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* \ THE OMAHAL i DAILY B ESTABLISHED JTJ2sTE 30 , 1S7J OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOltfrl&G- , DECEMBER 2 , 180G. COPY" FIVE CENTS. BONACU1I LOSES EVERY POINT Bishop of Lincoln Bsatoa in Metropolitan Court at Dubinins. PRIESTS OVERWHELM THEIR ORDINARY I . 'a I her * FltrKornlil mill Murphy Win Their Apiirnl from UH * Hi-pUloiiM of lln * Hi-nil iif Iliu I nlneem * . . . , . ; DUnUQUE , la. , Dec. 1. ( Special Tele- nram.A ) merciless cxcorlallon of Bishop Bonacum Is Iho finding of Iho molropollian courl , Iho firsl In America , which lodny decided Ihc appeal of Fathers William Mur phy of Tccumseh nnd Dennis Fltzgetnld of Auburn. Neb. , nnd sustained the defendants on every point. The decision Is by Father Peter A. Baart of Marshall , Mich. , an expert canonist , to whom Archbishop Hennessey delegated nil his functions. It covers forty-four printed pages nnd bristles with quotations In Latin from canonical law. He reviews the whole controversy and finds Bonacum was to blame. Ho considers each spcclflcnllon of Bonactim's charges nnd finds It unsupported by evi dence , except where a valid defense was of fered. He finds Bonacum's action In withdrawing their faculties wns without just cause ; Ir regular , null und void , and makes the same finding on the sentence for contumacy and general condemnation. Ho finds defendants were guilty of dlsrc- fcpcct to Mgr. Satolll , but were amply punished by the publication of Satolll's Id ler lo Bonacum censuring them. Ho declares Satolll's failure to grant an nppenl sub-sequcntly granted by the propa ganda was duo to the misrepresentation of the record to Satolll by Bonacum. Ho condemns the bishop for his arbitrary disregard ot canonical law ; for declaring himself "czar of Ibis dloceso ; " for pursuing llie-se defendants from mollvcn of personal vengeance ; for falsehood , and libel nnd for Bonding to this court during the progress of this trial a Idler libeling defendants nnd disrespectful to the court. BONACUM MUST SETTLE. He commands Bonacum within thirty days to withdraw his priests from Auburn nnd TocumFch or give defendants equally good missions ; to pay the costs of this suit ; to pay Iho personal expenses of defendants , nnd to pay Murphy $325 and Fltzgernld $825 damages. The sentence recites that the court has authority to proceed ngnlnst Bonacum for contempt unless he obeys Ibis sentence and pays the money Into court within the time specified. It also recites thai Iho bishop's powers are nnl arbitrary , but are delegated and limited by canonical law , no act exceed ing which Is valid. In considering the \nrlous specifications the court criticised Bonacum for sending the holy oils by cxprrra , nnd declares that be fore ho can dliclpllne n prltst for failure to contribute a diocesan tax to the erection of a bishop's house , an urgent need for the expenditure ami the ability of the parish to pay the tax must be shown. Thu bishop has not appealed from this decision , which Is designed as a prccedcnl i for Iho guidance of Iho American episco pate. Many copies ot the decision have been ordered printed nnd It will bo widely pub lished. Father Murphy's newspaper attacks on Bonacum arc justified on the ground thai Bonacum had previously charged Murphy with leading a licentious life. STORY OF THE CONTROVERSY. The troubles In the diocese of Lincoln be gan soon after live consecration of Blaho-i Honacum In November. 1SS7. The lawn re quire that when a new see Is created the foisuUern : "f the diocese shall siihmll the names of tlir-'o candidate * for bishop , and these rumen must bo forward. ' ! ! lo Home with the names selected by the bishops of the province. However , the hNhoo.s Ignored tSe prle.sts 111 the selection of a bishop for Lincoln , and UHhoii Hotmcuiu assumed charge of a diocese , many of whose priests wore disposed to regard his appointment as .old. He found Father Kennedy..the paslor In charge of the cathedral , and to him made known his plans for the erection of a more Imposing cdlllep. Father Kennedy endeav ored to dissuade him from this undertaking , telling him there was still a debt of J2000.1 hanging over the parish , and that the Cath olics of the diocese were poor , and , while they nilclit | remise , co"d ! never pay fo- a new cathedral. The VVshop disregarded this advice and railed a meeting of the par ish to consider the project. Many mine , pome possibly out of curiosity to nee the ni > w bishop , and among them was Patrick Egnn of Land League fame , who put his name down for f.VX ) . Soon iiflcr came the edlc-t from Hoijje. forbidding the collection of Land IxMiRiie dues nt the church doors In Ireland. The Lincoln brunch met to censure Itomc for thU\ and Illshon Konncum sent Father Dunphy to the meeting to disperse It. for Father Kennedy had fallen Into ills- fnvor and wns eventually removed to a nmnll country mission. The meetlnt ; refused to disperse , and passed n solutions declaring Din Irish Catholics would -alte their religion from Rome , but tint their politics. John Fitzgerald of Lincoln , the wealthy jireiddent of the Irish National league , cancelled his MiliHcrlptlon lo the c.ithedral fund nml ho did Palrlck Kgan , who had sulnei'ltied lo con ceal his poverty. Hlshop Hnnaeum entered Milts against them on the suhscrlptloim nnd pursued ICgan after President Harrison had appointed him ambaxsa lor to Chill. Another cause of dissent Ion was the sus pension of Father Walsh , pastor of the cathedral. John Sheedy was assassinated In ISI'l. nnd the testimony of Father Walsh nt tlw coroner's Inquest cast suspicion oi > Jlrs. Shiu-dy. who was am sled for com plicity In the crime. She In turn made charged unilnM him , alleging among other things that he had uttered scandal about tr < > bishop. After visiting Hie J.ill with his jirlvale secretary , Father FlUKcrald , nnd hearing Mrs. Sheeily repeat her charges. Bishop Honacum suspended Father Wnsh ! , who appealed to Mgr Satolll , and wns given n canonical irlnl al St. Louis This , \ns the Ilrst proceeding before the apostolic delegate to compel the opening of Hie canonical courts In America , but It wu * s-oou lo be followed by others. FATHER CORHETT'S CASE. In September. 