Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 13, 1892, Page 1

THE OMAHA \ P TWENTY—FIRST YEA-R. TIRST APPROPRIATION BILL It Was Passed by the Honse of Representa- tives Yesterday. REED OCCASIONALLY SAYS SOMETHING Congress Will Be Asked to Legislate Against the Cigarette Habit—Postmas- % Appolnted—News Notes and Al Gossip. Wasiisaros, D, Fob, 12.—The house passed its first regular appropriation bill to- day and representatives are congratulating themselves that at last the regular work of *ho session has been enterad upon. Buta ov¢ provisions of the military academy ap- _propriation bill remaited to be passod upon this morning, but when the ¢ mmitteo of the whole reported the amendaed measure to the house, the republicans demanded the yeas and nays on one or two democratic amendments reducing various items of appropriations, They were voted down, how- ever, and the bill, as finally passed, contains various reductions, aggrogating in the total about 365,000, On motion of Mr. Belknap of Michigan, April 2 was set avart for eulogies on the late M. H. Ford of Michigan. The house then went into committes of the whole on the private calendar, The first bill on the calendar was one for the relief of Louisa O. Lovell of Mississipvi, and other heirs of John A, Quitman. It refors to the court of claims, for investigation and report, the claims for tho heirs for rent from tho United States government of the plantation belonging to them in Warren county, Miss issippl, known as the Palmyra plautation, ana Lake Place, in 1805, After a short de- bate it was laid aside witha favorable recom- mondaution. The next measure in order was one au thorizing the posumaster general to credit Alma Jones, sr., last postmaster at Indian- apolis, in the final settiement of his uccounts, with the sum of 82, the amount of loss sustained by him by robbery. Mr. Bynum of Indiana navocated the bill, contending that the loss occurred through no fault of Mr. Jones. Mr, Reed's Sarcasi This measuro was mainly discussed ali af- ternoon, and Mr. Bunn of North Carolina finaly moved that the biil ve reported to the house with the recommendation that it be laid on the table. The result of astanding vote was 65 to 75, Mr. Reed of Maine,from his seat, suggosted that evidently thers was a quorum presont. The Chairman (sternly)—1f the gentleman from Maine will rise in his place and address * “he chuir and make that statement to the chair, the chair will answor, Mr. Reod (rising smiling)—If I felt entire confldence in the chair I should not hesitate todoso. The motion was lost: yeas, nays, 101; and the bill was laid asido with a favorable rocommendation. The committee then rose and the Lo vell Dbill was passad, On motion of Mr. Cockran of New York the memorial conferences in respect to the lato Representative Spinola weroe postponed from tomorrow until March 27. On motion of Mr. Pickler of South Dakota March 21 was set apart for the delivery of eulogies upon tho late J. R. Gamble of South Dakota. ‘The cominittee on printing reported aud the house adopted the rosolution providing for tho printing of 6,000 copies of tha president’s Chilian message. The Aquilla Jones bill thon came up again, but without action, The house adjourned until tomorrow. SILVER MEN ANXIOUS, They Demand an Early Consideration of the Bland Bill—Other Items, Wasnixatoy, D. C., Feb, i2,—Silver men were clrculating some eight or ton patitions on the democratio side of the house, uring t.at the silver bill be made a special con Afnuing order, and, it 13 said, had early A “ sccured about 100 signatures. Anti-silver "\ men avo urging delay and are working to hat end, in the hope that thero may be de- velopments which will aid their cause and enable them to find some way out of the dificulty. Free coluage men say tnat on political grounds nlone, aside from mon#tary rinciples, the sooner the issue 1s met the Bottor. The poople's party 1n the houso have Joined with the free commage people in de- g;fimdlng a prompt considoration of the Bland L A member of the rules committee satd this afternoon that tuere was no_disposition on the part of the committee to reard the consideration of the silver questiop and that . tho committee would bo found disposed to bring the matter to a conclusion in the house, and he personally was of the opinion that it would be found there would be no filibust- ering, Flax in the United States, The superintendent of census has sent to the press a bulletin on flax production, pre- ared by Rpecial Agent Hyde, in charge of he division of agriculture. It shows the total area of land dbvoted to the cultivation of flax in the United States in 1889 to huve boen 1,318,098 nores, the production of flax- 50,410 bushels, and tho total value of 30,228, Altbough flux- ported from thirty-one state Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa and No- braska produced 80.00 per cent of tho total amount or 1,045,613 bushels in excess of the entire production of the United States at the census of 1880, Condemning the Clgarette Habit, The ways and means committeeof the house will be petitioned to prepare a bill invoking the paternal condemnation of the government upon the cigarette habit. Ropresentatives Cockran, Cummings and Stabluecker of Now York all bave in their possession bills which they have been petitioned to intro- duce, providing for the suppression of cigar- 'y ette manufacture by imposing an iuternal revenuetax of 10 per 1,000 on all imported or domestic cigarettes sold 1n tbis country. Accompanying the memorial is a, statement which says: “Clippings taken from papers throughout the United States show that during the past yeaur there have been avout 100 deaths of roung wen, mostly under 16 years of age, 'rom the effects of smoking paper wrapped cigarettes; in some cases there have boen an analysis of the stomach and there has. been found acid and arsenic, which is largely uved 1in the manufacture of cigerette paper. There bas never yet beeu a chemist of any responsi- bility who has exawined paper wrapped cigarettes who bas not most decidedly pro- nounced thom injurious. The intornal " reve- nuoe tax is now 50 cents por 1,000 on paper wrapped cigarettes, To accomplish what the different states have, and are attompting to do, pmmumn‘gl young people from smoking paper wrapped cigarettes, a law should be passed this congresmaking the internal reve- nue tax §10 per 1,000 on all paper wrapped imported or domestic cigarettes, This would place them at a price that children could not pay and go further than any state leglslatuve can do, aud meet with the approval of every man and woman fu the country.” Following the statement are the names and former addresses of over 200 people of the yarious sections