The Omaha Daily Bee.
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1!, 1871.
TURN THE FIRST SOD
Ciitiifniiktd Utn Bmk Grauid for tht
NutWarld'i Fair.
IVERNORS OF FOUR PURCHASE STATES
Day To Oald far etstrtl BaUn' ProjtoUd
Itrtit Prociuloi .
ELABORATE EXERCISES IN THE COl.'' f
Pmidant Franoli, Cugresmaa Tawaej
and Goverutri Speak.
THOUSANDS ATTEND THE FESTIVITIES
iu IlrriiUInu till' (iriuitil Three
turlu filiovrln An; I'apil, One
Hello of Eighteenth
Century.
III
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20. Tho governors of
four Louisiana purchase stolen Minnesota,
Nebraska, Arkansas and Missouri several
mcmberH of congress and world's fair na
tlonal commissioners und other Invited
guests, among them General John C. Hates,
commanding tho Department of Missouri,
and Colonel John I). (!. Oglcsby, represent
lng (lovernor Yates of Illinois, wero present
and participated In thu ceremonies attend
ing tbo breaking of tho ground today on
tho situ of thu world's: fair in Forest park
Tho exercises nt tho Kite, whoro tho thor-
niometcr registered around zero, consisted
of an In vocation by Rev. Dr. S. J. Nlccolhi,
addresses by tho chairman of tho commit
tee on ceremonies, (.'or win II. Spencer nnd
President David It. Francis, nnd tho break
ing of ground on tho alto of tho educational
building by tho ofllclnlH of tho oxposltiou
company, municipal authorities and luvttud
guests.
lllNtnrlc .Shovel In Use.
Three historic shovels wcro used In tho
ground breaking. Tho llrst was ono of Iron
and oak, loaned by tho Massachusetts stnto
ursenal, Ilostou, whoro It had been placed
In 180r as a relic of early American work
manship. An exact reproduction of that
shovel, a tnauufacturo of tho Loulslann pur
chase, mado of ebony and steel, sliver
plated, was next put Into uso. A verltablo
mile, an old wooden shovel, thought to have
been olio of tho tools employed by tho ZOO
wblto minors from Franco nnd tho fiOO Af
rican slaves from San Domingo, brought
over by Francis Hcnault In 1718 to work In
tho St. Oenevlevu (Mo.) mines, was tho
third lined. It was originally found In St.
Fruncols county, this state, by F. J. Monoll
wlillo sinking a shaft In tho famous Flat
river load district and Is uow tho property
of tho Pcucedalu museum, llhodu Island, to
which It was presented by n Mr. Hazard.
Speaking by tiovcrnor Francis, Congress
man James A. Tawney of Minnesota and
Ouvurnor Jcjfcrsun Davis of Arkuusas and
ruuslo by 'Seymour's famous sixty" wns
tho program ut thu Coliseum, whoro sovcrnl
thousand persons were present. A baniiuet
at tho Southern hotel In tho evening com
pleted tho day's program.
Ilnullre o Tlunv Out Crnunil.
At the appointed tlmo directors and oftl
enr.J of tho Louisiana Purchase Exposition
company, General John C. Hates, Major
Henry K. Iluntor, Fifteenth United States
cavalry, and other army ofllcers, governors
of states nnd guests assembled nt tho St.
Louis club. Carriages wero taken and the
party wai driven to Forest park, where tho
coromouy of breaking ground was carried
out. A hugo (Iru had been built on tho
struuturul slto of tho educational building
to soften tho ground.
Arrlvlug ut tho slto tho pnrty assembled
at tho Jdaco indicated nnd wielded tho
Shovel lu this order: President, David U.
Francis, Treasurer V. II. Thompson, Sec
retary Walter II. Stevens, General Counsel
Jtlalr, Director of Exhlblta Skiff, Director
of Works Taylor, Chief of tho Department
of Kdueation Uogcrs nnd tho architect of
tho Educational building, vlco presidents of
tho exposition company, members of the
executive committee, representatives of ths
World's Fair National commission and thn
board of lady managers nnd chairman of
each of the Btundlng committees of tho
company. As this part of tho ceremony
was being carried out Battery A, Missouri
National guard, tired n saluto of sixty
Buns. Tho sixty guns wore divided Into
nlno groups, with three mluutu Intervals
between each, as follows; Twentv-flvo for
tho thirteen orlglnnl stntes and thoso cre
ator from them, fourteen for Louisiana pur
chaso states, ono for Florida, onu for
Texas, threo for tho territories discovered
und settled subsequent to 1S1C, five for tho
states ceded by Mexico In 1818, nlno for tho
insular possessions, ono for Alaska nud ono
lor tho District of Columbia.
Kxr rillKi'x In I lie CoIIni'iuii.
At tho conclusion of this part of (ho
coremony the carriages wero re-entered by
tho party and wero driven Mown town.
Stopping nt tho armory of tho First In
fantry, Missouri National guard, Colonel
Sinclair commanding, tho party was re
ceived with military honors and escorted
to thu Coliseum, where tho rcmnlnder of
tho progrum was carried out. Tho Im
mense hall of tho Coliseum was crowded
with thousands of persons, among whom
wero many children, the public schools
having been closed for tho dny. On tho
platform, nt one side of tho Colllsouni, dec-
rated with United States lings nnd ban
Hers and bunting of red, white, blue nnd
yollow, the ofllclal colors of tho Louisiana
Purchase Exposition compnny, .wero seated
offlcors of tho World's fair, municipal olll
clals, Congressman James A. Tawnoy nnd
World's Fair Nntlonnl Commissioner John
M. Allen, tho orator of tho day, govornors
of slates, uatlonal commissioners, mem
bers of the board of lady managers, Hon
eral Hates, Ooveruor Van Sant of Minne
sota, (lovernor Savage of Nebraska, Gov
ornor Davis of Arkansas, Oovornor Dock
ery of Missouri, Colonel John Oglcsby,
, representing Oovornor Yates of Illinois,
who sent regrets, and members of the
Illinois World's Fair commission on tho
platform.
