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Editor Md Publisher mm IRY, ILLINOIS. THE WORLD OF THE OC OP A WEE *?"«•* »o H»ppii>-A Complete l of InUmtlat Events thp World Shocking Startling IMaaaa. •»« Other Tople* ; ; THE RIGHT OP STTFFRJKOFI. inulor Dolph Dtse*MM Mississippi's New Cemtltntion. THE Senate decided on the 12th to hold Sjfcmger dally sessions. The resolution ©fiered by Mr. Dolph instructing the Core- ' • telttW on Privileges and Elections to in- t tod report whether the right to vote election for Presidential electors, ^ifctiiiiiferB of Congress, or State cgislatures la denied to any male citizens ol any St ate, -'•{ft Is abridged, except for participation In .*£» rebellion or other crime, was taken up, , v and Mr. Dolph stated the reasons which U* l»ad induced him to offer it. What he de- fcire<! the committee to give special atten­ tion to was whether s:>me States had not fjwldod in their constitutions or laws such : ^ if^oting qualifications as were not permitted Section 2 of the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution, without an abridgment Of representation. He claimed that the : Constitution recently adopted in Mississippi :'Sid impose such qualifications and that, therefore, the representation of that State Should bo abridged. The reapportion- ,. ' incnt bill, based on a representation of 356 , • ^ members of the House of Representatives. •%!', ' fs originally proposed by Mr. Frank of T.v,' jlissouri, was favorably acted on by the House Committee on Census. The agree- - }*»ent to report the bill was unanimous, although Mr. Holman and Mr. Tillman re- t , Served the right to vote for a different num­ ber than 356. The only vote taken was on motion made by Mr. Holman to fix the Silramber at 332. and it found no second. BUSINESS OF THE WEEK. fie Outlook More Hopeful than a W»k Ago. • R. G. ©UK A Co.'s weekly review of trade says: The business outlook is more hopeful, the past disturbance and continuing uncertainty are felt in a reduced volume of tmslgcss throughout the country which, , though slightly larger than a year ago, no longer shows the material increase until recently maintained. The supply of money is ample for necessities at New Or­ leans, but at other points money is tight, though banks help their customers as far as •^tbey can in legitimate business only. At 14be West colder weather has helped trade at Cincinnati, Detroit, and some other point*, and business is only fair at Denver; 1 for the season, with large cattle and »!**! df the Mayor list year re y of 5,460 control of RECORDS MADE AT THE PREVI­ OUS WORLD'S FAIRS SENATE AWHW8E OF •%;> IENTATIVEO. .K:m the ten times as t. 000 and paid Democrats, tmg. hie«ti;f ranch as the Japan ap Aldermeaand Common s receipts at Kansas City; strong, liberal distribution of goods at fit. Louis; fair for the season at St. Paul, and more active in holiday lines at , Cincinnati, Chicago business continues much larger than last year, being little <affected by Eastern troubles, and the re­ ceipts of most products show increase. At. Plttabnrg the worst is thought to be over money and collections are easier, though iron has declined and thdre is less jtoMad formanufactured products. Phila- i little Improvement. • , ,,, .jfttiy stra/ght, concln<to4hh which they knew nothing. Later, Itowevcr, small sums of money were mlftsed, and he was charged With falsifying his accounts. Ex­ perts were placed on the books, and a shortage of $17,345 was found. Blue had manipulated the accounts as he pleased, and by false entries had con­ cealed his embezzlements. Blue's mother pleaded for him, and offered to make up the deficiency if he would be allowed to go. She sold everything she possessed, but the receipts failed to equal the defi­ ciency, and so Blue was arrested. , . CLARK PAKKER, the notorious crinftU&L ltnown to the police of America and Europo as "Bill the Brute," is under ar­ rest at Boston awaiting the plbasure of the Philadelphia police, who charge him with stealing a diamond ring. Parker has had an extraordinary career and has much to answer for. His holiest feat was the "breaking" of a bank at Lyons, France, two years ago and capturing 250,000 francs. He had two other criminals witb him in the job. They hid the money in a graveyard the night of the burglary. Some time later Parker and one of his companions named Guerin went to the graveyard to get the money to divide. They quarreled there, and Parker, hoping to get the entire proceeds, drew a revolver and fired at his comrade, the bullet badly injuring the latter in the right side. But Guerin was not a coward: instead of succumbing to his wound, he, too, drew a revolver as he lay on the ground and fired repeatedly at the running form of Parker. The latter, fearing that people would be at-, tracted to the spot, returned, and, under cover of Guerin's revolver, promised not only to divide the money but to nurse Guerin and take him safely from the country. WESTERN HAPPENINGS; Board of Council. THE first State Legislature of Idaho Is now in session. One of the first mat­ ters presented for the action of the Legislature will be a memorial addressed to Congress asking that body to grant to the 8tate all the arid lands within its limits to provide means to pay the ex­ penses of irrigating the same. It is expected