1691. Father Cm-butt of Pal myra , wan brought before' Ihe diocesan courl to answer charges brought by Bishop Honacum , The court consisted of live jirlests and Father William Murphy of Trcums'eh , presided. C'orbctt was nol In favor with the priests , hut evidence In sup port of the charges was not produced , nnd they were dlsmlmed. Hlshop Bonaeum was fnrlnii ! " , and appealed , but on aupeal the lower court was sustained. The battle be tween bishop nml priests now began In earn est , the bishop seeking to drive those nho had opposed him out of the diocese. In February. ISM , charges against Hlshop lion- neuin , Klginvl by fifteen priest" , wore filed with Mgr. Satolll at Was-hlngtoii. These chiuKcs , originally Iwenty-lwo , and subse quently reduced to llfteen , uere supple mented with 11."i speelllcatloiiK. A copy of the charges was forward.by ! Mgr. Satolll to Hlshop Honacnm. A lie. It Is alleged , ithnwtd iin alteu-d copy lo some of the priests , nnd Induced them lo make nllldnvlts tli.it tlioy had never signed It. Bishop Hnnaeum Ihe-n entered a general dcnl.il at Washington , nnd added that Hie charges \\ero "unknown In this iKocpyo. " The fol lowing June Mgr. S.itolil visited Omaha In response to the demands of the priests. A heal Ins wan hnd for tluee days at thu r"l- ilenco of Hlshop Bcnnm-ll. Evidence In sup port ot the charges was submitted , but the delegate thought the rnt-c should take the luiml course through Ihe metropolitan of the province , the Into Arcliblrthc.p Kcnrlck of Kt. Loulrt , The priests urged hit ; enfeebled condition , and were assured Hie province would soon be divided am ) a now archbishop appointed who would plvo n xpcrdy trliil. Pending further proceedings' . It Is nile-ied , the delegate , at the request of the priests , bound Ihe blidiop to keep the pence. Il Is - claimed Iho bishop Hlt-ned an agreement to "forpet and forgive. " hill In a letter pub lished In the "Amerlka. " Kt. LouK he do- Died he had flKiied II , nnd he proceeded In violate the allowed "truce" by dismissing Father Louithr.m from thn pro-rAthr.lr.il at Lincoln , by dismissing Father Qiilnn , anil by nllacklni ; Father Cnrbelt of Palmyra , who Kubseqilenlly Htled h m for libel. The ntterit Ignored tint orders of dismissal and wore sustained on nppe il to S.itolll , Father Phehili , bv espoukt iti their c'Utse In the Western Watchman , offended I hi' coadlulor bishop of HI I.oulH. mid nubile condemn.uliui i ( Continued ou Second Pace. ) nimi.vt : SISA O.AMIH COMMISSION. ProKre H of the CITortN to Adjnxt nil I n I e run 11 nil n I I ) I MI n to. VICTORIA , B. C. , Dec. 1. XVhcn the Bering Sen Claims commlMlon met yesterday General Dickinson stated that he had already filed an answer In the firsl ease nnd lhal Iho others would be pul In ns soon ns Ihcy were got rendy for the prlnlcrs. He Ihen filed a motion to dismiss ease No. 26 for $62,827.12 for costs of the Hnyward rate. The ground of the motion was that thcsb cases were In curred by the Canadian government and not by Individuals , and , therefore , the claims did not coiuo before the commission within the terms of the convention. In cnse his frlcmla on the opposite fitde Intended lo prew the claim ho would ask an adjournment pending nn answer from hU government. Mr. Peters expressed surprise at the mo tion and said he certainly Intended to press the claim. The sum named was actually paid by the Canadian government , which , as far ns the tribunal was concerned , was the British government. Mr. Dickinson stated that such n cane CH this had no more rlg.1t lo be pul In than would a claim for the costs of his government before the Paris tribunal. Costa Incurred by Individuals might be put In. but not coats Incurred by cither government. They were excluded by the terms of the convention. Mr. Peters was satisfied to let the matter eland over nnd he further pro- pewcd thai Judgment be delayed In the Black Diamond nnd James Uaudln motions until ho hnd heard from Sir Julian Pauncc- fete , lo whom he had wired , nnd who would Interview Secretary Olncy. Justice King announced that nothing fur ther would be done In the Haywnrd costs until counsel again mentioned It. U was then arranged lo take up the Carolina case XVclnuBdny. The replies filed by the United StatCH state generally that Iho seizures were made In good faith by officers of the United States within the line of their duty and authority and the irandntrn ot the municipal laws ot Iho Unllo-1 Steles for violation of the stat utes of the United Stales , and such seizures were ratified nnd adopted In good faith by the government of the United States ns for violation of the statutes. Section 2 of the reply reads : "Tho United States avers that before , nl the lime of , and after seizure of said vessels , their apparel , outfit nnd cargo were wholly or In part the actual property of a citizen or citizens of the United States , and further , that nt the tlmo aforesaid the * beneficial Interest. In the whole or In part of said vessels , their ap parel , outfit nnd cargo were possessed and owned by n citizen or citizens of the United States , nnd lhal nald voyage was entered upon and prosecuted In whole or In part for the benefit of citizens of the United Stales. " Tin * reply further alleges that the damage claims nro speculative nnd excessive as to damages claimed for the arrctst and Impris onment of the masters nml mates of the vcssols. The United States avers that the only damages to be considered In the case of any liabll'ty ' on the part of the United Stntes for such arrests and detentions are these for actual pecuniary loss and are nol In their nature primitive or aggregated damages. IMMIATi : OX lit nCKT l.V IIEICIISTAC. Twenty Bullion MurkM Proponed fur StriMiKllienlnu- Vnvy. BERLIN , Dec. 1.The debate on the csll- maleu was resumed In the Reichstag today. Admiral von Ilollman , secretary of the navy , dcclnrcd lhal lo slrenglhen the German llcot , the value of which was 320,000.000 marks , by new vessels , the sum cf 32 030,000 marks annually , or 10 per cent of the value of the licet , should be provided In the budget. The government , however , he ex plained , only asked for 20,000,000 marks. Continuing , Admiral von Hollman paid a warm tribute to the sailors of the German war ship Hits , who went down with their ship In n storm off the ccast of China cheer ing fort the emperor. Thla reference to the gallantry of the German sailors was warmly applauded. Count von Pasadowsky , secretary of the treasury , declared thai Hie llllo of Iho foJernl states lo uhares In the' ( inrplus. and of the Imperial revenue could not bo act aside , although he- was willing to abandon the imperial equalization fund , and he ex- prcftted the hope thai the House and the government would come to an agreement , so that the federal states would be protected against cxcc&slvc claims , and that the re demption of the public elebl would actively proceed. Counl von Pnsodowsky further said lhal II would bo rash at the present moment to express nn opinion relative to the work ing ot the tnignr tax law. considering the shortness of HID time It had been In opera