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THEIR CLOSING DAY
Solons Rushed Delayed Bills Through
Yesterday
JUDGE NORWOOD WAS CONFIRMED
All Opposition to His Appoint
r ment Withdrawn.
THE BODY EXPIRED BY LIMITATION
Some Bills That Were Pass'd and Some That
FAiled to. Get Through At
Last
Atlanta, Dec. 11. —Today was the
last day of the session of the legisla
ture. It expired by limitation at
midnight.
All objection to tbe appointment of
Hon Thomas M. Norwood to be judge
of the city court of Savannah was
withdrawn, and this morning he was
promptly cofirmed by the senate.
Hon. Win. H. Fleming’s pet bill was
wrecked in the senate this morning.
The bill provided that the earnings
of married women should not be sub
ject to the debts of her husband.
The following senate bills were pas
sed:
To authorize the governor to release
for the remainder of the unexpired
penitentiary term, which ends in 1899,
all convicts that may revert to the
state; instead of for twenty years as
the law of 1876 now directs.
To amend the charter of Macon.
To amend the charter of Elberton
In Elbert county.
To prohibit any non-resident person
from camp hunting in Dade county.
To incorporate the town of King
ston, Bartow county, defining its
powers, rights and privilege site.
To authorize and empower the
Chatam county road commissioners
to acquire, by purchase or otherwise,
any road in the county.
To provide for a board of commis
sioners for Lumpkin county and to
define its poweis and duties.
To revise the charter of the town of
Bruton and to change the name to
Brewton.
To establish a charter for Statham,
Jackson county.
Resolution requesting the Georgia
representatives in congress to urge
the general government to establish a
departirent of commerce.
The house non concurred in the sen
ate amendment to a house resolution
to pay the per diem and expenses of
the joint committee on coke in 1894,
also in the appropriation of $5,000 for
the technological school.
Concurrence in other senate amend
ments was agreed to, one of import
ance being au appropriation of $7,000
for the normal school at Athens; an
other of importance being the bill
Glutting the appointment of jailers
nto the hands of county commission
ers in counties wherein there is a
town of 64,000 inhabitants.
After some discussion the senate
amendment to the pension bill defer
ring payment of ’9s’s pensions to ’96
and ’96’s to ’97 was non concurred in.
The following bills failed of pass
age:
To require brooms made by con
victs in Georgia to be stamped.
To provide for notice to the gar
nishee for the filing of a traverse of
the answer of such garnishee.
To amend the code with reference
to notice of contest in elections. Com
mittee’s adverse report concurred in.
To amend the law relative to the
inspection of illuminating oils.
General C. A. Evans was given an
•ovation when he entered the house at
noon.
The senate passed the following
bills:
A bill for_ the better regulation of
the state militia; a bill to regulate the
practice in the courts of this state; a
bill to fix the time of holding courts
in the Tallapoosa circuit; a bill to
amend section 4721 of the code relating
to arresting non-residents; a bill to
amend the law presenting the method
of granting charters; a bill to appro
priate $1,400 to the deaf asylum; a bill
to establish city courts in counties
having a population of 15,000 or more;
a bill to prohibit the operation of
opium joints.
A bill to amend the charter of Hape
ville; a bill to incorporate the town of
West Grover; a bill to reglaie the sale
of milk and butter; a bill to prevent
lynching; a bill to prohibit the man
ufacture of any kind of liquors in
Coweta county; a bill to amend the
charter of shellman; a bill to amed
the Quarter of Conyers; a bill to pre
yent the saleof liquor in certain limits
in Duluth; a bill to change time of
holding superior court of pulaski
county: a bill to fix pay of two bailiffs
m the city court of Atlanta: a bill to
establish, board of road commissioners
for Bryan county; a bill to incorporate
the Title and Loan Company of Sa
vannah; a bill to compel all persons
selling beef or pork in Liberty county
county to exhibit the ears of of the
annimal killed; a bill to prohipit the '
eale of liquor in Habersham county- ’
a bill to require all military compan- i
ies to be attached to a regiment; a bill '
to remove all obstructions from run- I
ning streams in Madison county; a <
bill to create a board of road commis
sioners for Habersham county; a bill
to authorize Clarksville to issue
bonds.
