The News and Observer.
VOL XXXIX. NO. 108.
TBUE mmi OBMUITiI OF M MM OffiMl Hit
MAY IMPEACH BAYARD
FOK nTFK,\StKB AWOI I' ’< H E
T \ RIFF I N HIS SI’RECH
AT EDINBURGH.
FIRST SENSATION IN THE HOUSE
Two Resolutions for Impeachment
Introduced, One by Mr TJcfnll, of
M itssachnsetts, and One by ilis
Colleague, .Hr. Barrett—tlct’al IN
Ruled Out of Order but Barrett’s
Hus Sustained and • brown Like
a Bomb into the Arena of Debate.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 10. Represen
tative William E. Barrett-, of Massa
ehneette, enjot s the distinction of be
ing the author of the first thrilling in
cident in the present House of Repre
sentatives.
>!• threw a bombshell into that body
soon after it convened by offering a
resolution impeaching Thomas F. bay
ard, ex-Seeretary of State, and now
United States Ambassador to the Court
of Rt. James, for high crimes and mis
rtemeanors. The grounds advanced in
the raselntion were the utterances of
Mr. Bayard delivered before the Edin
burgh, Scotland, Philosophical Insti
tute, Morember 7. In this speech Mr.
ItayaMi spoke of “Protection” as a
form es “State socialism,” .and said it
had dene more to “foster class legisla
tion,"“Vreed inequality,’’“corrupt pub
lie life,” “lower the tone of national re
presentation,” “blind the public con
science,” “create false standards," “di
vorce ethics from politics.” than any
other single cause. Such reflections
on the government by a Unite*] States
Ambassador before a foreign audience,
the resolution recited, were'in serious
disregard of his proprieties and obli
gations and calculated to injure our
national reputation. It concluded by
instrneting the foreign affairs com
mittee, which was empowered to send
for persons and papers, to investigate
and report “by impeachment or other
wise.”
Mr. IturtU's resolution had been
preceded by one of his colleague's Mr.
McGaR. (Massachusetts) in a milder
tone.
Mr. MeCait’s resolution emit down
before an objection and then it was
that Mr. Barrett sprang his impeach
ment resolution as constituting a ques
tion es privilege.
Mr. Crisp. the leader of the minority, I
made an unavailing attempt to contest
the privileged nature of the resolution.
Speaker Seed overruled his point of or
der and the resolution was thrown in
to the arena of debate, where it re
mained for three hours. The Republi
cans took the position that Mr. Bay
ard's spneeh constituted an offense
against the country that called for a
stern vebuke, if not his recall. The
Demoerate took the jiosition that Mr.
Bayard’s utterances did not by any
wtreteb of the imagination constitute
grounds for impeachment. Mr. Turner
(Georgia) applauded them and assert
ed that tbvy were not even a breach of
propriety. Jle took the position that
the resolution was largely “buncombe"
to givn tba Republicans an opportunity
to aiv their protection views. Those
who took part in the debate were
Messrs. Barrett, Massachusetts; Ding
ley, Maine; Grow, Pennsylvania; Hitt,
lllinoin; Cannon, Illinois (Republi
cans); and Messrs. Crisp, Georgia: Mc-
Creary, Kentucky; Money, Mississippi;
and Turner, Georgia (Democrats).
Mr. Hitt, who will be chairman ot' the
foreign affairs committee, advised Mr.
Barreto to amend the resolution so as
to strikeout the words instructing the
co mini toe a to “report by impeachment
er otherwise,” and this was finally
clone. Mr. Crisp moved to refer the
resolption to the judiciary committee,
whick being defeated by a strict party
vote, •• to SO7, the Democrats content
ed themselves with simply voting viva
voce against the resolution, which was
adopted without division.
The eesolution is as follows:
T do impeach Thomas F. Bayard,
United States Ambassador to Great
Britain, of high crimes and misde
meanors on the following grounds:
“Whereas, The following report of a
speech delivered before, the Edinburgh
Philosophical Institution by Hon.
Thomae T. Bayard, ambassador of the
United States of America at the court
«f Great Britain, is published in the,
F-ondon News under date of November
*, 1895."
