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1"NTNTCTTCTCNTH YEAR OMAHA TUESDAY itfORNHka EEBEUA11Y 25 , 1890. NUMBER 24 fi
I CHICAGO WINS IN THE HOUSE
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The Eighth Ballot Dcoldoa the
V/orld'a Fair Contest
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. A GEOGRAPHICAL VICTORY
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M New York Comes Next , Followed by
S fet Lout * , with WnshliiRton
Bl l Ilrlnglnir up thn Itenr
m The JIouro Crowded
. The Onsnr
U WjisniNOTON , Fob 24. In splto of the bad
I weather Uio homo galleries were packed
with spectators and the corrldora obstructed
with crowds gathered to witness the dccld-
lng Btrurglo over tlio location of the worlds '
I fair The proceedings opened by the swear
Ing in of John K. Rcyburn , successor of the
late Hopresontatlvo Kelley of Pennsylvania ,
M end the housa committee on roforni in the
B civil service fllod formal charges ngnlnst
members of the commission
B The cleric read the spoclnl ordorof the
j kAar * . house prescribing the method of voting upon
* the slto for the fair , requlrmBBomo one place
H to liava a mnlorlty of the votes enst
H Mr Itloutit of Georgia wished to Know If
H there would bo nu opportunity offered to
H press the qiioatlon as to whether thcro shall
B bo a fair before solcctlng the Bite ,
h The speaker rcplcd that under the special
B order this opportunity could not bo had t > nd
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s ? ho Immediately directed the clerk to rood
BJ I the roll Thcro wub some nDplnuso ns the
r first few responses wcro made , which was
Bj promptly checked by the speaker The vote
resulted :
B Cliicago 115
Now York 78
B St Louis ( it
Washington 60
Bl Cumberland Gap 1
Bl The detailed vote was ns follows :
t CIlICAfiO
Bf Adams Allen , of Michigan , Anderson of
BY KnnsasI3arwlgUollcnapUoothmanUr > > ivcr ,
M Hricitner , liroolcsliiro , T. M. Browne , Bui-
lock , Burrows , Burton , llutterworth ,
B | B.vnam , Caldwell , Cannon , Carter , Caswell ,
H Chcadlo Uhoalham , Chipman , Clinic of
B | Wisconsin , Clunoy , Couistoclc , Connell ,
BK Conger , Cooper of Ohio , Cowlcs , Craig ,
BV Crane Culbcrtson of Pennsylvania ,
BB Cutuhcon , Dalzell , Davidson , Dolliver , Dor-
BBi soy , Dunncil , Evans , Ewart , Fithian , Flick ,
Bff Funston , Gear , Gest Gifford ,
BB Grosvenor , Ilunsbrough , Haugen ,
BB Hays , Hayncs , llcndorson of Iowa ,
BB Henderson of Illinois , Herman , Hill , Hitt , ,
BB r Hopkins , Kelly , Kennedy , Kerr of Iowa , ,
BB / Lacy , LnFollottn , Lawler , Law , Liud , Mur-
BBV \ tin of Indiana , Mason , McClcllan , ,
By * McCord , McCrcary , McKcnnn , Mo-
BVT / Kinloy , Morey , Morrow , Outh-
BCwaito ' , Owen of Indiana , Parrett , Payson , ,
BjlBP Pendleton , Perkins , Peters , Plcldor , Post , ,
B V Pui'sley , Kay , Kced of Iowu , Uowell , Scrani
BJ ton , Shlvoloy , Smith of Illinois ,
BB Smith of West Virginia , Smyser ,
BB Snider , Spooncr , Springer , SlcphCDSon ,
BB Struble , Taylor of Illinois , Tnylor of Ten
BB nessco E. 13. Taylor , J. D. Taylor of Ohio ,
BB Thomas/Thompson , Townsenu of Colorado ,
Bf ' Townaeridot Pennsylvania , Turner of Kun-
BB san , Van Schnick , Walker of Massachusetts ,
BT Watson , . Wlieoler of Michigan , Whitney ,
BT Wlckharri , - , Williams of Ohio Wilson of
BJ Washington , , Y6dor. Total 115.
H * And row , Baker , Barnes , Oeckwith ,
BB Boldcn , Bingham , Blount , lioutollo , Hroslutt ,
BB Hrunnor , liuckalcw , Caniuboll , Carlton ,
BB Clancy , Covert , Cummlngs , DeLano , Dlbolo i ,
BB Dingloy , Dumphoy , Elliott , Parquhar , Fitch ,
BB Flood , Flower Fowler , Gcissciihcimor ,
BB Herbert , Kotcham , Knapp , Latdlaw ,
BB l.nnsmg , LehlbachLester of GcorginLodgo ,
BB ivlagucr , McAdoo , Mc Cur thy , McCormlelt ,
BB Miles , Mofrltt , Moore of Now Humpshiro ,
BT Mutchlcr , Nuto , Oshorno , Payne , Penning
BB ton , Perry , Qunckcnbush , Quinii , Kalnes i ,
BB Hockwoll , Kussell , Saniycr , Sherman i ,
B Simons , Splnola , Staltinccker Stewart of
BE Vermont , Stivers , TiUmnn , Tracy , Tumor of
BV , Now York , Vonoblo , Wallace or Massa-
B X , chusotts , Wallace of New York , Wilcox ,
B > . llei' ' Wilkinson , Wnght , Yarkloy , Heed I
ST LOUIS
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Abbott , Anderson of Michigan , Bland ' ,
Boutner , Urccicinridga of Arkansas , J. 13.
Hrown , Chandler of Georgia , Carlisle , Ca- '
ruth , Cute Catcbings , Clark of Alabama ,
Clements , Cobb , Crisp , Culbortnuu of
i Texas , Dockor.v , Ellis Enloo , Foreman ,
1 Frank , Goodnight Grimes , Hurt , Hutch ' ,
Heard , Holmnn , Kinsoy , Lane , Lowes , Maiu
sur , Martin of Texas , ' McMillan , McRae ,
Mills , Montgomery , Merrill , Noldringhaus ,
Morton , Oates , O'Neal ' of Indiana , Pool 'i '
Plerco , Price , Richardson , Rodgers , Sayors ,
Stockdalo , Stona of Kentucky , Stouo of Mis
souri , Tarsnoy , Tumor of Georgia , Turplo ,
Vondevoer , Wude , Walker of Missouri ' ,
Washington , Wick Wilson of Kentucky * ,
Wilson of Missouri , Wiso-01.
WASHINGTON
Anderson , Atkinson , Uanlthoad Hanks ,
Harlino , Li ay no , Horgen Ulanoliard , Hotvon ,
Urccklnridgo of Kentucky , Urower , llrowno
of N'liglum , Uuehanan of Virginia , Hunn ,
Compton , Dargun , DoIIavon , Edmunds , Fin
v- . ley , Gibson , jUrccnhngle Grout , Harmer ,
. • C > llompliill , Hendorson of North Carolina ,
' - . Hooker , Hoult , Kerr of Pennsylvania ,
Lanham , Lee , Lester of Virginin Marsh ,
McClauuny , McCoinns , Milllkcn , Moore of
Tuxiib , Morgan , Morse O'Fcrrull , O'Neil ' of
Massachusetts , O'Neill of Pennsylvania ,
Owens of Ohio , Randolph of Massaohusotts 'i
B Hollly , Heyburn , Itotiortson , Rowland , Rusk ,
JB Suull , Stowarl of Georgia , Stowurt of Texas ,
| B Stoekbridge , Stump , Tuokor Whcolor of
B | Alabamu , Wilson of West Virginia 5S.
