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The record-union., 1896-12-19
PRESIDENT ELECT M'KINLEY.
AGAIN THE CENTRAL FIGURE in
A FRONT PORCH EPISODE.
Appears Before a Large Body of Col
Iege Students, But Declines to
Make Speech.

CHICAGO, Dec 1S-Major Mckinley
was the central figure in front porch
episode tonight The familiar scene
was changed from his own front porch
to that of the residence of Charles e.
Dawes, in the classic suburb of Evans
ton The President-elect was drawn out
into the chilly air by the combined lung
power of half a thousand enthusiastic
students Of the Northwestern Univer-
sity.
The distinguished visitors presence
in their midst was we'll known to all
Evanstonians, and the college boys
quickly organized in parade order. They
marched in an orderly, quiet body to
the Dawes house, surrounded it and
Justify cheered for the next President of
their country. Mr. Mckinley. accom-
panied by Mr.. Dawes, satisfied their
clamor by appearing in his campaign
role, but this time he declined to make
speech. He merely bowed his apprecia-
tion of the compliment, and returned to
his cosy quarters.
Major Mckinley had an excellent
nights rest, and said this morning that
rest and change. He and Mrs. McKin-
ley went for an early drive in the brac-
ing air. The rest of the day was spent
indoors at the McWilliams residence,
until it was time to drive to the North
western depot to take the 3 o'clock reg
ular train for Evanston. The Major
was accompanied by Mr.. Dawes and
Captain II. o. Heistand, u. S. A, who
was also a guest at Mr.. Dawes home
tonight. They arrived at $3.50, and
soon after the three men, accompanied
by Mrs. Dawes, went for drive through
the town.
This evening in an informal sociable
manner numerous neighbors and
friends of the Dawes family called to
pay their respects to their chief guest
and help to make the evening pass
pleasantly.
General William r. Day of Canton will
arrive in Evanston tomorrow morn
ing and have conference with Major
Mckinley at Mr.. Dawes house.
Mrs. Mckinley is in better health than
she has been for two months. and it is
likely that she will go to New York
City early i'm the year to do some shop
ping. Major Mckinley will accompany
her. and if they go it is suggested that
they spend a fortnight at Atlantic
City.
The Major now talks OF returning to
Canton Monday night. His chief po-
litieal caller to-day was Governor Up
ham of Wisconsin, who urged the ap-
pointment of Henry c. Payne to the
Cabinet
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DOCK LABORERs' STRIKE.
The Matter Taken Up in the German
Senate.

HAMBURG, Dec. 1S.-The Senate to-
day. replied to the proposition of the
strikers that a court of arbitration be
arranged for a conference of repre-
sentatives of the employers and work
men In the presence of the Senate. The
reply throws cold water on the hopes
Of the strikers to settle the dispute in
the manner they desired. The Senate
declares that it is the duty of the
strikers to resume work, adding that If
they do so they will arrange that a
searching inquiry shall be made into
the trouble, with view to preparing
a method of settling any disputes by
negotiations between the employers and
employees.
The record-union., 1896-12-19
Public Buildings Bill.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S.-Bills max
ing appropriations for public buildings
at the following places were to-day ia
vorably acted upon by the House Com
mittee on Public Buildings and
Grounds: Kansas City, Kan, $780,
600; San Diego, CAL, S200,000; Fresno,
Cal, 100000.
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The convention adjourned until 8
a. m. Tomorrow
POVERTY CAUSED THE ACT.
A Telegraph Operator Commits Sui-
eide by Taking Morphine.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. IS. S. z.
Josselyn, telegraph operator, COM
mitted suicide last night by taking a
dose of morphine. He left behind a
note In which he said that poverty
caused his act. He was a train dis
patcher at Ogden, Utah, recently,
where his wife and child are now. He
has been working for the Western
Union here for the past three weeks
He drew his money on the 10Th, and it
is said lost it all gambling. Having
nothing to send his wife for Christmas.
1t is thought he became disgusted With
life and Quit
The record-union., 1896-12-19

