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ESTABLISHED JUNE JO , 3871. , THURSDAY MOBNIjSTGJA TTABY 21 , 1807. UjlU COVY FIVE CENTS.
GOVERNMENT FEARS ifS SPY
Ivory is Allowed to Gc Frco to Avoid
Sensational Disclosures !
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JONES' EVIDENCE MIGHT CAUSE TROUBLE
I'roNocntlnii of Hie Alleged IrUh Dyn-
iil'nltcr Abandoned lo Save Kit- .
li ox M re of .Scotland
Yard Method * . ,
( Copyright , 1807 , by Press Publishing1 Company. )
LONDON , Jan. 20. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The British
government suddenly abandoned today Its
prosecution of Edward J. Ivory , alias Bell ,
of New York , who was on trial here charged
with being Implicated In an Irish dynamite
conspiracy.
The government glvco as Its reason for so
doing that the release of Kearney and
iHnlncs , who wcro arrested on the name
charge In Belgium , and of Tynan , who was
arrested in Franco , made It Impossible to
prove him guilty of conspiracy. But Mr.
Taylor , queen's counsel for the defense ,
gave the World tonight a long statement re
hearsing conclusive proof from many wit
nesses , which will be published In the Free
man's Journal tomorrow , that the Informer ,
Jones , had approached them to try to Induce
them to join In a dynamlto conspiracy or
ganized by him. The theory of the defense ,
therefore , Is that the government abandoned
tbo prosecution rather than face the dis
closures that their npy was merely an agent
provocateur.
The same counsel mnlccs himself respon
sible for the statement that the government
offered Ivory practically Immediaterclcano
If ho would plead guilty.
Ivory will return toNow York forthwith
with Mr. Mclntyro. Jones Is In careful se
clusion , and probably will remain so.
BALLARD SMITH.
I'rcnlilcnt l/ynian Crllli-lr.cH ( lie Coiirnc
of liiMrycr C'III-NOII.
NEW YORK , Jon. 20. The news of Ivory's
release , owing to the abandonment ot the
prosecution by the English government , was
received with rt'jolclng by IKsh-Amcrlcana In
this city. William Lyman , president of the
National Alliance , who ont John Mclntyro ,
aialstant district attorney of New York , lo
help Ivory , made the following statement to
the Areoclated press this ovenlng :
"From the very first I bcHoved this whole
matter was a scheme of the British home
office and Its agent , Scotland Yard. The collapse -
lapse of the Ivory caua Indicates plainly
to me that Gallagher , Daly and other prison
ers would never have been convicted had
their friends stepped out of the conventional
and dared to make a proper defeaoc. The
English authorities were permitted to have
their way. The Irish National alliance de
termined to act differently and defend Ivory
to the last ditch. I believe that the pres
ence , of Mr. Mclntyro , an American lawyer ,
had all to do with the abandonment ot the
prcoccullon. I belle.vo that the conduct of
at least ono of the resident lawyers retained
for Ivory's defense Is open to criticism. For
example , Edward Carsor , Q. C. , endeavored
to Induce Ivory to plead guilty. His advice
to Ivory was .that he would bo found guilty
and sentenced to twenty years If he at
tempted to defend himself , and that It would
bo bettor for .him to plead guilty , oven com
promising on a plea ot bslng a Fenian and
linvlng been entrapped by dynamiters. He
was assured that If he did so plead ho might
not expect "more than a five-year sentence ,
and pcsslbly the prison door would bo opened
to Wm provided ho loft the country In twen
ty-four hours. Ivory would not so plead and
thereupon Carson throw up his brief.
"Tho schcmo to have Ivory plead cullty
went , so far as to take the- form of a letter
to his frlcnda In this country , urging thorn
to advlso the prisoner by cable to BO plead.
It was the apparent urgency to dispose of
the case In a way favorable lo the govern
ment that determined Ivory's friends to
hasten the departure of Mr. Mclntyre , and
the public haa seen the sequel. "
IVOHY WILL NOT 1IKI.VC SUIT.
Aincrlcnii CJovcrnmciit
Make Ciimplalnl.
LONDON , Jan. 20. Edward J. Ivory said
tonight In the course of an Interview : "They
wanted mo to Implicate William Lyman.
president of the Irish National alliance , but
that was aU nonsense. I refused to have
anything to do with it. "
Ivory said he had no Idea of suing the
government for false Imprisonment , but ho
suggested that the United States govern
ment might do so. Ho Is going from hereto
to Dublin In a few days , and will depart for
the United States In a week.
DUBLIN , Jan. 20. The withdrawal of the
charges against Edward J. Ivory In the cen
tral criminal court , London , today Is re
garded hero an being duo to the crown'a
dread of the exposure of Thomas Merle Jones ,
the Informer. The witnesses left this city
Saturday In order to testify for the defense
In regard to sensational overtures made to
them by Jones a week before he appeared
at the Bow Street police court to testify
against Ivory.
DcailiN of n Dny.
PARIS , Jan. 20. Mine. Carnal , mother of
the late president , Is dead.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. , Jan. 20. Mrs. Mary
Amarla Harris , wlfo of United States Sena
tor Uham 0. Harris , died thla morning at
her residence at Paris , Tenn.
WAHOO , Neb. , Jan. 20. ( Special.At ) hU
homo near this city at C o'clock this morn-
Intj 'occurred the death of John M. Hen
derson , who was stricken with paralysis
about a week ago. Mr. HenJcrson waa flt
years old , and leaves a wlfo nnd four chil
dren. The deceased had lived , In tltla sec
tion for many ycaiw. The funcril services
will bo conducted at the Presbyterian church
In th Li city on FrlJay afternoon. Rev. Mr.
Sawyer will officiate.
DENVER. Jan. 20Mr8. . Dorsey. wlfo ot
ex-Senator Stephen W. Dorecy , died today
of a complication of diseases after a long
Illness. Her husband Is absent In London.
ST. LOUIS , Jan , 20. Colonel J. IJ. Moul-
ton , ono of the most prominent civil en
gineers In the west , died hero today , aged
87 years.
ItciinitiiM of .tlliilxtcr AVIIIlH Arrlvo.
SAN FHANCISCO. Jan. 20. The remains
of Albert Shelby Willis , late United States
minister to Hawaii , wcro brought hero by
the atenmer Australia today , and were
this evening taken to Louisville , Ky , , for
Interment. Mrs. Willis nnd her son accom
panied the remains. No military escort
wan sent from Honolulu by the Hawaiian
government at the- special request of Mrs ,
Willis , who desired to make the journey
unattended. The mourners wcro mot upon
the arrival of the steamer hero by mili
tary representatives of Governor Hudd and
Gonernl Fornyth , IT. 8. A. , commnml'ng the
Department of California. The Journey to
Loulsvlllo wns resumed this evening-
Civil r.iinlneei-H OliooNe Ollleerx.