of ,the United States who bave, during the past year, diea or grown nopelessly insane s ‘the effect of the per- mivious habit. RRepresentative Cockran will file his bill with the ways and means committes ,which he is a ‘member, for such uction as Lhat committee may deew proper. Postmasters Appointed ‘The following nominations of presidential postumasters have been decided upon and will probally be sent to the senate next Mouday: Bawvel B. Bordor at Boulder, wlo,, vice Valentine Bulsh, ocom:mission xpired. La Barron B. Willard at Greeley, 4 Viee R. H. Johus, commission ox pired. e OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 13, 1892, Hanson H. Barnes at_Castle, Mont., office become presidentinl. Frank J. Nesbitt at Hozeman, Mont., vice Georzo Budd, de- ceased. Josoph H. Reynolds at Harlan, Colo., vice J. B. Stulsman, commission expired, Samuel I, Cole at Della, ia., vice J. H. Stubberranch, commission expired. Wants Another Cabinet Officer, Reprasentative Stout of Michigan introduced the following resoiution : Whereas, The Readinz. Lehigh Valley, the Jersey Contral, Delaware, Lackawnnnn & Western railways, operating lines in different states wnd representing a nominal capital of $60).00,000. the plants of which could be dupli- cuted at one-half that sum, have effected a combinatinn Resolved. | hat the committee on interstate commierce be roquested to investizate the facts of th and report whether such con- solidations should not be prohibited by .- tional law, and whether a burean of Inter- state transportation should not be orzanized, headed by cabinet officer known as the sec- retary of commerce, Washington Notes, The secretary of stato Is negoliu(h\g a now treaty of extradition with the French gov- ernment. ‘The new treaty will bo practically the samo in its terms as tho one recently con- cluded between the United States and Great Britain. I'he military academy bill, as reported for the committee on military affairs, appropri ated $405, After passing through the ordeal of the committes of the wholo the amount was reduced to £306,665, and at this figuro it was passed by the house. This is 5,300 iess than the amount carried by the bill for the current fiscal year. The Treasury department today putchased 156,000 ounces of silver at 0.9005 and $0,0000. today NEWS FOR THE ARMY. Complete List of Changes 1 Service Yesterday Wasmivaron, D. C., Feb. 12.—[Special Telegram to Tue Beel. ha [following assignments to regiments of officers recently promoted aund transfers of officers aro ordered : The superintendent of the recruiting serv- ice will cause twonty-five recruits to be as- signed at Columbus Barracks, O., to the Jighteenth infantry and forwarded under proper charge to such point or poiuts in the Departmont of lexas as the commanding gonoral of the department shall designate. The superintendent of the recruiting service will cause fifteen recruits to be assigued at David's Island, Now York harbor, as follows, and forwarded under the charze of n non- commissioned ofticer: ‘I'wo to Fort Monroe, Va.: three to battery B, Third artillery; seven to battery M, Thira artiliery; five to battery G, Fifth artilie The superin- tendent of the recruiting service will cause twenty-five recruits to be assigned at Columbus Barracks, O., to the First infantry and forwarded under proper churge to such point or points in the Departm mt of Califor- nia as the commaading general of the do- purtment shall jdesignate, The superinten- dent of the vecruiting service will cause thirty-five recruits to be assigned at David's Island, New Ycrk haroor, as follows and forwarded under proper charge to Fort Leavenworth, Kan.: ight to company B, Seventh infantry: five to company A, Tonth infantry: threo to company F, Tenth in- fantry; two to company E, Twelfth infantry : seven to company G, ‘l'welfth infantry; seven to company H, Fourteenth infantry. Post Quartermaster Sergeant Rob- ert Fallon, now at Boise Barracks, Idaho, will proceed to Vancouver Bar- racks, Wash.y .zoporting upon his arrival to the commanding ofticer to relleve Post Quartermaster Sergeant August J. Moritz. Sergeant Morritz, upon beiug thus velieved, will proceed to Boise barracks. 1dgho, reporting upov his arrival to the com- \ding officer for duty. The leave of absence on surgeon’s certifi- cate of disabilitySr&nted IMirst Lioutenant ' James D. Glumfin, assistant surgeon, Janu- ary 4, 1802, Devart:aent of the Missouri, 1s oxtended fifteen days. Leave of absence for two months, with permi the Regular infsntry, and by divection of the sec- retary of war he is authoriz to leave the United States. The leavo of absence granted First Lieutenant Joseph T, Oyster, first artillery, December 28, 1801, is extendod fifteen days. The leave of absence graotad First Lieutenant Honry Kirby, Tenth infantry, January 8, 1892, De- partment of Arizona, is extended one month. First Lieutenaat John C. . Tilison, Fifth nfantry, is assizned to company B of that regimen', vice Kirst Lieutenant James K. Wilson, I"ifth infantry, who will remain un- assigned pending the appointicent of a regi- mental adjutant. Western Pensions, WasmiNGtoy, D. C., Feb, 12.—[Special Tole- gram to Tue Bie]—Tas following list of pensions grauted 1s reportea by Tus Bre and Examiner Bureau of Claims: Nebraska: Original—Samuel M. Truax, Michael Beaver, Mahlon N. Brisack, John Crouch, John Vest, John A. Henry, Eli Ren- nett, John Shaw, Willis Atlevurg, Joel A. Clark, John W.' Preston. Charles Russell, Alex McKinnoy, Enoch M. Silvers, Lewis A. Beltzer, Heury' Harron, Jeremiah Vance. John . Stauffer, Welferd Keevough, Wil- liam H. Smith, Thownas S, Craig, James H. Stockhouse, Clement Day, William Mahlo, William McBeth, Alpheus’ Walkup, William Branen, fohn W. Bonee, James Wallaco, tlisha 'Swmith, Honry Romigee, Waller D! Lawrence, James M. Canm. Additional— Eieridge G. Brown, Adam L. Turner, Moxican widows, ete.—Florida N, Shep- herd. Towa: Orginal-Luke Beckett, Samuel B, Sterrett, William H. Lewls, Joseph W. Paul, Georgo W. Weekes, John Bailey, Ci vin Moore, Audrew Balfour, William Syer: Samuel P.'Cottrell, Milton Howard, William Craig, Henry R. Campbetl, Albert Paddock, Joseph Barrick, Morris Donohue, John Greenleo, Frank Dove, Ezra Dutton, Isanc Oglesbee, Harrison - Townsend, Cyrus B, Boydston, John H. Campbell, Irene B, Smith, Tilman P, Eagerton, James N. Gurdner, Alfred R. Hayden, Nathan W. Tupper, Con- rad Moeller, James Crawford, William Cun- ningham, Charles W. Oden, Alpheus Picken, Gieorge Houghaw, Marcus Kenyon, John C. Kaymond, Edward A. Serufe,” Thomas W, Bucher, Alyin F. Clark, George R. Price, Thomas J. Brown, Willlam H. Sutton, Johu S. Mason, Thomas Carpeuter, Isaao Stout, Henry C.'Peadslford, Albert Ogle, Abner L. Chandler. Renewsal aud increase—Conrad Kohl. Original widows, etc.