President D. It. Francis of tho Louisiana
Purchase Exposition company called the
Coliseum meeting to order and Row Dr.
Samuel J. Nlcholls of Westminster Presby
terian church pronounced tho Invocation.
Hon. James A, Tawney of Minnesota,
chairman of tho house commltteo on ex
positions, was Introduced and mado the
first address. Ho said In parti
Time In Propitious,
A more propitious tlmo for profoundly Im
pressing upon mankind the Importance and
alory of our achievements, a mora favorable
opportunity for displaying the splendor of
iiiMiiiiuoiiH, exuuming me tuuglble
eyliiencts of tin prosperity of our people,
or o.ir supremacy us u nation ami tho vast
extent of
ji our commercial and territorial
iConttnucd ou Second Paso.),
RUMOR GAGE WILL RESIGN
Secrrtnry Declined 1) I veil mm I o of
Mory, A.I.IImk Hi- Ii Friendly
mIIIi President.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. It Is rumored
that Secretary Oage Is to relinquish the
treasury portfolio as soon ns President
Iluotcvclt can find a successor, nnd ho hts
so Informed the president. Secretary Onge
will be relieved before spring. Tho prcsl
flcnt hns done all ho lould to dissuade Sec
retary Gago from retiring nnd will probably
continue to use his efforts In thnt direction.
Secretary Oagc's determination to retire
was known to tho president somo tlmo ago.
Tho long conference between the president
'1 the secretary before the cabinet meet
'oday which followed the secretary's
'rom New York, where ho attended
the n of tho Hunkers' association last
night, d nothing to do with tho secre
tary's resignation. It related to tho matter
of tho removal of Appraiser Wakcrunn,
whoso resignation Secretary Oage requested
a few days ago. Appraiser Wakeman wrote
a letter to tho sccrctnry declining to resign
nnd In the course of which he took occasion
to reflect upon Secretary (Inge.
Tho president did not npprovn tho spirit
of the letter and at tho conferonce It was
derided to summarily remove Mr. Wake
man, After tho cabinet meeting Secrctury
Oage declined to say anything about tho
rumors of his resignation beyond the slm
plo statement that he had not "formally"
resigned,
"What I may or may not do eventually
I run not prepared to say now " tntM tho
sccrotnry. but I can sny that the relations
between the president nnd myself nro per
fectly cordial. Ho would do almost any
thing I would ask and I would do almost
anything ho might nsk."
Later tho otllclnl announcement was mado
at tho White House thnt Mr. Wakeman had
been removed and that George W. White
head, lato collector of customs of Porto
Hlco, had been appointed to succeed htm.
No further announcement was made. Sec
retary (lago docllned to mako public Mr.
Wakemnn's letter. Alfred W. Drown, tho
nppralser of merchandise, ut tho port of
Hoston, has been ordered to New York to
take charge of tho appraiser's otllco there,
pending tho nomination of Mr. George W.
Whitehead to succeed Mr. Wakeman, which
will bo sent to tho senate on Its recon
venlug January B. Mr. Wakeman will va
cato his olllco tomorrow.
NEW YOKK, Dec. 20. W. F. Wakeman.
npprnlscr of merchandise of tho port of
Now York, who has been removed from of.
tlco by order of President Koosovelt, mado
public tonight the contents of a lotter writ
ten by him to Secretary Gago.
This letter was tho Immedlato cnuso of
his removal. Wakeman wbb requested to
rslgn on December 6. On December 18
ho wrote to Secretary Gago, declining to
tender his resignation nnd giving his rea
sons for this refusal. Mr. Wakeman says
In the letter that his resignation would ho
an ndmlsslon that his "otnclal ndmlnlstrn-
Hon hns not In every rcsncct been honest
nnd efficient."
HAY INTENDS TO HOLD POST
Servelnry MnUrm Herniation of I'imt
ii u l Miilmi-niirnt llmuum of II In
Retirement.
WASHINGTON. Doc. 20. In view of tho
repented publications of Into to tho general
effect that Secretary Hay Is nbout to retlro
a statement Is given with full authority
touching this subject, substantially to tha
effect thnt Secretary Hay docs not now
contemplato retirement from tho cabinet.
This statement applies, not only to tho pres
ent moment, but to that Indcflnlto period
fixed by tho conclusion of tho negotiations
necessary to tho construction of nn lsth-
mlnn cnnnl. Also It Is stated with equal
posltlvoncss nnd nuthorlty that President
Itooscvelt hps In the strongest terms ex
pressed to Secretary Hay his earnest de
sire that he shall remain In tho cabinet, of
which ho forms ono of tho prlnclpnl props.
Thus, according to tho statement, the sec
retary's Inclination ami tho president's de
sire run together, nnd there Is no founda
tion for tho reports to tho effect thnt Sec
retary Hny Is to leave his post.
STEAMS OUT FOR PANAMA
Crulaer Philadelphia I.rnve
Port Under Cnptuln
.Mr ml p.
Piullle
SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Dec. 20. Under
Instructions from tho Navy department to
mako nil speed for Panama, tho United
Stntes cruiser Philadelphia steamed out of
the harbor this afternoou. Commander
Mendu expects to mako a record run to tho
Isthmus. Tho cruiser Is In tlrst-class trim.