The legislature adjourned at mid
night.
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THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
DU BIGNON’S SPEECH.
He Comes Oat Unmistakably Against ti.
Free Coinage of Silver.
Atlanta, Dec. 11. —Hon. Fleming Du
Bignon had a large audience in the hall
of the house of representatives before
which to make his speech on the issues
of the day.
It was Mr. Du Bignon’s formal entry
into the contest with ex-Speaker Charles
F. Crisp and Secretary Hoke Smith for
the United States senate to succeed
General John B. Gordon. The latter’s
term expires March 4, 1897, and the leg
islature elected next October will choose
the senator. General Gordon has an
nounced that he will not be a candidate
for re-election.
There was much curiosity as to Mr.
Du Bignon’s views on the financial
question. Nothing definite was known
as to his position on the great issue of
day. It may have been that the silver
men looked for him to lean their way a
little. It had been said by his friends
that he would take a middle course be
tween Judge Crisp and Secretary Smith.
But Mr. Du Bignon was very positive
in his statements. He declared himself
to be against the free coinage of silver
by this country at 16 to 1, or any other
arbitrary ratio. He enumerated several
reasons for his opposition to free coin
age, chief among them being the famil
iar arguments that it would depreciate
and cheapen the country’s currency,
drive out gold, derange financial values,
make the United States the dumping
grounds for the world’s silver, and de
prive our surplus products of a foreign
market.
He denied that he was in favor of a
bimetallic standard if the metals could
be kept at a parity. He favored the use
of silver to the extent that it is absorb
ed by commerce. He favored the repeal
of the 10 per cent tax on state banks.
Mr. Du Bignon spoke eloquently for
more than an hour without referring a
single time to note or memorandum, al
though frequently quoting statistics
and the words of public men of the
past. X
NORTH STATE NEWS.
A Murder Tn Madison County—The Su
preme Court’s Work, Etc.
Raleigh, Dec. 11.—Chairman Holton
of the state Republican executive com
mittee says all three parties will put
forth next year only their best material.
He thinks Lieutenant Governor Dough
ton is in the lead for the nomination for
governor by the Democratic party. He
thinks J. S. Carr is out of it.
Tom Payne of Bayard, Madison coun
ty, shot and instantly killed Sarah An
derson. Payne is still at large.
The slump in the American Tobacco
company’s stock is discussed freely.
Predictions as to the trust’s future are
varied and numerous.
New Cabinet Announced.
New York, Dec. 11.—A dispatch to
The Herald from Caracas says: The
names of the members of the new cabi
net have been announced. They are:
Minister of the interior, Francisco Cas
tillo; minister of war, Ramon Guerra;
minister of finance, Enrique Perez; min
ister of foreign affairs, Esequil Rojas;
minister of public works, Eruznal Serra;
minister of public instruction, Frederick
Chirenos; minister of industry, Tosta
Garcia; governor of Caracas, Esteban
Herrera Ibarra; general secretary, Ra
mon Nunez.
After Dizho.est Conductor*.
San Francisco, Dec. 11.—The South
ern Pacific Railway company is said to
have determined to require each con
ductor in its employ to give a bond of
SI,OOO, secured in the Kansas City Sure
ty company. The surety company will
send out “spotters” to watch the con
ductors when deemed necessary, and
assume any losses the railroad company
may sustain through dishonest em
ployes.
Embezzler Ward Indicted.
Memphis, Dec. 11. The grand
jury returned 83 indictments against
A. K. Ward, the Memphis forger. Thia
makes a total of 35 indictments so far
returned with more to follow. The ev
idence on which the indictments were
found consisted of forged paper to the
amount of $80,45*. Ward floated all
this paper.
Insurgents Routed With Heavy Loss.