tion , but the government had not for n moment lost sight of the question ot the abolition of Iho sugar bounties. Hcrr Passche , national llbernl , expressed delight nt the thrifty budget , unit said ho hoped that extravagance would never become rarer. The speaker alluded to the Hamburg strike as being n great Injury to the Indus try of Iho nation , accused English ngitallon of being Iho reel of Hie evil nnd rejoiced nl the recent expulsion of Tom Mann , the Eng lish agitator , from Go.rmi.ny. This called forth protests from the socialists. The minister of foreign nlTulrs. Baron Mar- schnl von Blcbcrctcin , referring to Herr Schlppells. who pointed out that the law agnlnst Polish associations was not ycl re pealed. salJ Hie government was scrupulously keeping Its promise on the subject. iiAi.MAciiDA's nYvnTixs iumii-i > . Iteinililli * of flilll Honors Ilu * Memory of | ( H Init * I'rcnlilcnl. VALPARAISO. Chill. Dec. 1. The body of the late President Balmaccda was burled In the cemetery al Santiago yesterday. Great pomp attended the service at the tomb. More remarkable 81111 was Iho pop ular observance of the burial. More than 10,000 perucns attended the body from the obscure place In which It had been Interred In 1S)1 ! lo the splendid inatieoleni prepared by the faiully ' In the cemetery. Palmace'da , after his sudden death In September , 1891. waa hastily buried In a Sucret place lo prevent profanation of the grave by political enemies. In tin * French Clininlier of Dc-iiitlm. PARIS. Dec. 1. The Chamber of Deputies today adopted Iho Legion of Honor budget. Replying to questions on the subject In the house , M. Boucher , the minister of commerce said ho would do his utmost to promote the use of French coal by French steamship companies. The Chamber then adopted a motion to appoint a commission to study the means to Increase the French mercantile marine. Thu customs committee adopted a consumption nurtax on ttugar of 2K- francs and raised the registration tax In" Franco to 194 francs. ConinicndN Sir Siiiiiuel Strong. LONDON. Dec. L The Dally News con tains an eulogistic article on thu nomination of Sir Sanuinl Strong , chief Justice of the Dominion of Canada , as privy councillor , \\hlch will enable him to tit on thu judicial committee. The Dally News comments upon the fact that the Inw does not provide a salary for these colonial Judges , nnd H advo- cnti a radical reform of legislation amalga mating the peer * ' appeal court and the Judi cial committee Into a single great appellate tribunal for all the queen's dominions. XVIII Help Hie tininlinru .SlrlUern. DUBLIN. Dec. l.-At a meeting of the United Trades representatives here last even- Ing. Herr Molkenbuhr. n member of Iho Relchatag. presiding , a resolution was paused nssurlng the Hamburg strikers of the tmnport of thn workmen of Berlin nnd promising them nnnrcla * nld. whllo agreeing to prevent Iho departure of men from this place to take the place * of the strikers. ilorc Serloiix Tlmn SiiiioNeil. | | BRADFORD , Kns. . Dec. l.-Tho lire which broke out lit John HplllngHworth & Somi' block. Forntcr i-o.uare , was much more de- ttructlve than at Ural suppose , ! . About forty firms urre burned out , the ofllco of the American Cable company and the Commer cial Cable company were destroyed and the damage done U csttwf.Ud nt H.SOO.OVO , ROD1NI MEETS OPPOSITION Lively Debats on Colonial Affairs in the Italian Chamber. PREMIER ASKS FOR A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE Inek of a ( litoruni ( 'HUNCH nil Adjourn ment Ilifurihi - VoliIn llenehcil Urlnpl OPP NIH the ( iovcriuncnt. HOME , Dec. 1. The discussion of the colonial policy of the government was re- mimed In the Chamber of Deputies today. Signer Imbrlanl , the socialist leader , ap proved of the treaty of peace with Abjn- Blnlii and urged that the African colony be abandoned. The premier , Marquis dl Ru- dlnl , replied , sketching hla African policy since ho came Into power and duelling upon the terms of the recent treaty wltli King Mciu-lek. Ho declares there wns no reason to fear complications regarding the delimitation of the frontier , ns the Negun , ho explained , had no reason to provoke Italy. The Marquis ill Iludlnl , continuing , oakl that the government was of the name opinion ns In 1S91 , that Erythca consti tuted a permanent danger to the country , and that therefore It should be grnduallj transformed from a military to a civil col ony. He did not think It possible now to reduce its extent. With regard to the future the premlci went on to say It wns not a moment tc take Irrevocable decision. The Parliament ought to make resolutions compatible wltli the real Interests of the country , whlcli would never be a great power while It was engaged In colonial enterprises beyond lit resources. Other speakers criticised the romarko ol the .Marquis dl Hudlnl , whereupon he asked for a vote of confidence. Slgnor Saimlne , a minister of the tress- ury In the Crlspl government , declared he would not support the government , ns the Marquis dl Rudlnl showed a tendency tc abandon Krythca. Slgnor Crlspl also opposed the government On proceeding to a vote upon the Mar quis dl K ml [ ill's demand for an expression of confidence In the government the nb- scnco of a quorum was discovered and the Chamber adjourned until tomorrow. FUR.VCII SOCIALISTS .NOT I'LHASRI ) , nt tin * ltri-i-illi | > u Ac- ( Mirileil M. .Inures nt Carmen iiv. PARIS , Dec. 1. The socialists cannot con ceal their disappointment at the reception accorded to M. Jnurcs , the socialist deputy , for Cnrmenux nt that place on Sunday. The Ill-feeling toward M. Jaurcs Is mainly due to the establishment of the workmen's co operative glass works at Albl , Instead of at Carmcnux , thus creating a competition In the lending Industry nt Carrncaux. M. Jaurcs declares he will renew his attempt to secure a hearing at Carmcaux. M. Clmuvln , the Parisian deputy who was arrested with the riotous demonstration dur ing M. Jaurcs' speech at Carmcnux , wns proceeding to the Albl Tribunal , where M. Mlllcrand was delivering an oration In his defense , when the news of the decision In the Chamber of Deputies ordering M. Chau- vln's release was received. The court there upon Immediately adjourned. The court house had been surrounded with n military cordon In addition to twenty gendarmes for purposes of protection during the trial. M. Mlllcrand , In the course of his speech for the defense , warned the public prosecutor that the socialist minority In the Chamber might become n governing majority. The prosecutor protested against the veiled threat thus conveyed. At this moment the tele gram from the Chamber of Deputies was handed to the