that a bill will bo pushed though Congress before Its adjournment in accordance with the terms of the memorial.. It will be urged upon that body that the arid lands can be of no possible value to the Govern­ ment; that they cannot be made homes without enormous expense; that no mftn of ordinary means would be able to go far enough abovo his pre­ emption and dig a canal for its irriga­ tion. There are about 9,000,000 acres in South Idaho of the character alludfed to susceptible of tillage and still owned by the General Government, 7,000,000 of which He in the valley of Snake River, a large stream, navigable In places for steamboats, and which, following its meanderings, courses its way 900 miles within the limits of the State. This stream it is proposed to turn, so that the valleys on both sides may be made avail­ able for agricultural purposes. J abstr ) Mr. ganixat ; is in eai It is not \ are acting f -- INDIANS PUT TO ROU?. •-ii. fettle Between tin Troops and Bear's Band. A SPECIAL by courier from the camp Sbf two troops of the Sixth Cavalry sta­ tioned on the South Fork of the Chey- uniifl Elver to Rapid City, S. D., says a kw-man named Rider has brought a to the commanding officer that been a blwdy encounter four north of Pine Ridge Agency be­ en the United States troops and soroo four or five hundred Indians under Kick­ ing Bear, and that a number haye been killed on both sides; that the Indians have been put to rout and a laVge num­ ber captured, including Kicking Bear. A courier from the mouth of French Creek says that the latest authentic re­ ports from Capt. Wells are that a large : party of Indians attacked eighteen men four miles below the creek. Several = were wounded, and it is thought four Indians were killed. An engagement i9 expected with the hostiles near Battle Creole MANY MILLIONS OFFERED. Men Brady to Give $35,000,000 for the Ch-rek^e 8" rip. following dispatch was sent from tn.: (ayes, Tahlequah, .1. T.: nilianison & Blair's twenty i aojdgo fifteen millions Send deed and li-iik. W. LM." >mpany or- lew days that jcrokee Strip, fvely whether they frely on their own judg­ ment amfjlcapital or not,' as it has been intimated fin financial circles that they : . . can get jfeew York and London capital , if they desire to part with any of the , stock., " • Decision A*rt*st Uncle Sa THE Court of Claims lias given judg­ ment in the celebrated case of the Ber- dan Firearms Manufacturing Company of New York against the United States. This is a suit to reaver abotlt $400,000 for the use of the plaintifTf patent in the manufacture of Springfield guns used by the Government. It ha < been pend­ ing twenty years. ; Died a Defaulter and Patkrupt. ; STATE RKPRKSE^TATIVK BRANDT, who died a few days ago at Tiffin, Ohio, was 90,000 short as Treasurer of Venice Township, Seneca County. He was also » bankrupt, with liabilities of 930,000 and assets of only $10,000. Half a Million for St. Pant. J$|» stated that Judge Henry Hale, of St] Pavt, Minn., who died Sunday morning, made a provision in his will that $500,000 of liia property, after providing for his widow, •ball go to such public institutions as the » City 'Oouncil shall determine. * , .f , v* 4 -i Bule Steel fhpeewig^f^ HE Steel Patents Company of Pitts- Pa., which controls the patents making basic steel, finally has de­ cided at a meeting to sell to outside manufacturers the right to use the proc­ ess upon payment of a royalty of 91 per ton. A great demand for the basic process has been made by the mill men of the South, who were unable to utilize a large proportion of the ore do- posit in those States. The royalty of 31 * ton is considered reasonable bjf *towners. ' ." 5: -v- THRKK masked men bound and gagged William Johnson, janitor and night watchman of the Wigwam Theater at San Francisco, and then proceeded to open the safe with tools. According to Johnson they worked an hour and a half before they succeeded in opening t whence they took $1,900 cash, several watches, and some stage jewelry valued at 91,000. After the robbers left the place Johnson managed to release him­ self and notified the police. AT the annual meeting of the Michi­ gan State Grange 350 delegates were present, the largest attendance in the history of the organization. In his an­ nual address the Worthy Master in­ formed the delegates that they were paying too much«attention to the raising of crops and not enough to studying the laws of supply and demand, which regu­ lated the price of the crops. When Gov. Luce was elected the State's Chief Executive he was Worthy Master of the Grange, and there is now a strong senti­ ment in favor of installing him in his old position. THE full Executive Committee of the Iowa Farmers' Alliance was in session In Des Moines, and spent the first day in consultation with the State Grange, which was also in session. The officers of the two organizations are rather reti­ cent as to the meaning of the conference, but it in understood that steps will be taken to insure their entire co-operation in the future. The Grange and Alliance will each maintain an organization, but they will work in harmony on all mat­ ters. The reports of various officers of the Grange show that some growth has been made during the year. Secretary J. W. Murphy in his report made an ar­ gument in favor of