NEW YOHK , Jan. 20. At the forty- fourth
annual meeting of the American Society
of Civil Engineers today thu following
ofllccra were elected for thn ensuing four
yeara : President , M. 11. llerrod of New
Orleans ; vlco jfro.sUlcnt , Colonel George
Mendenlial of San Francisco and John F.
'Wallace of Chicago : treasurer , John Thorn-
non of New York. The olllco of secretary
IH appointive anil was not ( Hied nt this
Bcsslon , _
Implement lcnlt'rn ,
KANSAS CITY , Jan. 20-Tho western Im.
rlement dealers In their annual convention
spent the day tHacursing various questions
of more or lens Import , Including a pro
posed system of co-oporatlvu llro Insurnnui' .
No action was taken. The tiiw olllccrs wl I
bo elected.
COUXTHSS COWI.HY'S DlVOHCi : SUIT.
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LONDON , Jan. 20. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The startling
events of this week In London arc fittingly
Illustrated by the shocking developments ot
Countess Cowley's divorce suit against her
husband , Uarl Cowley.
Countcea Cowloy was Violet Neville , the
youngest daughter ot the first mnrquls ot
Abcrgavcnny. The hearing of her suit waa
resumed today before Justice Harncs. A
long deposition of a valet named Lane , In
the employ of the carl of Aberdeen , gov
ernor general of Canada , was read , and sev
eral servants testified to the carl's Intimacy
with Mrs. Charrinston , the co-reapondent In
the case , after which the hearing wcs ad
journed for a week.
The Abergavcnny family , the Novlllcs , real
dcacendetits of Warwick the Kingmaker , are
great tory magnates. Abcrgavcuny ,
previously an earl , was made a marqula by
Lord Ilcaconsflclii , who drew him In
"Lothalre. " Ladltfl Violet and Rose Neville
wcro twin beauties of their day. Violet
now Is Lady Cowley ; Koao l Lady Ulundell
Leigh , whoso husband Is a brother of Lady
Arlington. Earl Cowley Is a grandnephew
of the great duke ot Wellington , and the
grandson of the famous Earl Cowley , who
woa anVbascadoi1 to Franco. Young Lord
Cowloy wont the pace and was sued for
broach of promlao by Phyllis Urougliton. a
Gaiety thcotcr girl , n few years before hla
marriage. Phyllis Uroughton Is now mar
ried to an army major. She was a very
pretty sotibretto In the Gaiety company
eomo yeara ago , and Is still acting. Her
cKlim for btvach ot promise was settled In
court by the payment of 5,000 ( $25,000) ) .
Lord Dung.in wcs a boon companion of Lord
Lunlo. now thd carl of Clancarty , who mar
ried Hello nilton. The men wcro all con
spicuous figures In the most fashionable Lon.
don society.
The chief squalid feature of the evidence
so far is the complacence of CharritiKton ,
the wealthy husband of the co-rcspondcnl
In Lady Cowley's suit , who kept up mnr-
rlago relations In a handsome house on Port
street , the most exclusive quarter of fash
ionable London , while his wife was receiv
ing calls from Lord Cowley , posting mcan-
whllo In the drawing room door a card sayIng -
Ing : "Please knock before entering. "
Colonel Fred Wellcslcy , another fashionable
figure In the case , married ICato Vaughan , a
famous dancer and nctrcos. Welkaley was
military attache at St. Petersburg when he
eloped with Kate Vaughau.
HONOR FOR MAJOR GALWAY.
Lord Salisbury has Just given an Impor
tant command In the Wci't African war to
Major Galwoy , an EnglWh olllccr , who , as
the readers of the World will remember ,
was found a year ago In a room of the
Grand hotel almost dead with a bullet In his
head , while a brother's wife lay dying be
side him with another bullet through her
head , confessing her guilty relations and
rcmorso with her last breath. Yet the officer
loses nothing by his acknowledged guilt.
while a poor clerk named Chippendale , found
guilty at about the same time , notwithstand
ing many doubts in the outside community ,
ot cutting his young brldeYj throat fatally
and nearly killing himself by slashing his
own throat with the same razor , was promptly
hanged nt Newgate afterward.
Young Sir Robert Peel , well known to New
Yorkers by reason , among other things , of
his Interview In the World , Just after the
breaking of Ills engagement to n rich Ameri
can girl , has written and a respectable
London firm has published the most extra
ordinary book In the long list of pernicious
products of this decadent period. It Is writ
ten In the first person , and purports to give
the career about London and on the English
turf of a young man of fortune , social posi
tion , good looks and good manners other
wise young Peel himself. It Is simply and
only a list of criminal lntriueH with peas
ant girls on the hero's estate , with a woman
of his own household , with women of fashIon -
Ion and with a comic opera singer , together
with a list of frauds on the English turf ;
of dealings with money lenders and with
tharpers at cards In fashionable clubs. It
Is the meat frightful picture of a certain
obviously contemporaneous circle of fashion
able London society which It la possible to
put between book covers.
HIS NAME WELL KNOWN.
As every ono knows , this young man of
28 or BO has lived on the pace hero to a
degree perhaps not unique among his asso
ciates In his set , but ho has been rather
more before the public cyo than any of
them. His name has been constantly and
publicly associated with the most notable
( In ono sense ) woman 4n London and the
United States , an Interview vlth whose hus
band the World printed the other day.He
has Inherited the striking , distinguished
personal beauty of his father , with all his
fascination of manner , the charm and grace
at least , If not the other qualities , of his
lovely mother , who belonged to the upright
and distinguished Tweedilalo family , and
something certainly of the genius ot hid
statesman grandfather. Ho was only lately
ngaln conspicuously before the public after
the rupture of his second engagement of
marriage , thla time to a daughter of a
nowly-mado peer of enormous fortune , who
hroko the engagement on the receipt of a
mysterious letter about Sir Robert.
This psuedo novel , whatever else may bo
said of It , Is written with undoubted power
and Interest. Certainly no young man of
hla generation la better fitted by experience
and adventure to wrlto underataudlngly and
accurately of that section of fashionable
London society , with the members of which
most people are familiar , chiefly through the
constant publication In the newspapers of
their balls , hunts and house parties.
As illustrating some aspects of the Vic
toria era the publication of his book la fol
lowed by another human document of some
what commensurate interest with the con
fession of Jean Jacques llousceau touching
the French social regime of the early and
mlddlo eighteenth century , or the memories
of Do Grammont. Among others of the same
character arc the revelations of Petronlus
Arbiter concerning the ultra-fashionable
llfo of the wealthiest Romans In the earlier
centuries of our era.
HERITAGE OF SHAME.
If this young aristocrat's picture is to bo
accepted as truly drawn , what a heritage of
shame It offers to succeeding Anglo-Saxon
generations. Ho makes his chief female
character the leader of the most Influential
clrclo of London society , giving a portrait
of a living woman which tow will fail to
recognize. In the novel , "hnd , as gossip says ,
In real llfo , she stipulates before her open
sliaino the receipt of a great bribe , yet Is
of such boclal power that after throwing her
lover aside bankrupt , she succecda In taboo-
lug from social recognition his Innocent ,
well-born and admirable married sinter. An
exact happening. In fact , according to com
mon report in London.
