The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01
NEWS.

month. as the result of an attack of ver-
tigo. He soon complained of feeling
badly, and his condition grew steadily
worse until last Tuesday. Then he
rallied somewhat and the improvement
gave his family encouragement in hop
ing for his recovery.
The rally. however. was brief. Menin-
gifts developed. and since then he has
been rapidly sinking. He passed away
without regaining consciousness. At the
deathbsd were gathered his four chill
dren. Mrs. r. E. Fletcher, w. S. Hol-
man. Jr.. Mrs. Fred Harvey and Paul
Holman,
The remains, escorted by delegation
Of his colleagues in the House and
Committee from the Senate, were sent
to his late home. near Aurora, Ind,
leaving Washington on Saturday after
noon, via the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road. Funeral services were held at the
old homestead, near Aurora, and inter-
ment will be made in Riverside Gene
terry.
As the Watch Dog of the Treasury"
Judge Holman was known to the Ameri.
can people. and the policy of strict
economy that he consistently pursued
when in charge of the appropriation bills
has been followed so long that it has
come to be regarded as one of the party
tenets in Congress.
Personally Mr.. Holman was of most
genial and approachable disposition. In
fact it was one of the strong points of
Mr.. Holman that. in his long Congress
sional career. he refrained entirely from
personalities, and consequently, he had
few personal enemies. Thomas A. Hen
bricks, remarking on his inflexible advo.
cacy of strict economy in public expen-
ditures, said he was worth S25, 100000
year to the people as long as he stayed
in Congress.
A RESOLUTION was introduced in the
United States Senate Thursday by Mr..
Allen, of Nebraska, directing the Presi
dent to express the sympathy of the
American people with Greece in it's
struggle with Turkey. The resolution
was referred to the Committee on For
eign Relations. There was considerable
debate on the subject of the Senate
committees. and Mr.. Allen proposed
complete cessation of business, except
to consider appropriation bills. until the
committees were filled. The resolution
finally went over. The Bankruptcy bill
as passed is the substitute framed by
Mr.. Nelson, of Minnesota. The success
of this substitute was great surprise
and disappointment to the members Of
the Judiciary Committee, who had re.
ported comprehensive measure, known
as the Torrey bill. The Nelson bill as
passed provides for voluntary and invol-
untary bankruptcy, but the theory of it's
author was to free it from harshness
and make it Of substantial benefit to
debtors and creditors. The Free Home
stead bill was made the unfinished bust
ness.
The President on Saturday sent to
the senate the nomination of Harold M.
Sewall. of Maine, to be Minister to
Hawaii. and the Senate subsequently
confirmed the appointment. Mr.. Sewall
gained prominence during the last cam.
paign by reason of his advocacy of the
Republican ticket and platform although
his father, Arthur Sewall. was the nomi-
nee of the Democrats for Vice President.
Mr.. Sewall had the endorsement of the
Maine Senators for the Hawaiian Mis-.
sion.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has decided to
appoint Judge William r. Day. of Ohio,
to be First Assistant Secretary of State,
and ex-Representative Bellamy Storer.
of Cincinnati, to be Minister to Belgium.
Mr.. LANHAM, OF Texas, introduced
bill in the House of Representatives en-
titled: ITO reduce the expenditures of
the Government, to decrease Federal
salaries, and to discourage the Office
seeking industry" which provides for a
reduction in the salaries of all persons
on the rolls of the United States 33 4 per
cent. The preamble declares that there
is an abnormal disproportion between
the compensation of Government EN-.
ployes and citizens in private occupa-
tions, which causes an unseemly race for
office.
Elk VICE PRESIDENT ADLAI E. STEv.
ENsoN will attend the formal opening of
the Tennessee Exposition. He will re-
main at Nashville only day or two and
thence will go to New York to meet Sem
ator Wolcott and General Paine, his
associates on the international bimetal-
lie commission. Mr.. Stevenson thinks
they will sail for Europe about May 10.
ABOUT 300 prominent business men
met in Cleveland on Thur sday and
adopted resolutions urging the choice of
Hon. M. A. Hanna to succeed himself as
United States Senator.
THURSDAY afternoon Of last week
while King Humbert. of ItaIv waa on