CHICAGO, Dec. Ex-senator Francis
E. Warren of Wyoming underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the Aud
itorium Annex this afternoon, where he
has been lying Ill for several days, and
he is now said to be in a serious con-
dition. His physician said tonight
that he was doing fairly well and be-
lieves that the operation will prove
successful. At midnight the patients
condition was said to be improved.
The record-union., 1896-12-19
Fire at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND (O), Dec. 19.-The pri-
vate morgue and undertaking establish
ment of w. c. Hebron, corner of Ver-
mont and Hanover streets, was entire
ly destroyed by fire at 1870 this morn
ing. The building contained funeral
car two ambulances, four horses and a
large number of funeral cases and gen
eral undertaking supplies. All were
destroyed. The loss cannot be stated
The record-union., 1896-12-19
William Jennings BRYAN.

LINCOLN (Neb.), Dec. IS. - w. ].
Bryan expects to leave Lincoln so as TO
be in Atlanta, Ga, Tuesday night or
Wednesday morning. His stay there
will be short, and he intends to return
almost Immediately to Lincoln. Mr..
Bryan had not fully determined this
evening the route he would take on his
Southern visit. He will probably leave
some time Sunday
The record-union., 1896-12-19
Ex-Congressman Horr Dead.

PLAINFIELD On. j., Dec. 1S.-Ex-
Congressman Roswell G.. Horr died to-
night at IL o'clock after an illness of
two weeks with bronchitis and Brights
disease. He was first stricken after
finishing his speechmaking in the late
Presidential campaign.
The record-union., 1896-12-19
Carnegie Buying Times.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S-It was report
ed in financial circles to-day that the
purchase of the Mountain and Rath-
bun iron mines in the Messaba Range
Minnesota, by the Carnegie Steel Com
pany from John D. Rockefeller has
taken place. The amount involved is
unknown.
The record-union., 1896-12-19
Great Damage Done by the Storm.

CHATHAM (Mass), Dec. 1S.-Tne
gale of Wednesday was the most dis
astrous in its results for twenty years.
Nearly all of a fleet of 80 fishing
boats We're driven on shore or sunk at
their moorings. Trees and fences were
leveled and Chatham Beach was given
a terrible washing, which greatly hand
icapped the lfe-saving patrol. Wires
are down in all sections and trains are
a day behind time.
The record-union., 1896-12-19
To Prevent ColIisious at Sea.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Minister
DENLY, at Pekin, cables the State De-
partment that China has accepted the
amendments to the international regu-
lations for the prevention of collisions
! at sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-31
DIR. O'GORMAN's ELEVATION.
1t is Expected He Will he COnsecrated
in This City.

