.BRONZE AND GRANITE
COMMEMORATE TITE 1TORTCS OF
itisr. rusA'Ry WARD BEECOER ,
A Plain ; : monument to the Croat
Preacher Hit veiled In the Presence
of ThoitMaiid * TJio Oratlou on the
Occasion by the IIoii. Seth Low
The Late Senator .Tlcllonald ofln-
llana The Kuti a Alliance Wove
'In thn.Direction of Co-operation
Cnh lu the United states Treasury.
Beeclier' * Statue
BROOKLYN , 3. Y. , Juno 2G. In the
park opposite the city hall a tribute in
' .bronze and granite to Henry Ward
Becchcrwas unveiled yesterday. A
largo crowd-of people was present ,
among them being' 300 school children
who took .part in the exercises.
I lion. Scth Low delivered an oration
which was-do voted to a eulogy of Mr.
.Beecher. In the course of his address
Mr. 'Low ' said : "We are not here to
unveil this statue of Mr. Beecher be
cause he was a JJrooklynite. Brook
lyn doubtless rejoices in his fame as a
part of her own history , butthe statue
is set up in the city of his home by
Mr. Boucher's friends of every degree
and every eiime in order to carry down
to posterity the likeness of the strong ,
brave man for an inspiration to all
that shall come after him. Kvery man ,
forsooth , unust have his homo in borne
one place , but great men of the earth
overleap all boundaries and become
the fellow citizens of all men. Such a
man was Henry Ward Beecher. From
this city ho swayed the minds and
hearts of men in vast multitudes for
forty years. Prom this center his
words travel-sod the land and sea , car
rying inspiration , comfort , courage and
.something of the exhileration which
freedom brings wherever they were
borne in aiie four winds. The slave
heard his voice and in the midst of de
spair too it heart of hope. The slave
owner heard it and writhed under its
string. The free north heard it and
founu it iilio the sword of that spirit
which divnlt'iii the joints and marrows.
JMen might cry peace , peace , but their
consc'iencos compelled them to listen
to his burning \\ords. There could be
no peace while the Hag of the union
waved over-a single slave. At times ,
when law and lawlessness alike con
spired against the advocate of the
slave , he made this city the torch
bearer of fruodom. By his dauntless
spirit he made good at all times the
words which ie shouted in the teeth
of Jsaiali llynders and his mob when
they broke up an abolition meeting in
New York. Jn Brooklyn we have free
speech. Thoughtfully and fearlessly
he discussed all the burning questions
of his tune. Many another note he
strucic from the harp-strings of the
human heart , but no one will doubt
that his passion for freedom was the
.master passion of his life. And his
love of freedom itself was heaven-born.
He verily believed that all men are the
sons of God and that as such the birth
right of every man is freedom , freedom -
dom under law to become all that it is
his power to be. "
Four years ago , on March S. Mr.
Beecher died , and ten days later the
movement wis started which now re
sults in the completion of a splendid
bron/.e statue of the great preacher.
It is the work of John Quincy Adams
AVard who has devoted nearly three
.years to the task for which he had
prepared by taking a death-mask of
Mr. Beecher's face. The statue rep
resents him in a characteristic atti
tude , in which he was often seen when
entering Plymouth church. He wears
the cape overcoat which so often en-
Teloped his figure , and carries his soft
felt hat in his hand. The face is
somewhat idealized to express the
general idea of the man in distinction
from a mere portrait statue. With
the central memorial are grouped ideal
figures which represent the character
istics of ihe man. Two children at
the loft of the statue upon the lower
part of the pedestal are paying their
simple tributes of love and admira
tion for the strong and kindly face"
beaming down upon them. At the
right side of the pedestal kneels the
figure of a slave girl in a position of
reverence and laying the tribute of a
palm branch at the feet of the central
iigure. All the figures about the pe
destal are of life size , and the statue
of Mr. Beecher is heroic in proportions
tions , standing nine feet high.
Cat-li in llic Treasury.
WASHINGTON , June 24. A state
ment prepared at the treasury depart
ment shows the net gold in the treas
ury , coin and bullion on the 20th inst.
was $121,333.331) ) , or $11,873.824 less
than was held on the 1st inst. and
-GS. 899 , OS.j Jess than was in the treas
ury June 3. ] 8JO. The statement only
goes back to January , 1883 , which
time the net goid in the treasury
.amounted to $2 , 2. 905.184 , or $81 , 621-
S45 more tuau at present. Gold hold
ings were the greatest in March , 1888 ,
when they were $313 , SIS. 253.