The author makes his most prominent
mala character popular at all the leading
clubs , race courses and drawing rooms of
London and coverts of the great country
house * , yet u card sharper , a suave swindler
at Newmarket and the royal enclosure at
Aocot , a hruto nt home , n preux chevalier of
women away from It. This portrait likewise
Is easily recognized by every ono here.
Only one newspaper , and that the Chroni
cle , the nblo organ of the "common classes , "
darra to notice this perhaps truthful hut
abominable publication.
Simultaneously two events of real llfo are
record ol : In this morning's newrpspors , uhlcii
go to illustrate , possibly , tlio truth of this
book ,
1 aeo that William Waldorf Aster of New
York , but now dally moro and morn Identified
with tli ? cxclurlvo circles of London , has juat
Klvun 2,000 to the Indian , famine fund ,
headed by the queen and the prince of Wuies
with HUlwcrlptlons of (500. A statement was
printed hero a year or BO ago that Mr. Autor
h.id canceled many formcrxtiubacrlntlous to
Ne'W York rharltlea ,
Thi Princess Chlmay's 'American millions
worn GCijueitrateil yesterday to keep up n
DelKlum palace and the Income of millions
of Now York Central bonds keep up all but
a roral palacj in Oxfordshire ,
UALLAHD SMITH.
BUSINESS MEN AT TABLE
Annual Dinner of Now York Board of
Trade and Transportation ,
HENRY WATTERSON IS CHIEF SPEAKER
KnfcrlaliiK the Coiiiiuuiy with n He-
MliotiNC < o the ToiiNl , "When
Uncle Sum WIIM YOHIIK"
Other A
NEW YORK , Jan. 20. The twenty-fourth
annual banquet of the Now York Hoard of
Trailo and Transportation was held at the
Waldorf hotel today. Senator John M.
Thurston , who was to have responded to the
toast "Tho West , " was detained In Washing
ton. William II. Parsons officiated as toast-
master. The principal speaker of the even
ing was Henry Wattcrson. UcspondlnB to
the toast , "When Uncle Sam Was Young , "
Mr. Wattcrson said :
In these degenerate days , with their deep
dark and dire contrasts when , not to lie
a millionaire ) Is to bo a pauper-whenIf n
mun cannot draw his check for $100,000 hi.
Is npt to he In need of nn overcoat-ami pi
a solemn occasion like this , It Bcems 1H-
tlng-lndeed , it Is hoth n privilege and a
pleasure to revert to the older ana better
days of the republic , when nobody hut
anything , and when , an a consequence
everybody hail something.
When our robust kinsman I will not say
our venerable uncle when our robust kins
man was young , there niny have boon
down about the Mattery a board of trade
wearing a cocked hat and a pair ol
corduroys but It wns so simple-minded
that It could not tell the difference be
tween a ticker and a typewriter , and , If
some enterprising Yankee out of Hoston , or
from the up-lown regions of Wall street ,
hart opent-d a bucket shop , Its members
would have been curious chlclly to learn
whether the buckets were to be manufac-
tued ot wood or tin. There Is hardly a
single member of this Hoard of Trade , I
am sure , who docs not know what a
ticker Is and what It Implies , and , ns for
the typewriter but the John prows musty
wltlml and I will not pursue It.
When our delightful Uncle Sam was
young which Is not to Imply that he Is
ye.t too old to whip his weight In wild
cats nobody thought about arbitration , or
preconceived the coming ot the great sec
retary of state ; the bank of the United
States was located In Philadelphia ; there
was no such thing as a trust or a syndi
cate In all the land , and the bloated bond
holder himself was a baby. In that Idyllic
period when a frond called upon you , ho
scraped Ills foot upon an Iron projectile
provided for the purpose , knocked before
entering , and , In casts ho wanted a loan ,
took off his hat as ho mentioned the
amount. BehoM the resolution which
time has wrought ! The door-scraper has
become a sky-scnii > er , and not Infre
quently , should the friend In quest of a
pecuniary accommodation take off his hat
at all. It will bo found to have a bomb
In It.
SAFE IN NEW YOHK.
When Uncle Sam was young , one could
walk the whole length of Broadway , be
tween Chambers street and South Ferry ,
and reach his destination without having
his pockets picked or his virtue assailed.
Hut then , the man had not become the
machine ; the game of speculation was
played with a limit ; water was used but
sparingly , even In stocks , and , If amid the
plans and schemes or a certain hardy
pioneer nay , If 'among his wildest dreams
as ho wrapiMMl his furs about htm and lay
down to blissful slumber on the banks of
the Mohawk so much as a vision of this
gorgeous palnco crossed his fancy , he
failed to mention It In his will , or to leave
his descendants any specific sinking fund
or architectural suggestion.
Those were bravo days , genllomcn , and ,
whatever else we may say of them of
their primitive conditions , their provin
cial limitations and their clumsy , upright
business methods they laid the national
foundations In a type o { civilization1 which
has become known and respected , and Is
beginning to bo faired , throughout the
world ns American manhood , and which
of all our possessions Is still the best we
have.
If wo can hold to this manhood wo are
safe , and , whilst no ono can exceed mo
In admiration for the secretary's latest
and grc-.itest diplomatic achievement , I am
not sure that It will eliminate war.
I am myself a man ot peace. I had my
fill of war when I was young enough to
enjoy It. If , by the grace of God and
permission of Mr. Olney , wo may have
another experience of that kind , I want to
go Into the quartermaster's department , or
bo connected with the commissariat.
There are dangers and danger * , and
those that menaced the republic , when Its
titular saint was young , nro not those
that menace It now. Wo wtro a nation of
Individuals. Wo are a nation of Institu
tions. The lion across our path was the
Institution of African slavery. We survived
It. The wolf at our door Is the Institu
tion of professional anarchy. We shall sur
vive that , too. Wo have had our now
birth of freedom , but , before wo can como
out of the llery ordeal a perfect nation , we
must have a new birth of morals.
Already the prevailing hue and cry are
against an entity , n word which Ignorance ,
artfully stimulated by demagoglsm , lias
converted Into a monster of heartlessness
and oppression ; and yet what Is a corpsra-
tlon but an association of Individuals seo1.-
Ing by united effort to do what Is beyond
the reach of Its several members ? Why
should a man's money bo less safe In a
bank than In his own pocket ? If a citizen ,
rich or poor , has eomu surplus c-nsh , nutc.i
or little , and puts It In railway shares ,
does ho n once become a public enemy ,
losing his right to It ? .
VICES WARP THEIR MINDS.