judge. It should bo men tioned that nearly half the deputies ab stained from voting on the question ot the release of M. Clmuvln , halting between the fear of protecting disorderly socialists and nn unwillingness to forego an Impartial privilege. _ SU11I1K.V IXTKIIHST IJi CANADA. I.omlnii KdltorN SliiMvliiK SlKiiH of Iti-f- ( iKiilr.lniv tin * Dominion. LONDON , Dec. 1. In the course of an editorial discussing the probability of tariff revision in tbo United States and Canada , the St. James Gazette today urges the gov ernment to give attention to the needs of Canada , which It says constitutes a question of Infinitely more Importance than those at taching to Guiana and South Africa. The St. James Gazette's article continues : "It would bo well before It Is too late for the government nnd Parliament to consider whether the Dominion has received the at tention It deserves. The consolidation of the empire Is an absolute necessity , yet nothing Is doing to accomplish what Mr. Chamberlain long ago promised. What has ho done and what Is he going to do for Canada ? " Continuing , the St. James Gazette points out Cnnuda'u temptations and to the al leged "boast of the Anglophobe American papers that she has no chance even of a customn union until Canada joins the United States. " ASICKO roil aio.viir AXII ROT IT. lirlmiiiils llnil Xo nilllciilty lii Iloli- ItliiK I'rlnriVlnillNtliCIrntK. . AJACCIO , Corsica , Dee. 1. The report , cabled exclusively to the Associated press last night from Vienna , that Lieutenant Prince Ernest von Windlsch-Gratz , belong ing to the younger branch of that family , hnil been pl > beil by Corolcan brigands , la correct. Thrco armed men entered the hotel at Vlzzavona , where he waa stopping with Dr. Mcade. and asked to ecc the prince. The spokesman of the party then entered the prince's room and demanded money , whereupon the traveler called to Dr. Meade and told him to give the brigands * 4,000 Francs. ThU VEQ done , and the men left the hotel. They were subsequently arrested. Soul to 1'rlnoii fop Klfli-i-u YC-III-N. IJEHLIN' , Dec. 1. Grosae and Werner , the two men who. In October last , murdered llcrr Major Lovl , president of the Berlin jar , by stabbing him to death in liU bedroom , were sentenced today each to fifteen years' Imprisonment. I'rocreMN of I InIln mliurur SlrlUe. HAMBURG. Dec. 1. The distribution of : he strike funds begun thin morning. Seven : hcu3and men are receiving nld. About 14- JOO dockeru and others are now on strike. Dm boatmen of the upper Elbe have decided not to strike. _ .tlnvlim : n Hallway 'IVriuliiuH. PARIS. Dec. 1. The prcfectorlal commis sion has reported In favor of the removal if the Orleans railroad terminus to the site > f the four des Couplco , which was burned luring the ccramuno. HIirrllTH of lriinneln Itenlun. HltUSSBLS , Dec. 1. The burgomaster and iherllla have resigned , owing to the adoption jy the communal council of a proposal fixing ho minimum wage of communal employed it 3 francs per day. In l''nvor of Xlrl'd ColiiH , PARIS , Dec. 1. The monetary committee ias pronounced In favor of a nickel Us no. il. Kovllle , director of the mint , opposes this leclslon. rurliiK llilillii-rlii In CHICAGO. Dec. 1. Health Coimnlialoncr ICorr lagiitd an order today to Dr. E' . P. Uurdock , lnspector-ln-cliarie. ; of the dlphtho- la corps to try Ilracelln'n chlorine bacterl- , 'ldo In connection with antitoxin. Thirty- > no now cases of diphtheria were reported ; oday the largest number In many years. et'MIUJXCV HKI-'OHM OOMlllKSH , Prellmliinry Mot-IInK nt Inllliinnixillr CnllN n Coincttllon. INDIANAPOLIS , Doc. 1. FIftr-two men , rcprenrntlng the boards of trade nnd com mercial bodies of sixteen cltHu of the cen tral wcut. met this tttterroiii fn the Century club rooms nt the rfoniilnoii , ' and Iwucd a call for a national etjnventloa of the com mercial bodies of thcricountry , to meet In this city , January 5U97. fotthe. . purpc-jo i-t taking action toward securing from con- grcsj n remedy for the Ills attending the present currency nnd banking sjstcai. The meeting was non-partial ! ! In It ) diameter. It wns 2:10 : when the roll-call wns ordered , and J. C. Adams of thlu city , president ot the board of trade , took the chair. A permanent organization was effected by the election ot cx-Ooycrnor StanwvoJ of Mlwoiirl tu chairman and Secretary Smith of the Indlinapclla Board ' , of Trade as sec retary. W. H. Miller , cx-attrrncy general of the United States , wns then IntroJuccd and spoke of the country's financial comlltUn. John R. Wilson of this city , who was sec retory of the national democratic pnrjy , wna then Introduced , and mndo the principal nd- dress of the day. H wr.s nn able paper , nnd wna warmly applauded. Mr. Wilson out lined the origin of the movement , discussed the subject of currency reform nnd why the commercial classes should tcke the lead stated why the movement wed In the right direction , and then , coming to the reason why congrcs.1 should welcome such aid , said : "Wo believe congreoBwill welcome al ! Intelligent aid In dealing with the reform of the currency. It Is unfortunate , but true , that our national congress exhibits each year nn Increasing Inability to legislate emclcntly concerning aUbh matters. This U not duo to the want of talent In Its membership , but rather to the enormous and Increasing masa of routine buslncas prevalence if party splrjt , nnd domination of party methods , which.In legislation con sume time In maneuvering to obtain ad- vantagn for the next campaign , together with the prevailing mode ol committee ac tion under n set of rules which no oni. seems to bo able to relbrm. " In conclusion , Mr. Wllnbn outlined the op position the commission would meet with and suggested what shculd be the character nnd competition of the commission , Mr. Smalley cf St. Paul .then Introduced a resolution calling n conference of rep- icscntatlvcs of commercial bodies In al cltlca of over 25,000 Inhabitants , to meet In IndlanapolU. This brought' ' forth consid erable dlscuci3lon n.3 to the representation etc. , and the chair finally appointed a com mittee of five to prepare a proposition. The committee reported the f9llawlng : IlcHolved , that It Is 'the ' Ptfnfo of this conference ferenco that u genernl .convention of the representatives of the commercial boillet of the country should b hcldmt some con vt-nlcnt time nml plnco for the purpose o tuggi'Ktlng Hiicli legislation an-may fn thcli Judgment be neccssrirj' to place the cur rency sj'Htem of the country upon u soum nnd permanent basis. He-solved , that an executive committee o one member from each , or tho"commercln bodies represented In Hits conference ohnl be appointed by thn cjiillr. which shall take charge of and arrange itiUtho preliminary details demanded by IIH > call tills day nuuk for a convention of the representatives ol the commercial bodies of tlio country. In cluding tlio printing nnd stc-ndlng out of the call , securing- hall and In the premises doing -whatever may bo necessary In the uaunl cour.se of such proceedings to give ef fect to the previous tcsnluUon : llesolvcd. That the fnnvonllon shall be held In Indianapolis , January S , 1S97. 