He then quoted the Associated Press
dispatch containing the rejmrt of the
speech and the comment and doses as
follows:
“And whereas, such reflections oil
the government policy and people of
the United States by nn Ambassador
of the United States, in a foreign coun
try and before a foreign audience, is
manifestly in serious disregard of the
proprieties and obligations which
should be observed by an official rep
resentative of the United States
abroad and calculated to injure our
national reputation. Therefore, be it
“Resolved, By the House of Repre
sentatives, that the committee on For
eign Affairs be directed to ascertain
whether such statements have been
publicly made, and if so. to report to
the House such action bv impeach
ment or ot herwi. . . as hall be ;a, i r
in the premises. For the purpose*of
this inquiry the committee is authoriz
ed to send for persons and pajiers.”
Mr. Crisp was on his -fed ns soon u
the refuting of the resolution w»s con
cluded, amt raised the point of order
that the resolution did not- constitute
a question of privilege. He debate*)
the question briefly, citing a decision
of Speaker Carlisle in 1884, that a reso
lution which did not contain specifi
cally the proposed impeachment was
not privileged. Mr. Barrett, in reply
cited • decision of the same Speaker in
the same Congress in the ease of a reso
lution looking to the impeachment of
Marshal Lot Wright for acts done in
tho elections at Cincinnati, in which
he held that the resolution was pri
vileged.
Speaker Reed overruled the point of
order and Mr. Barrett took the floor to
make his argument in favor of the
adoption of his resolution.
A hush fell upon the House. It was
the first exciting incident of the ses
sion. Mr. Barrett spoke dearly and
forcibly, but briefly. He contended
that Mr. Bayard’s utterances, from a
public servant, reflected upon our do
mestic policy and were intended to
aggrandize his party, not his country,
lie drew a striking parallel between
the ease of Mr. Bayard and that of
Martin Van Boren, whose nomination
was rejected by the Senate because, as
Secretary of State he had given to our
minister to England secret instruc
tions to deal with the British foreign
office in a manner calculated to in
crease the prestige of his party iii this
country. The matter was thoroughly
discussed in the Senate at the time of
Van Huron's rejection, and Mr. Barrett
quoted the strong words of Daniel
Webster denouncing Van Buren’s ♦•on
duct on that occasion for being “the
representative of his party instead of
his country.”
Mr. Barrett was given several rounds
of applause by the Republicans.
‘‘lt is true that Martin Van Buren’s
nomination was rejected by the Sen
ate,” said Mr. Cooper (Florida), inter
rupting the Massachusetts representa
tive. “but is it also not true that in
1836 the jK-ople of the United States
vindicated Mr. Van Buren by electing
him President of the United States?"
(Applause by the Democratic side.)
“And 1 give you notice now.” he added,
shaking his finger at the Republican
side, “that Mr. Bayard may be vindi
cated in the same manner.”
The Republicans were amused at t his
prediction of Mr. Cooper regarding
the possible future vindication of Mr.
Bayard and broke into a cheer when
Mr. Barrett, called Mr. Cooper’s atten
tion to the fact that four years after
Mr. Van Buren’s vindication in 1 MO,
“he. was buried so deep that he was
never heart I of afterward."
Ex-Speaker Crisp replied to Mr. Bar
rett. in rather an ironical tone. The
purpose of the resolution, he said, was
evidently to g'ive the gentleman on the
other side occasion to air their views
on protection. He did not think, he
said, that any gentleman elected to a
seat on the floor of the House believed
that this resolution contained grounds
for impeachment.
“I acquit the gentleman from Mas
sachusetts,” saitl Mr. Crisp, “of such a
thought. My respect for his intelli
gence requires that I should do so.”
Mr. Crisp quoted Mr. Bayard’s words
in the resolution about protection and
declared them to be true to the accom
paniment of Democrat plaudits, which
were renewed at gieat force when he
declared: “If you impeach Mr. Bay
ard for those words you must impeach
a majority of the American people.”
The Republicans jeered at this, but
Mr. Crisp proceeded to recall the over
whelming Republican defeat that fol
lowed the enactment of the McKinley
protective measure. He added that
now if the Republicans believed so
heartily in high protection they
should l»e brave enough to frame and
pass a bill. It was the only way they
could justify their position.
The resolution ought to be referred
to the committee on judiciary and not
to foreign affairs. He gave notice of
his intention to move to so refer it.
Mr. McCall followed Mr. Crisp and
said that Mr. Bayard marie a violent
partisan speech which was obviously
one of impropriety.
Mr. Dingley, (Maine) follower] Mr.