According to a certain sect of political
philosophers ho is and ho does , liut that
sect of philosophers points its moral by
pointing to corporate excesses , and adorns
Its tale by many examples of triumphant
rapacity clothed In corporate apnniol The
characteristic virtues of the corporation
are obliterated by the occasional vices of
tha corporation In the warped minds of
the discontented. The ostentatious display
of wealth , which no law can reach , tends
greatly to augment both the discontent
and the communistic theories In which It
i'i ' i'1 rho ready acoeni to legislation
held by the rich and HtroiiF , and their con
stant and flagrant use of this , nerve ns
fuel to the ( lame of moral perversity. If
the butter elements of socletv are so care
less of moral obligations and public an-
pearanees , why should wo wonder that
the worse elements the morally limp , halt
and blind among us should claim that
what Is sauce for the goose must bo sauce
for the gander , and that , having organized
a raid of their own upon the national cnp-
tol. they should bo Justly Indignant at
being both warned and forced to "keep off
the truss. "
Wo arc to reconcile capital and labor ;
and to this end wo must purify ourselves.
A\o nro to teach the Ie. Mon tint tht citi
zen exists for the government , and not
the government for the cltlJen. Wo may
"P1.bc , nblc to ! ) rlnF mick " 'e Intense In
dividuality of the days when Uncle Sam
was young ; but wo can Inculcate Individual
character and personal accountability.
Ours Is to rrotect the rights of property
not less sacred In the form of aggrega
tions of capital than In that of private
ownershlp-and , to do this effectively , wo
must not leave the prosecution and punish
ment of dishonest and unlawful combina
tions to the Indlserlmlmito outcry oT Ir
responsible agitation , but ourselves lead
such movements toward redress and reform -
form na the public interest and credit may
require. Just policies dlrec'ed by wlso nun.
never yet failed of their mark , the glory
of nations and the peed of humankind ,
and they never will. It is for this noble
city to lead thu way ; It ls far you , saritlo-
men. who represent so great a part of Its
wealth and worth , to say the word ; and n
surely as the night the day , the rest of
us will follow after.
General Simon n. Buckner responded to
the toast "Patriotism , Country and I'arty ; "
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff-to the toast
"Tho 1'rcrncctlve Benefits to Trade and
Transportation Incident to the Creation ot
the Orcater Now York ; " Postmaster Dayton
to the toast "Tho Pojtal Service ; ! ' Ho * . Mad-
Is on C. Peters to ( ho toast "Immigration. ' "
F. I ) . Thurber moved that the assemblage ,
express by rising Us seutimenta In favqr
of the arbitration treaty Just promulgated
between the United States and Great Ilrlt-
aln. All roio and cheered.
Movi'iiu-lil * of Ocean VcNNclN , Jan , -0.
At New York Arrived Teutonic , from
Liverpool
At I , Ivei pool Arrived Majestic , from
Now York. Balled Ilrltaunlc , for Now York.
DKIIATU ox THH at'Kicvs SPHKCII
Irish Member * Move for 'Atnncnty tat
1'olltleal 1'rlNoilprn.
LONDON , Jan. 20. The deliate on the ad
dress In reply to the speech from the thront
was resumed In the Houscj of Coinmor.c
today. Patrick OTlrlen , the Parnellltc
whip , member of Parliament from. Kilkenny
City , moved an amendment to the cffecl
that the time has como for the cafes ot all
the Irish political prisoners to bo considered
Ho appealed for amnesty for the few re-
malnlng In prison.
Timothy M. Healy , antl-Parnoltlto mem
ber for North Louth , said that If Inquiry la
made Into conspiracies and plots In
America It will bo found that an Engllsl ;
agent had his nose In every ono of thorn
Mr. Healy also expressed hla belief thai
fifteen years' Imprisonment Was enough pun
ishment for the prisoners , and ho addeil
that the sixtieth anniversary of the qucen't
relsn wea a good pccaolon to show clemency ,
Mr. Healy attacked the course followed by
the former secretary , Mr. Asqulth , In regard
to the political prisoners , railed at police
plots , and said that Superintendent Anderson
was paid 10,000 yearly to promote such
plots. In the course of his remarks Mr.
Healy was repeatedly called to order.
The homo secretary. Sir Matthew White
Ridley replied , saying It would bo satisfactory
to the government If they could remedy any
Irlrh grievance ; hut he added , whatever the
motives of the political prisoners , they
were guilty of "crimes abhorred by the civilIzed -
Ized world , " and ho was unable at present to
advlso her majesty to grant them amnesty.
The home secretary pointed out that In the
withdrawal of the charge against Bell ( Ed
ward J. Ivory ) the country has Just had proof
of the fairness and Impartiality of the courts.
Sir Matthew White IllOley also said he
waa convinced that the police discovery of
the conspiracy with which ? Ivory was con
nected had eavcd the public from a great
disaster. Ho added that should the health
or sanity ot the political prisoners be af
fected they would bo released. Ho did not
desire a repetition of the results which un
fortunately happened In the case of Dr.
Thomas Gallagher , explaining that ho first
heard Dr. Gallagher was threatened with
Insanity at the end ot June , and that ho
acted Immediately.
Mr. Clancy , in supporting Mr. O'Drlcn'i )
motion , referred to the case ot Edward J.
Ivory and ald that the most Important
crown witness waa an American Informer
whom the government shrunk from putting
In-tho box. If they had done so , continued
Mr. Clancy , ho felt certain , that Instead ot
proving Ivory's guilt it would have shown
the complicity of the government officials-
In the alleged conspiracy :
Mr. O'Drien's amendment Waa defeated by
a vote of 20J to 132.
Mr. Dillon moved an amendment calling
upon the government to introduce : compre
hensive measures for the relief of Irish hus
bandry , eaylng that the proposed board of
agriculture as a remedy was a mockery.
James Daly , antiParncllltcmember from
South Monaghan , was supporting the motion
when the house adjourned. <
MAV CIIHCIC SKAL U3XTIXOTIO.V.
I.IITT Price of Fur * .Mnlccti the
UiiI > rolUfiit ! > .
VICTOHIA , IJ. C. , Jan. 20.i-PrIvato cable
grams from London state that at the Hudson
I3ay company's sale of fura today salted
fur sealskins sold 12' , ptr-ocnt lower than
last month. The average price for all skins
cold today was 1 10s < d. 'The ' above In
formation has created consternation In busi
ness circles In this city , anil business men
say that It means the total extinction ot the
seallpg trade , as" far as VIctojja la concerned.
More than 10,000 pklns secured by Victoria
vessels were In today's market at London and
on each of these there Isa direct loss of
not less than $2.50 , and In some Instances
the leas Is upwards of $ u n skin.
The total loss to Victoria schooners Is up
wards of $100,000. Today's prices have made
Victoria owners of scaling vessels determine
to lay up their vessels , and It Is likely
none of them will leave .port this reason.
In ( Iio Rant.
ATHENS , Jan. 20. An earthquake has oc
curred at Delvlno Truaklah Eplrus. Several
Villages , mostly Inhabited by Christians ,
have been destroyed , and ; It Is feared many
people have perished.