'On motion , an executive committee was appointed , consisting jot ,0110 Jijnuiber from each commercial body , j-Mjivhcntcd In to day's meeting , to decide > To tnirefljl nml.thc details of the , conventlon > aa Co'Iowa ! ! Cin cinnati , SI. E. Ingalls ; Chicago , P. II , Weare ; Cleveland. J. Q , W. r. . .lU Columbim. W , F. Durdcll ; Grand Rapids , W. II. Wandereon ; Indianapolis , Commercial club , D. P. Invln ; Board of Trade , Indianapolis. Hugh Hanna ; Louisville , A. E. Wllsgrj ; Milwaukee. T. H. Magdeburg : Minneapolis. T. B. Walker ; St. Louis , E. O. Stannard ; St. Paul , E. V. Smalley ; Toledo , OB. \ . Smith ; Springfield , John S. Crowe. UIUNKH 11KKT Sl'OAIl ' l.V Oil. TA.VIOS. SlenmcrVIIUoiiiinpii Almiifit Sivninpeil l - Tlilnl \ \ nvi- from u .Meteor. NEW YORK , Dec. 1. The German oil steamer Wllkommen. ' arrived today from Dantzjg , bringing 0,000 bags ot beet sugar. She reports that t-hortly after midnight on the 17th a huge meteor shot across the sky from southeast to northwest and plunged hissing Into the sea some distance ahead of the Wllkommen. Almost Immediately after ward a hugo sea , like n tidal wave , broke over the steamer's bow and nwept aft , luckily doing slight damage. Ttic bringing of sugar to this port In oil tanka Is an experiment which will bo watched with Interest. This la the first consignment' to airlve , nnd on Iho condition of the sugar when unloaded will depend further shipments. ' SAM'.H FKHTISHIPS ) , I'ncllli * Count Sfinnilrmi Octtlntr Itenily for Si-rylui' . SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 1. The United States gunboat Bennlngtpn finished taking on coal yesterday and will sail tomorrow for Callno , In the .vuke of the Philadelphia. The Marlon , which Im.i been In Peruvian waters for evcrai months , will probably bo ordered north and may u-omo back to this port soon. The gunboat Petrel Is already In commission at Mare Island and her detail of ofllccrs assigned. The Concord will be the next to go Into commleslou at the navy yard. The I'ensacola , Baltimore and Charleston are In various stations' of repair. of llnnor IJetn IllKlicr Sonic. PHILADELPHIA , Dec. J. The committee of the American Legion of Honor was In session behind closed doors from 9 it'clock this morning until midnight. At the con clusion It wf.H announced the ncale of assessment had been changed so as to make each mombcr pay a larger yearly as-ieas- ment. The change will go Into effect Jan uary 1 , 1S97. Some othcr-otnendmeutii were also made , but their .nature could not bo ascertained. Mnveini'iitN of Ournn VfHeIn , HIT. 1. At New York Arrived -Wcrra , from Genoa ; Southvyark , from [ Antwerp ; Wllko- nian , from Danzig ; Orpington , from Shields. Sailed May , for KingstonVta ; Nomadic , for Liverpool ; Vasco , for Hull ; Ellhu Thomson , For Mayaguez , etc. ; Soram ( , for Glou cester , Eng , ; Havel , ' fpr Bremen , via Southampton ; Mathilda , for Norfolk ; Mas- slla , for Mnrscllles ; _ % etc. ' Cleared Went- crnland , for Antwerp ; Oregon , for Nnnla , 1'ara and Manoas ; Teutonic , for Liverpool , MaEsapequa , for Towcaatle and Rotterdam ; Kafllr Prince , for Rio de'Janelro and San tos ; City of Kingston , for Port Antonio ; Washington , for Liverpool ; St. Paul , for Southampton. At Boston Arrived Sylvanla , from Liv erpool. ' At Gravesend Arrived Norse King , from Baltimore . At PhlladclphlaArrlved Pcnnland , from Liverpool. At St. Vincent Sailed Hazel Branch , for Now Orleans. i At Portland Sailed Uclawaro , for Phlla- * lelphia. * At Pcnarth Salledr-Duko of York , for Phllndelphla. > At Newport Sailed Edgar , for New Or leans. At London Sailed Missouri , for Phlla- lelphia. At Isle of Wlghtr-Pnesed llcrnlcla , from Baltimore for London. At the Lizard Pasiod Taormlna , from Newport News for Hamburg. At Dublin Airlved Lord Londonderry , ! rom BaltimoreJ At Belfast Arjfved Algona , from Haiti- more. At ThcdoBla Arrived Anerly , from Phlla- Jelphla. At Liverpool Arrived Dunraven , from N'ew Orleans ; VMla , from New OrleanH ; Specialist , from Mobile. At Hamburg Arrived Dlamant , from Bal timore , SHORT LINE FORECLOSURE Judge Snnborn Hands Down a Dcorco a Salt Lake City. W. D. CORNISH NAMED AS SPECIAL MASTER Itnnil Clvi-ii KlvtUnj'N In Pay Two nni u Ilnlf .MtttlniiH , I'nlllnicVliloU It XVIII HiSold to lll.liler. SALT LAKE CITY , Dec. 1. In the fedora court today Judge Snnborn handed down n decree In the two cases In which Jnmcs M Ham nnd Oliver Ames , trustees , are com platnants and the Oregon Short Line & Utnl Northern Railway company nnd S. II. II Clark , Oliver W. Mink. B. Ellcry Anderson Frederic It. Coudert and John W. Doano are defendants. The decree recites that on July 1. 1879 , the Utah Southern extension bond , were Issued with James M. Ham nnd Wll Ham H. Hooper ns trustees. Later Mr Hooper died and Oliver Ames wns substl tutcd ns such trustee. The amount of the extension mortgage under these bonds wns $1,950,000 and up to December 1 , 1S9C , tht amount of coupons mid Interest due wns $162,516. which remained unpaid , a tola of $2,417,016. On July 1 , 1S7D , n genera mortgage wns nlso placed upon the property to secure nn Issue of bonds In the sum o $1.526,000. On July 1 , 1881 , the Utah South ern and Utah Ccntr.U railways were con rolldnted with and operated under the name of the Oregon Short Line AL Utah Northern railway ; therefore , the decree Is against that organization The decree ndjudgcs that within five days after today the Oregon Short Line & Utah Northern Railway company mus pay to the clerk of the federal court the bum of $2,417,616. otherwise the lines cm braced In the system will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash. CORNISH FOR SPECIAL SIASTER. Judge Sanborn In his decree appoints William D. Cornish of St. Paul as specla mauler to take charge of the affairs of the company Immediately upon Its failure to pay over the amount decreed by the court Tbo decree ndjudgcs that nil expenditures of' the system mnde under the mnnngemen of the receivers , Messrs. Clark. Mink , An derson , Coudert and Doanc , shall bo con sldcred a prior lien to the mortgages under which the foreclosure and sale occur , So also , arc the court