absolute free trade. GBEAT uneasiness and discontent pre­ vail among the settlers near the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington. Renegades from the reservation, who are supplied with whisky by vicious whites, are becoming quarrelsome and insolent. A few days ago a small band fell to fight­ ing among themselves, and an Indian was killed and a number were injured. ELDER FRED Mvss, of Salt Lake City, who has been, laboring as a Mormon mis­ sionary in Switzerland, was recently drafted into the Swiss army, and at last accounts was with the forces which are posted on the frontier of the canton, ,tJiat lately revolted against^the Government. THREE boys, Fred Case, aged 16, Leslie Case, aged 11, and Floyd Archer, aged 8, while playing on the ice on the Delaware. River in Valley Falls, Kan., broke through and were drowned. The bodies of the two Case boy3 were found. SECBETABT NOBLE has received, the following telegram from the Chairman of the Cijow Indian Commission at tha • Crow Agency in Montana: "Crow In* dians in full council have to-day sold lands west of divide on Price's Creek and adjoining strip on southeast to Biff Horn, fifteen miles wide. Consideration, $946,000. Treaty now being signed by a large majority of the Individual Indians. Commissioners will meet in Chicago later on to make up their report and forward the same together with estimates. Num­ ber of acres purchased, 1,850,000." THE Indiana State Grange, at its meet­ ing at Lafayette, adopted resolutions favoring the repeal of the law exempting building and loan associations from taxa­ tion; the immediate taking effect of the law reducing salaries; the free and un­ restricted coinage of silver; the repeal of the national bank law, and in lieu there­ of the issue of Treasury notes as full legal tender in sufficient quantities to . transact the business of the country on • a cash basis; the taxation of luxuries and not the necessities of life; the exemption of bona fide indebtedness from taxation; the equal rights of both sexes. SUPPLIES for distribution among the north and west counties of South Dakota are beginning to arrive at Huron. Con- J siderable feed and fuel has gone | through there, destined for points where j the greatest need exists. Committees j are striving to get the supplies in while \ the pleasant weather continutes. A vast amount will be necessary to meet the present demand. ; THE NATIONAL CAPITAL, : THE report of the Inspector of thte Army to the Secretarp of War, which will be issued in a few days, contains some novel and startling information. Among other things is the height of the tallest soldier in the army in compar­ ison with that of the shortest soldier. The tallest defender of his coun­ try is six feet four and a half inches in height and is in an Ari­ zona regiment. The smallest soldier was enlisted In Dakota and is only fttur feet nine inches in height, making a dif­ ference of nineteen inches between the tallest and shortest. The average height of the enlisted men of the army has been found to be sixty-seven inches. The average weight of the soldier is 153.44 pounds. According to the report there are nine officers to every fifteen soldiers. SOME of Dr. Kochls lymph has reached Washington, consigned to Dr. Magru- der, who, in the presence of a number of prominent physicians, inoculated several patients at Garfield Memorial Hospital. The injection was made by means of a sharp sterilzed syringe. No marked ef­ fects have been noted as yet upon any of the patients who were treated. " FOREIGN OOSSIP. THE Nihilist trials now in St. Petersburg before a section of the Senate will last until the end of the year. The prisoners are many and are tried In batches. The principal figure in tho group now on trial is the sister of a high official in the ecclesiastic administration wh« resided in a house belonging to tho synod in which the police found both dynamite and revolutionary documents. THE Dublin newspaper, United Ireland, •• has got Into trouble" through its per­ sistent advocacy of tho retirement of, Mr. Parnell. Mr. Parnell is one of the i directors of the company owning the, paper, and acting in that capacity he, went to Dublin and seized the plant of • the paper, stopped the issue of the cur-i rent edition, and ejected the acting ed-, itor, Mr. Bodkin. A desperate row oc-; enrred in the down-stairs office between.' the Sheriff's officers and the sub-editors. Sticks and stools were used as weapons,: and the air was filled with flying mis-] siles. Finally, after a sharp and fierce; struggle, the sub editors were put out of; the building. Late at night a strong! party of Mr. Parnell's opponents made a< descent upon and recaptured the offices] #f United Ireland. The invaders de-1 stroyed all the "leaders" which had; been prepared, and turned all the matter that they found set up into the Ire. Then they took possession of the, ledgers and other books and documents belonging to the concern. All this was ! done in the name of William O'Brien.' A strong posse from various laborers' Societies has been left as a garrison, with instructions to remain on guard day and night and to resist by force any further intrusion by Mr. Parnell and his friends. #*BSH AND NEWSY. THE steamer Coos Bay has arrived in San Francisco with' the crew of tho steamer South