McCall, and took the ground that Mr.
Bayard was an ambassador of the Uni
ted States and the question was wheth
er he should so far forget his duties as
to denounce the policy of one half of
the people of the United States. He
asked Mr. Crisp if the ease was revers
ed as to parties if he would approve of
Mr. Bayard’s position.
Mr. Crisp replied that the question
which Mr. Bayard discusser! was not
loral to this country but was world
wide. Suppose, asked Mr. Dingley.
pursuing the idea, that a week after
Mr. Bayard had denouneed the people
of this country who favored the un
limited coinage of silver as corruption
ists 1 , would the gentlemen from Geor
gia endorse him?
Mr. Crisp replied that, Mr. Bayard
was discussing a merely academic
question; that his views as to whether
the position was right or wrong, cut
no figure. He did not think the criti
cism of the gentlemen from Maine was
a just one.
Mr. Dingley “Has the Atnbaswdor
of this country the right to go upon a
platform in a foreign country ami de
nounce one-half of the people in the
terms used by Mr. Bayard?”
Mr. Crisp “Any citizen, no matter
who he may be, or what, position he oc
cupies, has the right, to sav what he
thinks upon economic questions.”
Mr. Crisp then turned quest loner.
He asked Mr. Dingley if he thought
that the specifications in the resolu
tion furnished ground for impeach
ment.
Mr. Dingley declared, amid applause
on the Republican side, that his j>er
sonal opinion was that the offense of
Mr. Bayard was impeachable and
ought- to be impeachable l» t v the House.
Whether it was wholly for the. House
to impeach, was another question.
"1 believe,” concluded Mr. Dingley.
“that art example should he made of
these gentlemen who are constantly
violating the principles and propriety
of official life. Mr. Bayard should be
publicly condemned.”
Mr. Wheeler (Alabama) asked why
the Republicans, if they were so solici
tous of the conduct of our representa
(Continued on fourth I’age )
RALEIGH. N. C.. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11, '895.
FIRST IN ITS HISTORY
A REPUBLICAN (JuVHtMIR ><♦
RULE OVER THE BLUE
GRASS STATE
GOVERNOR BRADLEY INAUGURATED
An linniei.se Crowd in Frankfort to
W iiness Gov. Bradley’s Induction
Into Ofticef-liepuhlicHii Clubs From
the Neghhuring * itie* Swelled the
Nil in her to 20,000--Gov Brown’s
Valedictory Preceded Gov. It atl
leyN Inaugural Address.
FRANKFORT, Kv., Dee. 10. Wil
liam O’Connell Bradley nt noon to-day
was sworn in as Governor of Kentucky
and the first Republican administra
tion in the history of the common
wealth was ushered in.
Never Indore was sueli a crowd seen
in Frankfort. There were ten times
its many people here by noon as ever
before came to witness an inaugura
tion. Cincinnati sent five hundred Re
publicans, Covington and Ncwjiort
sent a thousand members of half a
dozen clubs. The Garfield Club, of
Ixmisxille, swelled the delegation from
that city to several thousand jieople.
Two special trains of ten coaches each,
which came from Lexington, were
{Kicked and many were unable to get
aboard. Col. Bradley, with hi- wife
and daughter, arrived last nigh on a
special train from his home at Lancas
ter, and became the guest of Col. b. I*.
Tarleton, a leading Republican. All
the other State offieers-elect were on
hand this morning.
The public buildings, stores and resi
dences are covered w ith flags and bunt
ing and the city presents a beautiful
apearance.
At 11 o'clock tin inaugural proces
sion was started at the firing of salutes
from Arsenal Hill. The First Regiment
K. S. (!.. under command of Col. John
B. Cast toman, and the Second Regi
ment, under Col. E. IT. Gaither, were
in the van. Then came Governor-elect
Bradley and Governor Brown in car
riage. Other carriages bearing-wto;in
guished visitors followed. Then came
organized clubs and delegations of
citizens on foot. The procession was a
lengthy one and comprised four divis
ions. At noori it reached the State
House, where the inaugural stand was
located. Fully 2b,000 people were
gathered there to witness the cere
monies. Mayor Julian presided. Dr.
