THE OMAHA i DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOKNTtfO , FEBTtTTAKY 13 , 1897-TAVELVE PAGES. SI * COPY E1VE CENTS.
CLASH AT ARMS HAY OCCUR
Turkey and Greece Likely to Tight Over the
Cretan Mnddlo.
PORTE MAKES AN APPEAL TO THE POWERS
TurklKli Oovcrnor of Crete Secltn
ItcftiRc In li - Orcelt Coimtilnto
ut Cnncn I'owcru Mny Take
Vnltcil Action.
1S97 , by the Associated Prem. )
ATHENS , Feb. 12. The warlike excitement
has Increased with the departure ot the troops
for the frontier , and the equipping of addi
tional war vessels for service In Cretan
waters. Nobody seems to doubt that a clash
at armji will occur between Greece and
Turkey , unless the powers Intervene ; but It
Is believed hero that Greece will be given a
free hand In Crete , and that If she succeeds
in annexing that Island , her right to do NO
will not be questioned by the rest of Europe.
It Is quite certain that King George has not
acted without consulting his friends In send
ing the torpedo flotilla Into Cretan watern
without Instructions to prevent at all hazards
the landing ot Turkish troops In Crete.
The portc Is understood to have appealed
to the powers to restrain Greece In this
emergency , but nothing further Is known ot
the policy Turkey is adopting , though It la
reported that a large force of Turkish troops
Is assembling at Salonlea , for embarking to
Crcto , that there Is great activity In mili
tary circles on the Turkish frontier , and
that a portion of the Turkish fleet Is being
prepared tor active service. Advices received
from Canca today , say thai Gcorgl Berovltch
Pasha , the Turkish governor of Crete , sought
refuge last evening In the Greek consulate
at Canea , fearing the anger of the Mussul
mans and dreading arrest.
The town of Canea Is now said to be toler
ably quiet , but from 4,000 to 5,000 Insurgents
are near there awaiting reinforcements.
When the reinforcements arrive , It Is stated ,
the Insurgents will attack Canea In force.
CANNOT PACIFY THE ISLAND.
It Is known that the Turkish officials In
Crete have reported to the porte that It Is
absolutely Impossible to pacify the Island
without a very large force of troops , and tha
occupation ot every town , village and moun
tain stronghold In the country. The hatred
which has always existed between the Mus
sulmans and the Christians has been fanned
Into fever heat by the recent collisions be
tween the Insurgents and the Turks , and this
feeling has been still further Intensified by
the proclamation of the Independence of
Crete from Turkish rule , and Its union with
the kingdom of Greece.
Conflicts of a more or less serious nature
arc reported from many parts of the Island ,
and Herakllon is said to have been oet on
fire at a number of points. The foreign
fleets have left Canea for Herakllon , which
seems to confirm the report that It Is now the
center of disturbance. Other reports say
that the situation at Retlmo Is almost as seri
ous as at Herakllon. The Turks at Retlm )
refuse to allow the Christians to leave the
place until a detachment of 100 Turkish sol
diers nnd forty Mussulmans , who are , held
at Amarl as hostages , arc released.
The opinion expressed in official circles
hero Is that nothing shore of a landing of
blue Jackets nnd marines from the fore.gn
fleets will subdue the Insurrection , and It is
not believed that the powers can agree
to take this step. Under these circum
stances , Greece f cls justified In the course
-she has adopted , even In the" event of a cort-1
fllct with Turkey. It Is thought that any
action Which may be taken will be by Great
Britain , Franco and Rucsia In common ; but ,
It Is confidently reported , that these powers
have decided to allow Greece to have her own
way in' the matter.
The insurgents of Crete , acting in concert
with the foreign consuls , have declared
Halcpat to be neutral territory , which cannot
be Infringed upon without twenty-four hours
notice.
The commanders of the foreign war ships ,
have obtained the- promise of the Greek
admiral that ho will give forty hours' notice'
of any attack which ho may determine to
make upon Canea.
GREEK FLOTILLA ARRIVES.
LONDON , Feb. 12. A dispatch to the
Times from Canea announces that four boats
belonging to the torpedo flotilla and the
transport commanded by Prince George of
Greece have arrived in the harbor of Canca.
It Is also reported 'that ' the .Italian officer
attached to the now General D'Armarlo ,
who went to Klsamo to linestlgato the al
leged atrocities there , has returned to Canca
ami fully confirms the dispatches of several
days ago. In these imports It was announced
that the Mohammedan Inhabitants had been
besieged In the huts. Firing In the atreets
followed and twenty-threj persons were
killed , the bodies remaining unburled for
several days.
Repents from all parts Indicate Increasing
gravity In the situation. The Mohammedans
of Sltla appauoiltly lhavo been hard pressed
by 'the ' Ohi-titlAnis. They "sent an urgent
. request to 'the ' governor at Herakllon ask
ing him to send troops immediately. The
governor ordered 500 Bashi Dazouks to em
bark , but rescinded Uio order , owing ito op
position oi the pajit ot the powers. The
Mohammedans hi Sollno have been besieged
for several days. It is said twenty per
sona. Including a girl , have been killed and
another girl kidnaped. It Is also announced
that the Christians fired upon the arsenal
nt Suda cm Thursday , but reitlrcd when the
troops replied with artillery.
A dispatch to the Times from Athens says
that In eplto of obstinate official silence it
la known sonuithlng Is happening en the
Turkish frontier ncj-osslUilng the movement
of troopa In that section.
RI2CEIVH STARTLING REPORTS.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Feb. 12. Island of
Crete news Is giawlng moro serious every
day , and It Is understood that several em
bassies have received dispatches that Hcrak-
llon Is on fire. In official circles hero thu
only solution of the Cretan difficulty seems
to be a European occupation of that Island. *
It Is understood that Instructions have been
eont to the commanders of the foreign war
hlps to prevent , by force If necessary , any
Intervention upon the part of the Greek
war ships.
LONDON , Fob. 12. D , G. Motaxas , the
Greek charge d'affaires hero , called at the
forelRii office yesterday ojid piescnte-d n note
expressly stating that the Greek government ,
had decided to pi event Turkish troops from
debarking In Crcto by all means In Its
foor. .
VIENNA. Feb. 12.- The semi-official Frem-
dcnblatt says : Greece must bo restrained
from going any further , Austria has already
cctcd , and the other powers will not be
backward. They will not asuUt Greece nor
hinder Turkey In sending troop ) , ami re- >
spondlng with hostilities to the assrcsslvo
action of Greece ,
CONSTANTINOPLE , Feb. 12. It was of-
flchlly announctd today that a council of
ministers wiaa held for the purpose of com
ing to a decision regarding ( he Attitude of
Greece. The wnr party Is very Influential ,
but H is hoped a pacific settlement will yr.t
bo eitUUncd , At present there Is no indl-
Unit the Turklt.il government has
to send reinforcements to the Island
of Crete , i .
