The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1883-12-12
Election of Speaker with a BIZ
ographical Sketch of
Carlisle.
A st. Paul Man Inherits a Large
Amount of Money.
Incidents of the Fire in Chicago.
Frantic Women Leap to
the Ground.
A Bold Express Robber Foiled
in His Attempt at Cornith,
Mississippi.
Chicago Market Reports and N
P. r. r. Stocks.
Nuts on Trial for the Killing
OF Dukes.
Election Of Speaker.

to the CHRoN1cIE.-At 12 o'clock Clerk
Mcpherson raped the House to order
and proceeded to call the roll of Repre-
sentatives. When the State of Missis-
sippi had been reached the clerk said he
wished to make statement as to his
failure to put upon the roll the name of
anv Representative elect from the Sec
ond District. The reason was that no
paper, which could be considereda a GER
tifcate of election in the sense of law,
had been presented to him. Mr. Chal-
mers had filed some exhibits to support
his claim. But neither individually did
the exhibits afford sufficient authority
for the enrolment of Chalmers. If the
Governor of Mississippi issued certifi-
cate of election to any one it has not
been presented to the clerk.
With regard to the First District Of
North Carolina the clerk had not received
successor to Poole, deceased.
The roll call disclosed 3l6 members.
The nomination for Speaker being In
order Mr.. Geddes said: Il nominate for
Speaker of this House Of the Forty-eight
Congress of the United States Mr..
Carlisle, of Kentucky, man acknowl-
edged to be preeminently qualified for
the place." Mr.. Cannon presented the
name of Keifer, of Ohio, and Mr.. Lyman
the name of Robinson, Of Massachusetts,
Messrs Harrison, Tucker, Reed ard Oat
kins were appointed tellers an, the clerk
proceeded to call the roll. Inc result
was as follows: Carlisle, 19l Keifer
112; Robinson, 2; Wadswortn, of New
York, L; Lacey, of Michigan, l. The
The clerk declared Mr.. Carlisle elected,
and Messrs. Randall and Ke:fer escorted
the gentleman to the chair.
WARSAW, N. Y, Dec. 2.-The will Of
the late millionaire, Cyrus Jefferson,
formerly of Warsaw was admitted to pro-
bate at Franklinville, Cattaraugus county,
New York, to-day. After setting aside
$4,000 for his wife, and several minor
bequests of $500 each to relatives, the
remainder of the property, estimated at
$1,OOO,OOO, is to be divided equally be-
tween his two children, Mrs. James
Bristol, of Gainesville Creek, N. Y, and
Rufus C. Jefferson, of St. Paul, MINI.
Some care to keep the amount of the
vast estate private was exercised in exc
cution of his will. The whole estate is
said to be 80 admirably invested that it
could be converted into cash in week.
Rufus c. Jefferson lives at No. 206
Nelson avenue, and has been resident
of St. Paul since the 1st of May last,
having formerly lived for several years
at Woodstock, III. He is real estate
and loan agent, with Office at No. 81 East
Third street. He was born in Western
New York. about thirty-fve years ago,
and came west when quite young man.
AtWoodstock he married Miss Genevieve
Church, and by her has had four child
rem, all of whom are now living. Mr..
Jefferson is at present in New York. He
left here Saturday week for Woodstock,
and while there received telegram from
Warsaw, N. Y, announcing the serious
illsness Of his father, Cyrus, Jefferson at
that place. Mr.. Jefferson went direct to
Warsaw upon receipt of the telegram,
and arrived there on Tuesday of last
week. the day his father died. Mr.. jeff
erson. ST., was born in Massachusetts and
was seventy-nine years Of age. He first
made his money in dealing in wool; but
since his retirement from active business
has loaned a great deal Of money
throughout the Northwest, principally
in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illi-
nois. He was married three times, and
has been father of four children, two of
whom, Mrs. James Bristol, of Gainesville
Creek, n. Y, and R. c. Jefferson. Of st.
Paul, alone surviving him. Mr.. Jeffer-
son is expected to return to st. Paul to-
day or tomorrow.