Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-25
CHICAGO WINS.
The "Garden City, Chosen As The
Site for the Worlds
Fair.
SCENE m THE HOUSE OF BE-
PREsENTATIvEs.
A Canadian Murders His Wife.
hOther-in-law and Two
Children.
THE GREAT DAM BURST IN
MONTANA.
The Catholic Education Compact
The ParneIii'e "ConspiracF.n--
Billiard Tournament.
By Telegraph to the News
CHICAGO CHOSEN
AZ the Place for Holding the
Worlds Fair of 1892

~ tne Piace Tor Holding the
Worlds Fair OF 1892
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a. - TIL,
fourth ballot in the House Of Rep.
resentatives yesterday afternoon in
regard to the Worlds Fair site re.
. suited: Chicago, 13s; New York, s5;
st Louis, IS; Washington, %. The
Chicago men frightened tisibly at
the result, for they had gained !
votes, as against a gain of only 3
for New York, while st. Louis lost
5 beginning of the end of their
easel, and Washington 5. None OF
Chlcago's supporters changed TO
the other cities, and only one
dropped out even without waiting
for recapitulation of the votes.
The reading clerk, showing signs
OF weariness, began the monotonous
roll call once more. AS the call pro-
gressed the Chicago men began to
show symptoms OF uneasiness, and
Mason and Springer, who were do
ing the larger part Of the whipping
in, redOubled their efforts, hurrying
the pages into the restaurants and
committee room, after absent menu
bers, and routing out others from
the Hobbies and cloak rooms.
Flower wax keeping tally for the
New Workers and greeted every ac-
cession with a smile from his seat in
the centre. Hit was doing the
anne for the Chicagoans.
The fifth ballot showed a total vote
OF 3l2, and the apprehensions of the
Chicagoans were justified in a
measure, for Newt York gained 10
votes, while Chicago added but 8 TO
her column. st. Louis meanwhile
fell off 10 votes and Washington ).
The vote was: Chicago, 40; New
York, ITO; st. Louis, IS; Washing
ton, "a. All was excitement as the
roll call began again. 1t was APP
parent that the southern members
who had steadfastly supported ST.
Louis up to this point were begin
ming to break away and going over
TO New York. Consequently the
expectations of the New Workers
were at the highest point, and in
deed in this vote they polled their
full strength, but gained only votes,
while Chicago and st Louis and
Washington Kept up
THEIR STEADY RETROGREssIoN,
the former losing 10 and the latter |
3 votes. The total vote was again |
So, Of which Chicago received / 80,
New York ll6, st. Louis IS and
Washington 10.
The New York people were dis
comforted at their small gain and |
began to realize that they could DO |
no more. The deSertion of Wade, |
Of Missouri, from st. Louis 10 Chi |
cago added TO their alarm, so the |
readingIof the vote was demanded, |
not to verify ii, but TO secure time |
for consultation. Heads were to-
gether all over the House and the
result was shown just rs the roll |
call was begun by Wilson rising
and moving a recess until tomorrow |
at II O'Clock. There was a shout OF |
disapproval and derision from the
compact Chicago forces, and when
the Speaker attempted To put the |
question several ChicagOaHs were |
on their feet with points Of order
alleging the motion came too late
and that the roll call had begun.
TIE Speaker, however declared
he had recognized Wilson be-
fore the first name was called |
and put the question. Without
waiting for the announcement of |
the viva voce vote, Wilson demand
ed the yeas and nays, and they were
ordered. There was much excite
ment on the floor at this point. |
Flower was hurrying about from
one man TO another, pointing at the
clock, which indicated the hour Of
$3.50, and urging recess a rumor
ran over to the western side Of the
hall, where Chicago was in force,
that 1t was thepurpose Of New York
to arrange over night for the
TRANSFER OF THEIR STRENGTH
and that Of st. Louis to Washing
Ton, and the fact that Wilson was in
charged Of WashingtOn's interests was
the leading movement that tended
10 add currency to the rumor. I'll
such was the purpose, however, it
failed signally, for on the yeas and
nays the vote of the west clan
nishly rallied together, and the
House refused to take a recess by a
vote Of yeas 1SS, and nays IVA.
The Chicagoans answered in fe-
verish impotence, fearing that dila-
tory tactics would lose them the
they held. Mason rushed
forward 10 the clerk, eXclaiming:
''Call the roll; call the ROLL" New
York's backbone was broken, how
ever, and there was little further
The clerk again took
up his LIST and the result was 81
votes, divided as follows: Chicago,
l54; New York, ll2; St. Louis, q;
Il. A majority would 3,
be l56 and Chicago had 154, Just
two votes short. There was an
agony Of expectation when Mason
dragged Reyburn, Judge Kelly's
successor, forward. He said he
wished to change his vote from
New York TO Chicago and did 50.
He was greeted with applause and
evidently expected TO lead a SIAM
pede for Chicago, but was disap-
pointed. Nobody followed his ex-
ample, and Chicago's total stood at
los, one less than a majority. New
York's forces were retiring in good
order and contested every inch Of
so another roll call was
necessary. 1t was the eighth and
last, fer Chicago had achieved her
and out of a total of 30T n
votes Chicago received l5T, three I
more than a majority; New York, {
IO7; st. Louis, IS, and Washington,
Is. f slacHa l@Tf z
VIEWS AND OPINIONS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a. = The
fight over the Worlds Fair site is
regarded as finally settled by the
action of the House today. New
York leading representatives accept
he defeat calmly and philosophic-
lily, and consider it final. They
,ay that New York, despite many ,
drawbacks, maize a gallant fight, !.
Ind now they have been beaten bow
to the situation, and in
end 10 do what they can TO make
he fair q SUCCESS. Chicago, the
New York leaders think, has taken (
/ tremendous responsibility upon
herself. Depew says toniglt: '.The c
most marvellous exhibition of modern I
lines has just closed successfully in
Paris. Whatever Chicago does IS
o be compared with that If she ]
quals it, she has made a success; II 4
he SURPRISES it, she has made /
riumphr IL she falls below it, she {