Madrid, Dec. 11. —A dispatch just re
ceived here from Havana announces
that Maximo Gomez, the insurgent lead
er, has arrived at Placetos. Another
dispatch says that the insurgents have
attacked Rugeo, in the province of Ma
tanzas, and have burned 11 houses, af
ter pillaging them. It is added that
the insurgents were ultimately routed
by the Spaniards, with heavy loss.
France Excludes Foreign Meats.
Paris, Dec. 11. —The chamber of depu
ties, after a discussion of the military
budget, decided that, except under unu
sual circumstances, no more tinned 1
meats are to be supplied to the army
after Jan. 1. 1897, except such as are
manufactured in France or in French
colonies.
Cleveland and Party Are Safe.
Washington, Dec. 11. —The president
is expected to return to Washington
Friday or Saturday. At present the
Violet is lying in the sound back of
Cane Hatteras. Notice of the approach
of the prevailing stiff blow was served
upm her skipper in due seas >n and the
boat was placed in a sheltered anchor
age where she lies in perfect safety and
the only ontoward effect of the blow is
to make the shooting uncomfortable for
the time being.
THE ROME TRIBLTJNn, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12. 181)5.
“I WILL STAND PAT”
These Were the Last Words of Murder
er Hayward.
MISS GING’S DEATH IS AVENGED
The Fiend Never Lost His Nerve
and Was
DECIDEDLY THE COOLEST MAN AT THE
Execution— He Marched Cooly to His Doom
as if He Were Going to a Society
Function.
London, Dec. 11. —The United States
embassy was besieged by newspaper re
porters anxious to obtain the views of
Ambassador Bayard, upon the demand
for his impeachment which was made
in the house of representatives at Wash
ington by Congressman William F.
Barrett of Massachusetts, on the ground
that he insulted in the country to which
he is accredited, the people he repre
sents, in speeches delivered at Boston,
England, and at Edinburgh, Scotland,
on Aug. 2 and Nov. 7 respectively. But
all attempts to induce Mr. Bayard or
his staff to discuss the matter failed,
while the British officials also declined
to made any statements on the subject.
The St. James Gazette thinks that
Mr. Bayard “May resign after such an
attack.”
“If so,,’ The Gazette adds, “the loss
will be regretted by all who have come
in contact with such a fine example of a
dignified, eloquent American statesman.
But Mr. Bayard’s indiscretion was so
deliberate that we doubt if he did not
contemplate this result. After all, we
too, should resent it if our ministers
made similar statements.”
The Westminster Gazette remarks:
“Up to the hour of going to press Mr.
Bayard had not fled to Hatfield. Wheth
er he seeks refuge in the tower of Lon
don remains to be seen.”
The. Globe ridicules the impeachment
idea and adds:
“The Republican majority is not un
reasonably annoyed that Mr. Bayard
permitted" himself the freedom of speech,
which is impossible to diplomats of the
old world.
Although Mr. Bayard refuses to be
interviewed regarding the action of
Mr. Barrett, he has stated that he does
not intend to tender his resignation.
The Evening Standard, commenting
on the affair, says:
“The pettiness of party warfare in
the United States was never more clear
ly displayed. Mr. Bayard has gained
the food will of all classes here. The
United States has always been singu
larly fortunate in the selection of its
ambassadors to Great Britain and Mr.
Bayard has proved himself worthy of
the foremost rank. This petty outburst
of spite upon the part of a political
clique will not tend to increase our feel
ing of respect for American politicians.”
AT THE EXPOSITION.
A Large Crowd From Tennessee, Florida
and Other Places.
Atlanta. Dec. 11.—The weather has
once more smiled on the exposition, and
after two days’ rain, bright sunshine
greeted the crowds from Chattanooga,
Florida, Rome and other points, which
claimed the day as their part of the ex
position calendar. Trains brought in
about 3,200 people from Chattanooga.
F. nr trains from Florida arrived with
1,50,1, -who come to represent that state
at the exposition.
About .200 came in from Rome and a
smaller delegation from Putnam coun
ty. The Georgia, Southern and Fiori
ida railroad also claims the day and will
send up a trainload from the wiregrass
region of Georgia.