Kii } > fN "Willot Appeal.
BERLIN , Feb. 12. Robert Kneebs , the
American lioree owner , who on February
6 wag sentenced to nine months' Imprison *
ment and a fine ot 1,000 marks after having
been convicted of trotting Bethel under the
name ot Nellie Kneebs , has decided not to
appeal against hit sentence. He bag lens
than two months to serve , , ,
' " Shoot * lIliiiNflr lu IliulionIII. .
PARIS , Feb. 12. M , Albert Abellle com
mitted suicide today by putting a revolver
In hit mouth and discharging the weapon.
1IU brother was killed by Edward Parker
Deacon at Cannes In 1892 , Ilia gurvhlng
brother U a well Uncivil sporting man.
TIIIUTnn.V VIMjAOES IX FLAJIHS.
.Situation In Crete In Sorioiin niul tlic
PotTcru Arc AVIilo Atvnke.
LONDON , Feb. 12. A dtapatch to the
Times from Canca says that the latest tele
gram from Sltla reports thirteen villages
now in flames. Christians are killing the
Mohammedan Inhabitants. These who have
succeeded In escaping from the sccno of the
massacre are flocking to Sltla , which Is still
In the posse.'slon of the Turks. It Is feared
that this news will produce a dangerous
reaction nt Hcrakllns. ! is probable that
the persistence of the Mohammedans In pre
venting the departure of Christians and
foreigners will make necessary active meas
ures on the part ot commanders of the
foreign fleet. An Italian officer ot the now
gendarmerie- gone to Klsaml to investi
gate the reports of the atrocities there.
The Italian battleship Francesco Moroslnl
has arrived at the Canea harbor.
A dispatch to the Times from Constanti
nople says that a special cabinet council Is
now sitting at Ylldlz palace for the purpose
of discussing the situation In Crete.
A dispatch to the Times from Vienna
says It la stated that Austria will remonstrate -
strato with Greece against the dispatch of
the torpedo flotilla to Canea under the com
mand of Prince George.
The papers this morning are full ot long
telegrams from European capitals and edi
torials on the gravity of the situation In
Crete and expressing fears of a war be
tween Turkey and Greece.
A dispatch to the Chronicle from Rome
says the report that the Russian fleet on the
Black sea Is approaching the Bosphorus has
been confirmed.
A Dally News tJbpatch from Herakllon
says on the request of the foreign command
ers the Turkish officials there , promised to
allow a free exit to the Christians , but a
Mussulman mob closed the town gates. As
the town Is encircled by walls the Chris
tians are cut oft without hope unless the
town should be bombarded , In which case
the situation would be equally critical for
Christians as well as Turks.
A dispatch to the Chronicle from Vienna
says the powers were conferring wlUi each
other nil day , and have agreed to prevent a
union of Greece and Crete.
The Dally News correspondent at Rome
also says : "I learn that although the pow
ers have admonished Greece against pre
cipitating a war , they have given her to
understand that If she succeeds In occupying
Oreto they will not object to the ac-
co'mpllshed fact. "
A later dispatch to the Times from Canea
says the cntlro Mohammedan population if
Malcvlsl , Temcnos , PygotUsa and Monofatsl
entered Herakllon , attacking and assaulting
the Christians In the streets and pillaging
the shops and homes. It Is also stated
the soldiers assisted in this work of de
struction. The local prefect at Sltla reports
300 Mohammedans' killed In the streets , and
ho Is afraid the Mohammedans In the town
of Sltla will massacre the Christians out ) of
revenge.
PARIS , Feb. 12. The Temps prints In
reservation a telegram from Athens giving
certain evidence received there tending to
show the sultan sent his ald-de-camp to
Crete with Instructions to the Turkish troops
to act In wjncert with the Mussulmans for
the purpose of provoking a massacre before
the reforms could bo undertaken.
FIRE nnsTUOYs MANY nEconns ,
Upper Floor * of Ottawa Pnlillo Ilnllrt-
IIIK Hum.
OTTAWA , Ont. , Feb. 12. The old Western
department building suffered damage to the
extent of $100,000 by fire , which started about
5 o'clock last evening nnd burned until mid
night. The upp/rr floors , with the mansard
roof , -were concretely turned out , but the
main office on the .second and third floors
are all safe , the fire not having gotten
through the concrete floor , but much dam
age was done by water. None of the Im
portant departmental documents have been
destroyed , although a batch of ante-con
federation records gone.
The offices destroyed are those of the
Public "Works department , the Marine and
Fisheries and the Mounted Police. The fire
brigade had very llttlo effect on the flames ,
which spread slowly but steadily along the
fyulldlng. Lack of pressure , bad hose , frozen
hydrants and a variety of causes contributed
to the poor work of the brigade. At 3 o'clock
this morning a Sllsby engine and men ar
rived from Montreal , but by that time there
waa nothing moro to burn. The construction
of a modern building In place of the one
wrecked by last night's flro will cost not
less than $250,000.
Slam ApoIoKlxi'H to Ocriiumy.
BERLIN , Feb. 12. The Norddeutschc
Allgemclno Heltung ( semi-official ) announces
that Slam has offered ample satisfaction for
the Insult to the German representative at
Bangkok. The official primarily concerned In
the trouble has been dismissed and the chief
of police has been replaced.
a .IiMvlnli
TRIPOLI , Feb. 12. The Turkish officials
having withdrawn the guard from the Jewish
quarter here , a mob of Mussulmans In
vaded it , pillaged the synagogue and de-
strojed the scrolls of the law.
AVu'rlc for Ovr Two MIlllniiH.
CALCUTTA , Feb. 12. It is officially stated
that 2,750,000 persons are now employed on
the famine relief work In the different dis
tricts where the scarcity prevails.
Ilcrllii llourNU AuVctril. *
BERLIN , Fob. 12. On the bourse here to
day business opened weak on provincial sellIng -
Ing , but was subsequently better on a calmer
view being taken of thu situation.
hTII.Ii IXSIbTS SHE IS A
Mx-ItnU-r of Hattall Knyn Hrr Alullca-
tloii IK Volil.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 12. The secretary of
ex-Queen Lllluokalanl of ( Hawaii , In a card
to the Evening Star today , declares that Uio
act of abdication of the ox-queen was procured
under durc&s , aud Is void /or this reason , and
because of legal informalities. He says the
queen has never given a legal abdication ,
and Is still the lawful ruler , oven If she for
bears to enforce her legitimate rights. I
Is believed that Lllluokalanl Inspired the
card. At the Hawaiian legation it was
read with Interest , but without concern , and
Is here regarded simply as an exposition of
the monarchist standpoint upon an- eventful
episode In Hawaiian history , but not at
all likely to have any practical influence.