costs , attorneys' fees nn < other litigation expenses , the proceeds o the sale to bo devoted to their liquidation first. first.Tho court Instructs the special master upon failure of the Oregon Short Line . Utah Northern Hallway company to pay over the sum of $2.417,516. to advertise In two newspapers published In the state of IJtal the tlmo and place of the sale of the prop erty and a description In brief of the prop crty to bo sold. The notice shall be pub lished once a week for four weeks prior to the sale. After the sale occurs the reorgan ization committee will assume control of the company , which will hereafter bo known as the Oregon Short Line & Utah Northern railroad , the last word being changed from the wprd "railway. " Thcro U no doubt but that the Short Linn lo.colng to be operated os a separate road , lo'cal officials eay. Utah Is the last state In which1 a decree of the court needs to be obtained. The tlmn of the separation has been placed In February or March by Pres ident Clark , General Solicitor Kelly , Re ceiver Mink and others who are In a position to know. SELECTING SHORT LINE OFFICIALS. The usual amount of speculation as to the appointment of officials for the reorganized road , Incident to such an occasion , Is now In vogue. This guesswork Is a harmless amusement , not unlike that which precedes a national political convention. W. H. Ban croft , now general superintendent of the Union Pacific's mountain division , Is gen erally regarded as the most likely man for receiver and general manager of the now road. In cnee of his selection , J. C. O'Mcl- veny is considered to stand the best nhow for general superintendent. He Is at pres ent division engineer for that branch of the Unlcn Pacific , and Is favorably re garded by the executive officers of the road. He has had charge of the construction of the new etecl bridges that the Union Pacific has been putting In on the Short Line , and his work has frequently been favorably com mented on by higher authorities In the engineering world. Ho knows every Inch of the Short Line track. The name cf Samuel A. Hutchison , general traveling passenger ngent of the Union Pacific , Is frequently heird mentioned In railway rlrcles for the position of general passenger agent of the reorganized road. His headquarters arc at present In Omaha , though his home is In Philadelphia , and he travels from one coast to the other. Ho Is a great hustler fcr Inislnora , large parties of transcontinental travelers being his long suit , and Is besides a most genial fellow. His appointment would mean a promotion In the passenger department of the local headquarters. For the first nine months of 1S9S the gross earnings of the Oregon Short Line & Utah Northern were $4.008.795.15 , an Increase of $200.000 over the same period In 1895. The net earnings were nearly $2,000,000 , which Is more than sufficient to pay all Interest charges under the new rcorganlation plan , the amount required by such plan for in terest charges being $1,800,000. This Is regarded as a splendid showing for the Short Line , as the receivers made many Improvements In 1896 , all of which have been paid for. Some of these Im provements were new steel bridges over the Payetto and the Wolscr rivers , and smaller ones over the Bear river , forty miles of now soventy-fivc-pound steel rails laid be tween Granger and I'ocatcllo , and many other Improvements made In roadbed and on station buildings. Tlio equipment bus been well kept up. and when the property Is finally turned over to the new company It will bo found In a perfect physical condl- tlnon In respect to both operation and traffic. SANTA FI3 HKCKIVHIISIIII' OASM. AtlorneyN Ar ne n Motion lo Itciiinnil Hie ( 'iif.e ( o tin * Nliiti * Conrl * . TOPEKA , Dec. 1. Judge Thayer of the United States circuit court of appeals ar rived hero today to sit with Judge Foster In the Santa Fe receivership case. It was rather Into this afternoon before the cast- was called. Judge Kecler opened for the plaintiffs. The case comes up upon the same proposi tions of law aa before and In their arguments the attorneys say the same ground will be covered with the exception , probably , that rcargumcnts will bo more exhaustive. The quratlon to bo decided Is that of jurisdiction. The nrgumcnts are based on the plaintiff's motion lo remand the case back to the dis trict court of Jefferson county , which sets forth that th'j cas was Improperly removed. Attorney D. R. 11 lie briefly explained the contentions of the state nnd was followed by General Solicitor E , D. Kenna and Attorney C. N. Sterry for the Santa Fo. D. R. Hltei then closed and Judge Thayer ordered all rcfcronccH nnd documents to be brought Into court tomorrow nt 9 o'clock , when he would H'Kln his consideration. A decision Is ex pected tomorrow night. in II.DIX ; A noAi > Tii7uujii ; MK.VICO. Denver Svnillenle HUH n | < \i | Conlrni-t for UN CuiiNfruction. DENVER. Dec. 1. At the annual meeting if the stockholder * ) of the Mexico , Cuernavoca i Pacific railroad , held In this city , directors vcro chosen as followu : J. H. Hampson. W. I. Staples. Lulo Mendez , Gcurge L. Hodges , 'liarleH Wheeler , Santiago Mendez and 'ranclsco P. Glochlcoa. The officers for Iho ear are : J. H , Hampson , president and [ cncral manager ; XV. H. StapUu , firm vlco irrsldcnt and assistant secretary ; Charles Wheeler , sccrl l nnd trcnourer ; J , M Brash , r.sslati Bre.isurcr. An cxrctitlvi committed wai Bncn consisting ot J. H Hnmtison. Lulsj Bcz nnd G. L. Ho IROS , The MexIciflBPB Acapulco Constructlor company has n contract for the complotlai of the railway tc Acapulco , a distance of H0 ( mllro. Grading- being pushed rapidly am It lj probable lint Cuevnavnea will be reaches by June , 1S97. Practically seventy mlletol road are completed and an equipment hiu been pmvhnscd consisting of six locomotives 102 freight cars and novcn rnsscngcr cars. OlsiMtMM Southern I'aellle I' NKXV YORK , Dec. 1. At the meeting ol the joint trnfllc association today , the pbr which , It Is said the trnfllc association has under advisement In ivgard to the matter o ! the Southern Prelflc hauling freight to nml from western states , through nnlvcuton nnJ New Orlcnnii porta to the detriment of bus Incus on eastern roads. Is understood te have be n dUcu jcit. It Is proposed some cl the freight ahnll be * hauled by eastern mads through eastern perls. MiirlrlKli In \ < > I.iniKor n Iteeclvcr PORTLAND. Ore. , Dec. 1. United Stntci Circuit Judge Gilbert yesterday granted tin petition of A. F. Burlelgh for his dlaehargi ns receiver of the Northern Pacific railroad x OK incimr.u ii.Ki.