B\ CL'MllRIILAKl ) Oil .
UB Mr Skinner
B | The pairs were : Wilber and Handall of
fB l'ennsylvunla , Cooper of Indiana and Will
Bj lams of Illinois , O'Dounoll and Kilgoro , Ar-
B ) nold and Forney , Cogswoll and • Pholau i ] ,
Bj Uuohanan of Now Jersey and Wbttthorno ,
Bj Darliugton and Cothran , Wilson of Kentucky
Bj nnd Pay a tor , Hllss and Uiggs The
Bj ' obscntoos were : Alton of Mississippi , Cole
Bj' man , Hall , Rlfo , Sauford , Soney and
Bj Sweeney Chandler of Massachusetts , chair
H man of the apoclat committee on tbe fair , did
Bj not vote
H Af tor the result was announced the bat
BJ loting wns ruauiued *
H 8HCONI ) 1UU.OT ,
BT Chicago 121
BL New York 78
BBl \ ) Kt Louis 67
B \ \ ' AVashlugton 40
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S/ TniltU lliLLOT '
| V Chicago , ,127
New York B'J
Br KL Louis . , . , 63
Washington > . . . , , . U3
W I'ouimi 1JALLOT.
I ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 134
Now York vvvvvv . . . . . ! ! . ! ! ys
St , Louis . . , , . , 43
B Washington , "J
B The Chicago men brightened visibly at the
„ * result Nouo of Chicago's supporters
changed to the other cities and only ono
m dropped out Even without waiting for a
recapitulation of the votes the reading
clerk , showiug BignB ot weariness , began
B the monototious roll call ouco were As the
call uroga'ssod the Cliicago men began
B for the tlrst tiuio to show symptoms
Bj ol uneasiorss , and ; Mason und Spiingor ,
who were doing the larger part of the whip ,
plug in , redoubled their efforts , hurrying
B pages Into the restaurants and committee
, B _ S rooms alter absent members and routing
tWL t-'f others from the lobbies and cloak rooms
IBBk : Flower was beeping tally lor the Now
Bjp 7 Yoruurs and greeted ovary accession with ; a
BJ | initio From his seat in the center Hilt was
IB doing the same for the Cblcagoaus The
IB IHtfi ballot buowcu a total of UU members ,
' nud the opprohooslons of the Chlcagonos
B were Justified In a measure , tor New York
B sained 15 votes while Chicago added but 0 I to
Si column St , Louis mennwhilo foil off 10
votesnud Washington 8. The vote was !
Firm 11ALI.0T.
Chlccago ; 140
Now York 110
St Louts 83
Washington 24
All was cxcltom cnt ns the roll call began
again It was apparent that the southern
ugmi
members , who had steadfastly supported St
Louis up to this point , wtro beginning to
break away and wcro going over to Now
York Consequently the expectations of the
Now Yorkers were at the highest point , and
indeed In this vote they polled their full
strength , hut gained only 0 votes , while
Chicago gained 0 mid St Louis and Washc
lnuton kept up their steady retrogression
the former losing 10 nnd trie latter 5otos. .
Tbe total vote was again 313.
SIXTH 11AL1.0T.
Chicago 149
N > yYork - . . . lid
St ' Louis 23
Washington ' . 10
The Now Vork poopio were discomfitca
aj their small galu , and began to realize that
they could do no more The desertion of
Wndo of Missouri from St Louis to Chi
cage added to thqjr alarm , so a reading of
thovoto was demanded , not to vorify.lt , but
t0 Bocuro tlmo for consultation Heads were
together nil over the house , nnd the result
was shown Just as the roll call was begun by
Wilson rising and moving a recess until to-
morrow at It oclock There was nshout
JJ1 disapproval and derision from
the | compact Chicago forces and when the
speaker | attempted to put the question bov-
oral : Chicagoaus were on their feet with
j points of order , alleging that the motion
came too lute ; tliat the roll call had begun
The speaker , however , declared that lie had
recognized . Wilson before the llrst nnmo was
called , nnd put the question Without wait
Ing for the announcement of the vlvn voeo
vote Wilson dcninudcd the yeas and nays and
they were ordered There was much excite
ment , on the iloor at this point Flower was
hurrying about from ono man to another ,
pointing l > at the clock , which indicated the
hour ' of 4:30 : , and urging a recess A rumor
ran over the west sldo of the hall , where the
Chicago mon wcro In force , that it was the
purpose ] i of the New Yorkers to arrange
over night for the transfer of their strength
nnd that of St . Louis to Washington , and
the fact that Wilson , in chnrgo of Washing
tons ' interest , was leading the movement
tended to add currency to the rumor If
such was the purpose , however , it fulled Big
nally , for on the yeas and nays the west
claunishlyrallied Jogother nnd the house refused -
fused to take a rccoss by yeas , 133 ;
nays , 174.
The Chlcagoans were in feverish iinpa-
tlonco , fonrlng that thodilulory tactics would
lese 1 them the udvautngo tlioy held Mason
rushed [ forward to tito clerk , cxclalnilng :
Call tlio roll ! Call Uib roll 1" Now York's
baekbono i was broken , however , and thcro
was little further opposition The clerk
again took up his list ana the result was 311
votes , divided as follows :
SEVENTH BALLOT
Chicago < 1S4
Woiv York 113
St i Louis , , ST
Washington 17
A majority would ho 150 and Chicago had
154 1 , just two votes short
There was uu ugony of expectation when
Mason dragged Heyburn , Judge Ko' .ley's
successor , forward Ho said bo wished to
change i bis vote from Now York to Chicago ,
and i did bo Ho wus greeted with aoplauso
and i evidently oxpectcd to lead a stampede
for Chicago , out wns disappointed Nobody
followed : bis example , and tfhicugo's total
stood > 153 ono less than a majority Now
York forces wcro retiring In good order and I
contested ' every inch of ground , so another
jell call was necessary , it was the eighth '
and last , ior Chicago nchiovea her victory ,
and out of a total of 307 votes received 157 '
three moro than a majority New York hod
107 , St , Louis 25 , and Washington 13 , Fol-
towing is iho.oighth ballot.in detail :
C1I1CAOO
Abbot , Adams , Alderson , Allan of Miobli
gan , Allen of Mississippi , Anderson of Kan-
sas , Atkinson , Uartlnc , Harwlg , Bay no
Belknap , Hoothman , Uoutollc , Brewer , ,
BricUncr , Hrookshlrq , Urower , T. M.