The Laje Senator UlcIJonald.
iNDIAXAVOLl : ? , June 24. Joseph
Jawing McDonald , ex-senator from Indiana -
diana , wa ? born in Butler county , Ohio ,
.August 2'J , Lbl9. His father died
while the son was an infant and the
latter was taicen to Indiana in 1826.
He was educated by his mother until
his loth year when he was apprenticed
to a saddler at Lafayette. From this
fact lie was nick-named in after life
"Did Saddlebags. " ' Ho entered Wa-
"bash college at Crawfordsville , Ind. ,
at tiie age of IS , supporting himself by
working at his trade at odd hours and
between terms. He was at Asbury
university in 1S40-42. and after leav
ing college studied law , being admitted
v > the bar" 'in 1844 , locating at Craw-
fordsvillc where he established a prom
inent practice.
Mr. McDonald was prosecuting at
torney from 18-i : { to 1847 and was
elected to the Thirty-first congress
from the Eighth Indiana district. He
was elected attorney general of the
state in 1856 and re-elected in 1858.
removing to Indianapolis in 1859. He
was the democratic candidate for gov
ernor in 1864 , running against Oliver
P. Morton , by whom ho was defeated.
Ho was chairman of the state demo
cratic committee in 1872 , reorganized
his party and was chosen a senator in
congress by a majority of one vote to
succeed Senator S. D. Pratt , republi
can. He look his seat March 3 , 1875 ,
and served until March 3 , 1881 , when
he was succeeded by Benjamin Harri
son. uow president.
Mr. McDonald had since confined
himself to the practice of law , having
a branch oflice in Washington , as the
senior partner of the law firm of Mc
Donald. Bright & Fay-
While in the senate Mr. McDonald
took a prominent part in the debates
of that body and was regarded as a
sound constitutional lawyer. He fa
vored "hard money" aud * limited
protective tariff.
Kntioa *
TOPEKA. Kan. , June 24. Von Buren
Praihor , state lecturer of the Kansas
alliance , has addressed a communica
tion to the congressional alliance set
ting the plan for organization in com
pliance with the plans the national
council formulated at Washington last
February.
The address is important in that it
gives the first official declaration show
ing that the system of co-operation is to
hereafter form a sub-structure of tlm
alliance movement. On this point the
address says :
"We have been working upon the
competitive plan until we are nearly aj
nation of wealth producing paupers. )
Others have been working upoa the-
co-operative plan and are wealthy.1
Show the difference to our people. Wo
are the masters of the situation , not
only politically , but from a business
standpoint , both in buying and sell
ing , if we only learn the great lesson
of co-operation. 1 would advise no
loss than two days for a lecturer's
meeting and schooling upon the differ
ent topics for discussion. Present an
unbroicon front and march on to vic
tory by following the principles of co
operation. Then millions of wage
slaves will soon be emancipated and
prosperity will be our reward. The
laborer is worthy of his hire , and by
the eternal he shall have it. "
Train Wrecker * Captured.
Coox CKIKK , la. , June 25. The
parties who caused the wrecking of
the train on the Milwaukee road last
week have been arrested , and so strong
was the evidence against them that
the people of Coon llapids were talk
ing of a necktie party. Officers con
cluded that the prisoners would be
safer at another point , consequently
they were taken to Carroll for safe-
Keeping. It is reported that the rail
way officials have a written confession
of one of the parties connected with
the wrecking. There were , according
to the story , five Italians interested in
the terrible tragedy. They had been
in the employ of the company , but had
been discharged. When the wreck oc
curred detectives were put to work and
soon received evidence sufficient to
lead to the arrest of the four men in
custody. The fact that a cross tie had
been placed in a frog where the train
left the track was the first clue. In
the Italian camping cars one of the
men was heard to remark that it was
too bad that lives had been lost , but
that the company had not been injured
half as much as it deserved. Later
the party was seen with the discharged
men , and afterwards one of the dis
charged men was heard to say that the
wrecic should have taken place Sunday
instead of the day it did.
The men were taken into custody ,
and since that time one of them has
made a written confession.