It M not believed that Philadelphia will bo
required to mako n lengthy stay at Fan
amn, Apparently there is llttlo thoro to
call for tho presence of n warship. It U
generally believed that supplementary or
ders from Washington will direct Phila
delphia to proceed to the coast of Chill and
perhaps to Join tho north Atlantic squadron.
FORM UNION OF COLLEGES
I'reithyterlnus of .Middle Went Seek In
Promote Church Eilu
'Ht Ion,
CHICAGO, Dec. 20. Tho rresbytorlan
Collcgo Union of tho Middle West wns
formed hero tonight for tho purpose of
promoting tho efficiency of church educa
tion. Fourteen Presbyterian colleges wcro
represented. Tho ottleers elected wero:
Prsldent, Dr. William P. Kane of Wabash
college; vice president, F. W. Hlnltt of
Pnrsons coljegej corresponding sccrctnry,
President John II. McCrackcn of Westmin
ster collcgo; recording secretary, President
C, II. French of Huron college; treasurer,
President Wallace of MacAlester college.
SEWELL'S BRAVE STRUGGLE
Allllcteil Slnlexmaii llalllen and Pi
nU'liiim Hope for Further
Improvement,
CAMDEN, N. J., Dec. 20. Senator Sewell,
who Is lying seriously 111 at his residence
here, Is considerably Improved over yester
day. At 11 o'clock his physicians Informed
the Associated Press that the general
pasijed a comfortable day and Is doing very
well tonight. He Is cbeorful nnd carried oil
a conversation during tho evening with the
doctors. The physicians entertain no ap
prehension at this time of a serious change
In his condition.
lieu, AlKcr ImpriM eh.
DETROIT. Dec. 20,-It was nnnounred
tonight at General U, A. Alger's residence
that the genoral's condition whb somewhat
better utid that a consultation of attend
ing physicians will b held tomorrow to de
termine UH)ii the necessity of an operation.
SeiTelary Herbert Squirm Arrive,
NEW YORK'. Dec. 20,-Herbnrt Squires,
secretary of tho United States legation at
Pekln. nrrlved here today on board the
steamer Burbarosit from llreruon.
CALMS THE PACKERS' FEARS
Cicntarj Wllion Itu No Rtaioa far Thlr
Expriiiid Alarm,
SUSPENSION APPLIES TO PORK ALONE
liovrrniiienl Inspection of Href nnd
.Mutton I o Continue mill Cou
Krcan .Mil)- ItuNe lund to
Cnrc (or Hokk Also.
(From n Stuff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. (Special Tele
gram.; Dispatches from Chlcngo today In
dicate that tho packing Interests throughout
tho west are greatly perturbed over the
report thut the Agricultural department Is
soon to cease the Inspection of meats for
export. Secretary Wilson, when seen this
evening In reference to the matter said:
"It Is true tho department contemplates
stopping tho Inspection of pork products
on tho first of March. This courso will
be necessary, because wo find that our ap
propriation will not permit tho continuance
of tho work after thnt time. It Is only the
Intention of the department to suspend tho
microscopic examination on pork products.
Tho Inspection of beef nud mutton will
contlnuo ns usual.
"1 do not think thero Is any real reason
for the alarm which seems to have seized
tho packing Industry. In tho first place. If
It Is absolutely necessary to continue tho
microscopic examination of pork, congress
ran appropriate money in the urgent de
ficiency bill to pay the cost of continuing
tho service. Hut tho ehnnces aro that by
tho first of Mnrch the packers will have
put nway enough Inspected pork products
to supply the Kuropcnu demand for tho
rcmnlnder of tho fiscal yenr. Then, too
tho price of pork Is so high In this coun
try nt present thnt It pays better to keep It
for homo consumption than to ship It out-
sldo the country.
"Altogether," concluded the secretary,
"thero appears to bo no occasion for alarm
because tho appropriation for the pay of
microscopists for tho remainder of tho
fiscal year Is likely to be exhausted by tho
end of February." '
Secretary Wilson is quoted ns saying
tnnt tlic lark of funds Is duo to tho In
creased work of the past year and the
two weeks' leavo of absence granted each
cmployo of the bureau outside of this city,
wnicti necessitated tho employment of addi
tional men.
Department Note.
Senator Millard has secured the appoint
ment of Mrs. Annabelle Pope Mulford, lato
of Omaha, to n clerkship In the Treasury
aepartment.
These rural frco delivery routes have been
established In Iown February 1: Harlan,
Shelby county, nddltlonal service, thirty
four square mllos; population, &00- Harry
P. Klnsey, carrier. Postofllco at .'ackson-
vlllo supplied by rural carrlci. Vllllscu.
Montgomery county, nlncty-tlve squaro
miles; population, 1,50.".; W. R. Craighead,
A. H. Overman nnd Ira Reed, carriers.
Postotllces nt Guwi, Henshaw, Mortons Mills
and Scotia suppllsd by rural carriers and
Teuville discontinued.
Postmasters appointed:
Iown F. H. Gay, Conesvllle, Muscatine
county; F. L. Houston, Itynn, Delawnre
county; W. Z. Wachter, East Peru, Madison
county.
South Dakota II. A. Patterson, Nowllu,
Stanley county.
Dr. D. W. Horshoy has been appointed
pension examining surgeon at Nebraakn
City.
A postofllco Is ordered established at
Garland, Illg Horn county, Wyo., with
James W. Ileatty postmaster.
Postodlces at Unlquo, Humboldt county;
Lizard, Pocahontas county, and Mohalu,
Wright county, la., havo been ordered dis
continued.
Jesslo K. Angel of Ilryson City, N. C, Is
appointed shoo and harness maker In the
Indian hchnol at Pierre, S. I).