The parade in honor of Chattanooga
organized at 12 o’clock on the exposi
tion grounds and speeches were made
there by President Collier, Mayor Ochs
and others.
FIRED INTO A TRAIN.
The Passengers Badly Frightened but No
On© Was Hhirt Except by Broken Glass.
Cincinnati, Dec. 11.—A Commercial-
Gazette special from Louisville, Ky.,
says a train containing the Garfield
club of Louisville, while returning from
Frankfort was fired into at Eminence,
Ky. About 30 shots were fired and sev
eral windows of the car were shattered. :
The inmates fell on the floor and es- 1
caped injury except by broken glass, i
It was at Eminence that Bradley re- I
fused to continue further in the joint i
debate during the campaign. 1
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Raided a Town.'
Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 11. —A band of 1
dervishes, mounted on camels, has raid- j
ed, plundered and partially burned !
Anendan, north of Wady Haifa. Ade- <
tachment of cavalry has been sent in •
pursuit of the dervishes. ,
Fire on a Steamer. *
Havre, Dec. 11. Fire broke out ’
among 400 bales of cotton on the after- '
deck of the British steamer Samoa. Cap- 1
tain Frazer. which arrived here Dec. 8 ,
from Now Orleans. The fire is under ]
control now. j
Hamburg, Dec. 11. —It is announced i *
that the Hamburg-American Steamship i i
company has decided to establish a reg- J J
ular steamer service between New Yoik i 1
and Brazil, commencing in January ,
next. J 11
BAYARD WAS MOM
He Refused to Talk of the Attempted Im
peachment.
LONDON DISCUSSES THE SUBJECT
The General Opinion Is That the
Ambassador Was
| RATHER INDISCREET IN UTTERANCES
But Impeachment be to Pun
isbment-St. James Gazette Thinks
He Might Resign,
Minneapolis, Dec. 11.—Withagamo
ler’s phrase upon his lips and a cold
smile upon his face, Harry Hayward
faced the eternal.
“Pull her tigltf; I’ll stand pat.”
These were the last words he uttered,
as the deputy, with blanched face and
trembling hands, pulled the well soaped
noose as tigVy about the murderer’s
neck as he c * in order that death
might come toe -nore quickly and the
more surely. •
it was 12 minutes past 2 o’clock when
Sheriff Holmberg pull-e l the lever and
thus released the trap upon whi'-h Hay
ward stood. In just 13 minutes County
Physician Frank Burton declared that
the swinging figure, in which not a
movement or struggle had been ob
served, was that of a dead man. The
final action in the % great tragedy of life
and death b.,d been played ami the cur
tain had been rung down on the career
of the chief actor.
The coolest man at his own execution
was Hany Hayward. Debonair as ever,
what had seemed mere affectation and
effrontery during his jail days, now be
came in the groat dimly lighted gallows
room the courage and indifference of a
man who was at least not afraid to die.
Not a man of the little knot of privi
leged spectators who had kept a long
vigil in the big gray room but whose
heart thumped more loudly than that
one which was so soon to cease its beat
ing; not a face but turned more ghastly
than his in the gruesome light. It was
a scene never to be forgotten, when at
last after what had seemed endless hours
of waiting, the death march appeared
at the door.
The one gas jet had been turned off,
i'ld the room was illuminated only by
... locomotive -headlight suspended about
four feet from the floor, opposite the
scaffold. The huge cone of Jight threw
a horrid, distorted shadow of the engine
of death on the rough whitewashed
stone wall behind. Two nooses were
discernible, both well tried and tested,
one being held in reserve. A deputy
sheriff had carefully chalked two cir
cles where the feet of the doomed man
were to stand, and had outlined the
trap that there might be no mistake in
the uncertain light.
The chief deputy mounted the scaf
fold, where Warden Wolfe of the state
penitentiary. ex-Sheriff Winn Brackett
and Sheriff Chappell of. St. Paul were
already waiting and directed that every
ha tbe removed and that there be no
smoking. A cordon of policemen filed
in and made a little passage way for
the death party.