Rxteiislon ol Bond * Probable.
WASHINGTON" , June 24. It is stated
by treasury officials that the meeting
of the cabinet on Friday will be de
voted to financial questions , and that
among the conclusions altogether prob
able will be the extension of the 4. }
per cent bonds at 2 per cent interest.
The president , it is said , believed that
these bonds would be carried as se
curity for national bank circulation at
li per cent interest , but Secretary
Foster , after a visit to New York , and
correspondence with holders in the
west , concluded that unless the inter
est was fixed at 2 per cent the exten
sion plan would be a failure. It is
also likely that it will be determined
that hereafter the subsidiary coin , ag
gregating about § 23,000,000 , shall be
counted as available cash or surplus ,
as it really is , and that it shall be
paid out as fast as it can be used. The
surplus has already increased so that
on July 1 , when the fiscal year ends
and there will be a final settlement , it
is believee there will be over $5.000-
000 available idle money , besides the
$24,000,000 , or thereabouts , deposited
in national banks in open account ,
which is really surplus. It is con
stantly available , being deposited for
the convenience of federal officials
who are collecting and depositing or
naving out funds dailv.
To Transplant a. Nation.
Dnnroir , Mich. . June 27. Ludwig
von Dolcke , the noted Icelander , has
left for his country with a proposition
to the authorities there to transport
the entire population of Iceland to
Alaska and there establish a colony
under the government of the United
States , looks favorably upon the plan.
The East Africa company , at a meet
ing held in Berlin , decided in favor of
building a railway from Tanga to
Korojjwe.
BOIES AGAIN IN IT.
OKCE STORE THE STANDARD JBEA-RJtR
THE IOWA DEMOCRACY. '
lie l Renomlaated by Acclamation
for Governor Tor a Second Term
Lieutenant Governor B * to\v Also
Iteiiomluated Tlio Platform of
Principle * , the State Central Com
mittee and Other Proceedings Had
by the Iovra Democratic State Cou-
veutlou Held In the City of Ottumwa.
lovra Democratic State Conrentlon *
OTTL'MWA , la. , June 25. The Iowa
democratic state convention was held
in this city yesterday.
The convention opened with prayer.
At the conclusion of the prayer Mayor
Burges delivered an address of wel
come and extended the freedom of the
: ity to the delegates.
The chairman of the state central
committee Introduced Walter II. But
ler , congressman from the Fourth dis-
Irict , as the temporary chairman.
After the announcement oi the vari
ous committees the convention ad
journed to 1:30 p. m.
Immediately after the meeting of the
convention in the afternoon W. II. M.
Pusey of Council Bluffs was selected as
permanent chairman amid cheers.
After the speech by the permanent
chairman the formal reports of com
mittees were received and adopted and
the nomination of state officers de
clared in order.
Colonel Clark of Cedar Rapids nom
inated Boies for a second gubernato
rial term. Ho was unanimously re-
nominated by acclamation. Samuel
J. Boston was renominated for lieu
tenant governor. The ticket was com
pleted as follows : For supreme judge ,
L. G. Kinne of Tama county ; for state
superintendent , J. J. Knoepler of Al-
amakee county ; for railroad commis
sioner , Peter A. Day of Johnson county.
The central committee for the ensu
ing year will be as follows : First con
gressional district , Charles Fuller ; Second
end , Fred A. Fisher ; Third , John J.
Dunn , Fourth , M. J. Carter ; Fifth ,
John Baum : Sixth , J. E. Levers ; Sev
enth , Edward H. Hunter ; Eighth , W.
E. Lewis ; Ninth , T. H. Lee ; Tenth ,
James Taylor ; Eleventh , A. Van
\ \ agener.
The platform is as follows :
As a signal illustration of the public
good to be secured by letting the office
seek the man , we congratulate the people
ple of Iowa upon the true , able and
fearless administration of our present
distinguished executive , Horace P.
Boies.
Second We demand the repeal of
the prohibitory liquor law , and in the
interests of true temperance we favor
the passage of a carefully guarded
license law which will provide for the
issuance of licenses in towns , town
ships and municipal corporations , and
which shall provide that for each
license an annual tax of $500 be paid
into the county treasury , and such
further tax as the town , township or
municipal corporation shall provide ,
, the proceeds thereof to go to the use
of such municipalities.