LAWS PUOPOSI2U FOR AVYOMIXG.
Hill to Fix Siiliirli-M of County Huiier-
IntcnilciitH f SuhoolM.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Jan. 20. ( Special. )
In the lower house of the Wyoming legisla
ture Mr. Duller Introduced a bill fixing the
salaries of county superintendents of schools ,
Under the bill salaries in counties of the
first class will be | 700 per annum ; counties
of the second class , $600 per annum ; third
class , $500 ; fourth class , $490. These salaries
are to bo In licit of all expenses and for all
services.
Mr. Mlddaugh Introduced a bill providing
that fees shall bo charged for Issuing ccrlfi-
catcs of incorporation in Wyoming. For a
capital stock of $5,000 n. fee of $3 shall bo
charged ; for $5,000 to $100,000 , $10 ; for each
additional $1,000 an addltlnal fco of 5 cents.
Mr. Doggett Introduced a bill for the pro
tection of trout , making the season in which
they can bo taken from May 1 to October 1.
Mr. Granger introduced n bill making It a
felony to enter any unlocked building In
order to commit a theft ; also a Mil to protect
the employes of corporations engaged In in
terstate business. The 'taturo of this bill
Is to prevent the garnishment of wages of
railway employes outside of Wyoming in violation
lation of the exemption laws of the state.
Mr. Tldball's bill to reduce the nvlleago al
lowed members ot the legislature from 15 to
10 cents a inllo was recommended for passage
by the committee of the whole.
The house adopted a Joint resolution com
mending the California mineral laud law and
requesting the members ( rom Wyoming In
congress to support It. The law in question
lirovldcs for the organization of mining dis
tricts and provides uniform regulations for
their government.
In thr. scnato Messrs. Cross" and Verbryck
Introduced a bill provldlug for the creation
of , a state board of health , with power to
oversea the sanitary condition of the state ,
issue diplomas to practicing physicians , In-
cpcct Immigration and transportation , create
local hoards of health , and require county
clerks to report births and deaths to the
state board.
Mr. Delony Introduced a-bill regulating the
appointment of sheep Inspectors , fixing their
compensation and defining .their duties and
irovldlng for Issuing licences to sheep grow
ers. The bill gives tha governor nowi.-r to
quarantine localities wuoro Infectious dls-
case Is prevalent , and ( ° prevent the 1m-
tortatlon of ehccp from such places.
"Women OIJee ( . to Hide.
LAFIAMIE , Wyo. , Jan. 20. ( Special. ) A
number of women of this city held a public
ncctlng this ovenlng for the purpose of
Iraftlng a petition and passing resolution : )
o bo forwarded to ( ho state1 legislature ask-
ng for the passage of a law making the
use of carriages In elections to haul the general -
oral public to the polls Ijlegal. The practice
s common and has grown out of the Idea
that It is necessary to have carriages to
carry the womou voters to tha polls. The
Laramlo women resent this Idea and con
demn the practice as a nywtem of petty brib
ery nud an Insult to their GCX.
William 12. KiiKllxli llaiiKeroiiMly III.
INDIANAPOLIS , Jan. 20. William E. Eng-
Uli , ex-congressman and millionaire , son
Of the late William II. English , Is lying
critically 111 at his homy In this city. Kor
some tlnio ho haa be n Buffering from
stomach trouble and within the past few
lays .malarial fever haa developed. This
IBS resulted In a complication , which iiialici
lUi condition precarious.
Anulhcr Vlellni jif ( lie Volt.
AIJUUUN , N Y. , Jan. 20.-John Hoch
was executed by electricity In the state
prison hero today. IIorb. or. July 10. JS93 ,
murdered Mlnnlo Inge-will- year * of ngo.
U Chapel Hill , near J-owvlIle.
HARRIS NAMED FOR SENATOR
Kansas Populists , in Caucus , Finally Unit :
on a Candidate.
PEFFER DROPS OUT OF THE RACE
Cliolcc. Will He Unfilled by ( liu
latiirr .Next Tiifndny Political
tM of Hie Coiu-
liiK Senator.
TOPEKA , Jan. 20. William A. Harris o
Llnwood. was nominated for United States
senator In the popultat caucus tonight on the
thirty-fifth ballot. When the caucus met
tonight his vote was larger than last night
and on each ballot grew , none ot the
other candidates going over to him bodily.
On tht | thirty-fourth ballot ho had fifty-four
votes , ono less than enough , and on the next
ballot he secured fifty-seven votes. Half a
dozen men rose to make It unanimous , ant1
the chairman announced him as the choice
of the caucus. The thirty-fifth ballot stood :
Harris , G7 ; King , 32 ; Ilrcldcnthal , G ; Lttk | ,
5 ; Madden , 2 ; Martin , 1. Senator Poffcr
dropped out a few ballots before.
Both houses will nifot In joint session
next Tuesday at noon to formally elect him
United States senator.
Harris is Gl years old , and a native ol
Virginia. Ho came to Kansas in 1SG5 , and
waa a democrat until 1S90. During the past
twenty years ho has been a farmer. In
1892 he was elected by the- populists as con-
grcssman-at-large , and held the place until
IS'Jl , when defeated by Hluc , the present
republican Incumbent.
Mr. Harris Is a confederate , having served
during the rebellion as assistant adjutant
general In Wllcox's brigade , Longstrcct's di
vision , and as chief ot ordnance In ; the di
visions of Hill and Rhodcu. Ho Is a civil
engineer of ability , and waa employed In an
engineering capacity during the construction
of the Union Pacific road for three years.
Ho was also connected with the Nlcaroguaa
canal survey. Mr. Harris Is everywhere re
garded as an nblo and cultured gentleman.
Il.VTIKIKI ) 1IY .IOIXT SUSSIO.VS.
Formal Action In niec-tloii of United
HluIeH Seillllol-H.
INDIANAPOLIS , Jan. 20. The two houses
of the general assembly met In joint session
at noon today and verified the election of
Charles Warren Fairbanks as United Stateo
senator , ho having yesterday received a
clear majority of the votes cast In each house
and a Joint ballot being unnecci.-aary. The
minutes showed that Mr. Fairbanks had
received n total of eighty-five voteo , as
against fifty-eight for Daniel W. Voorhees
democrat , and six for Lcroy Tcmplcton ,
populist. Mr. Fairbanks addressed the mem
bers briefly , thanking them for the honor
conferred.
LITTLE ROCK , Ark. , Jan. 20. The legis
lature In Joint session today ratified the
election of James 1C. Jones to the United
States senate.
SPRINGFIELD. III. , Jan. 20. In the Joint
assembly today , by a strict party vote , ex-
Congressman W. E. Mason , the choice of
the republican caucus , was formally elected
United States senator to succeed General
John M. Palmer. The vote was 'as follows :
Senate , W. E. Mason , 37 ; John P. Altgcld ,
13. House , Mason , 88 ; Altgcld , Cl. Total ,
Mason , 125 ; Altgcld , 77.