Coast, belonging to the West Coast Steamship Company, which went ashore at Fort Bragg during the storm of Dec. 3. The steamer was lying at the wharf, but the line parted and it drifted upon the rocks, where it still re­ mains, with the hull badly damaged. THE total population of th#> country, including Indians, etc., will reach 63,- 000,000, Already the Census Offico hasi returned in round figures 315,000 In-, dians and whites in the Indian Terri­ tory. These, with the population of Alaska, which Special Agent Pctroff es­ timates at 38,00(9, will bring up the total population of the country to 63,000,000, a numerical gain of 13,000,000 for the decade. MAKKKT BEPOHlfe IJ CHICAGO. CATTLE--Common to Prime....f 3.25 EASTERN OCCURRENCES. HEHHY O. BLUE, cashier for T. H. Tfcrkins & Co., the Devonshire street' (Boston) brokers, has turned out an em­ bezzler, the amountlnvolved being more than §17,000. Blue is about 26 years old, but he manifested unusual ability as a financier and accountant. The re­ mit was that from a clerkship he was placed in charge of the firm's books funds. Besides, considerable trusts were turned over to him. A few months ago it was learned that Blue was specu- on ^he outside. The firm then books, but, finding every- SOUTHERN INCIDENTS. THE Cannon B»ll Express on the In­ ternational and Great Northern Road was wrecked near Neches, Texas, and Andy Schnorp, fireman, was killed and Engineer Coleman seriously injured. CHABLEY JOPLIK, at the coal-mines at Jenny Lind, two miles from Fort Smith, Ark., shot and" killed John Miller, Mil­ ler's wife and grown daughter, Lou Mil­ ler, Dr. Stewart, a prominent physician, and a man whose name is not learned, five persons in ail. Afterward he shot and killed himself. The massacre oc­ curred late in the day and the only clew to the cause of the awful tragedy is that Dr. Stewart had intimated that Joplin was the cause of Lou Miller's downfall EVICTIONS of striking miners have been begun at the Monongahela mines in West Virginia. The strike has be­ come alarming in its proportions. The men at the Montana and Despard works have joined the strikers, and over 2,000 men are now out. The strike is against a reduction of 5 cents per ton. The mines are controlled by a syndicate in which ex-Senator Camden, Gov. Fleming, and Senator Gorman, of Maryland, are laifely interested. HOGH--Shipping Orates FCHEEV Vi HEAT--No. 2 Ited. CORK--No. 2 OATS--No 2 KYK--No. 2 BITTER--Choice CREAMERY CHKKHK--Full Cream, flats Kaos--Fresh POTATOES--Western, per bu INMANA.POLJ8. CATTLE--Shipping HOGS--Choice Light BHEEP--Common to Prim* WHEAT--No. 2 Bed CORN--No. 1 White OATI--No. S White... ST. XjOBIS. CATTLE. fioQB WHEAT-- NQ. 2 Ii«d............... CORN--No. 2 OATS--No. 2 BARLEY--Minnesota. CINCINNATI. CATTLE......... i Hoos I BHEEP.......... I WHEAT--No. 2 Bed COBX--No. 2 A OATS--No. 2 Mixed MILWAUKEE. WHEAT--No. 2Spring.... CORN--No. 3 OATH--No. 2 White J BVB--NO. 1 BAHLEX--NO. 2 i ^ DETBOIT. 1 CATTI-H HOOK I T-HKEP. | WHEAT--No. 2 Bed CORN--No. 2 Yellow OATS--No. 2 White ] TOLEDO. WHEAT COBH--Cash ' OATS--No. A White I , BUFFAI/O. CATTLE--Good to Prima , Hoot--Medium and Haary WuiT-No. 1 Hard : Coax--No. 2. ..-- ; BAST LIBERTY. ! CATTLE --Common to Prime Hoos--light I SHEEP--Medium to Good LAMBS NEW YOBK. CATTI.S.,.'../V Hoes .;. W*EAT--No. 2 Bed..... 0OBM--No. 2 S.25 3.00 .01 .62 .48 .67 .26 i » A " f . <3 "C.OG L® 4.00 (4 5.25 & <9 & & & .«Hk> .24 & .85 0 .92 .52 Vt .43 H .69 .129 .10* .25 .95 9.50 <® 4.59 8.0J @ 3.75 8.00 @ 5.00 .94&d .9554 .50't$ .51)4 .46 .48)6 4.09 <S 6.50 8.00 m 3.75 .98 & .94 .53 @ .53 .44}i® .45* .74 .76 8.0t> 8.00 & 8.75 8.00 & 5.00 J6^« .97** .53VJ .47^t9 .48£ 9 4.75 & ».• .86 @ .49 (0 .44^ <* •88 & M & .83 .50 .69 .67 8.00 8.00 0 4.2# <0 8.78 & 4.25 MM® .96* .88 E* .54 .4?H« -48* .88 4§ .96 .58 .48* ' POLITICAL PORRIDGE, JP THE Democratic tidal wave has ex- tended to municipal affairs in Boston* Miied WesUrn 4.00 8.60 1.09 JS6 8.50 8.75 4.08 4.00 8.50 100 5.00 ® 3.7S ® 1.09* & .88* ® 4.78 4.S0 & 5.00 & 6.73 5.80 IS 1.04 _ .88 .48 * M n 1'A; s s Britain Led All flu O Qbat t* twite InsliaeM tli* O Kotljaed th* •tiV* «1*<. of IfelfclMtR and- AWilH. attoaa at the Saooassiv* Exposition* Caatury. Itorg M ^ [Chicago dispatch.} and Norway Great Britain seems to be the qiiiofcfSt Tunis 850,000. nation to take advantage of the chf(||ii|> At Paris, in offered by a World's Fair. A stuM gpj gi^ of its such World's Fair records as are a^iitli* ble shows tiM&'fle has been of the list i» tfee number an$ cfeaiaoter of her e^iibits. Leariny out, of course, tho countries in which the fairs were held, Great Brit­ ain headed the list at Paris in 135 Vitas second at Philadelphia in 1876, second^ftt Paris in 187$ and first at Paris in No other nation can show as 'Kpttt' * record, so England must be <x>ttmigNd at the head of exhibiting nations, Wn&x easily leading alt others in the Una of giving exhibitions, The United States only recently awoke to their v&loe. Its exhibits have, not been numerous, although the priaes it has captured show that what it did faibit was the best. It has captas^d more prizes in proportion to the number of its exhibits than any other country. In going over the records one is rather surprised to find that the smallest na­ tions have frequently made some of the largest and best exhibits. They are In­ teresting also as indicating where MQB}e of the best exhibits for the World's Colombian Exposition are coming from. At London in 1851 more than half of the exhibitors were from Great Britain and colonies, but it is impossible to dis­ cover what foreign nation led. It was clearly not the United States, as It sup­ plied only 499 out of a total of 6,448 for­ eign exhibitors. It is probable that France headed the list.