Third We favor such changes in
our laws as will insure , under stringent
penalties , full and equal taxation of
'every species of property , after allow
ing the present exemptions as fixed by
law , and we demand strict economy
and honesty in the expenditure of all
public moneys taken from the sub
stance of the people under any former
or guise of taxation.
Fourth We favor the Australian
system of voting , to the end that we
may have an honest ballot uncontrolled
by bribery or employers. We denounce
the republican party for the defeat of
this salutary reform in the Twenty-
third general assembly , in defiance of
the popular vote in its favor and in the
face of its adoption by so many of our
sister states , with the undeniable re
sult of securing a pure and untram
melled ballot.
Fifth We reaffirm our adherence to
the doctrine of the control and regula
tion of railroads as now enacted into
law , and we favor such changes as ex
perience may show to be necessary to
protect the people from evasions of the
law , from encroachments and extor
tions through imperfections of law ,
and as will establish just and equita
ble relations between the people and
the railroad corporations in all travel
and traffic over the railway lines. We
call for statutes which provide strin
gent safeguards in the organization of
all corporations , to protect the people
from fraudulent and bubble concerns ,
to provide that when any such artifi
cial creature of law is found to be en
gaged in harmful practices , the law
shall promptly put an end to its exist
ence.
Sixth We denounce ail trusts , pools
and combines , and we favor such ac
tion , state and national , as will forfeit
to the public all franchises and prop
erty made use of by corporations or
others to form trusts in manufactures ,
trade or commerce to the injury and
spoliation of the people , and also to
insure the punishment criminally of j j
individuals thus conspiring against
uublie wealth. The democratic party
declares that in the division of the
product of labor and capital , labor
does not receive its fair proportion.
Seventh On behalf of our laboring
and producing clbss.-xs. we renew that j i
devotion to their interests and rights j
which has always been the fundamental - j
mental doctrine and practice of the i
democratic party. We favor all other j i
fair and lawful methods by which la '
bor may secure laws establishing free
public employment agencies and ade
quate compensation uudiminished by
any device for the enrichment of the \
few at the expense of the armies of
toilers. And we condemn the prac
tice of importing contract labor for
work in mines or elsewhere.
Eighth Wo are in favor of the elec
tion of United States senators by the
direct vote of the people , and until
an amendment to the national consti
tution can be secured , requiring their
election by < such' direct vote , their
nomination by state conventions or in
dividual preference. We hold in de
testation the alarming corruptions ,
which are so widespread in senatorial
elections by state legislatures , and
which have defeated the will of the
people in the United States senate as
now constituted. '
Ninth We reiterate our demand of
one year ago for the free coinage of
silver and that it be made a full legal
tender for all debts , public and pri
vate , and denounce as unjust and dis
honest the provision of law recently
enacted allowing parties to stipulate
against payment in silver and silver
certificates , thus setting up one stand
ard for tke creditor and another for
the debtor one for the poor man and
another for the rich man. . .
Tenth We again acknowledge the
great debt of gratitude the nation
owes to the soldiers and sailors of the
union , and we declai-e in favor of just ,
liberal and equitable pension laws for
all invalid and dependent soldiers and
sailors , their widows and orphans.
Eleventh We denounce the McKinley -
ley bill , the motives , its authors and
the defenders and theory under which
it is submitted for the approval of the
American people. Such legislation in
creases the cost of the necessaries of
life , promotes dishonest manufactures ,
trusts and combines , creates sectional
envy , despoils more for the benefit of
the few , threatens the country with an
aristocracy based on ill gotten gain ,
and above all corrupts the policies of
the country so as to seriously endan
ger the perpetuity of popular govern
ment. We demand equal opportunities
for every section of our country , and
for every citizen , and we insist that
every oppressive feature of the tariff
bo eliminated to the end that our mer
chant marine may be restored to the
sea and the markets of the world
opened to the producing classes. The
sugar bounty is no tariff. It is a spol
iation of treasury for special classes
and interests , which are no more en
titled to bo aided by the government
than the farmers of Iowa in raising
hogs and corn , or the pioneer settlers
of the frontier in their hardships and
sufferings as the vanguard of civiliza
tion.
tion.Twelfth
Twelfth We denounce the wasteful
and lavish approoriations of the last
congress , which in a time of profound
peace , expended an amount equal to
one-third the total public debt incur
red in four years of unparalleled wars
for the preservation of the union. The
$1.000,000,000 congress marks the.