Mr. Palmer's card was called forth , as ho
explains , by the publication In the Star , re
cently , of the queen's abdication. Ho refers
to that document as a "brief drawn by Hon.
A. S. Hartwcll , chief counsel for the corpora
tion of sugar planters and lawyers , now
posing ds the Hawaiian republic , having
no legal force whatever , void when written ,
and ulilch could not be sustained In any
court of equity In any civilized land. "
He further says that the queen was
forcibly confined In the [ olanl palace , and
being told that those she loved , her per
sonal friends , were awaiting execution ,
signed the act of abdication , as the only
menus to save them.
"Tho ring of adventurers knew their vic
tim , " says Mr. Palmer , "and had they pio-
posed her death they could not have terri
fied her , but to save those ebo loved she
executed tbo document , " I
Ho says that not only wo ? the queen'H
signature obtained under duress , but thai II
was worthless from another rpncon ; It was
not her legal Bit-nature. Her persecutors
overreached themselves , he fays. and out
of excess of caution required her to sign
as "Lllluokalanl PoinlnU , " which was nether
her legal signature. Legally , there never
was such a person. The document should
have been signed. "Lllluok lanl Hegliu , "
Mr. Palmer , who refutes to'tdmlt that ho
speaks for Lllluokalanl by direction , clones
Ma card by Ibis statement , perhaps signifi
cant of future intentions : "No question Is
settled until It U settled right and that the
whole Hawaiian matter ehould be properly
reviewed li the opinion of a great majority
of the people of the island. "
IN MEMORY OF LINCOLN
Anniversary of the Birthday of the Martyr
President Dnly Celebrated.
TRIBUTES TO MERITS OF THE DEPARTED
Mnrcpicttc Club tit ClilcaK < > lloldn nil
Kliilxirntc ] lan < iuct at AVlilcU
Gov. I'lusm-c Spcakx Cclc-
. ijrntloiiN
CHICAGO , Feb. 12. The Marquette club
tonight celebrated the birthday of Lincoln
by a banquet at the Auditorium , hotel. About
COO persons were present. The great ban
quet hall ot the hotel was decorated In a
lavish manner with garlands and with cut
flowers and the national colors. The ban
quet proper began early In the evening ,
and It was three hours later before the in
tellectual portion of the program was
reached. Eldcn C. Dewltt , president of
the club , made an address , and Introduced
Herman B. Wlckersham of this city ns the
chief speaker. 'Mayor ' Swift made a neat
address of Avolcome In behalf of Chicago , and
Governor Tanner spoke In the same strain
for the elate of Illinois. The speakers In
cluded a long list of governors ot states ,
who spoke on different ; subjects , as follows :
"Tho Grand Old Party , ' " Governor Llppett
ot Rhode Island ; "Iowa They Said She Was
Doubtful , " Governor Drake of Iowa ; "Tho
New Old Dominion , " Governor Atkinson of
West Virginia ; "Republican Wisconsin , "
Governor Scofield ot Wisconsin ; "Tho Great
' " North Dakota
Northwest , Governor Brlggs of
kota ; "Municipal Reforms , " Governor Pln-
greo of .Michigan. United States Senator
William E. 'Mason ' closed the program with
a short address on Illinois.
In the course of his address Governor
Plngreo said : "I assume that wo all love
to draw a prize In life. In our private ca
pacity wo figure on a contract with a city
and got It by paying the price. Of course
if the contract Is lor a etrcet railway the
ratta of fare must stand very high , because
If they do not our watered stock does not
go oft our hands very easy. The game is to
so win our contract that we can pull millions
out of the public. Then wo can get any
amount of watered stock In the hands ot a
gullible public. Tills , of course , Is specula
tion olid not business. It is a kind of lot
tery system. Almost everybody knows it
and admits it. Wo condemn it in public
and resort to It in private.
"Speculation seems to have put on the
mask of business In the United States. The
apparent rights of speculation have Increased
taxation , but such rights are moro apparent
than real. The excessive rates of fare and
freight caused by speculation , are slowly
draining the earnings of this country and
are also slowly crippling the roads because
excess reacts.
"When I say that all true capital lo the
earnings of the country I do not say any
thing new. I only repeat in new words
what Lincoln said. You find what he said
In hia first annual message. And this mes
sage can he found In the Congressional Glebe
of 1801 and 1SG3. This is what he said ;
'Labor Is prior to and Independent ot capi
tal. Capital is only the fruit of labor. Cap
ital could never have existed if labor had
not first existed. Labor Is the superior of
capital and deserves much the higher con
sideration. '
"I do Hot know of a 'better ' way to ke p
fresh the memory of the Illustrious dead
than to quote tha words that pointed to his
work. I know of no other way to keep a
party alive than by doing the work of the
party. I know of no other .way of keeping
capital alive than by keeping labor alive.
The true words of a/ / true man live forever.
The words of 18G1 are true today. The words
live. The work lives. If the work Is shirked
the party dies. If Lincoln's words are sa-
crel then the work is sacred. Let us not
live la the mere fame of the words and work
ot Lincoln. It is a nobler way to continue
that work. " '
_
GATIinill.VG OK llKPUIIIjICAN CLUIIS.
Muoli EiitliiixtuNm MaiitfoHtcil at tlic
Oliln Convention.
ZANESVILLE , 0. , Feb. 12. The opening
session of the twelfth annual convention of
the Ohio Republican league was devoted
chiefly to routine business , but was enthusi
astic from start to finish. Rev. Carlos H.
Hanks , pastor of the First Congregational
church here a'nd ' a distant relative of the
late President Lincoln , led In prayer. The
report of Secretary Samuel J. Swarts showed
1,000 clubs organized In the state last fall
In connection with the parent league. The
usual preliminary committees were appointed
and then an address wan delivered by D. D.
Woodmanseo , president of the National Re
publican league , In which he urged a large
attendance of Ohio league clubs at the In
auguration of President McKlnley.
In the afternoon fully 5,000 people were
present and nt times the chairman waa
taxed to his utmost to restrain the enthu
siasm of thousands of delegates end spec
tators. The most marked event occurred
when Governor A. S. Buahnell and Mark
A. Hanna , with other prominent republicans ,
entered the hall together. Delegates Jumped
to their feet and cheered and the audience
of ladles and gentlemen Joined in the ap
plause until It was deafening. Both were
Introduced and spoke briefly. The usual
resolutions wcro adopted. Ofllce'rs were
chosen without exception by acclamation.