Reserve agents approved: First National
of Lincoln, Neb., for First National of
Hebron, Neb.; Omaha National nnd Ne
braska National of Omaha for Commercial
National of Council Uluffs.
DECIDED STEP IN ADVANCE
Cnpllnl-I.alior Conference Will Yield
Good Itrsultn, Sn Senator
lliiimn,
-i
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Senator Hanna,
chairman of tho commltteo of thirty-six ap
pointed nt tho capital-labor conference In
New York, was at tho White House today
and tnlkcd most hopefully of tho results of
tho conference.
I consider the conference, snld ho. the
greatest step ever taken for the sneeily
settlement of dlsputns arising between lu-
nor ami capital, rue organization or cap
ital, which has como to stay, wii nn evo
lution which was naturally preceded by
the organization of Inbor, which has nlsn
como to stay, nnd the consolidation of
tho Interests of the two sided Into the
hands of a comparatively few Individuals
will irnko for tho best interests of both.
xno mini o must not get the Idea that
wo nro to revolutionize everything relat
ing to tho condition of labor nnd canltal
or that tho joint commltteo Is to under
take arbitration ny compulsion. In fact,
wo aro opposes to compulsory arbitration.
Wo believe wo can accomplish moro by
getting into closer toucli with labor. The
llrst step will bo to establish n relation
ship between tho two Interests anil this
will servo ns a foundation to work on.
Wlillo we do not expect that thero will
bo no strikes, they will be minimized us
n result of the consolidation.
Mr. Hanna said he expected the commit
tee to meet during tho winter to adopt by
laws nud elaborate still further tho scheme
of arbitration.
BELIEVE THE CRISIS IS PAST
Authorities IteKnrtl Settlement of
Ciilllnn-Aruf ntlne Affair
Xear nt Hand.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. It Is stated by
thoso familiar with the progress of the
controversy between Argentlno and Chill
that the affair has passed its serious
aspect, and that the present negotiations
nssuro a satisfactory settlement, only tho
details of the appronchmcnt to be arranged.
ASKS FOR HALF AMILU0N
Molvliilcy .Memorial Aamielalloa lle
nelve I'roniUlnir Itrports from
Various Sections.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 20. Tho McKlnley
Memorial association Is receiving encour
aging reports from all over tho country.
Half a million dollars is tho sum fixed
to be raised. An apportionment of tho
total sum has been mnde among the states
of the union, according to population nnd
location. The largest sum Is asked of New
York, $150,000; Ohio's apportionment la
$100,000 and the other states proportion
ately less. North Carolina will bo asked
to raise the least amount, $1,000.
SOUTH IS STILL SHIVERING
Dlxer Ii Slow In Gcttlnsc Out of
Cold Wnve'K
CJrnsp.
ATLANTA, Ga Dec. 20. Tho cold wave
which for tho last week has covered the
south today equalled all records since 1SSI
for the tlrst twenty days of tho month of
December and lowered in somo localities all
former minimum temperature readings.
As far south as tho Loulslann nnd Gulf
border Intense cold prevails, though no
serious damage to vegetation has been re
ported. Somo Bnow fell In Naslivlllo early
this morning, tho mercury dropping to 2
degrees below zero. Tho thermometer reg
istered tho same in Chattanooga.
No serious obstruction occurred to traf.
flc further thnn that bouts plying from
Memphis aro tied up by heavy floating rlvc
Ice.
The center of the high area will movo
eastward from Texas tonight, followed by
rising temperature.
Tho following temperatures were reported
lonigni at 3 o'clock: Montgomery. 20
Knoxvllle, 10; Chattanooga, 12; Charlotte,
N. t, 24; Raleigh, N. C, 22;. Jacksonville,
Fla., 24; Tnmpa, 12; Atlanta, 10,
CHICAGO'S LACK OF COAL
People ami lltmlucsn UuilerMO Heavy
Sao r I lire from Vncl
I'nnilnr, ,
CHICAGO, Dec. 20. A orlsla will be
reached Sunday because of Chicago's coal
famine if tho cold weather continues.
Frantic anneals were mmln fnr fiml hv ihn
largest merchants and manufacturers to
day. Elovntors were actually' rlnnerl In
SOino Of tho Skvscrnnrrs. whlln Innnnlo nf
somo of tho office buildings worked In tholr
overcoats on nccount of lack of heat. Apart
ment building occupants sufferod because of
a shortage of steam, whllo many factories
nnu industrial Institutions perfected nr
rangements for closing their plants Mon
dny. begging coal enonch In keen fh h,,n,i
lng warm until tho fnmlno period passed.
inero is a snortngo of cars on nil tho
railroads entering Chlcngo and (ho capacity
to handle coal Is reduced by tho! inclemency
oi mo wentner. The railroads aro confls
eating entire tralnloads and Hit local Meal
crs seo llttlo prospects of relief..
SETTLERS SUFFER IN COLD
llnmcaceket-n In Indian Territory
Are In Dire Ills.
I rem. 11
GUTHRIE, O. T., Dec. 20. Every road
leading into tho new country Isi'stlll Until
with prospective settlers. Generally these
nro men In poor financial clrcnmMnnrra
who nro moving with their ravines Into
tnis region to better tholr condition. Thl?
Is tho clans of people who have suffered nn.
told agonies ns tho result of tho recent
cold wave. Without food and generally
without money and in a countrr epareoly
settled, they havo starved and f.-nren- In
many caBcs death resnltlni? imnni h
aI.11.1 .... f.. ...t i . '
v.i.xi.i.u. .mm mm uuve seiin t.n'&, PCOpIO
report, tho sight tho 'moet' pi',abln eer
witnessed. Tho cold weather has nlso
Drought to light several cases of smallpox
in every town and city In tho two terri
tories. HEAVY ADVANCE IN PWCE
ConI Sonrn IIIkIi nnd Supply Prom
Ism I, idle Hope of
Ilellef.