W. ('. Taylor offered prayer.
Judge W 11. Holt delivered the ad
dress of parting and welcome. Then
earne the valedictory of Governor John
Brown. Governor-elect Bradley fol
lowed with an address in part as fol
low's :
“The credit and honor of the Stale
and nation are of first importance. The
popular verdict which has declared in
favor of the use of U»tli gold and silver
as money, but at the same time the
maintenance of the liest and highest
standard, so that every dollar shall Ik
of equal value, should be accepted and
adhered to; and while public credit
must he controlled, we should none the
less favor a well-regulated system of
protection to every brunch of Ameri
can industry.
"Allow till things, the Constitution
and laws, within its spirit, must Ik*
enforced. Every citizen shall lie pro
tected in life, lilierty and property at
whatever cost. Mob violence, which
has its home in the breasts of cowards,
should be prevented at all hazards, and
if committ-ed, should Ik* projie.rlj and
severely punished. Such action is an
<>|K-n declaration of the want of confi
dence in the courts, and instead of pro
moting, does serious injury to the wel
fare of the State. The commission of
crime to punish crime can find no apol
ogist in a Christian civilisation.
“I shall do right as God enables me
to see the right, Ik* just, as he enables
nn* to determine what is just and by
the love that 1 cherish for the State
of my birth, do all that within me lies
for her prosperity, enforce her laws,
protect her citizens and maintain her
honor, remembering always that I am
not a governor of a party, but of all
the jieople.”
The oath of office was administered
I>V Chief Justice Brice. Standing
with his head bared, beneath the
American flag with his right, hand up
lifted and his left resting on the Bible.
Col. Bradley repeated the words which
made him the chief executive of Ken
tucky.
This evening Gov. Bradley and fami
ly were entertained at dinner by ex-
Govemor Brown, in the executive man
sion. Tonight also was given a grand
inaugural ball in the historic assembly
ball room.
William O’Connell Bradley was born
in Lancaster county, Kentucky, March
18, 1847. He was obliged to quit school
at, the age of fourteen and ran away
several times and enlisted in the Un
ion Army, but his father took him
home. In 1865, having passed a cred
it able examination the Legislature
passed the first act of the kind in Ken
tucky enabling him to procure a li
cense to practice law, he being only IS
years of age. Bradley rose rapidly in
his profession, and for many years has
stood in the front rank in Kentucky.
In 1870 be was elected prosecuting at
torney In 1872 lie was Republican
nominee for Congress, being defeated
by a small majority.
A NEGRO PRISONER CKKMA i'KD.
TARBORO, X. C., Dec. 10. -(Special.)
Last night an intoxicated negro named
Owens, after being placed in the lock
up in Conetoe, this county, set tire to
the building. The building was burned
and the negro cremated before lie
could be rescued.
DEMOCRACY NOT DEAD
THE H |*l II LIRA \ ADKUVISrit i-
TtOlV IN BOSTON AGAIN
OVERTHROWN.
JOSIAH QUINCY ELECTED MAYOR
Ihe ' ampttigii Was One of itie 4!o f.
Spirited »ml Hotly Contested Fv* r
Known in the History of the Fiji--
Kepuhiicitu flavor Beaten hy h Plu
rality of 4,370*-All Blanche-: of the
« i y Government Bi irii>eruiic--l)e
--clared in Favor of License.
BOSTON, Mass., Dec. lu. Tin* Re
publican administration which has
been in control of municipal affairs for
the past eleven months was overthrown
at the polls to-day tifter one of the most
spirited and hotly contested campaigns
in the history of local polities, and
Boston once more returns to its old
position in the Democratic column.
The Republican mayor, lion. Edwin
Upton Curtis, was defeated b\ 4,376
plurality and all branches of the city
government are Democratic, the Re
publicans losing control of the board
of aldermen and school committee.
Hon. Josiah Quincy, the successful
Democratic mayoralty candidate,
showed greater strength than even his
own party expected awl made heavy
gains in nearly every section of the
city
Over 73,000 voters went to the jwdl.s,
the largest number ever recorded in
Boston and representing over five
sixths of the total registration.
The campaign was fought on
straight party lines, the Democrats
making every effort to redeem last
year’s defeat and their opponents seek
ing an endorsement of the reforms en
acted by them during the year. The
Mayor elected to-day "ill serve two
years, it being the first election since
the legislature doubled the length of
the ordinary term. Mayor Curtis’ ad
ministration was generally satisfacto
ry to the business men in the city nnd
they gave him their support.
The Democratic party, however, put
their strongest inan in nomination and
was not hampered to any great extent
by divisions in the party.