final effort of desperate politicians to
perpetuate themselves in power by sub
sidizing classes , communities , special
interests and privileged individuals
from the public funds which should be
a sacred trust to be administered solely
for the necessities of the government-1
Thirteenth While we concede the
right of the relations of our natural
ized citizens to inherit the lands and.
the right of foreign investors and cred
itors to hold for a reasonable period
lands acquired in the collection of debt ,
and while we welcome the actual set
tler as an owner upon his filing a dec
laration of his intention to become a ;
citizen , we are nevertheless unaltera
bly opposed to the noa-resident alien
ownership of lands and of foreign syn
dicate ownership ci ourindustriesand ;
we also demand that all unearned rail
road land grants be reclaimed by the
general government and held for act
ual settlement.
Fourteenth We tender to the Irish
people our profound sympathy in thein
struggle for home rule , that safeguard
of freedom , which the infamous fores
bill attempted to take from the ArnerT
ican people in the congressional elec
tions. We abhor the persecutions ol
Russia toward the Jewish people , and
wa believe that all civilized nation
should protest against such barbarism
and impunity.
Resolved , That we are in hearty
sympathy with the efforts being put
forth to make a creditable exhibition
of Iowa's resources at the world's
Columbian exposition , and we favor
a liberal appropriation by the nex }
general assembly , that our prosperity
and greatness may be fully exempli
fied at the great gathei ing of nations
of the world.
For the indorsement of these princi
ples and for the election of state offi
cers and a legislatu'-e in support of
them , we appeal to the conscience , in
telligence and judgment of our fel
low citizens , irrespective of their
former party affiliations.
JSattling U'lth Convicts.
COLE CITY , Ga. , June 25. Seven
convicts attempted to escape from the
stockade here. One of them named
Largdell was killed and Ward and Pal
mer , white , and Jackson , colored , were
wounded fatally.
The convicts were all armed , hav
ing overpowered the guards and se
cured guns , and in the fight killed Pat
Rowland and Jack Ranking , guards ,
aud wounded Captain Moreland , fore
man , seriously.
Three of the convicts escaped , but
one has been captured. Those at large
are negroes.
A Mesperate Ca se.
BEvr.KLV , Mass. , June 24. Warren
A. Shaw , who wife keeps a boarding
house on Howe street , entered the
place last night and shot Henry L.
Roberts , one of the boarders , in the
back , lie then shot Arthur C. Mor-
gan , another boarder , in the breast ,
and one of his daughters who inler-
fered was beaten over the head with a
revolver. His other daughter , Lizzie ,
who came upon the scene at this time ,
was shot in the leg by the infuriated
man. Shaw then ended his list of
crimes by blowing out his brains. The
cause of the shooting was jealousy.
Morgan will probably die , but the
others are not fatallv hurt.
! I ! ! 1 II 1
CDLLOM IS WILLING.
TO BE A. CANDIDATE FOR THE ILE-
p UBLICA y XOMIX.I rio.v.
Flvo Italian * Arrested Charzod With
Havln Cauaod the Wreck on. the
Chicago and .TUlwaukeo Road The
Case of John Bardaley , Ex-Cltf
Treasurer of Philadelphia HI * Sen
tence Not Yet Pronounced Dluatls-
licd With Their Beef-The Kauva *
Wheat Crop Not Injured by the Ele
ments.
Cnllom a Candidate.
CHICAGO , June 24. Senator Cullom
Is c. candidate for the republican pres
idential nomination in 1892 and ho
makes no secret of the fact.
"If the nomination is tendered mo ,
you can bet I will not throw it over
my shoulder , " were the words ho used
to a reporter in the Auditorium hotel
this morning , "and if it is going to be
a free light. " he added , "and the Ill
inois delegation is for me , why then I
will be in the field. Blaine can have'
the nomination if ho wants it , but I
doubt if ho will encourage any move
ment to put him in the field. Harri
son stands the best chance , in my opin
ion , and will doubtless bo named. The
tariff will be the issue and silver and
other questions will be sort of tailed
on to the tariff as side issues. McKinley -
Kinley will be elected governor of
Ohio for three reasons. First , he is
personally a very popular man , having
the magnetic attractiveness of Blaine.