Urownc , J. B. Hrown , Bullock , Burrows , ,
Burton , Buttorworth , Uynum , Caldwell
Canuon , Carter , Cas\voll , Choatbam , Chipi
man , Clark of Wibconslriv Clunio , Cogs
well , Coleman , Comstock , Conger ,
Connell , Cooper ot Maryland , Cooper
of Ohio , Craig , Craln , Cuibort-
son of Texas , Culbcrtson of PeunI
sylvanin , Cutchcon , Dalzell , Darlington ,
Davidson , Dolliver , Dorsoy , Dunncil , Evans , ,
Ewart , Finley , Fithian , Flick , Foreman ,
Funstop , Gear , Gest , Gifford Greoubalgu , 1
Grosvenor Grout , Hall , Hansbraugh , Hare , ,
Hangon , Haynes , Hayes , Henderson of Illii
nols , Henderson ot Iowa , Hermann , Hill ,
Httt , Holman , Hopkins , Houk , Koily Ken
nody Kerr of Iowa , Lucoy , Lafayette , Lane ,
Lunhnm , Luwler , Laws , Lewis , Llnd , Mar
tin of Iiulhiuu , Mason , McClollun , McCord ,
McCormlck , MeCrcury , McKenna , McKin-
ley , Milliken , Moroy , Morgan Merrill ,
Morrow , O'Neill ' of Massachusetts , Osborno ,
Outhwalto , Owen of Indiana , Owens of
Ohio , Parrott , Payson , Pcridleton , Perkins ,
Peters , Plcldor , Post , Pugsloy , Ruv , Reed I
cf lowu , Heyburn , Rlfo , Rockwell , Howell ,
Sayros , Serauton , Scull , Seney , Shivoly 1
Smith or Illinois , Smith of West Virginia ,
Smyser , Snyder Spooner , Springer ,
Stephenson , Struolo , Swenoy , Taylor of
Illinois , Taylor of Tennessee , K. 13. Tnylor ,
J , IJ Taylor , Thomas , Thompson , Town
send of Colorado , Townscndof Pennsylvania ,
lurnor of Kansas , Turpin , Vanduvor , Van
schalck , Will Iter of Massaehusotts , Wallace
of Massaehusotts , Watson , Wheeler , Micbi-
gan , Whitiug , Wlckhaai , Wllto , Williams of
iOhio , Wilson of Kentucky , Wilson of Wash
lugion , Yodor 157.
NEW YOllIC
Andrew , Bnkor , Uanuhoad , Hanks , ,
Barnes , Beukwitb , Ooldon , Hergan , Bing- :
ham , Ulomcuurd , Blount , Uoatunr , Urecldn-
rldgo of Arkansas , Hrown ot Virginia , Urun-
nor , Buchanan of Now Jersey , liucnanan of
Virginia , Uuckalaw , Hunn , Campbell ,
Candler of Georgia , Carlton , Cate , Clancy ,
Clarke of Alabamu , Ciemouts , Covert ,
Cowlos , Crisp , Cummiugs , Delano , Dibble ,
Dlngloy , Dunphy , Edmunds , Elliott : ,
Furquhur , Fitch , Flood , Fowler , GoisBon-
baincr , Grimes , Harmer Hondorsou of
North Carolina , Herbert , Kerr of Pdiuisyl-
1v&nia , Kutehum , Knauu , Luidlnw , Lansing ,
rLohlbacb. . Lester of Georgia , Lodco , Mug
uor , Mnisti , Martin of Texas , MuAdoo ; Mc-
Cartby , McClammy , xvluMillcn , McRca t ,
Miles , Monitt , Moore of New Ilumu-
sliiro , Moore of Texas , Mutcbler ,
oNuto , O'NollI of Pennsylvania , Payne ,
lcel , " Ponnlngtou , Perry , Pieroo ,
tPrico , Quackenbusb , Quinii , Ruinos ,
Reilly , Richardson , Robertson , Rogers 1 ,
Rowland , Russell , Sanford , Sawyer , Kher-
man , Slmonds , Splnola , Stablnecker ,
Stovers , Tillmun , Tracav , Tucker , Turner
of Georgia , Turner of Now York , Vonablo ,
Wallace of Now York , Washington , Wheeler
of Alabama , Wilcox , Wiley , Wllkuusoa ,
Wlso , Wright , Ardlo aud Speaker Heed
67107 ,
8T. LOVIS
Bland , Ureckinridgo of Kentucky ,
Curutb , Catchlags , Cochran , Dockory ,
Ellis , Enloo Frank , Good right , HatchHeard [ ,
Kinsoy , Munsur , Mills , Montgomery y ,
Klodi'lugliaus , Nortpn , O'Neal of Indlanu 1
Stockdalo of Pennsylvania Stone of Mis-
sourl , Farsnoy Walker ot Missouri , Wilson
of Missouri 25.
WASUINOTOX
Bowden , Hrown of Virginia , Compton ,
Dohaven , Gibson , Hemphtl , Hooker , Lee ,
Lester of Virginia , McCotnas , O'Forrall ,
ltuslt , Skinuer , Stowurt of Georgia , Stewart
of Texas , Stoekbridge , Stump , Wilson of
West Virginia 18.
The changes on the eighth und list ballot
were : Abbott from St Louis to Chicago ,
Catcbings from Chicago to Kt Louis , Cobb
from fat , Louis to Now York , Eoloo fro si
Now York to St , Louis , Hare from St Louis
to Chicago , Hemuhltl from Now York to
Washington , Railly from Washington to
Now York , Skinner from New York to
Washington , Wullaco of Massaehusotts
from New York to Chicago
The following voted who dropped out In
tbe preceding vote or had not voted : Allen
of Mississippi , Forman and Wlkd for Chi
cage ; Cotpran lor St Louis , and O'Neill of
Pennsylvania , for Washington ,
The following members who had voted
previously dropped out : Audcrson of Mts-
siisippl , Cboudlo , Oates of tbe Chicago pee
pic Carlisle nnd Wndo of St Louis , Stewart
of Vermont , nnd Morse of the Now York
party "
The ' announcement of the result was
greeted with loud npplnuse by the Chl-
cagoanB The house adjourned at C o'clock
nmldjt a great uproar ,
'
hi < : ga.hiHd as finau
Tlio Action of tlio llouso Accepted ns
UntllnK the Flulit
Wasiunotox ' , Feb Si The fight over the
worlds ' fair slto is regarded ns finally settled
, bv . the action of the house today Now
York's leading representatives nccopt their
defeat calmly nnd philosophically and con
sider ! It tlnnl They say Now York , despite
many , drawbacks , made a gallant fight ,
and now that they hnvo been beaten
they bow gracefully to the situation nnd
intend to do whnt they can to make the fair
a success Chicago , Noiv York's lcadors
think , has taken a tremendous rosponsiir
billty upon herself 'Itiby ' express the hope
nnd . belief that she will succeed , but Depow ,
Grant , Flower and others say Chicago Is
underestimating the cost Douow Bald tonight -
night : Now York wont into this contest
expecting to win If the vole had boon taken
four weok'B nuo wo nro contldcnt wo would
hnvo won Wo feel that wo have lost by our
foolish quarrels Wo accept the
vordlct . with equanimity and will
j. our best to miiKo the fair
at Chicago the phonomoual success of the
, century . Chicago has assumed the most
frightful _ , responsibility that ever a great mu0.
nlclpnlity . undertook Tlio most marvelous
exhibit , of modern times has just closed suen
ccsBfully _ In Paris Whatever Chicago does
is . to bo compared with that If she equals it
she . has made n success If she surpasses it
she . has made n triumph If she fnlls
below it bha will bo held rosponslblo by
the . whole American people for having usa
sutnod what she was not equal to 1 believe ,
however , she will succeed "
, Muny St Louis and Washington people
hnvo . already Tmnounccd that they intend to
work for Chicago It is not bollovod the
strength , ot the opponents of the fair will
,
exceed ; sixty votes It Is nrooablo , however ,
that n largo number of members will bo
found t In favor of postponing the data until
;
1S93.