- At Paris in 1855 England was clearly a leader, making a better exhibit tban she did at her own fair in 1851. The United States was somewhere near the bottom on the list, not even making as good a record as it did at London. Its exhibit­ ors numbered only 144 out of 11,968 from foreign countries. There are more complete records of the Fair at London in 1862, and the rec­ ords show that France returned Eng­ land's visit. In space occupied and num- . ber of exhibitors she led all other coun­ tries, Germany coming next. The United States was near the tail of the list again, but the United States was in trouble again at that time, so it can hardly be blamed for allowing Austria, Belgium, Italy, Russia, Sweden, Norway, Switzer­ land, Turkey, Egypt and Denmark to lead it in the number of exhibits and the space occupied. Eyen Holland and Portu­ gal gave it a tough rub, and in some ways beat it. China and Japan began to take an interest in exhibitions, and were well represented. As exhibiting nations they have been coming forward ever since, and. may be looked for to make an excellent display in 1893. At Paris in 1867 England again called on France and took on'e-ninth of the en­ tire space allotted to exhibitors, thus holding her position as the greatest ex-j hibittng nation. The other eight-ninths were divided between some thirty na­ tions. The United States got Its display in about one-fourth the space that Great Britain needed. 1 At Vienna in 1873 Germany led botM In the number of exhibitors and the space occupied, doirg better than Aus­ tria itself. France and England both furnished more exhibitors than the Unit­ ed States, and Italy nearly as many. In amount of space oqenpied Germany, En­ gland, France,, Rafein, Italy, Belgium, Turkey, and Switzerland all led the, United States. At nearly all these fairs the United States exhibit? were due to individual enterprise rather than to any Interest on the part of tho Government, and that may account in a measure for the country, with all its resources, figur­ ing so far down the list. At Philadelphia, in 1876, Great Britain received a shock. Spain took a notion that it had some things worth showing, and when noses were counted it was found that it had furnished more exhib­ itors tban any other foreign nation. England was a good second and Portugal third. It was a surprise to all other nations. At Paris, In 1878, Great, Britain took twice as mnch space in the main build­ ing as any other nation, but did not lead in the number of exhibitors. Italy, Austria-Hungary, Russia and Belgium occupied more space than the United States, and Switzerland was pretty close to it. Austria-Hungary supplied the most exhibitors outside of France, with Spain second and Great Britain third. Algeria, Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Switzerland were all ahead of the United States in this respect. At Melbourne in [1880 England again led without counting her provinces, and Austria, France, Germany, Italy, British India, and a number of minor states did better than the United States. At Paris in 1889 Great Britain led, with Belgium second and the United States third, but the United States did not make the best use of its space, and did not present as attractive a display as many other nations with less space. Mexico, with about one-fourth the space, appropriated nearly five times as much money, and a number of other Govern­ ments spent more money than the United States on much less space. From the record it would look, as though Great Britain would make the greatest exhibit at Chicago, although Spain may duplicate her record at Phila­ delphia, and some of the smaller nations may come up with a rush. They have been taking a great deal of Interest in such exhibitions recently, and are apt to be more lavish lift proportion to their means. Another interesting matter in this connection is the record of the assistance given exhibitors at Philadelphia and Paris by the various governments. Some governments gave great assistance, and some none outside of the expenses of the commission and* of making the govern­ ment exhibit. At Philadelphia the Argentine Repub­ lic appropriated $120,000, and went so far as to employ agents to interest its citizens and gather together exhibits. It also advanced money to exhibitors to enable them to make the best possible showing. Austria and Belgium appropriated $75,000 and $50,000 respectively for the use of their commission, and to pay for the Government exhibits. Private ex­ hibitors had to look after themselves. Brazil, however, assumed the entire experies for the transportation and care of exhibits from that country. So also did Egypt, Venezuela, Orange Free State, Peru, and Portugal. These countries even went so far as to pay the living ex­ penses of exhibitors in many instances. Denmark appropriated about 812,000, and Germany paid the expenses of