Senator Shelby M. Culloin was unanimously
commended to President-elect McKlnlcy as
eminently qualified for a cabinet portfolio.
RALEIGH , N. C. , Jan. 20. Senator Prltch-
ard was elected today , receiving elnhty-
elght votes , moro than n majority of both
houses. Thompson , populist , received forty-
three'votes and Doughtou , democrat , got
thirty-three. Mr , Prltchard addressed the
assembly In a slurt speech.
ALBANY , N. Y. . Jan. 20. Thomea C.
Platt was elected United States senator to
succeed David U. Hill for the term begin
ning on March 4 next. The houses of the
state legislature , sitting in Joint convention ,
voted as follows : Platt , 147 ; D. B. Hill ,
42 ; Henry George , 4. The balloting was
without notable Incident.
JEFFERSON CITY , Mo. , Jan. 20. At noon
today the senate and house met In joint cti-
slon and elected Senator George G. Vest
United Statue senator to succeed himself.
The vote stood : Vest , democrat , 103 ; R. C.
Kerens , republican , 33 ; Jones , populist , 4 ;
Lewis , republican , 1.
ST. PAUL. Jan. 10. A Bismarck , N. D. ,
special says : The two houses met In joint
convention at noon , compared the journals
of the two houses and declared Hansbrough
United States senator-elect. The house was
crowded with woman and men from all
parts of the state.
HARTFORD , Conn. , Jan. 20. In Joint con
vention today tha legislature ratified the
election of Orvlllo H. Platt ns United States
senator to succeed himself.
HAHRISBURG , Pa. . Jan. 20. Boies Pen-
rose was tolay formally elected to the United
Statts senate to succeed J. Donald Cameron
at a joint convention of the house and sen
ate , at which Lieutenant Governor Lyon pre
sided.
F.MCCTIO.V OF Mi.VATOIt > < > XI3AIII3II.
Twenty Tlnmxninl for ( KxpOKldon
I'rniioNed lit South Dnkotti.
PIERRE , S. IX , Jan. 20. ( Special Tele
gram. ) In the joint ballot at noon today ,
t'lckler held the party strength , securing 63
votes ; Kyle , 33 ; Loucks , 14 ; Plowman , 11 ;
Goodyolsuntz , C ; Kellar , 3 ; Weeks , 3 ; Palmer
and Bowler , each 1 vote. After the joint
session , the senate took up the discussion of
: ho Palmer railroad bill , and , after several
tours of jangle , just before adjournment
> egan reading It section by section for con
sideration.
In the house the main bills Introduced
wcro to create a comml'iilon to prepare * an
exhibit at the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition
at Omaha , and appropriating $20,000 for that
nirpaso , . nd a valued policy insurance bill ,
.vhlch contains -provisions to compel a ccr-
nin form of policy and alco voids the policy
n case of misrepresentation on the part of
ho insured.
On the last caucus ballot tonight Kyle
ma 21 votco ; Louclto , 12 ; Plowman , 10 ;
Goodykountz. 11 ; Grill , 2. But flfty-sovcn
out of seventy-two were present. The antl-
Cylo forces are switching from man to-man ,
nit have ectlled on no ono yet. The at-
, empt tonight for a conference committee
to settle- the differences of factions wca laid
on the table. The democrats are changing
about on their votes , and will mail of them
Inally go to Kyle , If ho can sccuro the ro-
tulred populist support , but If ho Is finally
dropped , they will stand together for a
nan of their own choosing.
A republican caucus tonight discussed the
railroad bill and liquor bills , which will
como up for action at an early date.
I'lrnt Joint Ilnllot In WithlihiKloii.
OLYMPIA , Wash. , Jan. 20. Both branches
ot the legislature met In joint session at
noon today and took the first joint ballot for
Jnltcd States ncnalor , as follows ; Tumor , 19 ;
Squire , U ; Cllne , 13 ; Baker , 7 ; Daniels , 13 ;
Denny. 20 ; Rodor , G ; Davis , 8 ; Wlnsor , 9 ; '
' Jewell , 1 ; Range , 1 ; McGrady , 1 ; Westcott ,
. ; Andrews , 1 ; l-'osa , 1 ; Witt , I , and Cation ,
1. The second ballot showed no change , ex
cept In the populist vote. On the third ballot
Turner gained 2 votes , making 21 , an against
7 yesterday.
\n ISIeetlon In Utali ,
SALT LAKE , Utah , Jan. 20. The leglala.
tire In joint session today took two 1ml-
ots far senator. Both of them resulted an
ollowa ; Thatcher , 21 ; Rawllns , 1C ; Hen
derson , 17 ; Lawrento , 4 ; Goodwin , 3 ; Neb-
ckcr , 2.
I'oimllxlH Voe ( for Iliillendiie.
BOISE , Idaho , Jan. 20. The pojiullata
voted today for J , W. Ilallcntlno of Dlalna.
Ho got twenty-eight voleu on the llrut bal
lot and twenty-six on ( EH 'oml ; Dubola ,
twenty-six on each. J. R lpre' } ; 1'opullst
got thirteen dcinocratlckjHf on the first
ballot and Gcorgo J. Ij BT populist , gel
fourteen on the secon ( BHlo | legislature
adopted resolutions connBRRMng the Colorado
rado legislature- the * X | | | < ot Teller.
MAltlv 1IAN.VA CAM.KUW M'ICIMiKY ,
Decline * io Talk of tlienturo of HlN
Interview.
CANTON , O. , Jan. 20. National Chairman
M. A. Hanna arrived on the 1:05 : train from
his homo In Cleveland. Ho was driven , In
company with Captain H. O. S.
Hctsland and Secretary Floyd , to the
McKlnlcy house , -whore shortly fol
lowing his arrival lunch was eervca.
Mr. Hanna shows slight trace ot hla
recent Illness , but appears to bo1 rapidly
regaining his good health. Of course , n
great deal of Interest attaches to Mr. Ilnnna'a
visit to Canton at this time on account ot
the reported senatorial tangle" and a number
ot newspaper men surrounded him as ho
stepped from the coach ,
"I really have nothing to say at this time , "
said .Mr. Hanna , "on any matters , and es
pecially the Gonatorlal subject. I want to
see Major McKlnlcy and talk over n great
many things. Further than what I have
told you I really cannot talk. "
Mr. Hanna returned to Cleveland at 1
o'clock this afternoon.
There have been many visitors during the
day and wdvlle some were of special prom
inence , all had something to present to the
presldpnt-clcct.
Among the flrnt to call was General Thomas
W. Bradley of Walden , N. Y. Some weeks
ngo It was rumored that Gaieral Bradley
would bo put forward by his soldier frlcjida
as their cholco for commissioner ot pensions
under the now administration. Ills greet
ing by Major McKlnloy was such as one
comrade gives another and ot thu frbml-
Hcst nature. They had a long private confer-
once.
Another caller was ex-Congressman F. II.