, Tonight the Chicago peoplearo overflowi
lng with gladness and Jollilieatlon mootlngs
nro being bold When the house meets to-
morrow a motion wilt bo made to recommit
the ! worlds ' fulr bills to a special committee
After this is done the committee will proc
cccd to amend the trl-clty bill so as to make 1
j it | conform to tbo wishes of the Illinois momt
bers of the committee • The amended bill I
will then bo reported back with Chicago 1
named ns the site , and the bill put upon its 1
passugo iu the house
JUBILANT V1CTOI19.
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What Colonel IngersollSaidOther
Incident * .
Chicago , Feb 21. The street scenes in
Chicago this afternoon and this evening told
of an enthusinsm modest , but unmistakable
In the crowds surrounding the newspaper
ofllccs and other places whore the bulletins
are displayed were representatives
of all classes of socie 'ty- and
such cordial effusiveness , < varm hand
shaking , gratitlod smiles and genuine shouts
or joy are not often witnessed anywhere 1
The unanimity of the display was the fcaturo
of tbo occasion Usually upon news of this
sort , or rather news from political couvenI
tions and tlio likethere are to bo seen losers ,
but . hero all were winners Tonight the
. toots nf horns mingled with tbo booming of t
cannons , ana nt the clubs , hotels , and other
resorts the coming of the worlds fair to
Chicago ( is bcingicclobratod with vim
. The progress of tbo ballotting nt Washi
ngton was closely watched in tbo Chicago
hotels j The big hotels all bUng bulletins
ever the clerks desk as fast as the news
wns received over the wires A very largo
crowd gathered In the corridors at the Grand
Puelfic J It was evidently a Chicago crowd ,
although i made up of men from all parts of
this I country and some forolgn lands Every
tlmo 1 a ballot was posted and a gain for
Chicago I shown thcro was . a glad
shout i of approval Governor Merrinm of
Minnesota ; touched elbows with a steve pol
ish i man from Cincinnati and when the bulle i.
tin t told of tbo sixth ballot nnd a gain of lit '
teen 1 votes for Chicago they swung their hats
together I
Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll pushed his way
through t the crowd just as the uows of tbe
seventh i ballot reached the hotel Ho joined
the I rest m shouting
"I thought you were from New Yorkl"
said i one of Colonel Ingersoll's friends ,
"I nm from Now York , " said the colonel 1 ,
"aud I would bo in favor of Now York for
the i fair if it wcro to bo an' international on 1
terpriso , but it is not going to bo anything of ,
the l kind It is to bo nn American fair it
ought i to bo held whore it will best accommodate -
modato i Americans and that place Is right
hero ] in Chicago What do I care about tbo
forolcobrs j ) Thera is nothing to see in
Europe except paupers and pictures , and I
dent i ' know that there is any reason why
•
Americans should place their fair in the
location ] Europeans would suggest , "
HENATG PllOOKI-iDlNOS.
j.Mr. . Chandler Arisen 10 a Question of ,
Personal Prlvlloce '
Wabhisotox , Fob 24. In the sonote to-
day , Mr Chandler rising to a question of
privilcaro , called attention to the fact that
the senator from Florida ( Call ) had in the
debate last Thursday uttered words person
ally offeiiBivo to him which ho had not then
board , nnd had followed up that breach of
order by changing and adding to the official
report of his remarks a paragraph still more
offensive Ho ( Chandler ) docmod it bis duty
before replying to the assault made upon
him to bring the sonntor's conduct before the
senate for such action as might bo doomed
Just and suitable Ho therefore offered res-
olutlons reciting the charges and asking that
they bu stricken irom the records
, The bill was passed authunzing the con
structlon of a bridge across the river ho-
Itwaon Pierre Hughes county and Stunloy
county South Dakota •
rTho Blair educational bill .
came up as un-
flnishod business and Mr Faulkner addressed
the senate in opposition to it Among other
things .hor.skcd : "Is tbe bill Bancttonod .i
by the provisions of the federal
constitution ! Are its provisions , which
affect the distribution of a fund be-
tweon the states und between races , just
ana beneficial f Is it tbe part of wisdom and
practical Btatemansbip for the national
government to embark on this boundless sea
of unrestrained and unlimited legislation t" , ' ,
Ho took the negative of these propositions
und wont on to argue in support of his views
quoting from debutas on the constitution ,
from the doclslous of judges and the writ 1
ings ot recognized statesmen The bill bad
been justified by its supporters on the ground
of relieving illiteracy , and yet when the
fund got into the states one-third moro would
bo given to whlto children than to colored
children ( on the basis of school population 1) ) ,
while the illiteracy of colored children was
40 per cent greater tnan that of white
childen ) That contradicted tbo principle of
tbo bill
Mr Faulkner said ho had perfect fuith
and absolute confidence in tlio present und
future of the south , Hu did not Intend that
the active , energetic and enterprisiug people
of West Virginia should bo hold up before
the American people clothed in rags and cry
Ing out in poverty and humiliation If
the constitution did not prohibit the
passage of tbs bill the sentiment of justice
at least would demand that the distressed *
farmers of South Dakota , the minora of Col-
urado and Nevada aud the lumbermen ot tbo
northwest should not be called upon to con >
trlbuto to the education of bis state
Mr Coke obtained the floor and Air Piatt
arose aud said the educational bijl bad held
its pluco us unfinished business smco Febru
ary 3 , and ho should insist after toduy that
the bill when taken up should bo dltcussod ;
during every available hour until a vote was
ilreached. . It ought not'to block the way of
the Important business now on the calendar
A resolution by Sherman was agreed to
calling on tbo secretary of war for tliu report
of tbe court martial proceedings in the case
oof Private Wild ul Fort Yutos Adjourned ,
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WABniWGTOH UcmutJ Tnu Omaha Hce , I
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Washington , D. C , Fob 24. I
This nftomoon Tub Hek correspondent
interviewed the Nebraska dolegatlon in congress -
gross on the proposition to have tlio govoru-
mont ; code the present Fort Omaha to Nebraska -
braska for n military aoadomy , provldod tbo
state will maintain it . . '
Mr Connell There is every reason why *
the ' state of Nebraska Bhould have the old
Fort Omaha for n military academy , and no
good argument stands against it Tno moro
fact , that at the time wo'askod for an approc
priatlon to procure n now fort wo said the
old fort could bo sold nnd made to make a
part of the payment on a now fort means
notblng . binding You might as well Bay
when you ask for an appropriation to con
struct a publio building that the amount
named at first shall bar you against
any subsequent chnngts demanding a larger
appropriation Whonwo [ first asked for an
appropriation for a federal building at Omaha
wo thought § 1,000,000 fyas sufllciont , but wo
subsequently foundtlmt % 2,000,000 would bo