Meanwhile, the prisoner had been
made ready in the cell room, his black
silk robe had been put on and the black
cap adjusted. Suddenly the door was
thrown wide open and the sound of an
inarticulate yell floated in from the cell
room, where the prisoner’s comrades
were taking their farewell; then three
hoarse cheers for the sheriff, Holmberg,
led by Hayward himself, and ending
with, “He’s all right.”
It was awful. Such a demonstration
led by a man on his way to meet death!
As its echoes died away, the sheriff ap
peared, followed by tbe prisoner be
tween Deputies Bright and Anderson,
and Deputy Megarden bringing up the
rear. Harry Hayward entered the
death chamber with the same easy
stride that marked his promenades
when he was a youth in society.
“Good evening, gentlemen,” said he
in clear, even tones as he bowed his way
into the room, wearing his sombre garb
so jauntily that its grotesquenese was
forgotten. As he made his way ud the
stairs to the scaffold he tripped on his
unaccustomed gown. This aroused him
and he laughed at the first step. As he
strode upon the trap the deputies looked
more like frightened children hanging
to a parent than officers of the law.
Harry Hayward might have posed for a
figure of justice defending the weak in
stead of a murderer going to his doom.
Carefully placing his feet on the marked
spots, he drew his splendid figure to its
greatest height and glanced about with
the calm face occasionally brightened
by a smile of recognition as he descried
some friend in the crowd.
Upon being asked if lie had anything i
to say, he replied in a careless, drawl- i
ing tone, “Well, yes.” He moistened
his lips with his tongue. “Well, to you
all,” he began, “there is a good deal
of curiosity and wonder at my action, |
and some of you think that I am a very
devil”—with a peculiar drawling ac
cent on the first syllable of that word—
“and if you all knew my whole life you
would think so all the more. I have
dictated th- full statement on all ray
life to Mr. Edward Goodsell, Mr. J. T.
Mannix an<. a stenographer. Lqt’s see,
what’s that stenographer’s name?” and
Hayward peered down over the edge of
his scaffold as if expecting some''one to
answer. I
“Where’s Uline?” he wont on, some- |
what disconnectedly. “Uline here? I
promised to take his dog with me under
my arm to make him a record. It
would be a good thing for the dog.
Doyle, you told me to bow to you.
are you? Aren’t you here? I <
' cam see you,” and tne speaker peered
about for the detective.
“I’m here, Harry,” called out Doyle.
“Well, then,good evening, Mr. Doyle,”
said the prisoner, smiling graciously
and bowing.
Then, taking another tack, he called
out:
“Clemens, did you get that ticket?”
A hat was shoved up into the cone of
light in assent.
“Ah, that’s good. Mannix, let me
! see now,” and Hayward hesitated with
embarrassment of a man who has for
; gotten his speech.
“Take your time,” said Sheriff Holm
' berg.
“Let me see now, I certainly had
■ something to say to Mannix, because I
1 have always entertained the kindest
feelings for him. Joe, remind me of
what it was; you know I have been hav
ing trouble with my memory lately.”
“Say nothing more in that line,”
came in low distinct tones from Man
nix. “You are about to meet your God
and should express here your forgive
nessforyour brother, as you did so nobly
to me, and with t houghts of your moth
er and father before you, should act as
you have during the last 48 hours, meet
ing death manfully, and forgiving all
those toward whom you have borne any
ill will up to this time.”
“Forgive h*n?” said Harry, as Man
nix finished. “Well, I have freely for
given him for any imaginary wrong he
thinks he has done me. He has done
me no wrong. I have done him a great
wrong. Father Cleary, Father Timo
thy and Father Christy have taken
great interest in me, and have exerted
themselves greatly about my spiritual
welfare. I have the greatest respect for
each of them. For John Day Smith,
my lawyer, also. He is a good man
and a Christian as well as a lawyer, and
I have promised him to say something
here tonight which I should probably
not have said of my own accord.”
With an effort Hayward turned his
eyes upward and repeated in a strident,
meaningless voice, quite different from
the conversational one he had been
using, “Oh, God, for Christ’s sake for
give all my sins.”