Conger of Dee Molnes , la. , a presidential
elector and on his way to Washington as
messenger bearing the result of the- vote ot
the electoral college of Iowa. Mr. Conger
said Iowa would bo greatly pleased to have
a representative In the cabinet , but as to
the result ot and the nature of his talk with
Mr. McKlnlcy ho did not care to speak.
Mcisrs. Martin Tuseoinb of Bridgeport ,
Conn. , and Charles A. Mooro. of Brooklyn ,
N. Y. , "business " associates , arrived on the
10:30 : morning train. T'jcy were drlvan to
the Hereford house and after registering
drove to the McKlnlcy residence. Hero they
were In conference with .Major McKlnlcy for
aonio time.
"Wo have come to pay our respects to the
next president. " said Mr. Moore , "and that
Is about all I can tell you. "
rfAYS SIIKHMAX IS 1XCOMPKTKXT.
CrUlclxcM HlH Selection for Chief IMncc
In the Mclvlnlcy Cnlilnct.
DENVER , Colo. , Jan. 20. United Statea
Senator Henry M. Teller arrived In Denver
this morning and spent the forenoon receiv
ing congratulations from friends on his re
election. Among those tendering congratu
lations wcro many of his most bitter politi
cal opponents of a few years ago. About
noon ho was escorted to the state capital ,
where ho received a tremendous ovation
from the legislature In joint session and a
great crowd of spectators.
The vote for Hcimtor Ini separate session
by both houses yesterday was canvassed and
thu result announced as follows : Teller , 92 ;
Allen. C. Senator Teller made a speech and
was loudly applauded. In an Interview this
forcnocn. Mr. Teller wovercly criticised the
selection ot Senator Sherman for secretary
of state , saying : . "Sherman has absolutely
no knowledge ot foreign affalra and ho is the
moat Incompetent man President McKlnloy
could have nanieJ. "
In his speech to the legislature Senator
Teller said ho would not try to express Ills
thanks In words , but by zeal In the Interests
of the people. "Tho unanimity of your ac
tion yesterday , " ho said , "was not born of
your confidence- me , but your belief In a
iircat fundamental principle of economic
law. " Ho reviewed thu political occurrences
of the past year , explained hla reasons for
leaving the republican party , and declared
that there was no hope of securing bimetal
lism through IntcrnaUonal agreement , and
that there had been nothing In the recent
history of the republican party to Indicate
that It would give thu country the slightest
relief In the next four years.
"If the time comes , " ho said , "when my
conscience and yours part , no matter at what
period of my term , I shall glvo you tbo op
portunity to elect a man who shall stand
with you. "
This statement was greeted with prolonged
applause , and when the senator concluded
the cheering continued several minutes.
I.AUTIOHIIACII'.S Til IP TO CAXTON.
XniucM -Prominent 7v\v Vnrlcprn
Culled to MeKliiIeyV Attention.
NEW YORK , Jan. 20. Edward Lauterbach ,
who had a talk with President-elect Mo-
IClnloy yesterday , returned to Now York to
night. Speaking ot Ills trip , ho eaid :
"I went to Canton to speak to Major Mc
Klnlcy about the wishes of the regular re
publican organization In New York wtato.
athers , who did not represent anybody In
particular , had gene there from Now York ,
and wo thought It was about time the organi
zation which represents nearly all the re
publicans In the ftnte , ehould have something
: o say. I went to Canton as ths represcnta-
, lvo of the organization , and had a talk
with the president-elect about New York's
ilaco In thp cabinet. No particular place
was asked for , although It seems matters are
shaping themselves so that New York will
irobably got the secretaryship of the Navy.
The names I suggested on behalf of the regu-
ar organization ore : J. Sloat Fas-sett , Sorcno
3. Payne and Stewart L. Wooilford. Noth-
njj was said about the New York local offices.
"Major McKlnley received the suggestions
n a way that gave me tlio Impression that
10 was disposed to glvo due consideration
to them. No promises were made , but I
was satisfied with the Interview. "
"liinii" | I.eKlNliilin'i- JoiiriiN.
DOVER , Del. , Jan. 20. The rump leglsla-
u ro adjourned sine dlo this afternoon , but
icforo doing BO limicd a manifesto , The
locumcnt declares that tlio right's cf the pco-
ilo are continually dcnlc-l In Delaware ; tliat
ho legislative and executive authorities have
iccn overthrown ; that legally elected legls-
atora have been evicted from the etato
capltol ; that "a corrupt oligarchy" has
usurped the executive powers of a frco state ;
: hat election returns have been falsified by
state officers , acting as agtnta of a corrupt
nachlno ; that leaders of the people cure the
aWs and defy the courts ; that violent , pro
fane and obscene leaders ot partisan mobs
overturn the will of the people by falsifying
election returns and certificates , and that the
courts of the state are influenced by partisan
irejuillces ,
Sun dny
AUSTIN , Tex. , Jam. 20. The house ot the
Texas legislature became engaged In a big
row this morning over n bill to prohibit
Sunday foot ball and base ball. Eloquence
lowed from all sides and was at fever heat
vhcn the house adjourned till tomorrow with
ho baau ball enthusiast ! ) somewhat In the
cad ,
iovt-riior L < M-1 | > ' MaliCH AlipolnliiieiltH ,
TOPEKA , Jan. 20. Governor Lccdy today
appointed Webb McNall of Oaylord state In-
euranco superintendent. Ho alee appointed
a now railroad commUslon , conalstlng of ex-
Governor Lowclllns of Wichita , W , P. Dll-
nnl of Fort Scott and William Campbell of
Stafford ,
llniinit for Scnulnr ,
CLEVELAND , 0. , Jan. 20 , The Thirty-
second Ward Foraker club of UHt ; city , an
organization named In honor of Senator
"orulitr , held a meeting last night and en-
lamed Hon. M , A , Hanna for the United
Statea wenuto.
< iTANDJIESERVE AGREE
Make Up Tholr Stipulation for a Oasd
Testing the Law
WILL NOT BE HEARD UNTIL FEBRUARY
Ma cr Filed \vlth the Supreme Court
YcNlcrilny Afternoon mill \YIU
Co Over Viitll ( lie .Next
Sitting of Court.
LINCOLN , Jan. 20. ( Special Telegram. )
The stipulated case between ox-Treasurer
Bartley and Treasurer Mcserve te'.ntlvo to tte
ulate depository law , was made up this afternoon -
noon and filed with the clerk of the supreme
court. The case will not be argued , however ,
until the next sitting of the court , on the
first Tuesday In February. The grounds In
dls-puto between the now treasurer and hla
predcctsxr were s'a.ed cortc'tly In thcs.- dis
patches la.it Sunday night. Iho attorneys
of both sides have surrounded the questlona
with an elaboration ot verbiage but the
tlirco points of IHSUO remain as then stated.