ST. LOUIS, Dee. 20. Coal wont up to $4
ton 111 carload lots hero InHnv. Wnr
smaller quantities almost any price the
sellers wero willing to nnmo was accepted.
Hfty cents n bushol wns nald for n limited
quantity at the car in East St. Louis In
cases whoro small dealers took nilvntum-n
of tho extra conditions. Cold weather hnd
greatly curtailed tho output of tho mines
that ordlnnrlly supply St. Louis. Many of
tho big offlco buildings todav werrt rnlil
nnd somo may bo compelled to close tomor
row unless tho day should show a marked
rleo In temperature.
Knrrrlllr Thaivs Onl.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 20. Tho temneratnrn
hero moderated steadily today, rising from
7 below zero nt B a. m. to 18 abovo at 4
p. m. Other points In Missouri experienced
very sevoro cold this morning, ns follows'
Sedalla, IS below; Lexington, 13 below;
Mexico, 21 below; Centralla, 22 below;
Sturgeon, 25 bolow; Marshall, 22 below.
Wilier Sonrce In Kunann.
TOPEKA, Kan.. Dee. 20. Tho emni.r.i-
turo has been rising rapidly all day. At C
o'clock this morning It was three degrees
below zero and nt 6 o'clock tonight 27 de
grees nnove. If it wore not for tho great
scarcity of water tho stockmen of Knnsas
would be much encournued at thn mnol.
warmer weather.
Victim of the Colli.
8EDALIA, Mo., Dec. 20 Tho Infant of
Mrs. Ella Davis, a nogress, was found
frozen to death today and tho mother to
badly fro;en thnt she cannot rpcover.
RUMOR THAT AROUSES MASONS
Alleged Formation of Order by Kx-
pelled nml Clnmleat Inc.
Member.
NEW YORK. Dec. 21. Tho Vrtfs snvn In
n leading news report this morning that
Charles W. Meade, genoral master of tho
grand lodge of Freo and Accepted Masons,
is nuirylng to this city over tho New York
Central road to take hold, with othor oil-
ceru, of a question more Important to ma
sonry than any which has confronted it
since 1S28, when William Morgan mot his
death. This question relates, It is said, to
the alleged formation of lodces bv exnnllpd
and clandestine Musons and tho nllegcd salo
of Masonic degrees to candidates. The
grand lodge of Masons of tho state of New
York will Institute a rigid Investigation of
these reputed frauds, It Is eald.
M'GUIRE IS N0T EXPELLED
DefaultliiK Trensurer of Cnrpen t era
Union Itemalns In the
Fold.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20. In accordance
with a vote taken by all the unions of tho
United Hrotberhood of Carpenters nnd
Joiners of America, P. J. McGiilre, ex-gen-eral
secretary-treasurer of the brotherhood,
who was tompornrly suspended some time
ago for alleged Irregularities In his ac
counts, will not bo expelled from tho or
ganization. The voting closed December 10
and a committee of three counted tho bal
lots". Tho vote to expol fell short of tho
necessary two-thirds. McGuIro Is under In
dictment on tho charge of being $10,000
short In his accounts.
SAVAGE AND UNION LABOR
BoTtraor Diolarti Hli Wiih Ii Oaaha
UammiSiion UatWr.
CENTRAL NOMINATES ITS CANDIDATES
llnrry .MoVch, L. V. (!ii)p and John II,
Sniimlcr Are First, Second nud
Third Choice, lie npeetlt cly, for
Fire nnd Police Hoard,
Governor Savnge has gone on record. ocr
his signature, to tho effect that ho desires
to appoint n union lnbor man on the Hoard
of Flro and Police Commissioners for the
city of Omaha. This unqualified statement
wiib brought out at the meeting of the
Central Labor union Friday night, in which
communications between tho secretary of
tho union nnd tho governor were read.
The correspondence opened with u copy
of resolutions adopted by u special com
mltteo of the union requesting the gov
ernor to rccognlzo organized labor In ense
ho should appoint a new Hoard of Flro ami
Police Commissioners. Tho answer of the
governor, under date of December !, was
ns follows:
Tho resolutions passed by the Central
Labor union of Omiilia, December 7, to
blind, nnd the same meets my approval
exactly, but Inasmuch ns you mention no
ono nnd 1 luivo the names of seviral from
different labor organizations, whom they
wish appointed on the commission, mid
not being utile to appoint nil, I would
much prefer thnt the several unions would
get together mid ngree upon someone, or
glvo me tho names of four or live people
from whom to select, ns 1 mil desirous of
giving union Inbor ono member nn that
commission. Very respectfully yojrs,
U. P SAVAGE, Governor.
AUi Governor In Willi.
Tho secretary of the union nnswercd this
communication by telling the governor tho
date of tho next meeting nnd requesting
him to wait until after thnt date before
making his nppolntmcnt. In reply to this
tho following letter wns received under
date, December 17:
In reply to yours of tho ir.ili Inst., I beg
to statu that I wish In your meeting you
would select two oi three that Is to nay,
first, second mid third choice so that It
will glvo me n little discretion In the mat
ter. Very respectfully yours,
K. P. SAVAGE, Governor.
Tho matter was passed over until later In
tho evening, when it came up on motion
of delegates from the hod carriers' union,
calling for tho endorsement of John 11.
Saunders, colored, for the position. Motion i
nnd amendments piled upon ench other so
rapidly thnt tho greatest confusion existed.