It was 10:30 : when the doors were opened
for the banquet. Governor Bushnell pre
sided. On his right sat Mark Hanna , next
to whom was Senator John M. Thuraton. To
the governor's left were State President
Charles F. Leach and National President
WoodmaiiEce. Then In order came on either
olde Sylvester T. Everett. Major Charles Dick ,
Booker T , Washington , William Allen White ,
Cougrissnian S. A. Nortlnvay and others.
The 'oasts were : President's address ,
Charles F. Loach ; foasnnaster , Governor
Uuflhnell ; "Abraham Lincoln , " Senator John
M. Thurston ; "The American Congress , "
Hon. James T. McCleary ; to the chairman
of the national committee to be- drunk stand
ing ; "What Was the Matter with Kansas , "
William Allen White ; "Solving the Negro
Question In the Black Belt ot the South , "
Booker T. Washington , principal of the Tus-
cogec Normal and Industrial Institute , Tus-
CORCC , Ala. Ho said : "The negro problem
la passing' from a question of sentiment Into
ono of Industrial and commercial business.
Little can bo gained for the negro by abuse
of the south. Little can bo gained for the
white man by abuse of tUo negro , The
negro that loves n unite man la tenfold
greater than , a white man who bates a negro ,
The Key to the- solution of the race problwm
lu the south In in the commercial and In
dustrial development In the negro that shall
rest upon the highest and broadest culture , "
"W have 850 students
at the Tuscogeo' '
from twenty-two states , thlrty ono instruc-
'tors ' snd a colony of 1,100 people. Together
with a literary training wo train In twontj-
elx different Industries. Out of the thirty-
Bovin buildings all except three were
erected by btudenta. They have sawed the
lumber , made the bricks , done the masonry ,
carpentry , plastering , painting and tin smKh.
Ing. The property Is now valued at $250-
000 , end 1 ? lhf work , of the etudeota of th
past flv6 5m ? . Wo huvo a gr ut objtct
Icsron in the civilization of the negro aoU
hope to make It felt all over 'the black belt.
The negro was tied to the white roan in
slavery through the bill of alo. In frw-
dom he must tie himself ( o iheT white man
through the bonds of commerce nad the ,
cultivation of the synipatblle goodwill of hie
neighbors. When a black man hao the best
farm In his country every white man will
respect IHni , A white man honors the ne
gro ithat lives ( n a two-ptory brick house ,
whdthor he wants to or not. In all history
you can find a race that possessed property
Industry and Intelligence that has IWIE been
denied rU rights. If tbo postesilau *
cf throe elements does not , bring
to itho nciRro CVCST right enjoyed
by other citizens thn the blblo and
the teachings of the gn&tl ! Jehovah are
wrong. " * t
The last toast and rssponMnvos : "Tho
Nation's Verdict , " D. * D. Wbodmansco.
ST. PAUL. Minn. , Feb. 12. Mncola's birth.
< liy was quietly ocl bratoC throughout this
ttato , which was the flrat to declare the
day a legal holiday.
PATENT bAWYKItS CAM. AT CAXTOtf.
Make HiiRKOKtlon" Gotioprnlnn : Next
CnminlNNlfUior < > f 1'ntciitx.
CANTON , 0. , Feb. 12. Colonel A. E. Buclc
ot Georgia reached the , city soon alter 1
o'clock this afternoon , art'd is now In con
sultatlon with Major McKlnley.
Chairman M , A. Hanna passed through
Canton this morning , cnrbutc to Zancavlllo
to attend the annual meeting of flic , Ohio re
publican clUDs. He was accompanied by
Major Charles E. Dick , S , T. Everett , Cap
tain Deck of Cleveland , and L. C. Miles of
Akron. The party was Joined at the depot
by Private Secretary James 'Boyle of the
McKlnley household , and a number of Can
tonlans.
Major McKlnloy passed ono of the busiest
days of the week. Ho had scarcely finished
breakfast before the library began filling.
Messrs. Thomas A. Baimlng , Charlea O.
Field , Philip C. Dyrenforth nnd Douglass
Dyrenforth were among the first received.
President Banning delivered a memorial ,
which was In printed form , adopted at n
meeting of the Patent Law association of
Chicago , a few days ago. The association
recommends that the appointee for commla-
sloner of patents bo a .man thoroughly ac
quainted with the patent laws , but did not
name any one for the position. Major Mc
Klnley listened , nnd thanWid the committee
for the timely suggestions.
Francis T. Roots of Cohnersvllle , Ind. , was
among the earlier callers. Mr. Roots is a
prominent member of the legislature , a
banker and manufacturer. Ho claims the
honor ot having nominated Hon C. W. Fair
banks , who was elected senator. Ho Is also
a close friend of ex-President Harrison.
Mr. Roots declares his visit la only a social
call.
call.Another
Another prominent visitor .was Hon. Wil
liam R. Holloway of Indianapolis , an old
friend of the major's. Mr. Hollowny's ox-
tcnslvo experience In the newspaper and
printing business leads to the 'belief ' that
ho would like to bo public , printer. He
said : "I am happy , and I was ot turned
down. Perhaps you can guess what I came
for , but If you can't I "won't " tell you. "
A Pennsylvania party , ionslstlng of State
Chairman J. P. Elklns , J. Mv Clark and an
Altoona man who withheld his name , arrived
from the east and drove directly to the
McKlnloy residence. They refused to re
veal the object of their visit.
A delegation of four 'colored men , con
sisting of Rev. Horace Talbert , Dr. E. P.
Clemens and Lincoln Green 'of Dayton , and
S. M. Smothers , of Colfax , Tin : . , came to con
fer with the president-elect concerning the
patronage for that race. There are three
prominent colored men , . Bishop Arnett , B.
K. Bruce and John R. Lynch , who have
been mentioned for register of the treas
ury , and the visitors would like to sco one
of the three appointed. ,
GOODYKOOXTZ A'OW A GOOD SECOND.
Kyle Holiln I'M rut I'ltxcf , irlth Doma-
craiN Voting fprr flJiicklcy.
PIERRE , S. D. , Feb. 12.s-Speclal ( Tele
gram. ) The Joint balloti'toflay .was : pick-
ler , 47 ; Kyle , 23 ; Goqdyjtoontz , 22 ; ninckley ,
9 ; Plowman , 8 ; Palmer * ! 1 ; Kellar , 1 ;
Weeks , 1. * } * "l . . , ,
The senate putlln ihoaUo 'tho day In dis
cussing committee reports. Committees-re
ported favorably on house bills to abolish
nlckcl-ln-the-slot machines and for disposal
ot the lands which came , to the state through
the Taylor settlement ,
The house committee reported favorably
on bills for oil Inspection''and boiler in
spection. Bills were introduced for a de
partment of printing at the state reform
school , where all the state printing Is to
bo done ; for taxation of lands In railroad
rights of way , and a resolution for a consti
tutional amendment giving , the state a mo
nopoly of the liquor traffic , Bills were
passed making personal property tax a first
lien ; placing the water of. streams In the
state under state control , and for legalizing
the practice of osteopathy.