nccossary Wo did not when asking for n
now fort see any practical use for the old
fort and we said it might bo sold , and now
that it has boon suggested that the state is
willing to establish and maintain n military
ncadSmy upon tho.groiind there is over.v or-
gumont in favor of ceding , the old fort to
Nebraska Of coursotho proposition would
meet with much/opposition In both branches
of congress , and u' great deal of earnest
work would bo required to push it through ,
but I nm Iu favor bf * trying it , and with n
determination to win , If I remember right
tbo site for old Kort , Omaha was given to
the t government by'pnVato ' citizens with tbo 1
understanding that \vhcn tbo government
ceased to use it' tot military purposes it
should revert back tptho original owners ;
that t when we were j trying to pet a bill
through ] congress making an appropriation
for new Fort Omamvthe Original owners en-
tared I a waiver in court to their claim for tbo ,
old ( property , permitting : lo go to the gov-
ernmont < in order that an appropriation for a L
now j fort could bo obtained Thus you will [
boo that the government would lese notblng
nor , would it contribute anything by coding
old 1 Fort Omaha to ' the state of Nebraska
The ' government has had the Use of it a long
tlmo ' and it owes an obligation to the people \
of ' the Btate for the use bf this property
which it can now discharge by granting it
for the purpose mentioned
SonutorFaddock I thluk the proposition ,
] a very sensible one nnd favor its adoption
The [ old fort could bo coded to the state of t
Nebraska stmplybyliaVfng congress pass an
amendment < to the bill whjch made an up-
proprlatlon I for the purchase of new Fort t
Omaha ' Ih'tho absoireo-of ' any better use
to which the old fort cOOl'd bo put tbo sug-
gestlon that it be glVoa . the state nf No-
braska and malntaln ' odaa'a military academy
Is very goodand I boo * hd reason why the
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propoiition'in tha-bilrprirvIdmg"'fdttho ; new
fort , t6 sell the olrrbho Und upply the pro
coeds ' to'tlioestablishment of tbo now fort ,
should ' interfere with talsprojoot Ono la w
does not bind congress against the passage
of another law , and I'shall favor the Bocur-
inir of the old'f ort for state purposes
Senator Mandereon , I should bo very t
elad to have the govcrnmont give us the old I
fort and to seu the Btate maintain a military
actdemy upon it , but'tho law provides for
tbo sale of the old fortto ; pay In part for a
now ono I have no Jdea congress would
look with fAvor upon1 the . proposition ,
Representative Dorsoy The proposition
meets with my earnest , approvnl , but since
congress was given to understand that the
Grocoeds from the salpof.tho old fort would
e applied to the procurement of the now
fort wo would have Upjhill work to have tbo
old fort ceded to tho-stato for any purpose
whatever , us congress ? would dread the
precedent However , ? t Is worth trying for \
and you may count mq fpr anything looking
to the advancement ofioflr states intcrosta
Representative LawaO , yes , I am In
favor of the proposition ' Why Bhould f not
bo , as it is In the interest of our state ? I
cannot see that tbo provisions of the bill
calling ror anew Fort'Oinuha should in any
way conflict with another law ceding the
old fort to the state Oft Nebraska You can
put mo down as being in favor of the propo-
sltion and count upon toy work in favor of it
OMAUA INDIANS IBTJTIOK
A petition has been-Zsont to Mr Dorsey
from the Omaba 'iddians remonstrating i
against the extenslon' . .of tlmo to tbo pur ,
chasers of lands in.tljo Omaba reservation
Tbo Indians claim that the money should '
have been paid longlmjo and that as the
government holds tijeir money in trust
for them them they are allowed only their
per cent on the J amount paid in
They claim that the kill now pending iA
give further tiuio to purchasers should bo
defeated as it is hurtf&l to them
A BAHFIiS CASE
Mr Dorsoy called tfio attention of your
correspondent this morning to a petition roa-
otnmendinga geutlemgn for a postoftlco in
his district , which was slgnod by tbo llrst
citizens nf the town , tud state senator and
representatives in the legislature , the county
ofllcors , the Judge of the district court and
ninny others of proiplrfenco , all certifying to
the character of the man , that hois a royal
good fellow and a r6pubflcan , Air Dorsoy
had endorsed tbo petition and letter * .
commendatory or the canaidato
nnd was about to transmit
the same to the first ; assistant postmaster
general when the morning mail brought
some letters from prominent citizens of the
town saying that they bad been deceived ,
that the uppllcant was a'drunkard , incompo-
tent and unworthy , and that tbe citizens of
the town did not want him appointed , and
asking that the paper ' s 'jbj hold until a pro
test could bo sent in v also n numborof letters -
tors from those who tiadferoviously endorsed
the applicant withdrawiqg their names and ; )
saying they bad been ) njuosed upon Tbis
shows liow members of ] congress are frequently -
quently misled and arejtubjoet to adverse
criticism for the slmpl6 noason that moa who
endorse to tbem candidates for oftico do not
inquire into the litncsvoi the mon rocom-
mended j
unwej-comeJaiaiks.
Tbo woman ' suffrage ! convention has ad-
journed after an uninteresting session of a
week , a heurlng before tbo senate and house
committee and the usu ml 'adoratlon of Saint
Susan , " us her admirers now call Miss An
thony ; but it looks ns tf.tho advancement of
woman , who has been bromotod with such
energy and ability by * Miss Anthony , Mrs
Julia Ward Howe Mr . Stanton , Lucy
Stone und ether noble * souls was about to
suffer severely from distensions llko thosu
which broke tbo universal suffrage party
into fragments fifteen of eighteen years ago ,
Tbo women I have immed wcro tbo leaders
ythen , as now , and did well w throw out The
odorn Tilton , Victoria Woodhull and Ten :
nlo C. Clallln with , their free love
heresy , and they will do equally
well to extirpate Madlda Josyln Gage and
3lher followers who h&vp introduced a similar
ono to bo promoted by what they term "J'ho
nWoman' * , National Liberal Union , " which is
organized ns a sort of nnnox to tbe National
WomanU Suffrage association , und accord
ing to thRconBtliution u Intended to uvert
uthe inllueace' ' tlieJDbVlstlan religion and fi 'J
the Woman's ChrlrtiatU Temperance union
upon politics un if" society The suffrage
loaders do not look , with any favor upon this ,
movement , although Mrs Gage claims that
Mrs Stanton , who sallej } for Europe last
week , has given it heriudorsemont MrJ.Gago
talks very freely of tier own sentiments and
the purpose of tbe new movement She de
dares the influence of tbo church aud the
Christian religion ns now practiced to bt * -
spiritual degradation of woman , repre't ' . -
her purity Intelligence nnd Indoponde " "
"I regard the church ns the basis of unit , T"
nllty in the world , " nho says , and the nri 5
prolific source of pauperism , crlnio nud 1
justice It is founded upon nggrogntl f.
falsehoods , which hnvo crystallized ln\
hidebound l ! creeds , with woman's subjugatld
as ono of the chlof dogmas " .
