Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-02-25

SHAKE, OLD GIRL.
The Queen City Of the Great West
Gets the Worlds Fair.
Never Before Was Lobbying Done So
Speedily and DECENTRALIZATION
Chicago Won the Prize.
Formal and Distressingly Specific Charges
Filed Against the Civil Service
Commission.
BIG FEET GET THERE.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The great
battle is over and the West is the winner.
The Worlds fair is going to Chicago.
After continued session of six hours the
house gave its consent to the Western
metropolis for this great event. The
capital at an early hour was mass of
humanity. 1t was impossible to get into
the galleries after 10 O'Clock. The floor
certainly never contained so many people
as it did to-day, many of whom had no
legal right there. 1t was splendid
scene for the artists brush, and the
picture was at all times interesting. The
spokesman of each city were busy but
tonholing the members and urging their
respective claims. Probably never before
was lobbying done so speedily and eff
fectualIy. Mr.. Grain was the first of
the Texas delegation to vote for Chicago.
Five Texans favored ST. Louis. Col.
Kilgore was paired with Mr.. O'Donneu
of Michigan, the latter being in favor of
Chicago. The Associated Press carries
the vote in detail.
Ell PAso's BUILDING.
There is every probability that the bill
which passed the senate last week for the
public building at Ell Paso will receive
favorable report from the house commit
tee and will be passed early in the ses-
sion. MIR. Lanham has been very instru-
mental in working this matter up, IN
which he has received the assistance of
Senators Coke and Reagan, and also
Judge Abbott, who is on the public
building. committee.
The following Mississippi river steam
boat captains are here: B. d. Wood,
Lloyd It. Bell, L. V. Cooley, George FL.
Lord, John Quilts, j w. Bry ant. They
will endeavor to secures a good sized APP
preparation for the Mississippi river i'm
provement.
HOW THE TEXANS VOTED.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The Worlds
fair balloting excites intense interest.
The second ballot resulted as follows:
Chicago 122, New York 80, st. Louis SO,
Washington 46; total, 300; necessary for
choice, 155.
The Texas delegation voted as follows:
Abbott, st. Louis; Grain, Chicago; Gull
berson, ST. Louis; Hare, New York; Kill
gore, paired; Lanham, Washington;
Mills, ST. Louis: Martin, st. Louis;
Moore, Washington; Sayres, st. Louis;
Stewart, Washington.
EvARTs FILES CHARGES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The house
committee on reforms in civil service was
in session this morning, but did not ex-
anime witnesses. Representative EYarts
fled formal charges against the commits
sion. They recite:
l. That Charles Lyman, in April,
when acting as sole commissioner, pro-
NOTED his brother-in-law, Campbell, to
a $1,000 clerkship in the commission.
2. In January, 1888, the secretary abb
straoted from the files list of the exam
nation questions and gave them to
copyist in the pension Office, who turned
them over to one Flynn, the principal Of
Ivy institute.
8. That Campbell's promotion was
made by Lyman with full knowledge of
the facts.
4. That Commissioners Roosevelt and
Thompson refused to investigate the
matter beyond examining Campbell who
was censured.
5. That Campbell Illegally retains his
place.
Further, that Edwin d. Bailey was
promoted illegally without examination.
That papers of Thomas Mitchell were
remanded after his failure TO pass an ex-
animation in order to secure his promo
ton; and finally that Commissioner
Roosevelt secured the appointment of
Hamilt ton Sohildy in place in the bu-
reau, notwithstanding the fact that he
had repeatedly and persiste1tly violated
his oath, of office.
SILVER COINAGE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Secretary