National Commltteeman J. , G. Johnson of
Kansas left for homo tonlght"and the only
out.ward sign of what ho has accomplished
In getting the democrats together on one
man. Whatever ho has dona has been ac
complished without any clash among the
different factions.
Hcfi-ptlon to
DETROIT , Mich. , Feb. 12. General Rus
sell A. Algor , the ne\y appointee to the of-
flco of secretary of war , was honored In
a happy manner tonight by-'a reception ten
dered the general at the Fellowcraft club's
handsome new clubhouse. The Fellowcraft
club was organized by the , newspaper men
of the city , and now includes In its mem
bership hundreds of the professional and
business men of the city. ' Invitations lethe
the reception had been Issued to about all
the leading gentlemen of Detroit , and the
clubhouse was thronged throughout the
evening , a steady stream of visitors pressIng -
Ing through the parlors to grasp the ccr
oral's hand and offer congratulations.
Among the guests > v.ero the officers of the
Nineteenth United States jnfantry , stationed
at Fort Wayne. General Alger was assisted
In receiving by ex-Senator Thomas W.
Palmer , Dexter M , Ferry , chairman of the
republican stata central 'committee ; Judge
A. G. Boynton of the Free Prpss , Colonel
Henry M , Duffield , William A. Livingstone
and George H. Russell.
Ti-niliT n K < ! II ' Ilaiiciiiot.
CHICAGO , Feb. 12. The Commercial club
last night gave a farewell dinner to Lyman
J. Gage , the new secretory of the treasury.
The banquet was held at the Auditorium ,
and , about 100 men promfncnt In business
and comuorcial circles were present , In
the course of his speech Mr. Gage said :
"Wisely ur unwisely ; I have pleaded for
toleration , for patience -mlsuuJerstanJ- -
ing , for a broad citizenship , not limited to
local surroundings , a citizenship which.
welcomes hunlneas success , -because It lends.
power and Influence In the larger social
life , to which duty and trub , happiness stand
In close relation. "
„
Ur < nlln < e ,
TOPEKA , 'Feb. ' 12. Sp'eakpr Street caused
considerable consternatlpn'on the republican
side of the house todyy by. repeatedly re
fusing to recognize member * of that party
who arose to present .bills ; ( Populists wcro
readily recognized and bill -after bill intro
duced by their members -was passed by a
strict party vote , iwijhou - comment and
debate. This state of affairs came about
through tbo republicans haying adopted fili
bustering tactics and blockading work for
tbo past week. The populists last night held
an indignation mealing and 'threatened to
kill every republican bill 'that should come
"P. _ %
IiivcwdKiifliiir n Senatorial election ,
SALT LAKE , Feb. 12.f-A duplicate of
Senator Hideout's resolution to Investigate
the senatorial electlo . v&a introduced by
Representative Sloan ID tbo house. Amend
ments were icedo widening the. scope of the
Investigation. After a long debat ; In the
house last night the resolution wag passed.
It was to amended that , the Investigating
commlttt-t ) shall consist of the governor , the.
attorney general and the * three 'Judgez of
the supreme court. Provision It made that
the expenses of the investigation shall not
bo paid by the state.
Crolcvr 51 a r Halt for Muyor ,
NEW YORK , Feb. ll John O. Bheehan ,
the acting leader of Tpminany hall , states
that It Richard Crocker will accept be will
be named as the T mmauy , candidate for
mayor of Greater New York.
FIGI1T FOR FREE HOME BILL
Gambia and Plynn Persist in Pleading Its
Urgency.
SPEAKER REED DENIES RECOGNITION
Still Itcfnflcn ( o Allow llic Amended
In Ito llronnlit Up In
the ItoiiNu for Final
i Action.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 12. ( Special Tele
gram.Representative ) Gamble ot South
Dakota nnd Delegate Flynn of Oklahoma
are persistent In their efforts to secure
Speaker Reed's sanction to call up the free
homes bill before the ten days' limit expires.
While the speaker recognizes the very great
Importance of the bill as amended In the
senate , ho continues silent , so far ns giv
ing any encouragement to those representa
tives Is concerned. They have not , how
ever , abandoned ultimate hopes of getting
the bill before the house on final passage.
Considerable talk Is heard around the
lobbies of the capital regarding the action
of the ways and means committee- upon
the sugar schedule In the now tariff bill.
Rumors were afloat today that the cohimlt-
tco had reached a conclusion as to the
schedule , which will bo made part of the
bill. There Is not , however , a word of truth'
in this report. The committee discussed
the sugar schedule for two days , along
the most general lines , without reference
whatever to the adoption of any specific
rates. Then a snng was struck In the ques
tion of the cost ot refining sugar , discrep
ancies occurring In the statements of those
appearing before the committee. Chairman
Dlnglcy at once called oft the committee
from further consideration of the sugar
schedule until ho can secure expert testi
mony as to the cost of refining. Up to to
day the committee was still In the dark
as to this feature of the bill and until the
Information desired Is o.t hand the sched
ule will glvo way to others less perplex
ing.
ing.OwJng to the. . apparent misunderstanding of
some of the bidders for the proposed construe-
tton of a sowerugo anid water system at Pine
Rldgo Agency , S. D. , under speclfioatlatB
prepared by ithe Bureau ot Indian Affairs ,
which specifications were imperfect , Secre
tary Francis lus written a letter to the
commissioner of Indian affairs stating that
the Integrity of service demands that all
proposltlcios offered shall be rejected and
that now proposals bo invited. Under date
of February 8 , he directed rcadvertlscimciit
In the papnrs named In the original authority
of October 28 , 1890 , for the construction of
the system referred to , aud that the con
tract -awarded ito the lowest responsible
Uldiior , or bidders. '
Sorlaito-r Allcin has presented ia number of
affidavits in support of his proposed amend
ment to Uio sun-dry - civil bill , appropriating
in * he neighborhood of $9,000 for rent of
buildings otyned by Henry T. Clarke and con
demned by the government on the Foit
Crook military reservation.