The object of the Woman's Liberal runlori
ns described by Mrs Gage Is "to resist 4-W
lntorfcronco from the religious olcmont ,
j
of the community with lrco govern0
mont , " to oppose such legislation
as God In the constitution nnd the Sun
day rest law and the prohibition laws that
have j , boon enncted in the Bovoral states , to
counteract the influence of Frances E. Will
nrd "nnd bor band of fanatics , and to unite
the women ot the country In resistance of
the most blgottcd nnd unscrupulous ouomy
ot freedom , the church "
Mrs Gage has issued a call for n couven-
tlon to meat hero on Tuesday , nnd says there
Will bo delegates from thtrty-soven Btntos
cmoioo's viCTOitr
The bouse has voted that the worlds fair
snail bo hold In the windy city by the lakes
• It was a geographical victory The west
beat , the cast simply because It had the most
votes There was no projudloo shown , no
| buslnoss j rivalry exoopt just a little between
Chicago and St Louis , which cut no llguro
whatever in detormlnlng the real question at
issue i , When on the eighth ballot Chicago ro-
colvod 157 votes the exact number roqulrod
for n choloo the friends of that city nroso
ns ono man and sent up n dcafoniug cboor ,
The Bcono was ono of great rejoicing on the
floor and in the galleries The latter were
packed nil tiny
The proposition will now go to the senate
if the house on tomorrow decides that a fair
shall bo hold The question of where it shall
bo held came up before the qucstiou whether
there shall boa fair , rovorslng the order nnd
placing the cart before the horse The Chit
cagnaus nro confident that the sonatore will
pormlt | j the members ot the house to dctcrmino
the { ; location and concur , ns the latter nro
oloctcd by the pooplodiroct and are therefore
moro of a representative class , ft is stated
that the impulses of the senators are for
. Washington , but this city never has had
much show for the fair If the senate should
vote for unothor city than Cliicago the whole
mnttor is likely to go to a couforonco committee -
mittoo nnd remain iu doubt for many wee s.
A feeling is growing that thn fair should not
bo hold earlior.thnn 1S93 , as two years are
not sufllciont time for preparation
vaxcc's AamcuiTUiiAr take "
A bill was introduced by rcquost in the
senate today by Mr Vance of Norfh Car
olina which is jocularly referred to as an
agricultural fake " It provides that when
ever lb shall bo shown by statement on oath
or affirmation of the clerk nnd she riff ot any
county of any state in tlio uuion that tbo
gross amount ot cotton , whent oats and to-
bacco ' raised in the county during the pre
j ceding two years exceeds the value of
(500,000 , or wncn ono hundred or moro cltl-
zons of tbo county shall file a petition und
with ] it a title to the land necessary for a site
there J shall bo established under the control of
the treasury department a United Statosagrl-
cultural ' depot or warehouse The secretary
of the treasury is to appoint a manager for
this warobouse or depository who is to
receive { not less than $1,000 or moro than
; S2.500 a your nnd Is required to give bond for
the perlormanco , of his duties Any owner
of ' the products mentioned may deposit them 1
in ' any warehouse and the manager ot it is to
ostlmato j tboir value under rules and regulations - [
tions ' prescribed by the secretary of the
treasury ' and advance to tbo owner 80 per
cenfof ' their value in treasury notes issued
especially ' . for this purpose , paying [ ;
interest ' at the rate ot 1 per
cent ' The opponents ' of Etho Windom L
silver ' bullion bill say that tbis is giving the
! socretary.of' the treasury some ol bis own '
theories ; tliat tbo provisions of this measure
are ' exactly similar in general nud specific [
charaiiter ' to the Windom silver bullion bill \
Of tours 0 nd onolooica upon the proposition I
. seriously and it will repose quietly in the 1
pigeon holes of the Senate committee on
agriculture
( IN THE SENATE
Senator Paddock , from the committee on
publio lands , today reported favorably bis
bill providing that Judges of county courts
should bo authorized to take llnal proofb in i
land entry cases Under a late ruling of the
land ofllco a county court in Nebraska
was prohibited from taking such proofs on 1
the grounds that it was not a court record
From the committee on publio lands Mr
Paddock today'roported an nmondment to
the bill.increasing the efficiency of the gen1
crnl land ofllco by providing that there shall j
bo olevcti chiefs of division who shall receive -
coive n Balary of $2,000 a year each ,
Senator Tcllor introduced a substitute to
bis bill providing for the disposal of old
Fort Lyon and Fort Lyon military rosorva-
tlon in the Btate of Colorado to actual sct-
tlors under the homestead laws at the mini
mum prlco of entry
Senator Pottigrew introduced a bill provld-
ing for tbo appointment of a commis-
sionor who shall bo paid $10 a day
and . traveling oxpenscs to visit South
Dakota and investigate the losses suf
fered by settlers upon the Crow
Creek Indian reservation which was closed
to settlement February 17. 1835 , by Frost
nont Arthur and revoked by Prosldeut >
Cleveland
Senator Moody today introduced a dupll-
cate ' of the Gifford bill appropriating $100,000 ,
for tbo purchase of a slto and tho.construe- '
1tlon of u publio building at Yankton , S. D ,
Senator Mandorson presented in tbo son |
ate today the petition of the letter carriers
in favar of the bill establishing efcht hours
as u days work and glvos ether relief to the
letter carriers throughout the country
Senator Paddock rcportod favorably from
the committee on publio lands a bill cstab- ,
lishing three additional laud offices iu
Wyoming ,
MISCELLANEOUS
Mrs J. Ellen Fester of Iowa addressed a
largo gathering at the Foundary M. E.
church on prohibition yesterday afternoon , '
A bill was introduced in the house today
by Mr Dorsoy to pension John F. Hey Ho
also presented resolutions from the state
board of agriculture favoring the Mandorson
labor bid and from tbo Omaha board of
trade favoring an appropriation for Arkansas 1-
sas Pass
} ? . M , Phillips was today appointed post
master nt Bostwick , Nuckolls county , vice
T. S. Dunn , removed
General Brooks spent tbo afternoon on the
floor of the house watching the worlds fair
contest He is accompanied by bis atd-do- !
camp , Lieutenant Rook , United States army ,
who is residing with bis father , Admiral 1
Rook , United States navy , 1233 Seventeenth
street
W. R-Kingsbury and W. J. Wells of Sioux [
Falls , S. D. , and George 1) . Mathiason and
P. W. Pettigrew of Pierre S. D „ are here ,
Tbo dead man found in the Bower canal ut
the foot of Sevonteontb street Priasy ufter .
nuon was yestord ay Idon titled as Yost Scblos-
scr The effort to crcato the impression that
it was the body of Cashier Silcott proved rl-
adlLUlous. . Prmiv S. Heatix
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Silver Ilill PaAture * .