\Tio\s ( PrrNlilciit KrolliiTK Prr-d-iitM 111 * An il mil Heiiort ( o tin * Convention. LOUISXMLLK , Dec. 1. The llfti-enth coun cil of the Union of American Hebrew Con gregations convened here this morning In the .Young Men's Hebrew association hall , The session , which will last two days. Is nt- tended by nbotit 1BO rnbbls nnd lay dele gates from the principal cities of the coun try. The meeting wns opened nt 10:30 : by President Julius Freiberg of Cincinnati. Dr , Sale of St. Louis offered the opening prayer , which was followed by President Trelberg'H report. President Freiberg reviewed the work of the Hebrew Union college , which , he said , began with but ten students nnd n omnll endowment fund. He spoke of the success Hint cnch succeeding yenr brought the college. Ho snid there were now seventy students. The American Sabbath School union , ho stated , would offer nn amendment to bo Incorporated ns a part of the union. Mr. Freiberg asked the co operation of the union with the national homo farm , which Is now In full operation near Philadelphia. This Institution was founded by Rabbi Kroukopf with the Idea of restoring Iho Jew to his agricultural habits. The president further nskod the hearty support ot the union to Iho National Council of Jewish XVomen , which held Its first meeting In New York recently. In con cluding his report Mr. Freiberg asked nil congregations to Join the union. He paid a graceful tribute to the vcncrnblo and dis tinguished president of the college , Rabbi Isaac M. XVIse. This was liberally applauded. With an Invocation for divine nld , ho con cluded his report. The convention elected Charles Gold smith of this city temporary chairman nnd M. A. Marks of Cleveland secretary. Chair man Goldsmith then appointed committees on credentials and permanent organization. After n short recess some minor affairs were transacted nnd Samuel Grabfeldcr of Louis- vlllo wns made permanent chairman of the meeting nnd took the chair. Rabbi A. Moses of the home congregation Introduced Prof. Flexner , who read n fine address on "Tho Religious Training of Chil dren. " During the afternoon session a committee of five wns appointed to arrange for the rep resentation of the union In the parliament of religions to be held at the Tennessee Cen tennial exposition In 1S37. A great deal of wrangling was Indulged In civcr the question of changing the time of the next biennial convention. It wan finally decided to leave the time unchanged. After the adjournment of the session at Q:30 : p. m. special meetings were held by the executive committee of the central coun cil of rabbis and alumni of the Hebrew Union college. STATK.MHXT OP THU Pl'III.lO IIUMT. KlKiire In fitttliiK I'lu'oinfiirliilily l.'lllloii-Diillnr Murk. WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. The statement of the public debt Issued today shows that on November 30 the debt , loss cash In the treasury , amounted to $095,769,159 , nn In crease for the month of $8,270,203. This In crease Is accounted for by a corresponding Iccrcase In the amount of cash on hand. The debt Is recapitulated as follows : Interest- bearing debt. $847,361,520 ; debt on which In terest ceased since maturity , $1,591,623 ; debt bearing no interest , $372,170,117 ; total , $1,221,126.27. This , however , does not In clude $567,523,923 In certificates and treas ury notes outstanding , which are ofTset by an equal amount of cash In the treasury. The cash In the treasury Is recapitulated us follows , cents omitted : Gold. $169.527,101 ; silver , $50nCSOi50 ; paper , $139.010,155 ; bonds , disbursing officers' balances , etc. . (17,137,872 ( ; total , $835,801.529. ngalnst which there nro demand liabilities amounting to ? C10COI.1S1 , which leaves a rash balance In the treasury of $225,357,093. I'lOI'KlMl W1I.1. .NOT .STAMI l.V WAV. lint SII.VH Money In \o Snlijeet for In ter niHIona I ArraiiKcinenl. XVASIIINGTON , Dec. 1. Senator Pcffer of Kansas , the only populist senator In the city , said today that the itopultats would not put anything In the way of the passage of Senator Chandler's plan for an interna tional monetary commission , save a state ment of their vlc'vs as to Its utter uselcM- nei3S. They might avxll themselves of the opportunity of dUcu.ssIng the money ques tion generally. "Tho populists , " said the senator , "do not regard money as a subject for International consideration at all. XVo believe that it Is n purely local matter for the people of the different natlor.B. There never has been any international money nnd , frm our standpoint , there never will bo any. except obligations on paper for the settlement of International balance ) , . " Tivoiw Illinois I'niliniiNfi-ri. \VASHINGTON. Dec. 1. The president has ipl > olnted the following postmaatc-rB In Illi nois : Alton , Julia Buckmustcr. 10 fill va cancy caused by death ; Atlanta , Marcelluu Kc.cne. vlco John XV. Burr , removed. Harr's dismissal Is duo to charges severely reflecting on his personal character. It was ilso alleged that he was ovcrze'alous In lilu [ > olltlcal views , though the other complaint. ivan regarded as serious enough alone to : est him his office. Vovemlirr ColiiiiKi * of ( jolil nml Silver. XVASHINOTON. Dec. l.-The utatcmunt if the director of the mint shows that dur- ng the month of November , 1890 , the total : olnago nt the mints of the I'nltcd States vns $7.158,722 , of which $5.061.700 was gold. i2,305,022 sliver nnd $89.000 minor coins , rho coinage of standard xllver dollars' d'ir- ' tic the month wan $1,914,000 , Killed AVIill.inhiK in n I'lrr. EVERETT. Mass. , Dec. L Engineer Den- lott and Driver XX'altcr Stevens of the flrr lepartmi-nt of this city were killed while espondlng to an alarm of fire hero today. I'ho flro engine wns struck by n locomotive is It was crossing the Boston & Maine tracks mil was carried 100 feet down the track , Oennett was killed instantly und Stuvcnu lied soon afterward. inlitreiiMiiry PIIIIIIIIH Mini Hceeljitx , NKXV YORK , Dec. 1. The receipt * , pay- neil IB and balances at Iho mil ) treasury oday were as follows : Receipts , $2,113,668 ; laymcntH , $2,175,071 ; balance currency , 43,178,247 ; coin certificates. $1.07.1.341 ; coin , 121,397.700 ; totnl , $165.019,288. The cur- ciicy transfers at the HUbtreasury today .mounted to $100,000. tVIII .Mnri-li III Ilu * I mi HUTU ml Pimulis CHICAGO , Dec. 1. The Trlbuno nay < i : 'he firet regiment I , N. G. will inarch In ho Inaugural parade .March 4. Their place u the procession w | | | bo near HIP prtsldenfB icraonal escort. Governor John M , Tanner /111 ride at the bead ot the Illinois mllltla. 