Hon. Josiah Quincy, the mayor elect,
is well-known throughout the Eastern
States, having served as assistant Sec
retary of State during Mr. Cleveland’s
present term and also as a member of
the Democratic National Committee.
The city declared in favor of license
by over fifty thousand majority. The
board of aldermen will consist of seven
Democrats and five Republicans. The
common council is strongly Democrat
ic.
SI I'FEED COTTON in HIS KARR.
.liirfS* RobißMiM If el used to Listen to
Hon. Kopi 1 Elias’Speeches.
WINSTON, N. (’., Dec. 10.—(Special.)
A citizen of Greensboro says that the
rejHirt is true about Judge Robinson,
while on the bench at Graham court,
stuffing cotton in his ears during Hope
Elias’ speech in defense of a man for
murder The Greensboro man claims
that he got the cotton for his Honor.
He says he also went out of the court
house with Judge Robinson the next
time Mr. Elias sjx»ke awl both enjoyed
a smoke.
General Superintendent Xeillson, of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, with a par
ty of friends, went up to Elkin to-day
in a special car to hunt birds.
Miss Berta Hall and Mr. Edward Mil
ler, two of Winston’s popular young
jieople, surprised their friends last
night by getting married.
In my telegram to the News and Ob
server last night regarding an inter
view with State Chairman Holton, the
telegraph operator made a big break.
Holton was asked if his name was be
ing mentioned as a probable Republi
4*an candidate for “Governor” instead
of “State Chairman.”
Ix*wellyn Reece, a promising young
lawyer of Dobson, will wed Miss Dora
Shore, daughter of ex-Sheriff Shore, of
Yadkin county, on December 18th. And
.James Ogburn, a prosperous young
business man of this county, will mar
ry Miss Cora Shore to-morrow.
11. T. Smithdeal’s tobacco factory at
Advance has been seized by revenue
officers for alleged violations of reve
nue laws.
Peter M. Wilson, a well-known North
Carolinian who holds a jjosition in
Washington, is here attending court.
Judge Russell, of Wilmington, who
wants to be Governor, and Judge Arm
field, of Statesville, are also here look
ing after legal business.
HE FOUGHT FOR HIS LIBERTY.
An Escaped Convict Converts His
House Into a Fort.
ASHEVILLE, N. (’., Dee. 10. (Sjie
ciai.)- Yesterday Special State Agent
J. A. Perry, of Morganton, and posse
surrounded the house of John Lyda,
an escaped convict, in Henderson
county, to arrest him and carry him
back to 11m penitentiary. Lyda fired
through the window, the bullet strik
ing Perry in the shoulder anti serious
ly wounding liitn. Friends of Lyda ran
to the scene and a battle was immi
nent, but finally Lyda surrendered
upon threat that the house would l>e
burned over his head. Lyda was brought
to jail here. Berry is in the Mission Hos
pital. Lyda was sentenced in 1888 for
ten years as accessary to a killing in
Henderson county. Me escaped in 1893.
Rev. Dr. Henry Y. Satterlee, rector
Cavalry Episcopal church, who was
last week elected Bishop of the Wash
ington diocese, refused to-day to make
any statement regarding his ac
ceptance or refusal of the office,
B E WR K S >111 ) N IGII TAND D% M N
The Mm I nl Marry Harwood w m
U-tiered into Eternity.
MINXi: \ BOLLS, Minn., Dec. 10. Be
fore dnw n to-morrow morning Harry
Hayward will be hanged at the jail in
this city for the murder of Catherine
Ging.
Before dark to-night morbid crowds
had assembled in the vicinity of the
jail. There was nothing to see except
the grey walls and the occasional open
ing of the heavy doors to admit some
official, yet they lingered waiting for
the tragic event. At midnight the
throng numbered several hundred.
Harry’s swell dinner, the “last sup
jier,” as he profanely expressed it, was
served according to his desire shortly
after 10 o’clock, and he partook of it
with apparent relish.
Rev. Father Timothy arrived shortly
after- not upon the summons of the
condemned man, but in ease that, at
the last moment, a desire should be
expressed by the hitherto unrepentant
man for a spiritual advisor.
During the evening Hayward held a
lengthy conversation with his attend
ants. and laughed and joked on the
subject of his approaching execution.