its commlsson only, leaving its exhibitors to paddle their own canoes. The record at Philadelphia would seem to indicate that Great Britain's success as an exhibitor lay largely with Its colo­ nies. The home Government appropri­ ated $25,000 for the purposes of the art exhibit, and gave some help to exhibit­ ors, but it was far behind some of its colonial Governments. The Dominion of Canada appropriated $100,000, and its Srovinceff 833,000 more. Cap# Good ope defrayed the entire »*pense of ex- falbitors, as did ai»e *ftw South Wales. all the expen«(ii Iti wmlbftefe. The Netherlands awo^bltM after its exhib- Switwrland. Sweden lipMatid ^110,000 and 1889, Mexico led In the appropriation, devoting #1,200,000 to its exhibits, and the Argen­ tine Repttttlic was second, with $1,000,- 000. Both countries erected special buildings. Austro-Hnngary'gave 935,000, but not out of the Government Treasury. It was raised by private subscription. Belgium put up 8120,000--a good increase over what it gave for the Centennial, and Bolivia |Mlt $80,000 into a special build­ ing. Brazil used 8200,000 on its exhibit, and Denmark More than doubled its Centennial Appropriation, putting its figures at $38,000. Ecuador used .$30,- 000, raised by private subscription, and put up a special building. , Egypt thought it was worth $24,000 and gave that much. Great Britain's reputation was largely npheld by her colonies as before. The $135,0C0 she gave was raised by sub­ scription, and > it was left to colonial Governments to make appropriation^ which many of them did. The figures, however, are not known. Greece gave $00,000 oat of the Treas­ ury and Finland, $26,000 In private money. Guatemala gave $50,000, Italy $70,000, and Japan $130,000 (less than half of what she used for the Centen­ nial). Nicaragua and Portugal gave $100,000 each, and erected special build­ ings. Roumania also touched the $100,- 000 mark, and Spain put $145,000 into a special building. San Domingo gave $10,000, Servia $44,000, and Sweden and Norway $25,000, something of a drop from the Centennial appropriation. Switzerland, however, improved on its former appropriatipn, givLog $91,000 in addition to various sums toted by can­ tons. The ,week has been devoted largely to speculations as to the personnel of the Board of Reference and Control and of the bureaus. Several slates have been made up and smashed again. For the Board *of Refe?ence.'and Cdtt- trol the following have been suggested: President Palmer, Vice Chairman McKenzie, and Commissioners Waller, Mussey, Lindsay, St. Clair, Martlndale, and Sewell; President Gage, Vice Presi­ dent Bryan, and Directors Jeffery, Walker, Peck, Palmer, Strong, Winston, Waller, and Kerfoot Most of these men will probably be found among the sixteen when the ap­ pointments are finally made. For the head of the Bureau of Pub­ licity and Promotion, Col. Cockerell, M. E. Stone, J. S. Clarkson, Stanley Water­ loo, and R. J. Murphy were mentioned, but Director General Davis put a stop to speculation by announcing that he had not yet decided in his own mind whom he would appoint. Gov. Fifer officially announced the re­ sult of the vote on the constitutional amendment, and it was left for the Coun­ cil to act on the $5,000,000 bond issue. Gen. A. T. Goshorn and Thomas Don­ aldson, both of whom were connected with the Centbnnial, arrived in Chicago; and in interviews with Director General Davis gave him some valuable pointers on organization. Both thought that the work here had been carried on as rap­ idly as was to be expected, and that the system of organization as finally settled on was a good one. Rollin A. Keyes resigned- from the Press and Printing Committee, and Gen. W. E. Strong was appointed in his place. Mr. Keyes gave as the reason for his ac­ tion press of private business. An interview with Congressman Flow­ er, published recently, criticising sal­ aries of officers of the commission, cre­ ated something of a scare, but it was the general opinion that as they had passed the ordeal of examination by the commission and the Secretary of the Treasury they would stand. A scare was also occasioned by the in­ formation that there was a rumor in England to the effect that the fair had. been abandoned. It was promptly de­ nied by cable. Thursday word was received that it was rumored in Russia that the fair had been transferred from Chicago to New York. This coming so soon after the other rumor made it apparent that the Bureau of Publicity and Promotion, was an Immediate necessity. ALLIANCE PLATFORM. Tba Convention at Oeala, Ila., Known tha Farmara' Wants. The principal planks of the platform adopted by the Farmers' Alliance Na­ tional Convention, at • Ocala, Fla., are as follows: It demands the abolition of national banks and the substitution of legal tender Treasury notes in lieu of national bank notes in sufficient volume to carry on the business of the country on a cash system; that Congress prevent by law the doallng In "futures" of all agricultural and me chanical productions; free and un> limited coinage of silver; the prohi­ bition of alien ownership of land and the adoption of some just plan by which ., the Government may acquire ownership in such lands, and also in lands held by rajffi road companies in excess of the ac;' needs; that taxation, both State an