Rev. DR.. P. F. O'Gorman of the Catholic
University, who, according to the press
dispatches, has been nominated to the
bishopric of Sioux Falls, stated today that
while he has not received any communica-
ton on the subject from Rome, he has,
however, been unoffici;.lly informed of the
correctness Of the report The official an
nouncement is usually sent to the arch
bishop of the diocese, in this case Most
Rev. John Ireland. The pontifcal brief or
commission, it were, is expected to ar
rive here ir the course of ten days or two
weeks. Urtil tfen, of course, the exact
date ond time Of conservation will not be
certainly known. hut DR.. OGorman thinks
that he will be consecrated at Washington,
most probably at the university, and that
the prelate who will probably perform the
ceremony will be Cardinal Satoli. Bishop
Martin Marty, the previous episcopate of
Sioux Falls, was transferred to the diocese
of st. Cloud Mimi, more than year ago.
and for this reason it is expected that the
new bishop will be put into a position to
enter upon the administration Of his office
as soon as possible. The diocese is COM
paratively a new one, and embraces the
whole state OF South Dakota, having with
in its confines eighty churches, seventy
nine stations, one hundred chapels and
nearly seventy-five priests. 1t will be prac-
tically impossible, if Cardinal Satolli is to
Preside, for the ceremony of conservation
to occur much before the middle Of March,
for the reason that the announcement has
been made that the cardinal is to leave on
the 18th of February for his southern tour
and will be gone month. He will be pres
ent at the opening Of the Catholic winter
school at New Orleans. the 10th, and will
then visit the southwest, returning by way
of st. Louis, where reception will be ten
dered him, preparations for which have
been under way for some weeks.
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chusetts any city or town may appropriate
and pay such sum annually as 1t may see
fit toward defraying the expenses of main
tanning any library within such city or town
to which the inhabitants are allowed free
access for the purpose of using the same OH
the premises. In Michigan all fines go into
fund to Be distributed by the state to dis
children In each. district. In Missouri, in
cities, boards of education may appropriate
$500 year in cities of from 20,09o to 1n0,-
600 population, $3.50 year in cities of from
5000 to 10000 population and $3.50 year in
cities of from 900 to 5000 population The
laws Of New Hampshire provide that any
town may raise and appropriate money for
the establishment and perpetual mainten-
ance OF public library.
In New Jersey the state pays $50 to
every school that raises a like amount in
ally way for library as by subscription,
entertainment. etc; 800 to those raising
800 for founding certain libraries, and $50
each year for support additional. In New
York state tax may be levied for the sup
port Of library by majority vote in any
city, village or town school district
twenty-five taxpayers may petition for
such action, and vote must be had at the
next meeting and taxes voted upon In
Rhode Island the state allows for public
libraries % cents On each sl0U valuation in
the city of Providence, and 20 cents in any
other town. The state gives $50 for the
INST 5000 volumes and So for such addi-
titnal 900 volumes in any library In
Colorado appropriations of the ecessary
amount for Libraries may be made by vote.
Laws providing for the support Of libraries
are also in force in Indiana, Kansas. Iowa.
Maine, Maryland. Minnesota, Nebraska.
North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio Ore
gcn, Utah and Wyoming.
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Mr.. Bankhead Hopeful That One May
lie Secured This Session of C0p-reSs.


BE Secured This Session of Congress.
At meeting OF the House committee on
public buildings ard grounds this morning,
Mr. Bankhead mace motion that the COM
nittee proceed at an early date to the con-
sideration of bill looking to the erection
of building for a government printing
office to replace the present dangerous
structure, which has been condemned by
the grand jury. Mr.. Bankhead's motion
and it was decided to go ahead at once
with some kind of u plan TO carry out the
end desired.
Mr.. Banknead was authorized to prepare
q bill 4 basis upon which the commit
tee can get to work. He is familiar with
the subject and has given the matter his
attention for several years
Il dent know what Kind of a bill the
committee will propose" said Mr.. Bank
head to Star reporter today. II imagine
that the main point to be considered will
be the question of obtaining site. 1 think
there is no doubt that the committee will
insist upon the erection of an entirely new
plant on modern principles and sufficient
to accommodate the future needs of the
government well as to fulfill present re-
quirements. 1 believe the committee is sat
isfied that it would be folly to spend any
more money in trying to patch up the old
shell now in use, for it would be money
thrown away, and at the end of the ex-
penditure We still would not have a good
building"
Mr.. Bankhead thinks that the earncstness
of the committee in this matter ard the
sentiment in the House warrant the hope
that action can be had at this session of
Congress upon bill
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SENATORIAL ULTIMATUN.
Democrats at Annapolis Announce
Their Terms to the Governor,

Their Terms to the Governor,
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, January 31-The DEM
ocratic senators have presented as an u!ti-
matum to Gov. Lowndes that they will
confirm no more of his appointments until
after the supervisors of election for the city
and all the counties are named and acted
upon. The democratic senators will insist
that the minority supervisors shall be
chosen by the democratic senators, when
the counties are represented by such, and
In cases where the counties are represented
by republicans the minority supervisors
shall be chosen by the local democratic
committees.
Until this agreement Is entered into ani
the terms FULLY carried out, the democra tic
majority in the senate will confirm no more.
appointments, and will decline to go into
joint convention to elect police commission
ers, ana VIII also decline to go into an
election for state treasurer.
Conferences have been going on during tie
Gay between the governor the republican
senators and the democratic senator's and
others on the subject. Gov. Lowndes is
strongly inclined to agree to the terms of
the democratic ultimatum, but several of
the republican senators and leaders are op-
posed to yielding and are advising him to
hold out.
The indications are that he will yield and
= that the deadlock which appears imminent
Will not last long. He has definitely an
nounced that he will appoint no democrats
to office no matter how well they supported
the republican ticket, except in cases where
the law requires minority representation on
certain boards. 1t is, therefore, useless for
democrats to apply for office under the
present administration.
Senator Bruce's civil service reform meas
ure, restricted in its-application of the sys-
TEN TO Baltimore city, was read in the house
OF delegates today. The impression is that
the house will fail to pass the bill.
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TO SEAT MR.. DUPONT.
Decision of the Senate Committee On
Privileges and Elections.