As Captain Sandberg was covering the
windows of the jail, looking into the
alley, Harry noticed him and shouted:
“That's right; block out the gaping
crowd. There will be no visitors after
ft o'clock in the morning. People w ish
ing to see will have to call at the
morgue, as I intend to change my
quarters,” and he laughed as he said it.
To the newKjiajter men lie said: "I
would like to see the account of how
this thing came out and about my ac
tions on the scaffold.” and again he
-laughed as if he were going to a picnic
instead of to his death.
The trial of Harry Hayward was a
notable event in criminal jurispru
dence. full of sensational incident's,
and lasted nearly seven weeks from
January 21st.
Governor Clough set the execution
for June 21st. but the filing of the ap
peal to the Supreme Court necessita
ted a postponement. November 20th
the Supreme Court announced its de
cision, affirming the decision of the
lower court.
Executive clemency was refuse*}. and
the Governor fixed the day of the exe
cution for Wednesday, December 11th.
“between midnight and dawn.”
THE COTTON CROP REPORT.
The Government now Estimate- Ihe
Crop at 6,37*1,000 Hales.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 10.—following
is the cotton report issued by the Agri
cultural Department to-day:
A crop equal to 67.3 jK*r cent, of last
years or 6,373,000 is indicated in final
returns from county and State corres
pondents. More complete reports,
based on the commercial movement
w ill be issued in 1896, the first of that
probably in February. Mean farm
jiriee 7.59 cents, a gain of 65 ]>er cent on
last year's figures, 4.6 on 1894 and of
9 jK*r cent, on 1893.
Returns from correspondents are al
most uniformly unfavorable as to
quantity, the weather having proved
generally disastrous.
The drought caused an unusually
early marketing throughout the cot
ton area with an almost total sacrifice
of toji crop. The lint, however, is gen
erally clean, so that the quality is ex
eeptionally high. Many rejiorts show
crop complet.elv gathered and market
ed.
MILD FOR SIXTY MILLION*?.
Sale of the 4'chisou, Topeka and
Santa Fa at Public Auction.
TOPEKA, Kan., Dee. 10. —Edward
King, of New York, acting for the re
organization committee, to-day bid iu
the entire system of the Atchison, To
jieka and Santa Fe Railroad Company,
which was sold at public auction here
under decree of the United States Cir
cuit Court of August 25 last. Sixty
million dollars was tike jiriee paid.
Judge Henry C. Caldwell has con
firmed the sale. The new charter of
the company is all ready and will be
filed in this city with the Secretary of
State to-morrow. The charter is ex
actly the same as the old one, except in
the matter of the name, and that only
differs in the slight change of the one
word “railroad” to “railway,” the new
name to read: “Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railway Company.”
THE DAY IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—The Sen
ate was in session less than two hours
to-day. The proceedings consisted of
the introduction of about a hundred
bills and a speech on the Monroe doc
trine by Senator Culloni. Mr. (’idiom's
speech was read from manuscript and
was attentively received by the Senate.
He took strong grounds for an affirma
tive jiolicy in order to convince other
nations of their error in supposing
this doctrine to Ik* imjiotent for our
guidance and contended for the j>ro
priet-y of Congressional action and
saying that diplomacy had been suffi
ciently tried and had been found
w anting.
PARIS, Dee. 10.— I The conference of
tlx 1 bi-metallic leagues of Great Bri
tain, France and Germany opens here
to-day. M. Lou bet, president, of the
French Bi-metallic League, presided.
The object of the convention is to draft
a resolution regarding bi-metallism,
which w ill be submitted to the parlia
ments of the three countries.
NORFOLK, Vn., Dee. 10.-- President
Cleveland and his party are storm
bound at Cape llatteras, N. 0. There
is a fierce storm raging in the vicinity
and the wind is blowing at the rate of
60 miles an hour. All on board flu'*
Yiolet are doing well,
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
S i. LOUIS WAS CHOSEN
j THE HF PI It I li iv GO'S V ENT ION
Wil l >IFE r i HERE on
JUNE Iff.
SELECTED AFTER # LONG CONTEST
Alter Two Hours HultotiiiK ihn ' *un
nut tee Decided to I!- Ml the Next
Great Goavcu.ion i.t the lt« publican
Daily iu the Rcutfi-.Ki. Louis Made
the Mrongeftt Showing from the Start
and Gained steadily Until Pittsburg
Dent over und I hen San Francisco.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. The Re
publican National Convention will be
held at St. Louis,. June 16 next. That
was the decision reached hy the Re
publican National Committee ussem
bled to-day, after balloting for two
hours.