Semitor Allcai rays that a strong effort
will be made with the senate committee on
appropriates to increase the amount named
In Uio sundry-olvll bill for the TranBinls-
slsslppl Exposition > to. J27B.OOO. He sajo
'that-as' Senator Alllstn of Iowa Is" chairman
of the co mmlttoo aiid cnc of Nebraska's
nearest neighbors and having a state prldo
in the success ofthe exposition , he believes
thontffort will bo wholly successful.
Senator Pettlgrew fiom the committee
on Indian affairs reported tho. Indian appro
priation Wll this 'morning. Among the In
creases recommended for the Indian sarrlco
In Nebraska , South Dakota and Wyoming
are : Poncas in Nebraska , subsistence , $2,000 ;
Flandrcau Indian school , additional land , *
JS.OOO ; Genoa Indian school , steam plant and
buildings , $15,000 ; Plerro Indian scho3l , ad
ditional land , $5,000 ; payment to 'Shoshono '
and Arapahoe Indians In Wyoming , under
agreement ratified , $10,000. Under the re
duction clause the salary of the superin
tendent of the Genoa Indian school Is reduced
$10p ; general Incidental expenses of the In
dian service , $5,000 for South Dakota and
Wyoming $10,000. The bill carries for the
support of Indian schools : Chamberlain , S.
D. , $29,000 ; Flandreau , P. D. , $44,900 ; Genoa ,
Neb. , $72.300 ; Pierre , S. D. , $32,050 ; Rapid
City , S , D. , ' $29,900 ; Sac nnd Fox rcservatlpn
In Iowa , $14,525 ; Shoshone reservation ,
Wyoming , $26,950 ; surveying lands In Chey
enne River and Rosebud agencies , S. D. ,
$20,000.
Secretary Francis today approved for pat
ent to tbo state of Nebraska a list of lands
selected on account of the school grant , em
bracing 2.C21 acres in the Sidney district.
Ho also approved for patent to the Union
Pacific Railroad company lists of lands sold
by It to bona fide purchasers , proof of which
was filed In accordance with recent orders
of the sscretary. These lists embrace 19,018
acres In the Cheyenne district , Wyoming ;
10,209 acres In the Denver district , Colorado ,
and 2,937 acres 'In the Salt Lake City dis
trict , Utah.
Comptroller Eckels today received the re
port of Examiner Stone , who has been In
charge of the First National bank of Grls-
weld , la. , since Its suspension. The liabili
ties of the bank on the date of suspension ,
exclusive of capital stock and surplus , ag
gregated $67.324. The nominal assets
amounted to $126,738.
.A postofllc2 has been established at Braes-
well , Dtcatur county , la. , with Anson Snow
as postmaster.
James W. Taylor was today commissioned
postmaster at Newport , Neb , ; John Horn-
stelne at Boone , la. , and Hamilton Howry
Ut Jerome. la.
Alexander Ot Shaw leaves tomorrow for
Pierre and Chamberlain , S. D , , on matters
connected with his department ,
A WEALTHY MAX.
UN fallof ( he Lulu Uilltnr or tinSt. .
IiOiilH Glnlie-IliMiiocrat.
ST. LOUIS , Feb. 12 , The Inventory of the
estate of the late Joseph B , McCullagh , ed
itor of the Globe-Democrat , was filed with
the clerk of the probate court today by
Public Administrator Richardson. The per
sonal property is returned at $87C,127.-16 ,
The real estate is not valued. It consists'
of two lots In the city ot St. Louis , one
at Leavenworth , Kan , , and ono at Golden
City , Ark. , and 295 acres of land lu Kas-
per county , Missouri. The personal property
Is subdivided as follows : Notes and Inter
ests , $12,880.14 ; stocks , $826,912 ; bonds and
coupons , $5,700 ; cash , $30,331.32 ; goods and
chattels , $333. Of the cash Item it appears
that $26,093.13 was on deposit lu the Na
tional Bank of Commerce , $1,508 In the
editor's pockets , $150 due as salary , $1,800
of dividends from his stock In the Globe-
Democrat and the remainder checks repre
senting rent. etc. . to the amount of $179.89.
His stocks consist largely of shares In the
Eureka and. Excelsior Gold Mining com
panies. This stock alone amounts to $655-
340 , face value of the stock. He also owned
$24,000 In the Pat Murphy Gold Mining
company and $5,000 In the Edison Illuminat
ing company of St. Louis. In the Globe-
Democrat he owned $30.000 stock ,
IliiNliiCMH Trr.ubli-M ut a Day ,
OSKALOOSAa. . , Feb. 12. Mclntyre
Bros. & Wllsop Dry Goods company , have
asilgned. 'Liabilities , $38,800 ; asset * , $10-
000. The fall-re wag caused by the as
signment of the M.'Intyre Dry Goods com
pany of Rock Island , 111 ,
SIOUX CITY , Feb. 12. ( Special Tele-
aui. ) The Commercial Cs"1"11 bank of
Leeds , a suburb of Sioux City , wan placed
in the hands ot a receiver tbli morning
on application of the Corn Exchange Na.
Llonal bank , which owns most of the stock ,
The ravings bank has done a light butinffls
the past two months , The llablltlen are
placed at $11,500 and the onsets at { 37,959.
THE BEE BUL
Wonllicr forecast for Nebrartm
! Colder.
Pape.
It Crcto Mny Hrlng on the
Iilnrnlu Dny Crliiliratril ,
1'lRht for Free Homo lllll
I mly Ilimril of Mnnngrrg Clinscn.
2. I. . A. W. Vctool Sunday Ilnce * .
l'uflll < tft 11 railed fur Cimon.
3.Vorlc nn the Kcbrnoka HtiilRct.
Prclhnlimrlr * for Charter I i y.
rarmrrn Talk or rmlt ItnUlaff.
1. Ijdltnrlnl niul Oninnio.it.
K. Scimto Il i'UMo.i Arbitration Treaty
0. Council I Huff * I.nrnl .Muttrr.i.
loun Srnntci KnocUs Out 1'iinton.
7. Comtnrrclnl ami riniinrlnl Now * .
Hiillrniiil Hairs to the 1'rlrn right.
Spiinlsti SIICCOMPI In thn KitRt.
8. Coiiiiitlsttnnrr Ilnctnr on do oil
Hotly CtinBoil by llnngry Wolvr * .
0. Women Workers on the Iiicrnmo.
lrlco of Itallx fine * Up Agiiln.
Coroner's Vcnllrt la VnnNoy's Case.
ICngliiror Nctiinan AVIm a Victory.
It ) . ItltH of roiiiliilnc ConRlp ,
11. > 'nty flnliiR Tlirnngli War M ntlnne.
Sonic Wonilprn of tlio
18. "Tho UlystcrloiiH Slessngo. "
JIO.M3V KOII c.ioioJioAi , suiivisv.