Second , Campbell , who will doubtless
be his opponent , succeeded in dividing
the party ; and third , the republican
party in Ohio was never so strong as
pow. "
. The senator is enroute to Europe to
gnend most of the summer.
Rardaley's Sentence.
PHILADELPHIA , June 25. John
iBarusley , ex-city treasurer , who sev
eral days ago pleaded guilty to embez
zlement of public funds , was brought
into court for sentence yesterday , but
on a motion made by the district at
torney sentence was suspended in
definitely.
The district attorney opened the
proceeding by stating that ho wished
to call some witnesses so that the court
could get some information on which
to pass sentence. Taylor Faunce , an
expert accountant , testified that Bards-
ley , in his two years and a half in
cumbency of the office of treasurer , re
ceived $200,000 in interest on public
funds ; that Bardsley had used $500-
000 in speculation , and had loaned
$ GOO,000 to one banking firm and
$200,000 to another. He also loaned
$400,000 to the Bradford Mills com
pany , of which he was owner. Bards-
ley also sold and converted to his own
use $57,000 worth of government
bonds which he held for the crV , but
this money was subsequently returned.
The expert found that Bardsloy's stock
operations cost him in the neighbor
hood of $100,000.
Bardsley made his promised state
ment in the court to-day. A summary
of the itemized statement shows a net
balance due the city of $191 , OG1.68 and
a net balance due the state of $1,002-
709.64 , making a total due the city and
state -$1,194,631.32. . The balance is
laccounted for as follows : Clearing
( house due bills from the Keystone
bank , $925.000 : receipt of the presi-
ident of the Keystone bank for 100
.bonds of Baltimore traction company
' $1,000 each , § 100,000 ; notes taken
from Granville B. Haines for cash
, given him to assist the Keystone bank ,
j$25,000 : 750 shares of stock in the
'
'Farmers' and Mechanic's bank , $100-
1000 ; cash in the Farmers" and Mechan
ic's bank in connection with 750 shares
! of stock , $308.43 ; cash in the hands of
( assignee , $5,000 ; total , $1,155,806.43 ;
[ balance due the city and state , $38-
; 822.89. This latter amount , says the
'statement , is many times overcome by
the property and claims he has made
( Over to his assignee , ell of which are
subject to the disposition of city and
state.
In conclusion he said : "I have ac
counted for every dollar of the money
collected by me and 1 have shown that
' I did not spend a dollar of it for my
'own use. Having accounted for all
ithe moneys collected by me or en-
.trusted to my care I cannot be called
dishonest ; it cannot be said I have robj j
bed or embezzled , cheated or defrauded
either the city or the state , and when
1 have made all reparation in my pow
er by turning over all my property
and giving all possible assistance to
both citv and state , what more can I
do1
At the conclusion of his statement
District Attorney Graham asked the
state to postpone sentence indefinitely
so as to allow the expert accountants
to pursue their investigations further *
This the court agreed to and Bardsly
was taken back to prison.
Kick oil the Ilcef.
CIIAMIJKKLAIN , S. D. , June 25. The
Sioux Indians have declared war on
the quality of beef furnished them by
the government. During the last beef
issue at Crow Creek agency White
Ghost , the head chief of that tribe ,
positively refused to accept his portion
tion of the beef , claiming that the cat-
tie were in too poor condition when
jciiled to make steak , and that even
nn Indian cannot master it. Jle fur
ther claims that the cattle weigh much
Jess when issued to the Indians than
they do when sold to the government ,
'
and'he wants it distinctly understood
that his people cannot be fooled in any
{ such fashion. The fact that pool-
grass is responsible for poor cattle
does not seem to enter his mind.
Silver ore is thought to have been
discovered in large quantities near
llondout , N. Yv
Will Ho at the Fair.
WASHINGTON , Juno 29. Captain <
Gilbert Colton , special commissioner
of the world's fair to Central America ,
reports that the government of British
Honduras has accepted the invitation
to participate in the world's fair and
has appointed commissioners to look
after an exhibit. The coiumiasion con
sists of Hon. J. H. Phillips. Frederick
Gauhe , M. D. ; E. C. Connor , J. M.
Currie , W. S. Marshall , J. M. Moir ,
M. D. ; Sidney Cuthbert and F. Fisher.
The first acts of the new ministry
which was recently appointed in Guate
mala was to issue a decree concerning
the representation of that country at
the Chicago exposition.