Privileges and Elections.
The Senate committee on privileges and
elections today decided to report in favor
of seating Mr.. Dupont as Senator from
Delaware. The committee divided on
strict party lines being five for to four
against.
Majority and minority reports will be
presented as soon as they can be prepared.
They will be made in writing and both
will nee, ssarily be long, as they will deal
with questions affecting the federal Con-
stitution as well as the constitution of
Delaware The questions involved were
discussed at length in the committee.
The republicans held that 1t was incom-
patible for one man to exercise the func-
tions both of governor and state senator,
contending that as Mr.. Dupont had a clear
majority in the absence of the governor
he was entitled to be seated, as the lat
ter's vote could not properly be counted.
The democrats argued, on the other hand,
that the Delaware state senate was the
proper judge of the qualifications of its
own members. They asserted that to
deny the governor, who held the Office by
privilege of acting in the latter capacity
would be to reverse the practice which had
prevailed in Delaware in such cases for
the past century.
SeHator Mitchell VIII pIepare tne ma
jority report, and Senator Turpie will pre-
sent the views Of the minority. The COM
mittee vote was as follows:
For seating-Mitchell of Oregon, Hoar,
Chandler Burrows, Pritchard.
Against seating-Gray, Pugh, Turpie
Palmer.
When the Delaware case was disposed o.
Senator Chandler made An effort to have
the committee take up Senator Aliens
resolution for the investigation CT the
Alabama elections, but objection was made
and, as the hour was late, the matter went
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FORTY YEARS OF AGE
forthcoming Birthday Celebration of the
Republican Party.
Union Republican Club Preparing for
an Elaborate and Enthusiastfc
COmmemOratfon of the Event,

The fortieth anniversary Of the birth of
the republican party will be appropria tely
celebrated by the Union Republican Club
OF this city on the evening of February %
1896. The committee on arrangements, con-
siSting Of A. NJ. Clapp, Lewis Clephane
w. w. Dudley, Thos. J. Lasicr, William A
Cook, Thomas c. Fletcher, Charles p Lin
coin, B. F. Crawshaw, Alphpnso Hart
Simon Wolf, w. Oscar Roome, Jacob H.
Devices and Patrick O'Farrell, has issued a
cireular to the prominent republican resi-
dents of Washington and vicinity, stating
that 1t is proposed to commemorate the
important historic event by a, grand re-
publican assembly on the esepfhg men
toned. The circular also states that the
largest available hall in the city has been
secured, capable of seating 3,eo people,
and that able speakers of eminent national
reputation VIII be invited to participate.
The committee will use diiigeIt efforts to
make this anniversary celebration eminent
ly worthy the grand national epoch whic n
it is intended to commemorate, ard at the
same time to rekindle the spirit of repupl-
can fervor in the minds and hearts of the
people.
To this end the cordial cooperation and
active support of republicans is asked in
making the event a grand success.
The detailed arrangements will be sys-
tematically apportioned among several
committees, on finance, speakers, invita-
tions, hall, printing, &c.
The members of the finance committee
will meet for organization tomorrow after
noon at l o'clock in the directors room Of
the Second National Bank. This important
body is composed of Lewis Clephane NJ. G.
Emery, Major w. Oscar Roome, A. NJ.
Lothrop. L. d. Wine, John Joy Edison, Col.
A. T. Britton, Geo. E. EmmonS, A. P.
Pardon, Thos c. Noyes, Emnions S. Smith,
w. S. Roose, ]. d. Croissant Morgan u.
Lewis, S. G. Cornwell, w. H. Slater.
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Presidential nominations.