—Tabitha Pat- terson, Lonisa Taylor, Hector A. Higley, father; Ellen Rickard, South Lakota: Original—Lewis Fishbeck, John W. Thomwpson, George G. Lindley, Ardent J. Roberts, Joun H. Kiskemeler, Goorge U. Beobe, Adron Iverson, Alvah T, Bridgemsn, George W. Hall, Statue for General Sherman, WasmiNeroy, D. C., Keb. 12.—An appeal to the Grand Army of the Republic for con- tributions to aid in the erection of a statue in Washington to the mowory of General Sherman has been made by the committee appoiuted at the meeting of the society of the Army of the Tennessee last October, Discussed Springer’s Wool Bill, Wasnixorox, D. C., Feb, 12.—The demo- cratic members of the ways and weans com- witteo held another conference today on the Springer wool bill, but uo agreement was reactiod. ‘The committeo will probably come to a conclusion when the absent members returu, Interstute Law Violators tndicted. MixxNearoris, Minn,, Feb, 1 The grand juryof the United Stutes district court has founa iudictments against the following per- s for violating the anti-trust law: B, P, Nelson, 8. F. MoNight, Frederick Clare, and Willlam H. H. Day, Aliulmlco]h: John Paul, LaCross; William Irviue, Chippewa Falls; Eugeno Shaw, Eeu Claire: Alexander Stew- art, Wausau, Wis.; Pnilip Rellley, St. Paul; Frederiok Weyerhaus, Winona: R. L. Mc: Cormiok, Hayward, Wis.; W. J. Young Clinton, I H. Atwood, Stillwater, an G. S. Shaw, Eau Claire. Ball has been given 10 the sum of #500 each, I — The Death Koll, SAN Francisco, Cal, Feb, 12.--James G. Fair, jr., eldest son of ex-Senator Fair, died suddenly early this moralng from heart failure, IN THEHEARTS OF THE PEOPLE | Lincoln's Memory Honored on the Anni- versary of His Birth, GLOWING TRIBUTE TO HIS CHARACTER Distinguished Guests of the Marquette Club—Henry D. Estabrook of Omaha One of the Orators—Others Who Were Present and Spoke, Curcaco, 11l Feb, 12, —The Marquette club celebrated the birtnday of Abrabham Lincoln with a banquet at the Auditorium hotel to- night, at which covers were laid tor over 500 persons. The groat banquot hall was re- splendent with electric lights and appropri- ately aecorated with flags, banners snd fes. toons in the national colors, with poriraits of Lincoln, Washington, Grant and other na- tional heroes, Prominent »epublicans from all parts of the country woere bidden to the feast, and a number of men of national reputation were present. President Harrison sent a lettor of regret, in which he said his duties at Wash- ington would not permit himn to be present. Among othors who were unablo to respond to the invitation in person were: Senator John Sherman, Hon. William McKinley, Chauncey M. Depew, Hon. J. Sloat Fas- sett, ex-Governor Foraker, Hon. J. J. [n- galls, Hon. Thomas B. Reed. Tho principal addrass of the evening was delivered by Senator Shetby M. Cullom, who has latoly announced himself as a candidate for the presidency of the United States, and whoresnonded to the toast: ‘‘Abraham Lin- coln,” Senator Cullom's Remarks. After sketching the life of the illustrious president and relating many personal remin- igcences of him, in his characteristic man- ner, the honorable senator from Illinois, who, in tho face and figure strongly resembles the famous man whom he was eulogizing, pro- ceeded to contrast the records of the repub- lican and domocratic party. The former he characterized as the party of progression, and the latter of negation. Contiuuing, the speaker said: “’Don’t' always has been the burden of the democratic song and is now. At this moment it has a large majority 1n the house of representatives and is chorusing ‘Don't.” Mills, the great disappointed, is saying to Speaker Crisr, ‘Don't;y and Cloveland and the mugwumps are all shouting at Senator Hill, ‘Don’t’—shouting singly and shouting in chorus. And standing by himself, solitary and alono upon a high point of objection, Holmar is crying ‘don’t! at every person and at everything. Sir, whilo Liucoln lived the domocratic party em: barrassed him continually with its ‘don’ts !’ It fusiladed him with ‘don’ts’ at every step of his illustrious career, and 1 am suro that if he wero amoug man now, venerable in his eighty-fourth year, upon overy suggestion made by him he would ho pelted with democra- tic'don’ts.'But, if he was with us now in per- son, as certainly he is in spirit, he would re- gard as little as we do the opposition of this organized objection to every progressand would urge us to hold fast to the doctrine of protection to American fudustry, as modified y the policy of reciprocity. He would bid us- also, 1 am sure, tohold fastto the doctrine of honesty for honest people applied in state- manship 5o as to bring aboutalan eariy day the re-establishment of silver to its former dignity ns a monoy metal, the equal of gold in coinage and tender.” The address was punctuated by frequent rounds of enthusiastic applause. Mr. Estabrook’s Speec Senator Cullom was followed by Mr. Henry D. Estabrook of Omaha who responded to the toast, **The Mission of America.” Ho spoke substantially as follows: Our Amerlcan poet, Sidney Lanler, was fond of roversing the expression, “the beauty of holiness,” ‘wnd calling it ' the holiness of beauty. Iam quite surc that there is also o be _}yu! homeliness, and that there are per- 501 whom it Is the only adequate descrip- tion. Abrabam Lincoln, of whom Senator Cullom has so eloguently spoken, is such an one. His mental and physicul urchitecture was decldedly goth But withal there was such o loveliness of character that his home'y face scemed-to have the rudiance und beauty of un ungel’s. Explalned the Boyd Case. He was a republican, tho quulity of whose republicanism. like that of mercy. was not strained, Could I think that the quulity of my own republicnism was of uny possible interest to this organization, the Marquetts club, I would almost fancy my Invita- tlon to appenr this evening wus o sort of judiclnl ~process - summoning me to confesslonal—not that my consclence accuses me of any political short- coming; but recent events have «o intimately ussociated me with the lenders of democracy, not only in Nebraska, but elsowhere: incident of my professional efforts on behalt of Governor floyd und his cltizenship—that the suspiclon might reasonably be induiged of my loyalty und fidelity to republican prin- ciplés. And [ am ¢iad of this occasion, if for no othor reason than_that it affords an opporti- nity to make any explanation of my conduot in this regard that my ropublican brethren may deem necessury; und in any ovent, Lo repol once and forover so calumnlons un lmputa- tion. The fact Is, thut the only valld objec- tion'ever urged against Mr. Boyd us a clt