that it will
realize 230,000. The ceremonies will
continue through four days, concluding
with a grand ball, to which tho
recommendation is that the ad
missions shall be limited to 1,000
and the price of tickets placed
at 10. Military displays will form
a prominent but not the principal
feature of the ceremonies; the number
of the military will be limited to 10,000,
and none but crack organizations will
be selected. Competitive drills at Jack
son Park will be provided for. It is pro
posed to erect stands at convenient places
alongtheline of march, to which an ad
mission will be charged. Chauncey
M. Depew for orator is the preference
of the committee, though no recom
mendation in this matter is made. The
President of the United States, tha
Governors of New York and Illinois
and President Palmer will be invited to
make addresses.
The Proctor tower is practically lo
cated. The ways and means committee
considered the matter again Friday and
came to the conclusion that the Mid
way l'laisance, about half way be
tween the Illinois Central tracks and
Washington l'ark, was the place for it.
The world's congress auxiliary of the
World's Columbian Exposition through
its president, Hon. C. C. Bonney, made
its first report to the directory Friday
night. The scope of the work proposed
by the auxiliary is indicated by the list
of committees appointed on congresses,
the programme of which is as follows:
May Music, literature and art, including
congresses of authors, publishers, philologist's
librarians, composers, singers, dramatist!,
painters, sculptors.
June Science, philosophy, invention and ed
ucation, including congress of astronomers,
archaeologists, botanists, chemists, electri
cians, ethnologists, geologists, geographers,
mineralogists, metallurgists, zoologists.
July Religion, morals and temperance, in
cluding church congresses, missionary conven
tions, Sunday-schools, social purity, ethics,
morals, temperance, suppression of vice.
August Government, law and medicine, in
cluding municipal, general and Interna
tional law. administration of justice, govern
ment of cities, expatriation, naturalization
and extradition, international privileges of cit
izenship, patents and copyrights, public health,
private sanitation and governmental regula
tions, prison reform, arbitration and peace.
September Labor congresses, social scieno
associations, building associations, mutual
benefit associations, co-operative organizations.
October Asrriculture, commerce and science,
including agricultural colleges. State boards ot
agriculture; farmers" societies, ijicluding dairy
men, horse, sheep and cattlo raisers, hortU
culturists; boards cf trade, bankers associa.
tions and other organization relative to pro
duction, transportation, CisViUuUua tx
change. '