It was finally decided to havo each local
union nominate Its candidate, the three re
ceiving tho highest number of votes to bo
declared llrst, second nnd third choice, ac
cording to their vote, In harmony with tho
request of thu governor In his lust commu
nication. I'nloii DeiiinmlN n I'leilue,
Heforo nominations could bo mado J. J.
Kerrigan, C. E. Schmidt nnd Chris Heln In
troduced n resolution providing that whoso
ever should nccept the position nt tho hands
of tho governor, after his endorsement by
tho unlonr-should lsu plrilrru U'ifwfgiv
nis oinco upon tho demand of tho union.
This resolution cnllcd forth tho pent-up
oratory of tho union. A few men talked
against tho resolution and a largo number
In favor of It. J. II. Saunders was tho llrst
to agree to sign tho pledge. Harry McVca
then camo up to tho mark.
A motion was adopted providing that no
ono should bo considered who Is uot actively
engaged nt his trado. Tho renolutlon of
Mr. Kerrigan was adopted.
Cu n d I il ii t e n . o ill I n n I eil ,
Candidates wero then nominated as fol
lows: Harry McVca of tho plumbers'
union, John II. Saunders of tho hod cur
riers union. E. A. Willis of tho pressmen's
union, Ren Maylard of tho leather workers'
union, John Llddell of tho moulders' union,
i.. v. tiiiyo of tho barbers' union. Harry
Sago of tho bricklayers' union, C. E.
Schmidt of the meat cuttcr.j' union. Willis
nnd Schmidt refused to permit their names
to go heforo the union. Tho llrst ballot
taken was for first cholco and rosultod in
tho selection of Harry McVca by a vote of
twenty-three out of thlrty-threo votes cast,
mo otner votes Doing cast for John Llddoll.
3; L. V. Ouye, 2; J. H. Saunders. 2; Hen
Maylard, 2, and Harry Sage, 1. For sec
ond cholco L. V. Guyo was selected on tho
third ballot, receiving thirteen votes out
of twenty-seven votes cast. For third
cholco tho selection wns John II. Saunders,
wno wns given seventeen votes out of
twenty-eight.
A communication was received from thn
hodcarrlers Instructing Its delegates to voto
for W., H. Saunders ns candldnto for llro
nnd pollco commissioner, In case tho gov
ernor should nsk organized labor to recom
mend a person for appointment.
Hnydon Pros, wrote to the union statlniz
that tho firm would nn longer hnndle a
certain line of goods declared to be unfnlr.
TIiiiiiUn to Popplrt
A lotter was received from W. S. Ponnlo-
tou thanking tho union for lis voto of
thanks to tho lawyer for his action iu the
waterworks Injunction.
Tho Navy department acknowledged re
ceipt of a letter requesting all naval con
struction by direct employment of lnbor
rather than by contract. Congressman
Mercer acknowledged receipt of a similar
letter und promised to bring the matter he
foro congress.
A communication from tho International
Carrlago Workers' union, nsklng financial
asslsti nee, was received.
Tho fight between tho American Federa
tion of Labor and tho Western Labor union
waB brought Into tho union by u communi
cation from tho latter organization, In
which tho federation wns declared to bo re
sponsible for trado war In the Denver
Trades and Labor ussombly. Fred Hauman
moved to refer tho matter to tho American
Federation of Labor. Peter Green, from tho
plumbers, made nn nttnek on Samuel Gomp
ers nnd tho American federation, saying
that they had Injured many affiliated or
ganizations. Tho motion was ndopted.
Control of Wiirlifr' Gurelte.
Tho report of tho committee which con
ferred with tho governor was read and
passed Informally, whllo tho members pro
ceeded to elect Ilvo members of tbo board
of control of the Workers' Gazette Tho in
formal ballot brought out tho names of
twenty-ono delegates, all of whom declined
except J. J. Kerrigan, C. E. Schmidt, J. E.
Hyan, Scott Jackson, W. O. Shrum, Chris
Hlnos and It. E. Worthing. Tho llrst for
mal bullot elected the flvo members of tin
board, ob follow a: J. J. Korrlgan, C. E.
Schmidt, W. O. Shrum, It. E. Worthing,
Scott Jackson. Thoro were thirty-four voto3
cast, of which J. .1. Kerrigan received tho
full vote
New delegates woro admitted, as follows:
Clgarmakers. F. A. Nollson; cooks' helpers,
John Hathaway, William Anderson and
George Plerson.
On motion of J. J. Korrlgan E. A. Willis
was elected honorary member of tho union.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
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DOWNFALL OF A PHYSICIAN
Dr. Gllilioui, Formerly of WeepliiR
M'nler and lleatrlee, Suit to
Hie Workhouse,
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Dec, 20.-tSpeclal
Telegram.)-Fifteen years ago thero was no
doctor In Nebrasku more widely known and
tospected than Dr. W. I). Gibbons. Ho lived
nml practiced then In Weeping Water. Ho
was successful llnnnclnlly. professionally and
socially. His wife nnd daughter were lenders
In the little place until a few years ago
family trouble came nnd the doctor nnd his
wife separated. Ho went to lleatrlee, Nob.,
nnd took up again tho practice of medicine,
but luck had left nlm, ho thoughr, nnd noth
ing prospered. Tho use of morphine grew
upon him, nnd that nnd whisky brought him
fast toward the end. Ho went to Wichita
nnd there went one step lower from the
professional scale ami nought his prnctlco In
grog shops. It camo to bo no unusual thing
for Dr. Gibbons to be locked up drunk, it
his own story Is to be believed. He did not
rare any longe what happened. One morn
ing three weeks ago Dr. Gibbons awoke In
the holdover at pollco headquarters In this
city nnd knew that he hnd been drunk
again. How he reached this city ho did not
know. He was lined $2 nnd given n warn
ing Three Mays later he was ngnln ar
rested, that tlmo for the alleged theft of
n $.ri,0nn certificate of deponlt fiom a fellow
prisoner in the Wichita Jail. No ono np
penred against 111 in and he wns again lib
erated. Hut Dr. Gibbons could not keep
nwuy from drink and once more he faced
Judgo Hriimback this morning. Unkempt,
with matted hjnrd nnd bleary eyes, the
once hundsnmo doctor was a pltahle object.