zen was the complexion of his politics—which are democratic: and yet some of the republicans out my way 50 fur overlooked this nberration, or obliquity—whichever it is—in the pre-emi- nent virtues of the individual ag-to give him thelr votes and support on oceasion. And his recont trlumph in tae republican stronghold of Nebraska—overcoming n_potentinl major- ity of 25,000 und belug chosen iy the chiet executive of that state—has no politicul sig- WILLOVOr; DOF may & prognostio of politics of the stute bo bused upon it, for It was solely and wholly a tribute to the individunl 8™ o tizen, and when that citizenship was assalled through w mistaken notion of party policy. by cortain’ barnacios musquerading in ropublican guise—why, all ove Of fairness latentin my anitom. o to the surface und 1 stood fCrth to chul- 0 tho assallunts—not only ns o lawyer but as & republican; for the love of fair pluy 1s a dlstinguishing quality ot republican s always and everywhere. The Mission of Amer}, I trust thatthisexplanation isentirely satis- tuctory and will restore mo torepublicin con- fidence. not only here but more particulurly in Nebraska, and that it will enable you tolisten with equuniwity whilo I address myself to the principnl eubject [ was asked to speuk upon, and that Is the mission of Awerica. Of course our destiny us a nation is in. the hands of the Almighty, and we can only sur- wmise what His {ntention is concerning us, and the mission we are to fuilfill among the na- tlona of tho earth, by a caretul perusal of His word, Our little world has been the theater of a wighty struggle, and he who cannot see in the entirety of 1ts history a faint menning und divine “Intendment—propheeles fulfillod wnd in the process of accomplishment—is an athe- {stto whom the marvels of creation are the Lappenings of chance, Tyranny of the Dark Ages. Thus saith the scriptures: 'And the whole Aganin, “An? the sons of out of the uri were Sh and of thew was the wh The hible 9 nent. Juph by Dhothars, uli their posterity must have belonged 8o u toms 1n0n hrotherhnod—the dbscendantsof tho saie Prozeuitor- of #gual parentuge wd of tiwnl Fghts. But through an inscrutable destiny iy sepurutod and- tounded - continents, Fumilies segroguted and became the nucleus of tribes, tribes grew apart and becwme na- tous. Then came a confuslon of tongue L lontasion worse conounded—the: i preyed upon each other. The weak were de- voured by the strong; ght made rizht ple were sold into bondage tion, humunity, were forgot gance wid” albression lela Rupine und in the pame ad pride, high ournival. were comwitted lawi tortu and goerclon “were the persuasives of re- lglon. Viewed from the elvilization of today the people of those times seem like u swarm of serpents. kuotted wnd conglomer- ated, writhlug 1u veoomous and borrld p. slon. Above the hisses of these vipor tongues there rose o laugh—drunken und lnsolent. Tt wus the laugh of tyrumny, Through tue murder of lauzh, and coming from beneath.there w e 1. 1L was the grofi of tho | ple. Through the gromn wnd throush the Fatign, and Tesuing tromthe dogths of 4 soui's despair, n falnt prayer strdagied up to heaven. It was the prayer of Christianity. Irst Beam of Hope, Lol in the tar west reposed a !vircin conti- nent—a worid within world. The time was ripe. The preparations ofslx thousand years wore drawin: to o head. DBeueld— bibble appears upon tho surface of the deep: o breath from heaven could easily destroy it A wave could on tulf it A monster of the sea might cone forth and wreck it But no- It dovs not burst! [t comes! and the rising sun puints in miniature upon its surface God's ark and covenant. Tt comes! bearing within its filmy walis the rainbow promise of liberty and hope. O, Muyfiower!—blossam of the oeean!—a 111 “loiling on the wave,” the filrest sonweo thut ever drifted to an unknown shore. The proudest war ship that over bristied with Its guns has borne no_ordnance so invineible as thy crew's stout hearts. England hud not bunished these brave men—they had ban- ished England! And when they landed it was to pledgo the soll, thowselves and their posterity to the sacred onuse. New Ideas Vindicated “All men nro created equal” This was the first groat {don. England henrd of it neross the Atiantic and was amused at the crratie notlon, “Governments derive their just power from the consent of the governed.”” This was “another of those grand fdeas. Encland henrd of it and became furious; hence the revolution which was the thunder upon Mount Sinaf, The men of those days wore few, but thoy ware all great, and _they were suflicient. ‘The war was fouglit and thi new Jdeas were vin- dicatod To fit. them to' be placed in the foundation of the new renublic they were erystalized in udocument drawn by Thomus Jefferson ana calied the Decluration of Indo- pendonce. 1t was tho niost eXtraordinary po- itionl code ever fuiminated; but it was not Jefferson's, He but held the pen: tho author was in the clouds. All the world heard of the event. European labor shifted the burden from its shoulders for & moment and strained its wenry cyos ncross the waters. 1tsaw the white hund of freodom beckoning from tho west. Irom il purtsaf the giobe, from all climes, from Euiope, Asla, Africa, the people of evety nation. characternnd tonguc, flocked to render service in the upbuliding of so am- Ditious a structure. Sublime Chars of the ch, The work progressed, New ideas were from 11mo to time built Into the substructure. but at lust the workmen disagreed and the de- struction of the temple so long predicted med {mminent and cortuin. The north and outh diffcred on the question of slavery. Shem and Juphet were aisposed to miuke n political swndwieh of the descendants of Ham; ience the rebellion, whith wis the corollury of the revolution. iy fhis meuns the Decla- ration of Independencs . was vindicated: it became something more than a rhapsod words; something more than a maznif paradox. Three milllon peoble were mude citizens fnstead of slay The place wus Plymoath Rock—the Gib- raltar of human rights—a rock quarried by God himself to bocome the tornerstone of & uew republic, The noble and peculiar structure was begun. \What should be the material of its new foundations? Should it be gold, or_ iron, or con r nobility, or caste? All these had be ed n the enstorn hemisphere and had proven'sind, And so it wos resolved thut the temple they would ercet should be built upon ldgas. The sublime character of ghls epoch was Abraham Lincoln. the dearest name, ave one. on rth, nt whose mention an ineffable ten- derness warms the hourt and gatlers to the eyes. ant, Sherman, Sheridun—the mighty he- rocs of the war—have obeyed the trumpet call and joned the urmies of the dend. The sword has “been returned to its soabbard, but the flash and glitter of its biade.quivering through the bloody clouds of battle, will shine upon us still 11ke tho rays of anothér sun. Must Build Enllutjngly, Oltizens, America, the tower and hulwark of human |iberties. 