The controversy between Messrs. Meservo
and Hartley arises out of several Incident ! )
In the enforcement of the depository law ,
which the new state treasurer considers Ir
regular In some Instances banks wcro desig
nated as depositories by the secretary ot
state anil the attorney general , although the
consent of the governor was withheld. In
other cases the bank received a larger de
posit than Its bond entitled It to. The fu-
preme court Is asked to ntralghtcn out tha
controversy by answering the following
questions :
THIIMS OF TUB STIPULATION.
1. In a bond conditioned and .tlu-nnd na
by law required nnd approved by the rcc-
retnry of state nnd attorney general only ,
nnd afterward an by law inquired deposited.
In the olllce of the auditor of public ac
counts , sulllelent to rotiHtltute the bank ;
riving such bond n state depository under
the meaning of the law governing the
creation of said depositories , or Is t'lo gov
ernor's approval necessary In addition ?
2. la the approval of the secretary oC
stuto and attorney general of the bonds
mentioned In the first question milllclcnt
if the governor was present at the tlmn
the- decision to npprovo Haiti bond was nr-
ilved nl by the secretary of state and
attorney general , but dlhocnted from said
decision ?
: s. Did the fnct that Treasurer Hartley
deposited In certain banks which had given
the bond required by law , and whleh bond
was duly approved and delivered , neces
sary to create them .state depositories un
der the law moro tKin ffl per cent of saM
bond roleasn the principal and Kiire.tle.i
on the mild bond IIH to theCO rer cent , ( jr
did that fact In any wny affect the CO per
cent thiiB deposited ?
I. Where Treasurer Hartley deposited cur
rent funds of the .state In certain banks
which had given Iho bond required by law
( and which bond was approved tin required
by la.v ) necessary to create nld banks
Htuto depositories , and tno amount so de
posited did not exceed Ihe f-0 per cent ot
the bond given by the bun : : , are such cur
rent funds thus on deposit to be treated
nnd regarded as In tie : treasury In such
sense that the said Hartley Is not required
by law to produce said funds anil deliver
the physical po.-tu-fvtlon thereof to his suc
cessor , the said Meservo ; ami Is the fact
that said funds were deposited as afore
said nnd that the banks having them on
deposit acknowledge the fact , n sulllelent
compliance on the part of the. Bald Hart
ley with thu eighth tuihdlvlMon of sec
tion 2 of nrtlcc Iv of chapter Ixxxtll , Com
piled Statutes , which reads ns follows :
"He ( meaning the Btnt'o , treasurer ) bhall
account for nnd pay ove'r all moneys re
ceived bv him ns treasurer to his successor
In office ? "
In conclusion the petitioners ask that In *
the 'event that 'tho court holds that there
nro any duties to which Treasurer Meservo
U subject and should perform , that the
court Issue Its order In the nature of an
order of mandamus commanding him to
iicrform the duties resting upon him by vlr-
.110 of the law as treasurer of the state.
The resolution Introduced by Sheldon In
thu house this morning contemplates an In
vestigation cf the affairs of the state treas
ury. It Is suppoo3d to have been Inspired
by State Treasurer Mcwc. It Is In the
form of a resolution for a joint committee.
of the senate and house. The resolution di
rects attention to the condition ot the state's
finances , which does not permit of payment
of the aeml-annnnl school apportionment , and
to the apparent systematic deposits In the
hanky. It was read the. first tlmo and re
ferred to the committee on miscellaneous
subjects.
Stnto Treasurer Meservo today sent out
school apportionment warrants for $80,000 ,
the funds for which ho has collected within
the past week. The amount Is about one-
third of the total apportionment and the
balance will bo paid out by the close of
the week.
DEBATES ON SUOAK BOUNTY.
The debate In committed of the whole on.
Dobson'o bill to repeal the sugar bounty
was prolonged and spirited. The element
In favor of the bounty was led by Pollard
of Cam ? , Jenkins of Jefferson and Hoddy ot
Otoe. Those who opposed It , of which It
la believed there Is a majority In the house ,
were represented by Wotutcr. Dobson , Shel
don and Stcbblr.a. The principal argument
advanced by tbo opponents of the ougar
bounty law was that the state had no right
to tax one Industry for the benefit of an
other. Sheldon of Dawcs tried to arralgu
the republican party , holding that Its ad
ministrations In Washington , in times past ,
were solely to blaine for tha prevalence ot
sugar and other trusts. Sheldon seemed In
clined to extend the discussion to Include
the whole tariff question , and read volumi
nously from a Chicago paper until ho was
shut off by Jenkins , who had been called to
the chair by Speaker Cafiln. Sheldon then
proceeded to confine himself to the question
ot sugar beet raising In Nebraska. Ho read
a portion of an edltotlal published some
tlmo ago In a Lincoln morning paper , and
drew from It the conclusion- that the sugar
bounty was not a good thing for farmers ,
In tht > discussion of the hill It was plainly
Indicated that the majority had thoroughly
caucused on the incasing r.nd wns prepared
to vote for Iho repeal. Only one member ,
Cronk of Valley , broke away from the popu-
llstu and added his vote to that of the re
publicans , who voted lolldly against the
measure. This gave thirty-three voles
against Dobsuli's bill , but there Is no doubt
but It will pass on u party vote , desplto
the many petitions from the farmers of the
state acalnst It.
CONOVrJR'S SCHOOL BOAHD BILL.
Charllo Conoyer of Omaha was at tlio
state house today , apparently a dUlntorcfrtcd.
observer of the trend of legislative action.
But. Incidentally , ho had a llttla bill on his
Insldo pocket , which ho turned over to Sen
ator Howell of Douglas county. Mr. Ilowell
Inspected the measure , and , after a llttla
consultation , it wcs handed to Senator Miller
of Hurt county. In the course of the after
noon the bill wen read the first time , a *
having been Introduced by Mr. Miller. The
proposed law provides that the members of
the boardot education in cltleo of the
metropolitan clam bliall consist of twelve
members , all to bo appointed by the mayor.
Said appointments flluill bo made In the
month ot July , 1SD7 , on or hcfnru the tccoml
Tuesday thereof. Not more than nix of the
said dlrcctom shall bulonu to Jho same polit
ical party. Four of them ohall bo appointed !
to ecrvo three years , four two yoaiH and ;
four ono year , from the third Monday In
July , 1837 , and thereafter In the month ot
July , In each year , tlio mayor shall ap
point four members to take the places ol
these whoso torins of nlllctt expire. On the
third Monday of July In each year the board
Ki to elect a prc&ldont and vlco president
from their own number , The board IH also
required to appoint a uuperlnlendcnl of pub
lic Iniitructlon , and may enter Into contract
with him for a term not to exceed tlirco
years , A bccrotary sliull In elected , who
ki not a member of the board , A super
intendent of buildings IH aUo provided for ,
who In authorized to employ the necessary
workmen to keep the biilldlnga In repair ,
The city attorney In made ox-alllclo tha
attorney for the xchool board.
The et'iiato committee on revenue held Ita ,