tional, shall not be used to build u interest or class at the expense of a that all revenues, national, Bta county, shall be limited to the aci essary expenditure* of the Go' economically and honestly udi that Congress issue suflicieu paper currency to facilii through the United States the means of coniniunieat" tation shall be control! States Government. President Polk of N President B. F. Clovj National Secretary Georgia were re-ele There was a contesi National Lecturer. ran for Governor o pie's ticket, was Wade of Tennessee, R. F. Rogers of Flj Terrell of Texas, t! Willets was olec Tillman of Ten member of tho and H. C. Cole o to tho Judiciary Alliance adopte Resolved, That National Coloi hereby, in con' Congress to pi let it apply Btates. P. MB. STA: member o Psychical MINISTB: annum for $10,000 morj CHIEF JTFI following th1 associates oi Qobkn V: visit to FIoi much cha year. DR. CABX. wandering* oi lief expedition^ lished in M' rirad TbtaiNlvei - . tha PollttetaiM of Both FartljB# 4rfco Ara Trying to Ci9t Them ftalo Camp-itffca* the Faraet*'<4a#%M „ Canntrjr *~i illtar [Ocala(Fla.) dispatch.] There have been some mighty lively political manipulations during the meet­ ing of the Farmers' Alliance, and the determined attack on Dr. Macune, which was settled by a withdrawal of all the charges against that gentleman and" the presentation to him and Col. Polk by the convention of gokt-heflkded canes, has been the means of ferinMng to light the work of the manipulators. If the farm- ers thimght the Democratic or Repub- iican managers were asleep they were mistaken, and are gradually awakening to that fact. Shrewd men, both inside and outside the organizations, have been here and have put in strong licks for their parties. Colonel Humphrey, the £ead of the negro Alliance, is a remarkable man. He is a white man, and the only one in the organisation. He was formerly a'Bap- tist preacher in Texas, where his home still is, and he devoted many years to missionary work among the colored people. When the negro Alliance move­ ment was begun, two or three years ago, the members insisted on his taking charge of it and remaining at its head He has the unbounded confidence of every man in it. They look upon him as a father, and his control over them is absolute. Probably no man in America stands in such closp relations with the negro race and is so well posted about their condition and sentiments. He said: From the inception of the Alliance move­ ment among the negroes they have been in favor of a new political party. In the last election the negroes of the South did not vote except in South Carolina, where they regarded the Tillman campaign as a third- party movement. The Alliance could not have won that flght without the negro vote. In Mississippi, on the other hand, 70 per cent, of the negroes did not go to the polls because they were determined hot to vote the Republican ticket, and because they certainly will not vote the Democratic ticket. No, sir, the negroes do not Com­ plain that they are not protected in the franchise. If they were not no one would know it better than I, and no such com­ plaints came to me. I will say this on that point: One of our most influential members made the statement at this' morning's meet­ ing that the. force bill, if offered twenty years a go, would have been a Messing to the country. Now it is too late; there is no longer any need of it. He meant by his words that the time had now'come when white afad colored laborers would vote to­ gether in a common party, and that both would have the same protection at the bal­ lot-box. Seven-eighths of the colored people of the South iShke their living by agriculture, and their interests are in every way Identi­ cal with those of the Farmers' Alliances Jusf now we are merely waiting for the crystallization of the third party move­ ment. As soon as the Alliance acts we shall be ready to join them in Independent political action. Our Alliance now has organizations in •thirty-six Btates, and twenty-two will be represented at this convention. Ouy mem­ bership in the principal Southern Btates is about (or will be hereafter) as follows: Alabama, 100,000; Oeorgia, 84,000; South Carolina, 90,000; Mississippi, 90,000; Texas, 90,000; Arkansas, 20,000; Louisiana, 60,000; Virginia, 50,000; Kentucky, 25,000; Ten­ nessee, 40,000; North Carolina; 55,000. President Humphrey's annual address, delivered at the opening of the conven­ tion, is really of more significance than that of President Polk's of yesterday to the whites, He described the growth of the colored Alliance during the year, saying that it had been increased by the addition of many smaller and weaker organizations of colored people, and that further progress in the same direc­ tion is anticipated in the immediate future, and justifying the independent political action of the (Sjcolored Alliance, he said: f r, • You saw yourselves and your families being reduced to poverty. You saw debt and mortgage accumulating and piling up against you. Unable to clothe and feed your families, a return to abject slavery seemed to you inevitable. But the day has dawned. You can now realize that the millions of broad acres your Government has given to a few men were taken from you, and that the billions of dollars wrung from you by unjust and cruel