1s 5till in pracess of erection. 1t was our fathers' task to die for it: be ours the hurdor task to live!fotdt We will not survive to sep it finishod; God forbid that we should survive o seo 1t porishi The past is history; & vell ‘s botore us, but throush the gossamer of ‘its ‘texture I behold asIn o droam tho countless fave louning out of the future, They, too, shall meet 4o com- memorato the principles we celobrate tonight. From the altitude of Now, from this_ zenith of history, look out upon th Bebold, the American iden Is everywhere triumphant. ‘The world itself is preparinz to tuke an Amer- fenn Lolidny. The wise nien, not oniy of the Orlent. but everywhero, ato girding uy tholr loins und will follow tho star of empire until it rests ubove this city of Ohlca, Herculos: this miracie of accomplishment;the throbbinz heartof all the teeming life and nc- tivity of our American commonwealth, The puople world. o—thls clvic of the world are soon to receive an ob- cct lesson In the stupendous kindergirten Wwo ure inaugurating for thelr bevefl. Even Chili will be here, and will learn, I trust, somuthing of Christiun forbearance and zood tellowship. Tyranny's Doom Sounded. Now, is 1t possible thut monarchy, anarch plutarchy, or any other archy canlong witl stand this currlculum of instruction? No: I roveat the American idea Is everywhere tri- umphant. Englund is & monarchy, to be sure, but only out of compliment to an impotent and aged queen. The czar of Russia ciings to his throne. It Is a honcoop In the maeistrom. The crumbling monarchlies of the earth are held togothor only by tho force of urms. Stunding armies are encamped without ouch clty, Tho sword and bayonet threuten ‘and retard, but the secds of lberty have boca caugnt up by the winds of henven und scattered Droadoast throuzhout the eurth, Tyranny's doom Is sounded! The people's mitiéniun Is at hand! And thls, this, under Goc, i3 the mission of America! J Mr. Estabrook was followed by General Ben Batler on *“I'he World's Columbian Ex- position,”sand Hon.{Jonathan Dolliver on “Our Paruy.” ————— WEATHER FORIKCAST. E OF WEeATIER BURRAU, % Omama, Feb. 1 The northwestern storm has rapidly in- creased in 1ntensity as well as in dimensions, The storm area now covers the entire coun- wry between the Mississippi river and the Rocky mountains and is central in north- western Dakota. It has raised the vempera- ture very materially in tha upper mountain ‘regions and western part of the Missouri valloy. Valentine reported a maximum of 56, Rapid City 602, . Miles City 458=, Helena 54= and Assiniboine 60=. The storm center will probably move down the upper Missouri valley and curve east and northward over the lakes, Southeasterly winds predominate in the upper Mississippi and in the Missourl vulleys. ~ The coid wave mentioned in the last report has moved across the upper lukes into. Canada., Tho rising temperature preceding the approach- ing storm has caused a moderation to snow in Mionesota and Wisconsin, Elsewhere no precipitation has as yet attended the storm. For Eastern Nebraska— Westerly to south- westerly winds, incressing, in force, and warmer weather durl For Omaba and “nh)l wonwrlfi winds; during Saturday. Wasmizaron, D, O, Fel souri, lndian Territory; Ok sas— Warmer; south winds Saturday ; warmer and.clo rain or snow in Missou: Kansas, ) For Minnesota and Iowa—~Cloudy weather, with rain or snow and -warg south winds Saturday; snow Sunda) colder later than Sunday night. ) For Montana—Colder, nfrthwest winds and flurries of snow, with probably a cold wave, I For North Dakota and South Dakota— Cloudy ~weatner and lighg ‘snows; south, shifting 1o colder morthwestorn winds; colder aud local suows Sanday, with prob- ably a cold wave. For Nebraska—TIagreasing cloudiness with rain. OF 8NOW 8u0 MNGLLY Warmor south winds Saturday; snows ung probably colder Sunday, For " Colorado--Faw ther Saturday. with increasing cloudllt%‘i\d rain or snow Sawurday night and provably Sunday. ' Sure of a Hectaugar Plant, Prospects are flattering for a very success ful meeting of those interested 1n sugar beet eniture at the Board of Trade this morning. Capital is ready to start a beet sugar wany factory in Omaba, avd.the farmers of the surroundiug territory are in earnest in their determivation to go fato the culture of the sugar beet. When these iuterested parties 1ueat today it is expeetad that the result will be the completion of plaus for & big factory in Omaba, Y. outherly to fair weather . 12.—For Mis- ma and Kan- d fair weather ‘Sunday, with fy and nerinoast warmer; el That cough of vours can be s d surely, quickly, by Piso's Cuxe for Consumption, Pleasant, offective, ¥c. All druggists, PROHIBS' CHAMPION TALKS ! Senator Finn Denounces the Saloon in the | Towa Legislature, HE IS ANSWERED BY SENATOR SHIELDS History of the Recent State C: viewed and th rtion ¥ the Odious Law Will Be Re- pealed at Once, mpaign Re- A Des Moises, I, Feb, 12.—The senate re fused the invitation of the State university to visit the institution ina body. Among the bills introduced were the following: Amending the law relative to taxes levied for county purposes; prohibiting sellng or giving tobacco to minors under 16 years of awe; conferring additional privileges on cities and towns of 7,000 or more population. Senator Finn then resumed his speech in opposition to the Schmidt license bill. He said the saloon was tho school of drunken- ness. He denouncod the argument that the law was not enforced. Referring to the mur- der of Haddock and the pardon of Munch- rath, he said the peualty for killing a man guilty of enforciug the law was thres months, while to kill a doe five;months was given. He denounced the saloon as the wrecker of society ana homes, supported only because of the money it brought in. Senator Finn spoke for over an hour and Senator Shields of Dubuque took the foor. He asserted that in the last two guberna- torial campaigns tho democrats had made prohivition the 1ssue and had promised relief from the odious Inw in caso they camo into power, and thoy were here now to redecmn the promise, Ho said the great majority of the civilizea worid was opposed to siich law: Men cannot be made moral by legal enact. ment, but would be so if proper efforts wero put forth 1n homes and churches, he thought. In the wholesale arraignment of the people opposed to prohibition repub- licuns bad denounced not only the demo crats, butthe great majority of republicans of the nation. This 