"I hnto to send n man of your evident re
finement nnd edurntlon to tho workhouse,"
nald tho Judge, "but 1 see no other courso.
You may sober up out there. Twenty-flvo
dollurs."
NOT CONTENT WITH VERDICT
Parson's People DUpoaeil to
Theory of Coroner's
lury.
Doubt
PA11SONS, Knn., Dec. 20. Tho mystery
surrounding tho death of Colonel John E.
Hull nnd wife, whoso dead bodies wcro
found In their home hero last night, was
clenred today at the coroner's Inquest,
evldcnco being given to show tho couple
hnd been asphyxiated by natural gas. No
murks of violence were found on the bodies.
A. H. Hull of Plqun, p., n brother of Colonol
UuJI, yill arrive tomorrow le earn for tbn
remains.
Tnero is much dissatisfaction horn to
night over thu verdict of tho coroner's Jury,
it Is now said that circumstances do not
carry out the theory It maintains. All tho
doois Inside the houso wero open and a pet
parrot in tho houso wns unharmed. A
pocketknlfc, with n blade three Inches long,
wus found near Mrs. Hull's body.
The pollco havo tnken up the enso ond
tho bodies will bo held pending further In
vestigation. JUDGE PEDEN WILL YIELD
SlKiillleN Intention lit Comply
Court Order In ViiIIuk
lloudn.
vtltli
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 20. Judgo S. C.
Peden, ono of tho three St. Clair county
Judges who havo been fugitives and Impris
oned becnuso they havo refused to voto
certain railroad bonds In vlolntlon of tho
order of tho federal court, appeared heforo
Judgo Phillips of tho federal court here to
day and agreed to oboy tho order of tho
court If such action would secure his lib
erty. Judgo Pcdcn was Instructed to give
a bond of $1,500 to Insuro tho execution of
his promise. Ho will b0 released when he
secures tho bond. Ho Is In tbo county Jail
hero and his nttorncy Is trying to obtain
tho necessary bondsmou.
FORM ORDER OF LOUISIANA
New nrKUiilftiitlon lo Alii lu Ccle
brnllim; Great Middle West
Pureliane,
DENVER, Dec. 20. A now patriotic order,
known ns tho Amcrlcnn Order of Lnulstnna,
was organized In Denver tonight. Thu prime
object of tho order Is to aid In commemora
tion of the great events In tho Iulslana
purchnso region. Dr. Henry Parkhlll of
this city, who was an ofllcer In tho Spanish
American war, was elected president. Tho
eligible list Is not decided upon, but It Is
iixpected to Include those who havo been
prominent In tho oxplorntlon nnd develop
mcnt of the Louisiana purchase and their
descendants.
RUMOR OF RELEASE AT ONCE
Iteport from I'.nnt Hint Mine.
In lleml, MInh .Stone Al
most I'ree,
TsllUn
LONDON, Dee. 21. Soml-olllclal nows re
eclved here from Constantinople, tho Homo
correspondent of tho Dally Express cables,
assert that Mmo. Tsllka Is deud and that
Mliis Stone, tho American captive, will be
rclenecd almost Immediately.
.Movement,, of Oeeiiu VesselH Dep. lift.
At HarbadoeB Arrived: Monterey, from
Capetown via East Uimlnn, for Now Or
leans. At St. Mlchaels-Arrlveds Symra, from
Newport News via Norfolk, for Manila.
At Naples-Sailed: Truve, from Genoa,
for New York via tllhrnltur.
At New York Arrived: SIcIHh. from
Naples; Ui Savole. from Havre; Campania,
from Liverpool; Fuerst Illsmarck, from
Genoa nud Naples.
At Plymouth Arrived: Kaiser Wllhelm
der Grosee, from New York, for Bremen.
At Hremeii Arrived: Lucnnla, from Now
York via Liverpool.
At Havre Arrived: L'Aqultulne, from
New York.
At Huston Arrived: Ivernla, from Liver
pool At Halifax, N. S.-Arrlvcd: Ontarlan,
from Glasgow nnd Liverpool via St. Johns,
N. for Philadelphia.
At Yokohama Arrived: Emnress nt
Chlnn, trom Vancouver, for Hong Kong.
ai m 111 ohiiii . rri veu : uTusniinr, from
Portland, Ore . for .Manila.
At Cherbourg Arrived: Kaiser Wllhelm
der GrnHP. from New York, via Plymouth,
lor iireinen.
At II ng Krng-B,'ilfl: Empress of Japan,
for iiiuouvcr,
At Muvlile SnilPd. Numldlun, for Hali
fax nnd Ht Johns, N. H.
At Itotterdam- Sailed; Hyndam, for Now
York.
RETORT UPON SCHLEY
Juip AaWatati Lsatlj and Sallcitor llama
Fila iUplj t ObjietUn.
SUPPLEMENTS THE ORIIINAL ARGUMENT
Piiiolpal CsiUiti.i is that First Kaput ii
"Wholly Uiauiinoui.
DENY REASON FOR REOfENING THE CASE
Schli;'i Aiiirtita ii Pranoatitia' Bwieplnr;
and Uniapporttd.