The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate: VIM. H. Ander-
son of Maine, to be surveyor of customs for
the port of Portland, Me.
Justice-To be marshals Of the United
States, James s. McCabe Of Rhode Island,
fer the district Of Rhode Island; VIM. H.
Cannon of Wisconsin for the western dis
trict of Wisconsin.
Postmasters-Edmund W. Nutter, East
Bridgewater, Mass: VIM. B. Dayton, Port
Jefferson, N. Y; Elmer Winner. Liberty.
N. Y; Elizabeth Wolf, Peshtigo, Wis: Ar
thur A. Maynard. Crown Point, Ind.
1nterior-Wm. Galloway Of Oregon to he
receiver of public moneys at Oregon City,
Greg.
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Personal Mention.

Lieut.. j. r. Conrad is at the Ebbitt from
jefferson barracks, Mo.
Mayor VIM. L. Steele, Miss Steele, Mrs.
Hardy Bryan, Miss Frisk, and E. c. Wa
ters, all of Helena, Mont, who assisted at
the launching of the gunboat Helena at
Newport News, are at the Ebbitt for few
days.
Col. and Mrs John J. Garnett of New
York are at the Ebbitt
Mrs. Geo. W. Reed and Miss Margaret
Reed Of Pittsburg are at the Arlington
S. S. Huntley, the prominent Montana
lawyer, is at the Arlington
P. A. r. Widener, the Philadelphia street
railroad magnate, will arrive at the Ar
lington tonight.
Thomas F. Ryan, the New York banker
and railroad man, is at the Arlington.
Joseph Medil Of Chicago is at the Shore
ham. Robert Mccormick and T. A. Sar-
kisian are with him.
o. Howard Royer one of the managers
of the Norfolk and Western system, is at
the Raleigh
State Senator Chipley of Florida is at the
Riggs House.
William Quinby, the prominent Boston
lawyer, is at the Raleigh
Capt. George 8. Young, seventh infantry,
is in the city on feavesof absence
Capt. T. s. Munsford, E. S. A., retired,
is at the Army and Navy Club, for a few
robert W. Smith, mayor bf St. Paul,
Mimi. is stopping at 81 18th street north
west.
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MOTHER SOLOMON IN COURT.
Held ON Charge of Receiving Stolen
Property.

Held ON Charge of Receiving Stolen
Property.
The little French woman, Mrs. Clara Sol
cmon, known as Mother Solomon, whose
alleged fence was raided by the police
Wednesday afternoon, as published in yes
terday's Star, was released on $500 security
late yesterday afternoon, but her bonds
man, fearing she intended to leave the city
and cause a forfeiture of the bond, had the
police rearrest her this morning, and she
appeared at the Police Court behind the bars
On a charge of receiving an old gold watch
stolen three years ago from Frank Smith.
It's shame to have this old woman in
here" remarked one of the colored occu-
pants of the cell. And the old woman also
thought she was being improperly treated.
She said she had signed a note and she could
rot understand why her bondsman should
have surrendered her,
''Have they identified any more of the
goods?" was her anxious inquiry of a Star
reporter. 1.-The watch she muttered, land
the spooEs. Who claimed the shawl?"
She was told that some of the spoons had
tate her. for she said they belonged to a
man who rented a room and went away
without paying his rent.
HE left the spoons in the trunk" she said,
land he left other silver
She told the reporter that she had bought
the watch, but the shawl, which seemed to
trouble her more than anything else, she
would not account for.
Mother" Solomon denied that she has a
daughter living in New York. Her daugh-
ter she says, lives here and was never even
in New York. The blankets and bed spread
she bought from peddler.
Mr.. Devine of the Skoreham called at
Headquarters this morning and identified the
spoons bearing the hotel mark having
been stolen from the hotel but just when
they were stolen he could not say.
The other property is still held at the de-
tective' office for identification.
Mother" Solomon was not taken into the
court room, although there was filed against
her a charge of having received the watch
continued until Tuesday, and Mother Sol
ONION was committed.