An empty mockery that, or the cry of
a soul unused to prayer. Later events
showedit to be probably the former—
just to keep promise.
Satisfied apparently that all has been
done that he had intended he half turn
ed his head, and flung back over his
shoulders, “I guess that’s all. Now
Phil Megarden go ahead.”
The traps were quickly adjusted. As
the noose settled down over his head he
said:
“Let’s see, where does the knot go,
under the right ear. No, it’s the left,
isn’t it? Please pull it tight. That’s
good. Keep your courage up, gentle
men.”
The prisoner’s face purpled slightly as
the noose tightened and the visor of the
black cap was turned down. It was
Harry’s last glimpse of earth.
“Pull her tight; I’ll stand pat,” he
said. .
Megarden stepped back, raised his
hand in the fatal signal, and like a shot
the body dropped through the open*
trap. There was not a tremor or struggle
and the spectators waited breathlessly
while the doctors listened to the flutter
ing heart.
Thirteen long minutes passed. Dr.
Burton stepped back and the spectators
began to file out. A deputy loosened
the trap that bound the hands. They
fell inert at the side of the body. Harry
Hayward was dead.
THE LYNCHERS’ DEFENSE.
Declare the Negroes Were Not Beaten to
Death, but Died From Exposure.
Columbia, Dec. 11.—For the lynching
of the three negroes in Colleton county
last week the friends of the four white
men who did the work make the follow
ing defense in a card for publication:
Several months ago the negro Isham
Kearse attempted to assault criminally a
married lady of good family in the vicini
ty of Jenny’s postcffice. lie furthermore
was charged with burning Folk Bros.’
store in upper Colleton. He was looked
upon generally as an outlaw, and white
men of lower Barnwell and upper Colle
ton, aided by the negroes oi that district,
have been exercising all diligence to cap
ture him. Their combined efforts, how
ever. proved futile until last Monday
night. Recently some petty theft was
committed from St. Nicholas ebrrch, and
in following up tbe clews conn-.. ad with
the same the long sought or Isham
Kearse, who proved to lie the thief, was I
located and captured.
Isam Kearsr’s mother proved to’be his !
accomplice, whereupon she was taken out I
and whipped. She was by no means se
verely beaten as represented but died from
freezing as testified to by Dr. litres. who
held the post mortem examination. Her
exposure to the cold was her own fault as
on tbe following morning her tracks show
ed that she left the scene of her chastise
ment in the direction of home, and alter
pursuing her course across the field, she
turned and went into the swamp and fell
into the water where she was found.
Isam Kearse was severely beaten, but not
enough to cause death. He took from his
pocket a bottle of whisky and drank every
drop of it. It can now he proven that he
had stolen said bottle of, whisky from a
negro in the neighborhood, and that t.ha '
same was doctored for his especial benefit
by the darky, from whom he bad stolen
whis'ty before.
The parties who waited on these negroes
had no idea of killing anybody, and none
of them believe that they did but that 1
death in each case was from a combina
tion of circumstances, as stated above.
Tiiere are other mitigating circum
stances which will be proven that will put
quite a new face on this transaction, but
at pr sent the defendants do not see fit to
divulge them.
This is signed “Citizens in and around
Folks’ Store."
Died of Appoplexy.
Warrensburg, Mo., Dec. 11.—A. M. {
Zimmerman, aged 70 years, wealthy
and influential, died of appoplexy while .
driving. He was a large property hold
er here and in Harrisburg, Pa.,
ABOUT FEDERATION
The Annual Convention Being Held in
New York.
WORK IS PROGRESSING VERYSLOWLY
The Main Obstruction is the
Contested Seats
IN THE CONVENTION, A MATTER
Which is Usua’ly Diep ssd of the First Day i
The Question of Organizations in
tbe Ranks Brought Up. J
New York, Dec. 11.—So slowly has
the work of the American Federation
of Labor progressed that instead of ad
journment being reached on Friday or
by Saturday noon at the latest, which
was the original program, that it is not
likely that the election of officers will
be reached before Monday, and possibly
Tuesday of next week. The main ob
struction is the contested scats in th« 4
convention, a matter which is usually
disposed of on the first day of the an- j
nual convention.