The successive ballots are shown as
follows:
St. Ixmis, 13 14 18 32 39
San Francisco. 20 19 t. 9 19 Hi
Pittsburg. 9 !> 5 j x
Chicago, s 8 9 9 s
New York, l x v x X
The morning wan spent, in bearing
sjM'eches in behalf of the contending
cities, the doors being open to the vari
ous contesting delegations. This con
cluded, the committee beguu its after
noon session, liehind closed door* An
eager crowd choked nj» the corridors
leading to the committee room, and
awaited the announcement of results.
'l'iie first important question of the
afternoon was the fixing the date of
the convention. The executive com
mittee rejHirtrd a resolution favoring
June 16. This was amended by com
mitteeman Jauinan, of Utah, iu favor
of August 18. There was sharp de
bate, and Mr. DeYoung, of California
finally proposed compromise between
• lune and August viz: July. The De-
Young and Lannan amendment** were
both defeated and then, by a practi
cally unanimous vote, the date was fix
ed at June 16.
Then tiie main contest between
"the cities began. There was
much excitement as tlie bal
lots proceeded, the committee
men from the interested sections hur
rying about anti seeking to effect com
binations. At the outset Kan Fran
cisco secured one more than the nine
teen claimed from the first. The an
nouncement of her lead was greeted
with enthusiasm when it reached the
outer corridors. The strength of St.
Ixmis was somewhat greater than had
been expected, while neither Pitteburg
nor Chicago made the showing anfciei
jiated. St. Louis gained steadily on
each ballot. Kan Francisco sought to
meet this by drawing the votes of Chi
cago but without avail. The first seri
ous break occurred wlieu David Mar
tin, of I‘eunsyvania, led the Pittsburg
forces toward Kt. Ixmis. On the fourth
and last formal ballot, San Francisco
forces broke for the first time, Michi
gan, Wyoming and (Connecticut going
to Kt. Jxniftr. That settled it and gave
St. Louis the convention. The choice
was made unanimous on motion of Mr.
L>e Young, of Kan Francisco.
On the announcement of the decisive
ballot there was a rush for the St.
Louis headquarters where alt the dele
gates from that city gathered with
Missouri Congressmen and politicians
at large. There was a great handshak
ing and popping of corks for a few
minutes, with occasional cheers, and a
number of important speeches of con
gratulation.
All of the visitors claimed that St.
Ixmis had lieen their second choice,
and took defeat with good nature.
After concluding the ballot, the com
mittee tvK»k uji the question of territo
rial delegates, and recommended that
New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Okla
homa each select four delegates in ad
dition to the two heretofore chosen. A
hearing was accorded to Mrs. J. Ellen
Foster, of lowa, who sjioke of woman’s
influence in behalf of the jiarty.
At 6 o’clock the committee had com
pleted its labors and adjourned. The
executive committee then held e brief
session to arrange the. details of the
convention in accordance with the de
termination of the full committee.
REJOICING IN ST. IJIUIK.
KT. LOUIS. Mo., IVe. 10.—There is
general rejoicing in St. ix>uis to-night
over the action of the National Repub
lican committee in selecting this city
as the place for the holding of the
next national convention.
Ixmg before the bulletins announc
ing the vote of the committee on the
location had been jiosted in newspaper
office windows, large crowds of people
assembled and when the final ballot
w as jmt. up announcing that St. Louis
had won the prize the enthusiasm was
unbounded.
It is planned to hold the convention
in the exposition building, the north
half of which will be fitted uji at a
cost or $15,000 and when finished wdll
seat aA least. 15,000 people.
THE 81 LTUV AT LAST YIELDS.
He Grants the Extra Guard Ships De
mi tided liy the Powers.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Doe. 10. -The
Sultan has determined to issue the fir
mans demanded by the powers. At
8:10 this evening an trade (proc
lamation was issued granting
the permission for the extra
guardships to ]>ass the straits
of the Daardanelles, thus ending
another chapter in the long history of
the Eastern question.
Rev. Dr. Samuel J. N’iecolls, pastor
Second Presbyterian church, St. Louis
has declined the presidency of the
Lane Seminary, Cincinati, Ohio, which
position was offered him several weeks
ago,