The Diario Official of June 5 , which
arrived by the last steamer , contains
the following issued from the executive
palace :
Whereas , The government of there-
public has been invited by the govern
ment of the United States to take part
in the world's Columbian exposition ,
to bo held in Chicago in 1893 ; and
Whereas , In order that the nation
should properly respond to this invitation - . "
tation and show to the world its re
sources and elements of prosperity in
this peaceful contest it is necessary
that the republic of Guatemala bo rep
resented at this great exposition ; there
fore , it is decreed :
1. That the republic of Guatemala
take part in the exposition which will
be held in Chicago in 1893.
2. That the products and articles
destined for that exhibition may be ac
quired by paying their value out of
the public treasiu-y , and be carried to
their destination for the account of the
government , and without any taxes
being levied thereon by the officers of
the republic.
3. The minister of progress will
take charge of the execution of this
decree , taking the necessary steps , appropriating -
propriating the necessary sum and organizing - (
ganizing the commission to carry it
out.
out.A report was received today from {
Mr. 'lisdel , the commissioner of the
Latin American department of the
world's Columbian exposition , who is
now at Quito , the capital of Ecuador.
He confirms his cablegram of seine
two weeks ago announcing the accept
ance of the invitation to participate in
the exposition by that republic and
says that the government will erect its
own building at Chicago. It is the
intention of President Flo res to hold
a local exhibition at Quito during the
months of November and December in
1892 , the object of which is to interest - .
est the people in the display of the national -
tional resources and industries and se
cure a collection of native productg
and antiquities which may afterward
be transferred in bulk to Chicago.
In this way the president thinks that
he will be able to secure a much
larger exhibition from Ecuador than .
could be obtained for Chicago alone.
Tlie Copyright Law.
WASHINGTON , June 29. Presidem
Harrison's long deferred proclamation
giving English literary workers the
American market under the inter
national copyright law will be issued
this week. This is stated on the
authority of an official at the executive
mansion who is informed upon the
facts. Under the copyright law the
president was empowered to issue his
proclamation whenever he was satis-
lied that , the laws of a foreign coun
try gave American authors copy
right privileges in the for
eign country reciprocal to those
granted by this country to foreigners.
There has been some delay in ascer
taining the exact extent to which
American authors were privileged in
Great Britain. Prof. Brice , the emi
nent author , recently secured from the
law officers of the crown , an opinion to
the effect that the English lav , * , as
it now stands , affords ample protect
tion to American authors who pub
lish their works simultaneously in
the United States and the British em
pire. This opinion is shared by those
of the state department and , acting '
upon these advices , the president has
concluded to issue his proclamation
during the coming week. It will put
into actual effect the beneficial fea
tures of the new copyright law so far
as Great Britain is concerned and will
bring to an end the literary piracy
which has long been going on between
this and the mother country.
"Tlr * . Wood AVrltew u Letter.
TOPEKA , Kan. , June 29. Mrs. Sam .
N. Wood , wife of the man murdered at
Hugoton , has written a letter to a local
paper in which she gives minute de-
taiis of the killing of her husband.
She gives circumstantial evidence to
prove that there was a conspiracy to
'
kill her husband , and that Judge Bot-
kins knew all about it. In concluding
her letter she says : "The members of
the Kansas state senate , who voted to
sustain Botkin , and the governor who
covertly labored in his behalf , are re
sponsible for the murder of Colonel
Sam Wood. His blood will be required
of them. I have not the slightest
hope that any of those murderers ,
whether in official or unofficial sta- - -
tioris , will ever be brought to justice ,
but I know and thank God that His '
eternal justice never fails. " Wood's
remains were .brought from Hugoton.
to Strong City and buried. An escort
of six citizens of Woodsdaie accom
panied the body , of whom one was a
member of the coroner's jury. Tiie
jury pronounced the killing a premeditated - -
itated murder.
MC\\S .M TK > .
After a warm debate the French
chamber of deputies referred the anti *
slavery bill back to the government. _ t
for alteration of the right search clause.
The officers of the First regiment " '
Ohio national guards , are inclined to .
refuse to resign in accordance with
the advice of the boa'fd of inquiry.1
Colonel Smith threatens a law suit. - . - ; >