Watiiisoton , Feb 24. The principal fca-
turo of tbo silver bill to be reported by tbo
sonatocommittoo on finance us a substitute
for several bills on that subject referred to
it are stated to bo these ; The secretary of
the treasury is authorized to Increase the
purchase of silver bullion from $2,000,000 to
$4,000,000 a month , Tbo requirement of the
present law that the coinage ot sliver shall '
bo at the rat of not less than $2,000,000 , > a
nmonth is stricken out The secretary is also
authorized to purchase gold bullion in unro-
strlctou quantities Upon this gold and sil
ver bullion the secretary shall itiuo treasury
notes of bucIi denominations as ho shall see
At , to bo redeemable Jn lawful money
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FrecdlH'rt's Aid Aninv rlftry ,
'dCiiicaoo , Fob 21. The twonty-Becond an
nivorsuiy of the Fraodmon's Aid and
Southern Education Booioty wns celebrated
herp today in the First Methodist Episcopal
church , Sovorul noted divines delivered
addresses
rinldren Cromalcd
At'OCbTA , Go , Feb 2t Yesterday after
Jenoon tbice children of Hunt Read we ' re
burned to death la their borne
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I OMAHA'S PKDKllAL IUMLOIN G
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Another Stcn Tnkcn Toward Boonr-
Ine Tltln to the Hitc
• WASiiiNOTONFob,2l. [ Special Telegram to
. TmeHke.1 Judge Bontiott.oxnmtnor of titles
j. t the department ot justice stated to The
Ike correspondent this morning that the tltlo
• the Omaha public building site had been
ssed upon .by the nttornoy general , the
Urnct and approval sent to the soeretnry
of the treasury and drafts for the amount
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necessary to pay for the ground would this
week ! ; bo sent to the Unltod States district
attorney [ | ut Omahii with instructions for htm
and the United States court to tender
to } { the parties owning the property
the J appraised value with a view to
making n transfer No notice has been
received nt the department of Intention to
appeal from the appraisement , nnd nt the
treasury J ; department it Is stntod thnt nn
appeal at this tlmo would avail nothing ; that
after the tender had been made the court
may Immediately direct the tltlo to bo vested
} In ' the government , even though the tender
' 9 ! refused , as there has boon a lawful np-
pralsomont , and thou the work upon the
building will proceed A rejection of the
tender may , however , cnuso delay , inasmuch
as the bill making the appropriation provides
that the government must hnvo n clear tltlo
to the slto before the work is begun The
court will have to llrst pass the title to the
govcrnmont before anything further is
done
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DOING AWAY Willi SINKCUUKS
The Offlco or Conunaiulcr-ln-O lilol'to
bri Aboli-dicd.
IComirtgM 18W bv James Ganlan liemictt }
London , Fob 24. fNow York Herald
Cable Special to Tur Unci The report of
the royal commission on the army nnd navy
must surely see light bofora long , for little
by . little its substance Is being made known
to the public Woboliovo It will bo found
that It proposes to do away with the olUco of
commander-in-chief of the army whenever
a vucancy nrises This seems to sot nt rest
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nil speculations ns to the uuko of Counuuuht
succeeding the duke of Cambridge The
change will occasion some dissatisfaction in
ccitnln quarters and possibly much blttor
feeling , and it is not at alt certain that It
will bo populnr in the army Civil control
of the nrmy will bo continued by the reten-
tlon of tbo Bocrotury of state for war
nnd under him there wilt bo a chief of the
Btaff , but there will bo no moro command
ors-ln-chlof. Parliament approves of the
report of the commissloa The chief of tlio
staff will , however , bo a very important of-
flclal
The lords committee on swoatlog is not
. very likely to present a report which will
bo satisfactory to the great body of the
workora or to the publio The ' chalrman's '
draft of the report , which wo understand is
very conrprohonslvo nnd complete , was
deemed too sympathetic in tone to suit the
enmmittoo gonernlly , who probably think
moro of political economy than the interests
of the sweated class The draft report
has therefore been ro joe ted nnd n composite
affair will now bo put together , if not actually -
ally in the mtorosts of the sweaters , norh
talnly not calculated to do thorn any barm ,
The only mistake by Lord Dunrnvon in this
affair was in not asking for a mixed commit
too Doth liousos . In the first mstarrce ,
should have known that a committee of the
most ] Bclect and not generous nobles would
not , take anyinteresl in ttab Wolf arc ot the
wretched tailors aud bootniakors of WliitoB
cbapel • , Leeds or Manchester It was very
like 1 supposing that grapes would grow from
thoniB 1 Wo believe that the sweating committee -
mittoo , has adjourned for the present und
that ( , the report by Lord Thring put
tlug the best face possible on every
detail ' of the sweaters business will
then I be adopted The victims of the sweat
ers 1 need not look to the gilded chnmbor for
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any redress
The conflict bohvoen Morley and Sexton
on ' free oducatlon was the Bubject of general
conversation 1 in the house of commons yes
terday 1 The arrungomont was tlcnounced
pretty strongly by many radicals end It is
bolioyed that in tlmo it will bo repudiated
by 1 Gladstone as loader of the liberals nnd
by Parnoll us loader ot the Irish party That
will leave Morley in rather an awkward poI
sitlon ' •
WILL VISIT THE CHICAGO
The Duke of Uninbridtco to Lunch
with Adiulrnl Walker
( Copyrloftt lSOObu Jam Gnrltn Hsivi : S.\
Villa Fuanoa , Feb " 24. [ New York Her
aid Cablo-Speclal to The Bee | The Duke
of Cambrldgo will lunch tomorrow aboard
tbo Chicago with Admiral Walker This is j
certainly u high compliment By special re-
quest the dukes ' visit will bo taken as prl-
vato and informal und consequently no sa-
lutoswlll bo flrod This afternoon thcro i
was great animation on board the good ship 1
Boston , which is making ready for a ball 1
which tbo captain and officers will give to-
morrow nftomoon Admiral Walker makes 1
a point of having his luunching parly drills 1
every duy , bo that tomorrow there will bo ,
small time for decoration Tbo bona from
the flag ship has been placed at tbo disposal
of the Boston for the occasion , und Admiral j
Walker expressed bis intention of being
prcsont ut the party ,
D'Orloans Trnmlorroil to Clnrvniix
iCnvyrtoM tsooiy Jama Uonion Itimttl.\ \
Pauib , Fob 84. [ Now York Herald 1
1Cablo Special to The Hse ] Duo d'Orleans
was tonight transferred to Clurvaux prison
by the train which left from Garo d'Est at I
13:40. : 1I0 was taken from the conclorgorio
an hour before the starting of the train The
fact of bis departure Is being kept a pro
found secret
Minister Lincoln's Fori
ICnpurlght 1800 by Jamca ( lordon JlennMA
Loniion , Feb 84. [ New York Ilor-
aid Cable Special to The Dek.1 -
Lincoln's son is not qulto so well tonight ,
. ,
Tlio AVontlmrPorooasr
_ per Omaha und vicinity : Fulr , followed (
by light rain or snow * •
Nebraska : Local snowscoldor , , northerly
winds ; cold wave ,
Iowa : Colder , northerly winds ; local
snows followed by fair , cold wave
South Dakota ; Colder , northerly winds 1 ;
snow followed by fair ,
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Gorman Election Kuturiis *
Berlin , Pob 24. Tbo completed olcctlon
returns show 240 members elected and 151
supplementary elsctlons necessary Tboso
elected are divided as follows : Conservatives 1-