15 proved by the fact that in only four states of the union have re- publicans taken a stand in favor of such a law. More than this, prohibition is & rank failure and farce in every state where tried. Quoting from the government reports ne showed that over 5,000 internal - reve- nue licenses were 1ssued to peoplo in tho state of Iowa, which is more than twice as many as were over issued when the city was empowered to 1ssue license to saloons. “This shows the immense amount of liquor sold in the state and all of it is manufactured in other states, anditls a rank injustice to Towa people,” said he. Replylng to the chargo that under the democratic governor it only required tho unishment of three months for Georgo C. Haddook, Shields remarked that the com mutation’ of sentence was mado on the re- | mlasses but the word ‘president,’ commendation of seventeen republican sonators, one of whom was Finn. Later he strenuously deniod ever naving signed the petition for such pardon and denied the signature when the petition was prosented by Shields, Besides this, sixty-one re- resentatives in the last house signed it. 'hen he wanted to know 1f the democratic govornor was to be condemned by repub- licans for complying with the request of re- publicans. Senator Shields also quoted from the criminal reports and showed the expenses under the prohibition administration, Tho house committee on claims this morn- ing recommended favorably the bill to recom- pensas J, Le. Brown, ex-auxditor of state, for oxpenses incurred in his impcuchment trial, and a joint resolution favoring the passage of the Dolliver bill to reimburse the Des Moines river land settlors. Bills were introduced as follows: To hmiy the number of votes in election precincts in cities to 500; to exoapt from taxation bonds voted for the erection of public bvildings; to provide for tue relief of landlords by liens: to compel the erection of suitable appliances at railway stations for landing heavy freight. ‘The report of the soldiers’ monument com- mittea was ordered printed, after which ad- journment was taken until tomorrow. Work of Alleged White Caps. OrTuMwA, Ia,, Feb. 12.—W. L. Morris, who lives on a farm mnorth of town, was visited by three toughs lust night, about mid- night, who wore white masks, claiming to bo white caps. They went to the house, knocked on the door, and when it was opened, grabbed Morris, tied his hands and took bim 1o the woods southwest of the house. Here a rope was put around his neck and one end was thrown over the hmb of a tree. Morris was pulied up from the grouud and let down again, veing told that if ke did uot leave the county today they would return tonight and hang bit. Mrs., Morrs is lingering ina critical condition as a result of the fright given her by the scoundrels. Mrs. Morris pulled off the mask of one of the men and recognized him. A search has been begun and they will probably be caught tomorrow. Miss Long May Recover. MigsmaLLtows, Ia, Feb. 12, — [Special Telegram to Tue Bes.|—Miss Julia Long, who was shot twice last night by her lover, Sam Kelly, who afterwards blew his own brains out, prostrated and still suffering severely from her injury and nervous ox- haustion, but is in a fair way to recovery. The first shot slightly fractured the froot part of hor skull, The affair caused great excitoment, especially In the ecity schools, Miss Long being a very popular teacher, Kelly's relatives have not yet been heard from, He was of late years cngineer on the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe, then on the Iowa Central. The verdict of the coroner’s jury today was in accordanco with facts al- ready given, S Comforts for Old Soldier Dunvque, In, Feb, 12.—Lookout post of the Grand Army of the Republic av its regular meeting adopted a resolution favor- ing the erection of cottages at the Marshall- town Soldiers’ Home for the wives and relations of old comrades in preference to the erection of either a monument or memorial hall, Similar action was tuken by Hyde Clark post recently. “Babe' Des Moixes, Ia,, Feb. 12.—[Special gram to Tie Bee,]—The jury in the “Babe" Jones case, which has been pending the past ten days on second triul, brought in a veraict late tonight of murder in the second degree. The case is the outcome of a camp meeting row last summer, in which several boys were baaly hurt, one fatally. Towa Masons In Session, Lyoxs, Ia., Feb, 12.—The uanual four days’ conclave of the Scottish Rite bodies of lowa closed bere tonight with @ special grand banquet at the temple. Over 100 Masons were present fron thirty different citios of Towa ana Illinois. A class of seventecn were put through the y-second degree. —While a party of men and boys were churivaring a uewly married couple near here, & shotgun ex- ploded iu the bads of J. E. Coonbs, killing \m lustantly. A number of olnérs were vadly injured. e MINTS WHICH MAKE FLOWER HAPPY, New York's Governor Feasts on Presidens tial Possibility Tamy. ALuasy, N. Y., Feb. he approaching presidential contest, as usual, 1s beginning to color every eveu at this eapital. Men talk of it at all times-seriously, indifferently, jocularly. Wednesday night, at the dioner given by Sguator Brown, hardly anytuing else was touched upon. Governor Flower was tlere. George Irwin, the republican leader in the senate, sat pear. Haviog forgotten bis ‘glasses,” he borrowed those of the gov~ eruor to read aloud Lieutenant Goveruor DaiLy BEE. Sheehan his eyes. N ern gravely, letter of regret. They did not suit " tio said, handing them back can't see anything thec o these £ lent, £ P L snid 7 ‘president.’ ' “You're eight years behind the the governor. Of course there was a laugh (3 & ody laughs at_dinner), but thore wi” g .iter merriment lator when the govorno #8625 nd od 10 tho toast tohis hoalth. ‘Thord T4 ottier hints that ho might be made | = wp i dute nt Chicago, ““This bas been a good dinner," S s Jolly democratic way, “frst-ratd tor Brown is a prince of good There have been many courses and I have liked them all. 1 am glad | came, but [ don’t think 1 would have come if I had_known the last course to bo a dish of hot tafly for the governor,” The go! 10 bagin, stood among the crowd joining room. He doclined a seat, suying ho preferred “standing among tho boys.'” Thore was 1o opon talk about his nomination but only veiled hints, the result muinly of gener- ous wino and the publication in tha moraing papers of Seuator Vest's lotlor to the ban- quoters at Denver, wherein he spoke of Flower as & good compromise eandidate. References to tho letter and 1ts sugzestion werc the points that the governos sald were “hot taffy.” Senator Hill was not prosent. Ho came up from New York late and found a mail of halt a hundred letters awaiting him. When ho first came back to Albany his secrotary used to put the New York lotters on top, ~Then tho governor was anxious for news from his own state, Now the New York letters go to the bottom of the pile and those from other states are opened first. B “New York is all right,” the senator said to a friond today, *Wo want the news from outside now." S A iy BARON HIRSCH IN TIIE Jewlsh Philanthropist, Disguised migrant, Discovers His Ag Sax Frascisco, Feb. 12.