I'rof. , T. 13. Toilil AMk for n r.arjior Ap
propriation for HIM AVorlc.
VEHMILLION , S. D. , Feb. 12. ( Special.- )
Prof. J. E. Todd , state geologist , and professor
of geology In the State university. In this
' city. Is anxiously awaiting news from the
capital In regard to the state appropriation
for the geological work of the state for the
next two years.
The state survey department was stalled
four years ago by an act of the legislature.
The regents of education appointed Prof. J.
E. Todd , state geologist , which position has
been filled by him to the present time. The
survey \\ns modeled after that of Minnesota ,
which has proved to bo very successful. The
appropriation waa much smaller , however ;
in fact , the state of South Dakota has won
the distinction of starting its survey with
the smallest amount of appropriation of any
state in the union. Despite this , the state
geologist took hold of the work and has
already shown enough , of the resources and
needs of the state to awaken considerable In
terest. The first report ot his work was
published by the regents soon after he had
entered upon the duties of state geologist. But
the expected larger appropriation that was
asked for In the report failed to come , and , as
a consequence , the work has not been pushed
as It should have been. The small appro
priation has been used almost entirely for
field work1. Considerable help has also come
from the School.of Mines In Hapld City , and
the students from both that Institution and
the State university.
Important surveys hove already been made
In the Black Hills country , In the northwest
corner of the state , and in the region south
of Whlto river. Reports of these different
explorations have been prepared and await
means for tholr publication. Both the first
and second biennial reports of the state
geologist remain unpunished. There are
several things that need the immediate atten
tion of this department. One of the most
important is to ascertain the amount and
proper regulation of the. artesian resources
and' the water supply In general of the
state. As Is apt to J)0 the , caae of any
great natural boon , there' is a danger ol
extravagant expectations and wasteful ex
penditure. It is the aim of the department
to prevent this as far-os posaiblB-by maklnf !
'
Uibrou'gh examinations into the sources and
adcejuacy of the artesian supply. *
Another line of investigation which the
professor hopes to see pushed , Is a thor
ough examination ot the crystalline rocks of
the Black Hills. A survey of that region by
competent exports , though It would be costly ,
the professor thinks would pay for Itself
tenfold.
A larger appropriation is necessary to make
an advance In this work. For the past
four years the amount has been only $250
per annum. Other states spand from ? 5,000
to ? 20,000 In this woik each year.
GOOD CATTLE KOH M.VIUCI3T.
Soudi DnUotii I'uriiii-i'M Failed in I'ro-
vliliHnoiiKli "Winter Fcoil.
HUUON , S. D. , Feb. 12. ( Spaclal. ) Rob
ert Fullerton , one of the beat posted cattle
men In this section , says there are verj
few cattle in this locality fit for market ;
buyers have scoured the country , picking
up a few head hero and there until nearly
all the desirable stock Is gone. Because of
the severity of the winter the outlook for
fat 'cattlo ' in the spring is not Mattering.
A few farmers are feeding only a limited
number and the probability Is that fat stcorn
the coming spring will bo scarce and bring
a good price. Cows , Mr. Fullerton saya ,
will bo In lively demand for dairy purposes
an industry that farmers In this section
are fast coming to appreciate. Large num
bers of young cattle were brought In last
fall , and where they have been given aheltcr
and proper feed are doing well. Too maijy
farmers , however , failed to make proper pro
vision for wintering their stock. As a re
sult the losses of cattle and horses In this
county will bo quite heavy.
t AM ) HIS MO.VCV
May Haw KalU-ii Ainoiii ? TlilcvcH or
IVrlxlieil lit tlic Storm.
CHAMBCHLAIN , S. D. , Feb. 12. ( Spe-
olil. ) Apprehension exists at the llttlo town
of Trlpp a to the fate of W. Clark , an
Jtilncraut peddler , who has been canvassing"
In the vicinity of the ( town for Eomo time.
Hla plan was to beg a rlJe Into the rountiy
with some farmer , visit some farm house :
end ithen work his way back to town. A
number of days ago he left his satchel at the
lictol where ho was accustomed to bairO ,
ctai'ted ' out to make a peddling trip and has
not been EECO or heard cf since. At , hu
was kmwn to have considerable money with
him It is believed In e'omo quarters that ho
has been foully dealt with , \vhllu othtrs fear
tlrat ho wandered away during a blorm that
was prevailing at the time ho left town and
perished ,
Not \Vrultliy UN lit * Snlcl.
CANTON. S , D. , Feb. 12. ( Special. ) The
First National bank of Storm Like , la. ,
wired the First National bank ot this city
regarding the credit of ono J , It. Clapham.
It seems that Clapham wanted to borrow
$20,000 , sttitlng that his credit was worth
that amount hero , as ho owned several large
cattle ranches In this vicinity , Cuthbert
& Thomas of nock Haptds , la , , aluo want to
inow about him , Clapham , co far
as known here , owns no cattle ranches here
nor even a foot of land. 'Ho was hero In
January and wanted to buy the whole state ,
jut ended up by walking to Hloux Falls an
he had not money enough to pay car faro ,
AVI 1 1 .11 ak HctiiliiiiurUTV at Huron.
HURON , S. D. , Feb. 12. ( Special. ) The
Acme Harvester company will remove Its
ofllces from Minneapolis to Huron ulthln the
next tuo or three weeks , making this the
distributing point for northwestern Iowa ,
a portion of Minnesota and Wisconsin and
all of South Dakota , North Dakota and a
lart of Nebraska , J. A. Cleaver , who re
cently went from here to Minneapolis , will
return and take charge of the business ,
KIIIINIIM City ItntfH.
8T , LOUIS , Feb. 12. Chairman Caldwell
presided at a meeting of the \Vcutcrn Pas
senger association held here today for the
purpose of considering the ultuatlon at
Itaniaa City with respect to the Kansaj
CHy-St. Louts and Kansas City-Chicago
bualncss. All Interested lines are repre
sented at the meeting , which Is being held
'teblnd ' closed doors.
UorcmtiitN of Ouraii Vt-uMfU , Veil. IS.
At jMverpool Sailed Taurle , ( or Now
At London Balled Mohawk , for New
York
At Now York Arrived Znnndnin , from
Amsterdam ; Bt. LouU , from Southampton ,
At Southampton Arrived- . Paul , from
New York , Trave , from New STork.
ELEVEN FKOM OMAHA
Choosing Members for the Woman's Board of
Transmississippi Exposition ,
QUOTA FROM THIS CITY IS SELECTED
Only Two Ballots Arc Taken to Complotp
Required List ,
OVER FIFTY WOMEN ARE VOTED FOR
Orcighton Theater is Packed with Intom
ostsd and Anxious Participants.