tives , 52 ; imperialists 10 ; ccutrlsts , 00 ; Ocr
uian liberals , 22 : national liberals , 10 ; so- >
ciallsti , 21 ; Alsatians , 12 ; Poles , 14 ; Guolpln ,
2 , and ono Dune ,
a
tin IndlotiiiBiit Against Hylxes
Cuioaoo , Feb 84. The grand jury this
morning returned no indictment against J T ,
W , Syues , tbe warehouse man who was
twice convicted of issuing warehouse ro-
celpts Sykcs' ' second conviction was but
recently set aside by the supreme court on
accouut of u flaw in the indictment
A Tujr Mont Blows Up
Mouii.E , Ala , Fob 2) ) . The tug boat Flora
D blew up yesterday in the Mobile river ,
irkilling Engineer William Q. Grlmslcy , lilt I
son und tbo colored cook and severely in
juring the captain and pilot I
LYNCHERS j ARE IN P0RSU1T. I
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Iutonoo Exoltomout Over n , DrutrJ 1
Murder nt Murrtty , In Bl
A SERIOUS FIRE AT DUBUQUE3 M
The ltnllrond CiiiniiilsRlonrrM ft H
1'rlcHl Asphyxiated lly tins A. Hj
Brldsn Walker Fatally In- HI
Jurcd Other Iowa Ncwj Hj
A Hhootliitr nt Murray M
Drs Moines , In , Feb 21.-Special [ TelaHJ
gram to Tub 13ki.J : A special from Murray , Hfl
Clnrk county , says that George Frame , n HJ
resident of that place , was shot and Instantly HH
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killed this evening His murderer has not M
been Idcntltlcd , but is supposed to bo Robert H |
Novins , who has Hod nnd the oniccrs nro in HH
pursuit , There is soma talk ot lynching In M
case ho is captured , HI
A Illn7.11 nt Dubuque M
DunuquB , la , Feb 24. At 11 o'clock yesHJ
terday morning smoke wns discovered coin 1
lng from windows of the Glebe building , HJ
corner of Mmn und Firth streets The heat HJ
nt llrst was so Intense that the plato glass HJ
front hnd cracked botoro the IIro was ( lis- H
covered 'J bo llrst second und third floors H
were mainly occupied by Piatt Brothers , Hj
clothiers The tire caught under the stairHj
way leading from the second Iloor , and was H
conlliiad mainly to the stairways On the HI
third ' Iloor overcoats were stored , und the M
blinding ] smoku from the burning woolens H
made It terrible work for the firemen Several - H
oral wcro overcome ami bad to uo curried H
out The Block was valued nt f00,101) ) . The
loss will roach $30,000 , chiefly by water nnd HI
smoke ' The Insurance nn the Mock will ng- H
grcgatc { $40,000. The building is damaged to Bl
the amount of $ r ,000 ; heavily Insured
Thn llallro.id CuuiiiiUslotierH H
Dr.s Moinbs , la , Feb 21. [ Special TeloBf
gram to Tub But : , ] The railroad com Hj
missloucrs have received n oomplatut trout H
Cnthcart & Co at Kingsloy Unit the NorthBJ
westofn railroad will not furnish tlimn H
with sufllciont cars to transport their grain H
This company owns three olevntors und.c.iti j B
use ! from twcnty-ilvo to thirty cars n day H
'f the company will furnish them , The H
company , in roaly , stnto that they hnvc not H
Btiftlcicnt cars to meet the demand ; thut they H
hnvo ! ever H.OOO cars that nro now bolng used H
by the Baltimore fc Ohio , and for that H
roasOQ they cannot do as ro < | uestcd , H
A 1'rloHt ANiilivxIntcd H
Iowa Citv , la , Fob 21. JSpecial Tcle Bj
gram : to Till ! Hii.l Sunday morning the H
people gathered as usual at T o'clock nt the K
Catholic church for service , but tbo priest , H
Rev ! Father Carroll , not putting tu an np- H
pcaranco ' parties were sent to the parsonao H
to ascertain the reason , when the house H
k < opcr informed them thut ho bad not yet H
como from his room On ontcring his room H
ho was found in bed 111 an unconscious con H
dltion , the gas from the hard coal burner H
having , cscajicd during tbo night , pesplto H
nil efforts to restore him , consciousness did H
not return till in the afternoop Ho myelin H
n precarious condition H
Thn Ill volIiand Cisns H
FonT Dodoe la , Feb 24. [ Special TeloBj
gram to 'I'm : Bbc ] Judge Vonvor , in thu H
district court hero today , refused to try any H
cases arising from river land litlgntInti.Ho , U
says thnt until the suit brought by tlio U
United States attorney general is settled , U
further Intcrforenco with settlers would bo H
persecution The cases involved are prlnci- U
pally suits for violations of injunctions by |
ovlctod settlers who returned to farms after H
being evicted This decision is in line with H
the recent nction of the United States ma-- H
shal at Dubuque , who refused to do unv H
moro evicting until the United States suit H
was decided
• Titdlolnl Noininntlnni
Citr.aToN ' , la , Fob 24. | Special Telegram
to Tii e Bee ] The republican city conven
tion this ovcnlug nomlnatud Hon Juuics G ,
Bull for judge of the superior court The
democrats last Saturday evening nominated
Postmaster S. R. Davis Mr Hull is ono of
the loading attorneys of southwestern Iowa ,
and wns formerly mayor of Columbus , O.
His nomination , which Is cuuivalont to an
election , was made by acclamation amidst
enthusiastic applause
Foil Prom a Bridge
Des MorsKS , la , , Fob , 24. [ Special Tele
gram to Tub Bie.1 ; George Benton , whlla
walking J over the railroad bridge .on the
Osceola J rnilrqad , lost tils balance nnd . toll to
the { water below Ho struck on the Ice ,
breaking a leg and injuring himself inter
nally Ho is In u critical condition
Tlio liny nnd Gnu Combination
Dus Moines , la , Fob 21. [ Spociul Telo-
gram ( to Tub Bik.J Joe ICublo , a small boy ,
went bunting cast of the city today Ho nt-
tempted to crowd through u fence and pull
the gun after him , The hammer caught
with ] the usual result Ho will bo disligurcd
for life , though his Injuries are not futal ,
I'AUIIOOIitS AMENitMllNr
An Kuduuvor to Make tlio Haul
Clans , ) Ijr.sh UIlJiI
Washinoton , Fob 81 , Paddock Intro
duced today in the senate a bill to amend
the ' interstate commerce act , The utnoud-
mont 1 is iatondod to provide for the relief of
the ' fanners of the wast who nro unable ut
present 1 to market their crops on account ot
the ' high freight rates prevailing on the long
haul : aud which the railroads claim cannot
be rouucod without demoralizing nil tbo
short ! haul rates under tlio interstate net
The bill provides that the long und short
haul shall be amended so that lu casu of any
Investigation of an infraction of that
section ! the committee will bo obliged
to consldor the cost of transportation and
the facts und circumstances bearing upon
tbo market vuluo of the product , and if it
uppears that the product is one of the neces
saries of life and upon it a justly lower rate
is Indispensable In order to onnblo such pro
duct tn be transported to market , such trans
portation rate , so fur us tbo long haul cldbso
is concerned , will bo considered an excep
tion to the general rule ,
The amendment also provides that tbo long
haul for such product , within the moaning of
amendment , shall be 500 miles or more by
thu route over which the freight Ib actually
transported
A Miner Killed hv thn Cam
Evanbton , Wyo , Feb 31. | Special Telo-
gram to Tub Beb | Alfred Rcovu3 , a youug
1man employed at tbo Union Puciflo com
rpany's ' No 7 coal mine at Almy , was killed
ut noou today , iln was driving u trip to tbo
main slope , und by some mcuns was caught
between the cars Death resulted almost
instantly
llnnk of O irilni XutoH Ordered Hold
Cuioaoo , Fob 21 , Judge Grinnoll this
morning appoiutod George B. Warne ro-
ocelver for certain notoj nnd securities in the
hands of Herbert Hammond belonging 10 the
Hank of Omaba Tno receiver was ordered
to soli the securities to satisfy Hammond *
claims and to hold tlio balance subject to the
ordorof the court Warne gavoboads In tbs
sum ot | 5,000. ,
•
Hhook the Kt-rnul City
Romk , Feb 24. Two slight earthquake *
have caused great alarm ,