At the opening session the credentials 4
committee reported, the convention con- I
curriiig, that W. E. Ward, ciaiming to .
represent a painters’ union, a dual or- j
ganization, be denied a seat, feubse- I
queutly the subject of duality of organ
ization with the ranks of the federa
tion was brought up by Vico President
T. J. Elderkin, who predicted that un- j
less the conditions were corrected the fl
federation w- uld fall under the control 1
of antagonistic elements. Insi-auciug 1
the case of 119 lodges of the Brewery
Employes’ National union, a small ma- I
jority of which are attached to the ,
Knights of Labor, Mr. Elderkiu said:
“These Knights of Labor a c <emblies
have a national trade assembly, and
meet in national convention and secret
ly legislate for the National Brewery
Employes’ union. As a result, a great
national union attached to the federa
tion is controlled absolutely by an inner
circle of the Knights of Labor.”
As a remedv for this cond: tion a reso
lution was offered to the effect that
hereafter a seat shall be refused to any
representative whose organization has
within its ranks any other organization
comprising less than the total member
ship.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
The Main Details For the Big Meeting at
St. Louis Arranged.
Washington, Dec. 11.—The main de
tails of the Republican national conven- '
tion at St. Louis on June 16 were per
fected at a meeting of the subcommittee
appointed to take charge of arrange
ments. Messrs. Kerens and Thompson,
representing St. L mis, were present at
the meeting, and gave assurances that
the plans proposed would be speedily
executed.
The committee agreed that the seat
ing arrangements of the St. Louis ex
position building needed remodelling.
At present the rostrum is at one end of
the vast hall, so that the people at the
other end are too far away to hear what ,
is going on. It was decided to have the
rostrum placed midway and at one side
of the hall, with seats of delegates ar
ranged accordingly. A diagram of the
change is to be completed by the St.
Louis people by the time the subcom
mittee reassembles. It will show the'
central arrangement and will designate
the seats of each state delegation. The
alterations of the b.,..ding probably will
cost $15,000.
The question allotting the tickets
brought out r»ucn animated discussion.
The exposition building accommodates
15,000 people, but these limits are ex
pected to be severely taxed.
It is understood that an understand
ing was reached that the St. Louis local
committee would not control mere tha,n
3,000 tickets and that of these 500 should
go to veterans of the war and 500 to
distinguished guests. The national
committee, it is understood, will con
trol the balance of the tickets, as well as
retaining a supervisory authority over ’
the 3,000 tickets going to St. Louis.
The subcommittee adjourned to meet
in St. Louis the latter part of January,
the date to be announced hereafter.
They will personally inspect the hall
and all other features of the convention.
Chairman Carter expects to issue the
formal call for the national convention
within the next day or two. It is im
perative that it is issued by the fifteenth
inst. in order to give full six months
notice for the election of delegates to
the convention.
a. iufining: Schooner.
San Francisco, Dec. 11.—The schoon
er Ell wood is missing and is supposed
to have gone down off the Alaskan coast . '
between Cook’s inlet and Glazier bay,
with all on board. Her failure to ar
rive has passed all reasonable time and
the friends of her master, Captain Wy- j
mans, scarcely have a hope that he"is
alive. News of her dereliction was
brought here by the bark Theobald,
Captain Sands, which arrived from Coal
bay with the first cargo of coal ever
■hipped from Alaska.
Vienna, Dec. 11.—Great exciteni-n«
was cause 1 !.<>re by the arrest of a man
in the ll' fbu’-gpal: e, who was carry*
ing what was su-.:<“sod to be a dyna
mite bomb, but w ii"h turned out upon'
examination by the police to bo nothing
more dangerous than a w> o tenbalL
When the man ,as taken into custody
and asked to explain his presence in the
Hpfburg, he cave an incoherent answer. |