taxation for the enrichment of your fellow, citizens have Impoverished you and your families. You have thus discovered the root of the j; disease that affects you. True, the disco*-/ ery of a disease does not argue its care, Yet intelligent'action and cure can com' only after this discovery and knowledgi This enterprise drew upon us a considerabj ! share of public attention, and several cau/y have operated to retard its prq^egs---•vf - too many oi the white peonK^^^' themselves as the j heaven, were violently' cation of the color Many newspapi employ of the opposed to and their « v • % t'tt taaf. IN the/Senate, on the 6th, Mr. Paddoafc presented ih& protest of the Farmers' A1U- r c ancala convention, at Qcala, Ifla., «|MtM6 the passage of the Sherman introduced tfc*«e amendment to a bill, all of g*.. ferred to the Finance Ooauitittee. Thfl llpw bills are asfollows: To amend thelj|w1B®^? ing to the refining and parting of amend the act authorizing tha receipt of ^bld coin in exchange %r gold bars, and a Mil authorizing the recoinage of subsidiary coins of the United Btates. The amendment is one to the Senate bill to reduce the amount of United States bonds required of national banks. The provisions of the ; amendment are asfollows: Section 1 lim­ its the compulsory requirements of de­ posits of United States bonds with the Treasurer of the United Statee ' by national banks to the amount of - f5,Q0O of bonds for each and every national bank, provided that the voluntary withdrawal of bonds for the re­ tirement of national hanlc notes shall^ot ex- ^ ceed $3,000,000 tn any month. Section % phi-' S; vides that upon United States bonds depos- ' 1 I ted or which may be deposited, bearingr interest, any national banking associa- tion making the depesit shall be ei|-;:v titled to receive from the Controller of the Currency circulating notes of differ­ ent denominations, not exceeding In the ; whole amount the par value of the bonds deposited. Section 8 authorizes the Secre- n tary to issue United State^notes equal t® W retirement of national batik notes below a, s:': circulation of $160,000,000. Section 4 an* • * thorizes the issue of United States bonds to ? an amount not to exceed $100,000,000, to XN redeemed at the pleasure of the Govern­ ment and to bear 2 per cent, interest. They are to be sold for lawful money or coin cer­ tificates, and the proceeds are to be applied^ to the redemption or purchase of United-* ., States bonds. IN the Senate, the election hill was again taken up on the 8th, and Mr. Hoar of Mas- ' S sachusetts moved to terminate the debate . ^ on Friday. Mr. Gormon of Maryland opi'; posed the motion, and said: "Westand t«g>i;, <3 day, Mr. President, on a volcano. Wf have heard the discussion as to the starving Indians, but we take no note, it appears, of the fact that the farmers of the land are , meeting and resolving that there is danger ^ : and trouble, if not starvation, among thetau The labor of the country appeals tc . ' the administration and to Congress to =v- stay this awful wreck. The faces of the bankers and merchants are blanched with fear. No man can tell whether to-morrow; or next day every bank in the great cente» of commerce will not be closed by the BUS-' pension of payment. And now in the midst F of such a state of affairs, we who canie here flushed with victory . had the in hope that the majority party In the Senate would give us an op- portuuity to join with it in preventing th^V H w r e c k w h i c h i s n o w i m p e n d i n g . B u t t l $ e - Senator from Massachusetts, since the se6- d ond day of the session, has continued tO'"' keep this bill before the body day by day and hour by hour, refusing even the usual time of adjournment from Friday until ' Monday. He asked that the Republi­ cans lay aside this partisan mea ui* and join with the Democrats In some meas­ ure of financial relief. In the House, Mic. v* McKlnley reported from the Ways and Means "Committee and the House passed the bill providing for a rebate on tobac<x> in stock equal to the reduction made in the internal revenue tax by the last tariff 'olU- , (Sec. 30), --bich had been omitted in the en- • '• rolling of that measure, and on the declar­ ation by Mr. Mills, of Texas, that it w^ ;v: "all right" no opposition was made to its^"* passage. IN the Senate on the 9th Senator Plumb , (Rep,) of Kansas Introduced a bill for the - free coinage of silver. Mr. Plumb also of­ fered an amendment (in the same terms) tfr^' I a b i l l n o w o n t h e - c a l e n d a r , s o t h a t t h e v matter can be ^brou^tiK before the Senate > independently "of any morii from the Ff» Y f nance Committee. In &lng so he gavjB ;k notice that if the election UMvtfere not disl posed of at an early day he&'iould mo to lay it aside for the ti order that the bill just by him and all other measi] lng to the financial conditio! country should bo considered he said, ought to be done. Cong' it a responsibility which. In his it could not avoid for any great^ time without letting go by a gra tunlty for helping the count' which, in his judgment, . again in a very greatr'v;:W If something was jy •$/' the next two °r Iffi(1 j as well be postpop^Flr.^^pfP*' I morning hourJc^ 4 ",J- consider tr m at the thi and t ands At 9iw* fv 8|[AIIS|4t8f m fttwm* W*, Si"* Bm*. HhpoitingG th« Mrn-km