1MHP/VP/M P Prrp'pnrv DIRECIORS ELECfED Men Who Are to Manage the Big Exposi tion Named , ALMOST ALL OF THE SHARES VOTED Ticket Supported by tin Old Board of Directors Chosen. SAID TO BE IN FAVOR OF M LLER PARK Men Who Backed the Ticket Deny This , However. CHEAT INTEREST SHOWN IN ELECTION C'nnintcrclnl Club llniim < < Crinvilril M llh SlocUliolilcrM ni ( In * Counlvlll n ( "on.si lit-nil i It * Time. a.v. . wATTi.ua , A. u niin : , j. MAUKKU : w. N. iiAiicori ; , DAN FA II UK 1.1 , Jl ! . , F. P. KIUKIINDAI.U Ul'nl.nV ' HMITll. WAI.TKU JAItUI.Ntt. W. It. IIKNNI.JTT. ( - . 1" . MA.NUKIMON. I. W. I'AltrKNTKIt , JNO. A. I'ltnilJHTO.V. ( ? . II. PAYN'B , J. J. IIUOWN. II. A. THOMPSON. J. 11. MIM.AHl ) . ( IIAIII.KS Mirrv. , c.v. . I.Y.MAN. JOHN 11. UVANS. A. II. NOVCrt. ( ' . 15 , MO.VmOMni'.V. K. < \ PUIl-K. a w. iioMmixii : . c. \VII.IIKI.M , L. 11. KOUTV. , i. 11. iirssii- : . ! : . nosrnvATHu. AI.VIN (1. M. IIITrmtX'K. W. A. PAXTllN. Sit. . H. i : . inuvH. on. u. w 1,1:1- : 11. H. WIIX-OX. THOS. I. . KIMIIAI.U KIW. DICKINSON. J. f. WHAUTON. While tlio olllclnl count hns not been com pleted nml the ofllrlal result will not bo nn- mninccil for nt Iccst a day or two , thcro scoins to be no doubt Hint the ticket bear ing the names given above was elected ns directors by a largo majority by the atcckholdcra or the exposition last night la the Hoard of Trade hall. When President Wattles called the meet ing to order at exactly 7 o'clock the Inrgo hall was niled with holders of stock ready to vote for a board of fifty directors to man age the great exposition. Without any un necessary delay the meeting proceeded at once to business. 0. W. Wattles was chcscn chairman of the meeting and the following stockholders were chosen to conduct the election : Judges , C. S. .Montgomery , II. W. Richardson and 12. J. Cornish ; clerks , J. A. Wakclleld , A. llospe , Jr. , and W. C. Patter son ; tellers , J. M. .Dougherty , C. E. Ford nnd W. Farnam Smith. The clerks took their scats at a Ions table pitied at the south end of the hall and the judges and tellers retired to one of the adjoining oUlcen and prepared to count the ballots. The stockholders formed In a lone line extending around thp room and the voting commenced. There has been no event lh this city In recent years In which so much Interest was manifested as this election of directors for the exposition. The large hall In which the election was held was crowded to lt < utmost capacity until nearly midnight , and the halls adjoining wore also filled with stockholders Interested Inhat was golnr on. Electioneering WBS prevalent In all quarters of the large room ami In the halls. .Men with tickets were on every hand and the whole proceeding resembled nothing so much as an old-fashioned primary ejection. There were- three tickets In the field. The ticket made up at the meeting of stockhold ers held nt the Commercial club roonib Mon day night was one of these ; the ticket named nt the beginning of this article waa another , bolh of those being printed on while paper. The third ticket was made up of twenty-four men on the ticket which wns elected , seventeen from ( ho other tickets nnd the balance made up of men on neither ticket. No one could be found who wouM admit the paternity of this third ticket and it did not cut nny figure In the election. The entire light was between the other two tickets , LOCATION' TA1,1C. The ticket which wns successful was printed on a shent of paper almost square In shape mid was referred to ns "tbo square ticket , " whllo the other ticket wan printed on a long , narrow strip of paper nnd was generally called "the long ticket. " When the square ticket appeared on the scene It wns quietly whispered about tT.at that was the only ticket to vote. Gradu ally Its supporters became more confident and It was openly stated Hint the square ticket was supported by nil of the heavy stockholders , the corporations , the banks and , what seemed ilu pet argument of Its supporters , by the present directory. Ono of the moat energetic supporters ot Miller park as a location for the exposition has been Counellir.au I ) . II. Christie and lust night ho openly boasted that the ques tion of location was settled. "These fel lows who nro now directors came to us and offered to lie down. " ho exclaimed. "If wo would elect them to the now board. The street railway , the U. & M. nnd nil the cor porations are with us and have been on our side all along. There will bo twclvo votes cast which will decide the whole * thing and it don't make any difference how the llttlo fellows vote. The square ticket Is pledged to Miller park nnd the question of n local Ion was settled before the votlnic commenced. " Thcro was a strong sentiment of resent ment manifested toward the "squaro ticket" by several elements whlrh were present. The laboring men were Ignored entirely In mak ing up the ticket. S-'otith Omaha wns not rep resented nor was nnyono luinun to bo favorable - able to lllvorvlow park ou the ticket. It was openly charged that the present board of directors had been mainly Instrumental In making up the ticket nnd this charge was born nut by Iho fact that the entire board of the present directors were IIrut on the ticket. President Wattles denied that there was any thought of location In the composition of the ticket. He said that the only thing which had actuated the mnkers of thn ticket hail-been a desire to reconcile nil Interests nnd , at the name time , ticcurn u board com posed of rcprcxcntatlvo citizens. He drilled that then ) waa any understanding about Iho location and said that MUCH I Ion would bo settled on UH merits wliun the proper tluio came.1. came.1.MOST MOST OK Till : SHARK'S VOTED. The voting progressed very rapidly , the facilities for receiving the ballots being oil that could bo desired , but when It came to counting Iho votes thn preparations were de cidedly laino and a tedious delay ensued , Tliero werct nearly 600 voles cast , and nt leant 90 per rent of thn tickets were scratched and names KUhntllutcd for those erased , The did not set-in to bo nny system about the scratching and Iho lollern thought It would not affect the general result. The poles were cloned shortly before mid night , nfler nvc-r i'8,000 shares had been voted of Iho 30,000 or more on which the assies- mnnl had been paid. In addition to the ticket printed at Iho ho.id of thn column the following persons were voted for1 W. F. Ilechel. F. W. Handle , i : . A. Benson. C. F. Rclnfnrf. Ilev. S. W. Uutlor. 0. W. Novell. IJ. A. Cllduhy. J. II. Dilinonl , J , A. nillwplP. L. A. Harrier , U. Ilurtman , C. H. llnywnrd. 0 W. Llnlnxer. \ Mormnpn , I' . M. Mormnnn , XV. II. .Mcfiord , T ) . H. Mnrcor. Euclid Martin. F. K , Mooron. W. W. Marsh , neoriin L. .Miller. A. S. 1'oiler. A. P. Tukry , J. M. Thawlon , P. U. Wlulft' * , H. W , Yalta ,