NO ACTION TAKEN BV SECRETARY LONG
If Protest U Adopted Department Will
l'orvtnril Copy to Admiral .Hclilry
for Further Considera
tion of Action.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Judge AdvocnU
Iemly und Solicitor Hnuna this afternoon
submitted to Secretary Long their report
upon the bill of objections Med by Ad
miral Schley, through his counsel, to tho
findings' of the Schley court of Inquiry.
lu substnnco this report is mi argument
supplementary to the argument made by thu
writers before the court of inquiry. Tho
principal points nre an iuslstnnce upon
their contention that the first report Is
the unanimous report of tho court of In
quiry; thnt the court wiib Justified In re
jecting Admiral Schley's evidence by tho
nuuiher of witnesses who took Issue with
htm, and thnt there Is no sulllclcnt reason
for a reopening of tho case ns requested
by Admiral Schley.
Secretary Long hnH not yet ncted upon
the report, but Is expected to do so to
morrow. If ndopted, tho report will bn
forwarded to Admiral Schley.
i'et of Iteport.
Tho report Is ns follows:
"Sir: A communication, dated the ISth
list., signed by Hear Admiral W. S. Schley
and by Isldor Hnyner and James Parker,
his counsel, objecting to the approval of
the findings of tho court of Inquiry In the
enso of Hear Admiral Schley und nsklng
particularly thnt what thn signers nre
pleased to term "the opinion of tho ma
jority of tho court" bo resubmitted to thn
court for further consideration, hns been
received by the depnrtment's reference and
Is returned with the following statement'
"It Ih somewhat dllllcult to doul with this
paper, on account of Its general und non
specific character and sweeping, though un
supported, assertion of opinion by tho ap
plicant and his counsel, that In their Judg
ment the adverse llndlng of tho court Is not
Justified by tho evidence. The paper might
bo dismissed as simply n not unexpected
expression of dissatisfaction with an ad
verso Judgment, but for the fact that It
ontnlns a number of misstatements, nn 1
particularly lint woven throughout it en
tiro structuro an 'Inaccurate and mislead
ing' uso of tho words 'mnjorlty of tho
court.'
Sny Opinion In I'iiiiiiIiiiouk.
"Tho findings of fnct nnd tho opinion of
tho court of inquiry In the case of Admiral
Schley upon tho more Important nnd ma
terial points before It wore not reached
by a majority of tho members only, but by
thn entlro court. Tho points of tho pre
cept upon which nil the members of thn
court unite nppeur to bo Incontrovortlbly
established by the evidence, and It Is not
understood how nny other conclusions
could havo been reached upon them, nnd
they constltuto tho essential features of
tho entlro mntter under Inquiry. Tho evi
dence adduced before tho court conclusively
chows:
"Under tbo fourth clause of tho precept;
"That on tho 2fith of Mny, 1508, when
within a few miles of Santiago, to whloh
point ho wns under orders: to proceed with
tho utmost dispatch, and whoro ho wns nd
vlsed that the enemy's lleot was reported
to be, and where. In fact, It actually was,
Commodoro Schley turned nbout with tho
fleet under his command, consisting of
some of the best vessels of tho American
navy, nnd headed for a homu port moro
than 700 miles dstnnt, without sufllclent
reason or excuso for such action, tnklng
with him at tho saino time tho scouting
vessels tho department had sent thoro to
watch tbo cntrnnco nnd leaving tho port
of Santiago, with thn enemy's fleet Inside
unguarded,
llcellrtt Court' Opinion.
"Upon this point tho court says In its
opinion:
" 'Ho Hhould not havo mndo tho retro
grade turn westward with his squndron.'
"In tho faco nt thn facts tho court could
not have found otherwise.
"Under tho fifth clause of tho procopt:
That whllo thus abandoning tho field of ac
tion with his fleet Commodoro Schley wns
overtaken by u dispatch vcbboI bourlng an
urgent order, dated May 2,1, from the, de
partment, In substance directing Inm to
proccod to Santiago, ascertain factB, report
and not suffer tho enemy to escapo; thnt
nevertheless ho continued to retreat with
his squadron, telegraphing to tho secretary
of tho navy: 'It Is to bo regretted that tho
depnrtment's ordors cannot bo obeyed.'
"Tho court found thnt 'ho should havo
promptly obeyed tho department's ordor of
May 25.'
"Dlsobodlonco of nn Importnnt ordor In
time of wnr having thus been virtually con
fessed, no other finding by tho court was
possible.
Contradict Sehley.
"Unilor thn sixth clnuso of tho precept:
Commodoro Schloy's explanation of tho re
trograde movement and of his dlsohcdlouco
of ordors as made ut tho tlmo In u full telo
gram to tho department on tho subject was,
In substnnco, shortnga of coal and Inability
to coal tho ships of his squadron from tho
collier. Evidence developed before tho
court shows that tho squadron was nt the
time well equipped with coal nnd that coal
had boon, nnd readily could bo, taken from
tbo collier, Thero waB nothing for tho
court but to find, as It did, thut Commodore
Schley's official reporta regarding tho coal
supply nnd coaling facilities of tho ilylug
squadron wrrn 'Inaccurato and misleading.'
"An attempt to Justify by Inaccurato and
misleading official reports tbo turning
homoward of a powerful squadron at a crit
ical porlod of wnr In dlsobodlonco of order
Is of a very scrlout. nature.
No Obstacle to AVrerk of Colon.
"Undor thn seventh clause of tho precept;
"Tho ovldenco adduced heforo tho court
shows that during tho whole of tho I'D til
nnd 30th of May Cristobal Colon und othor
vinsels of thu Spanish squadron lay In
tho entrance to Santiago harbor, Colon
moored In plain sight hroudsldo to tho cn
trnnco, that this harbor was defended by
wrak battcrlcB and thut thoro was nothing;