—Jacob Ganziger, a large wheat dealor of Berlin who is now here, is authority for a queer story about Jaron Hirsch. He says Hivsch recently dis- covered that his agents in New York wero not properly managing the fund of 10,000 per month devoted to Jewish immigrants ar- viving in New York. (ianziger says: ““The baron learned that the commissionars he had apvointed gave no helpto immigrants, but pocketed most of the money sot asido for this bunevolent purpose. The baron decided 10 look up the truth of the charges by pro- ceeding to New York himself. The batter to get at the bottom of the facts, ne discuised himseif as a noor Hewbrew anda took steerage passage across the Atluntic. Iwas on the same steamer with hir, but realizing that he must have had some secret object 1o achiove, 1 did not recognize him by word or look When New York was reached, he went to the Dinneypeys of Castle Ggrden along with the remainder of the Jowish immigrants. “‘Pretty soon the commissioners came down and the baron begzed of one of them a little assistauce. Assistanco was brusquoly re- fused and be was thrown aside by the very men who wera handling hie money. After observing their haugity, unscrupulous be- bavior for a fow days, tue' baron quietly and secretly had them removed from their posi- tions and others appoinced. He told me he he intended to have them prosecuted before he returned to Burope. Ho maie the neces- sary preliminary arrangements. e MUST B v bl Hlow: in an aa- TEERAGE. If a Patent 1s Desired for Medicine a Full xplanation Must Be Made, Wasnixgroy, D. C., Feb. 12,—[Special Telegram to Tie Bee.|—If a patentis de- sired for medioine, send statement of in- gredients with relative quantity of each ana manner of compounding. [f the medicine is to be patented the formula must be formu latod. Most patent medicines are kept secret by the inventors and only the trade mark egistered. 'This, hawever, do3s not prevent others from using the same medicine witb a different trade mark. Under a recent de- cision of the supreme court of the United States it is extremely difilcult to socare the registration of labels. A mere advertising label cannot bo registored. In order to be entitled to registration a label must possess a literary value or certaia artistic ¢esign. Io obtaining a trade mark or label the formvla of the medicine need not be fur nished. The best course to vursue is to both patent the compound and iogister the trade mark. A labelis a print or advertising slip used to designate or advertise an article of manufacture. The entire subject matter is covered by label registration. A label 1s descriptive of the article to which it is at- tached. A trade mark is an arbitrary name, word or symbol, not descriptive of the ar- ticle to which attached, but by which the goods of a particular manufacture are desig- nated from those of all others and by which the goods are known to the public. o TAKEN IN BY THE POLICE. Three Alleged Highwaymen and a & Thief in Custody. After the last pay day on the 9th at the U, P. shops a quartet of shop men started out to take in the low side of life. The party con- sisted of John and James Haley, Thomas Coleman and Leou Bonnell. After loading up protty well the Haleys and Coleman picked Bonnell for a victim, and while he was 80 drunk ho hardly walk, 1t is said they robbed him of $16. Yesterday the trio were arrested by tho detectivos, They at first deniod all knowledge of the affair, but after an hour in tho sweat box confessed every- thing and told what they 2id with the stolen money. A charge of higbway robbery wus placed against their names and the police say they will be convicted on their own evi- dence, 4 James Dougherty passed by C. D. Brown’s store yesterday afternoon and tried to bor- row & can of oysters, A policeman saw the act and sent James to jail for larceny. A drupken woman, who was booked as Mary Doe and who claimed to be a Gypsy, amused the matron and jailors yesterdiy afternoon at police hmlnl:lu(u'lurs by telling their fortunes and predicting all kinds of good and bad luck for ner listencrs, H. E. Fry and James Ward had a fight in a Tonth street resort vestorday afternoon and both men were arrested. Fry hit Wara @ blow on the chesk and loosened a couple of teeth. When searched Ward bad a revolver in his pocket and an additional charge of carrying concealed weapons was placed against his nawe on the police blotter, ————— He Can Shoot as Well as Play, Herr Xaver Scharwenka, who will give a matinee piano recital at the Boyd theater next Wednesday, was in the city yesterday enroute o Denver, where he plags on Mon- day. Scharwenka while here was the guest of Messrs, Cummings and Jones who were his pupils for vears. Seharwenka in addition 1o being & brilliant planist is a true sports man, his work with the pistol beng partic ularly good. He has a wager in Lenver with a friend that he can shoot the middle spade outof the tray of spades twenty minutes before bis concert Monday night, to show that he is not nervous in the least degres. It will be interesting to know whether the master has so excellent a command over his muscies or uot. Arriving on the train which Scharwenka took for Denver was Miss Adele Aus der Ohe, and the greeting between the two famous players was cordial in the extreme. e e Smuggled in a Olrcas, SN ANTONIO, Tex., Feb. 12, —Benigno Martine: a Mexican citeus manager trailing after Garza from Galan, Coahuila, finding busivess bad in his own country, essayed & town in Texas and attemoted L smuggle his entire circus over the itio Lrande a few miles below Eagle Pass. He w aplured and brought 1o this city to auswer to the federal court, and his circus 1s 1o the bauds of the ofticors, Mede pet e Starts for the East. BaAN Fuancisc Cal,, Feb. 12.