ALL INTERESTS HAVE REPRESENTATION
Uicvcn llnnilrril Women Tnkp I'nrt lit
tinMIIMN Mei'tlnur niul Doelnlvc
, , ,
Ilnllol IN X.it CaiivaxHvil * " "
Till After O'CIouk. ,
Members of Hoard ot Lady Managers ;
'MISS ' ANNA FOOS.
MISS ICATK M'HUOH.
MISS ALICE HITTI5. \
MHS. o. s. CIUTTKNDEN ; i
1 MUS. 8. It. TOWNI3. J
J1HS.V. . KUYSOIl.
, 1IUS. W. V. HAUFORU.
JI11S. E. A. CUOAHY.
MUS. J. II. M'INTOSH.
MHS. T. U Ivl.MIIALL.
MUS. KUCL1D MAUT1N.
The aiiovo named women were elected yes
terday by the women of Omaha , In mnss
mooting assembled , as the Omaha members
of the Hoard of Lady Managers of the Bu
reau of Education of the Department of
Exhibits of the Transmlsslsslppl and Inter
national Exposition.
The meeting at which these women were
elected was held in the Crelghton theater
yesterday afternoon and long before the
hour announced for the meeting the women
of Omaha , by ono common Impulse , wended
their way to the place of meeting In llttlo
groups of three or four. When they ar
rived there they at once became Imbued
with the spirit of politics and they began ,
peddling tickets and electioneering for their
favorite candidates with as much ardor as
though they had been In training In political
logrolling for years. The theater presented
the appearance ot nn active political con
vention and the women were rushing to
and fro , buttonholing ono another and so
liciting votes with as much animation and
earnestness as though the fate of the na
tion depended on the rcLult of the meeting1.
Ono or two men who wcro rash enough to
venture Inside the sacred precincts of the *
theater were brushed to one side and Ig
nored as completely as thouglHhey had not
been in existence. , J.
SOME OF 'THE TICKETS.
There were sit printed tipkcts 'In- the
Held , and it was evident In the beginning ;
that a hot.fisht .wasctoibo.'wSge'd. OHO "ot
these tickets was'tho"ono prepared by , the
members of the Woman's club , who have
been freely alluded to as "the ring" Ift
those in and out of the club who have been ,
opposed to ring rule and put-up Jobs. This
ticket was designated by its advocates and
makers as "tho authorized ticket" and
great stress was laid upon that designation.
This ticket contained the names of twenty-
two women , among them being the four
school teachers ( "elected in the mass mciot-
ing of public school teachers held In the
city hall a few days ago.
Another ticket contained twenty-two
names and was Issued by the clement In the
Woman's clnb which opposes "tho ring"
and its methods. Another ticket bore the
heading "Hepresentatlve Woman's Ticket" ,
and contained the names o.f eleven of the
.representative women of Omaha' , the list
being headed with the nnmo of Mrs. Charles
P. Manderson. Another ticket had the
heading "Woman's Club Ticket , " but the
president of the Woman's club , Mrs. W.
P. Ilarford , authorized the statement that
no ticket had been ' 'authorized ' by the
Woman's club. " A fifth ticket was headed
"Teachers' Ticket" and contained the names
of eleven women , four of them being the
school teachers referred to heretofoio. The
sixth ticket contained the names of the
four school tcachcis and no others. This
last ticket was not in general circulation ,
but was in the possession of ovrry school
teacher in the meeting , about 300 of them ,
and they voted It " "
"straight , thereby forc
ing their candidates far ahead of all the
others. This Is an old political trick and
Is often practiced for the purpose of advanc
ing the Interests of a particular candidate ,
but the other women In 'the meeting were
not prepared for It. The result of this
piece of political engineering was to elect
every teacher who was 'nominated in the
teachers' meeting.
When the meeting was called to order
every seat In the lower part of the house was
filled , as well as the first two tiers of boxes ,
end there wcro several hundred women in
the balcony , a careful estimate placing tba
number in attendance at 1.10D. Every , woman
had a pencil In her hind , und many Imil
provided thomtclvcs with blank paper , A
few had prepared tht'lr ' ticket ! before coming
to the mocitlns , but most of them contented
themselves with studying the primed tlrltoti
and trying to determine which of them to
"
vote , . i
WHAT SOME OP THEM EXPECTED ,
Those who had not received a "tip11 wit
nessed thn opening of the meeting with a
feeling of pride and pleamnfc anticipations
of the Bhlr-ilng example this great mass me U
Ing of women would afford to the horrid
men In the way of running a convention
without manipulation or having the whole
thing "cut and dried" boforohunJ , Their
dream was dlspolkd very early In the proi
ce Ur , however , and the lirgo majority ,
of the women pimply eat holplesi and wltb
bated lirr.ith . as they saw the \\holo conven
tion being run by a feiv people In a man
ner which would have excited the admiration
an'd astonishment of the lut < > lamented Mr.
Tweed better known "Bow" -
, aa Twoa-l , i
It was evident .to . the snout casual observer ,
before the meeting had been In opomtlaa
five mtnutrs that the " "
, "machine" was Jn
full or-crutlon ami had been wall oiled In an
ticipation of itlio work whlslt would bo re
quired of 'it. ' It moved with ecarcely a Jar
rmd the woman who had llio temorlty to raUo
a volco In protect \vas cqiielched with a
celerity which took her bicath u'ld prevented
a repetition of the off9is * ,
THe meeting moved with , the utmost
smoothness end while the minority had Mia
machinery of the inecitlng in 1U hands It
was ovldont after the Viicu had been counted
that the women Who were opposing the ring
hod Uio voles.
Ot 'the itwentyntwo names on the tltltt *
prepared by the olcnuint whloh controlled jho
icacblnery of the meeting , ten wcro < > loct < Ji
but four of those wore the four iTibool
tcacheira who wore forced pn the "ring" bw
the aatlan. . of the rtoicliers themiclvci , ami
one of thoEO elected was a woman whom tba
members of 'Miie combine" and their frle $9
were secretly Icniflng , BO that of the eleven
women for whom the machine members were
voting but flvo were olsctol. ,
Of the eleven women elected , the follow lay
flvo are mombori of the ' .Voinan'j club , Mre.
Keysor , Mrs. Ifarford , Mn. "hlticnilen ,
Mrs. Towne , MU Mcliugh. Ot thwe Mr * .
Cbtbtcnden und Mltta Moll ugh wore oowtj
nattx ] by the school teachers. t
I'llOC'BEPED TO ORGANIZE. '
The meeting waa called to order by P-rcr *
IdiwtVutlli.8 of < the Exposition uasocidtlcti ,
Mho referred briefly to the occasion of th *