—Marion Hedspeth, the (ilendale train robber, bas started east iu cbarge of Detectives Bryam and Whiteker, fen | rnor, while waiting for the ainner | NUMBER WON HIS BRIDE ON SKATES —— ] 239, Exoiting Str\lggh; Between Rival Lovers With a Bride as the Stake, HUNDREDS WATCH THE HOT CONTEST o 1" Betore Richard Parsons Viet ding ¥ An Eundured by n the Final Awtul Men est W Norrn Praty, Conn, Feb, 12, ~Miss Allcw Grover and Richard Parsons of Millingtod en were murriod here a fow ovenings ago. This was the concluding chapter 1n @ romance of which the principal foutures were a jacket whipping contest and ® skate fog match, Richard Parsons a Alexander Bojyce, Prosperous young farmers, began two years ago paying attention to Miss Grover,who was 17 years old, very protty and vivacious. She apparently had as deop a regard for one man as for the other, and neither could satisfy himself that his suit was looked upon with favor. As the months roiled by the two suitors began to eve each other jealousiy. Parsons called at the Grover homo last May to invite Alico to attena a pienie. He found that she had already gone witlh Boyce. Parsons drove to the picnie grounds and managed to work up & fight with Boyce. Tho friends of the two men finally got them apart A, weok later Parsons challenged Boyce to & jacket whipping contest, 1n which jackets were to play no part. The men were to stand bare above their waists their left hands were to be tied to their bodies, and they were ta thrash each other with walnut whips until quarter was callod for, The worsted suitor was to nllow the victor to win the hand of Miss Grover if he could, Parsons’ challengo was promptly accepted and the contest took place 1na barn in presence of a dozen friends of the contestants, The thrashing lasted until both meu rank to tha Hoor from exhaustion, Miss Grover, heariug of this affair, vefused to have auything to do with either of the men, but they continued, 80 far as possible, their addresses to the young woman until she once more smiled upon them. “T'wo woeks ago £he told Parsons and Boyce that sho believed sho loved one as well as the other; that she had decided to bestow hor hand upon the man who could prove himsell most worthy of her in a skating con- test. This conu was to be on Colton's pond, a mile from Millington Green, and to last two evenings. The skaters were to start from opposite sides of the pond at 7 o'cloclk and skate until 10, Parsons was to do his best to cateh Boyce the first night. The socond night Boyes was to cateh Parsons, 1f, vetween the hours mentioned during the two nights, the men failed to overhaul cach other, the contest was o go on every night until one of the men was caught.” If Pars caught Boyce the first night and if Boyce caught Parsons the second night the contest was 1o bo continued two more uights, until it was deciged which was thoe better may Phe shores of Colton's poud wer ¢ ned h nundreds of spectators when ti ¥0 » burning arou £ the sed the st fiegle. wi test began anda fires wel pond. Miss Grover witne ‘The first nighv Parsons caught Boyed, after nearly three hours’ skating. On the second evening Bovce failed in his efforts and there. fore PParsons was declared the winner. Boyce took his defeat veiry much to heart, Miss Grover seemed to be well satisfied with the result and readily consented to an early marriage. e ———— FROM BANQUET BOARD TO SWAMP, Strange Expe Nea CuneaGo By or Tie Bre, } Cuieaco, Iu., Feb, 12, Archer C. Cracraft, superiatendent of the Fidelity and Casualty company, atured in evening dress, a night or two ago sat down with n party of friends to a sumptuous rec past. An bour before midnight a belated pedestrian walking along the Nickel Plate railroad ties in that zloomy waste of Thirty- third ward territory south of Eighteenth street, heard a cry of *‘help” coming from @ swamp to tne castward of the track. The unfortunate party in the morass was found to be Cracraft, who had sunk so deep that only his head and arms remainea above the yielding earth, It took three policemen and two citizens to get him out, How ne gol there Crucraflt says he does not know, saved from an Awful Fate. While the_nody of Mrs. J. Wilson, who re- sided near Warsaw, i1, was being hifted inta a coftin, she threw both arms around the neck of a neighbor who \was assisting ut tha funoral arrangements. Restoratives were apphied, and in u fow bours Mrs, Wilson was able to talk, She was conscious of every= thing that happened while in the trance, and the agonles she suffered while preparations were being made for her burial were awful It was with an utmost superbuman effo) that she was enabled to make the movement just in time to preveut hLer being buried alive. Bold Work of Threo thioves assaultou °nd robbed Mr, and Mrs, John R. Henleon of 7 West Congress stroet at Groen aud Uuigress sireets at 4 eo'clock yesterday afternoon, After sccuring Mrs, ‘Henleon's purse, the robbers knocked down her husband, who at- tempted to defend his wife, and beat and kicked him avout the heaa, Mrs, Henleon caught one of the thieves by the coat-tail and held him until the arrival of the police. Six youthful thieves were arrcsted while quarreling over the division of their booty at 210 North Desplaines street, One of them made a confession which clears u’) o number of robberies that bave mystified the police. A 12.vear-old burglar calling uimsolf Johuny (ilonner was caugnt prying open the money drawer in Frank Kane's bakery. 478 Center avenuo. [n his pockets were found several falso keys and all the implements necessary to open any ordinury lock, Odds and "T'he representatives of the wrapping paper combine, after a secret conference at the Auditoriuw, are congratulating themselves on the fact that thev gathered in three more fuctories, two in Ohio and one in Indiana, There” are fifty-oight mills in th® United States engaged in manufacturing coarse wrapper papor, and of these twenly-six are in the trust, which has its heudquarters in Chicago. Carl Peterson, & young traveliug mon now in the city, claims to have evideuce which will save from death le W. Harris, the young student recently convicted in New York of the murder of bis prety young wife. o says be knew Mrs, Harris throug! a mutual friend to whom ho was eugaged, and that sbe told him she used morphiu constaptly for her complexion Nearly §2,000 will be forwarded to Colonel John A. McCaull as the vesult of the benofit given at the Chicago opera house. Western People in Chicago. Tue following wostern people are in the city : At the Grand Pacific—George E. Pritchett, Frank Murphy, N. P. Feil, J. D. Reld, Mr. and Mrs. N, B.' Falconer, Omaba, At the Paimer—E. B. Woods, York; Mrs, and Miss Brown, Sioux City, la.: W. A, Braay, L. M. Keene, L. D. Richurds, Fre- mout; ullus Adler, Seward: L. J. Wilson, Cedar Rapids, 1a.; O. 1. Wiltner, Towa City, Ia.; D. H. Jobuston, Council Bluffs, At the Wellington —George Lawrence, Omaba; M. Barr, Anamosas, [a. At the Leland—A. Barnett, O'Neill, Hon, W. F. Cody of Nocth Platie is in the city, on bis way w Nebraska, ¥ oA - Villurd President of tho Edison Compuny. New Youk, Feb. 12.-The trustecs of the ison General Eleotricity company teday elecled Henry Villard president, le s,