Show THE who will be chosen president misa ABBOTTS beave an monument is placed on it politics of canada european bews feb 18 special there is much speculation as to the identity 0 the successor to lyman J gage in the presidency of the directory of the worlds columbian exion lion there VMS some talk of barur harris ex mayor and ex congressmen fur the has taken himself out of the race by entering on a campaign for the mayoralty there rhy by many he was not considered eligible elt gible for the place and that was that the building is which the worlds fair offices are located would nut be large enough to contain harridon Harri aon and director davis both have been active shrewd and able politicians they have struggled for supremacy inthis city and the straggle is still on both are men with insatiable ambition harrison would if elected president begin to scheme to brins davis down from hia exalted position there would be war from to finish between them with harrison out of the raco it ia difficult to name the coming man although there aie innumerable aspirant tor the position the democrats claim it by right but the republicans who control the fair and who have all the offices insist that there is no tf lu the fair and to prove they will appoint a man alio is lecog nihed as a aan if they take this action there is no doubt that the result will be a fight on the fair the democrats point to the fact that davis bryan butterworth gage and handy and in tact all who have controlling cont rolline positions in the lair are not only republicans hut hava been in many cases the leaders of their bany at the next house of a democrat congressman declared today at a private political it A ill not be judicious on the part of th republicans to take all the offices in the gift of the fair and give no recognition to the democrats for the fair managers will have to go to congress for appropriation atin the ahia congressman remarked were paying bi aladics alari cs and domn one sounded an alaia that the funds were getting low all anxiety on this was beet at rest by the announcement that congress would grant another appropriation thia he thought was a miscalculation and he thought it would be the part of wisdom in ane directors not to take any stock in it unless a more liberal spirit was displayed there would be no appropriation oa mils gim gloucester kaaa special an elaborate monument was placed over the arave of the late emma abbott today to day the monument which coat ia composed of dumcy and westerly granite and is of the gothic style ot architecture above ana base supported by columns is a cap of westerly branit yr anit in the centre of the base is a ledger with a receptacle one foot six inches by three feet seyen inches for the ashes of the famous singer politics TORONTO out feb 18 Special the proceedings of the convention summoned by the hon wilfred laurier the liberal leader furnish a fruitful topic for in political circles all ivr the dominion the oba ct of the convention was to unite all sections of the opposition one great issue of unrestricted with ri the liberal leader and sir kichard Cartr iut the chiel of the ontario brits are aclid oa the imperative necessity of making that the great campaign cry of the opposition it they can thoro are minor questions such as the dual language and the separate schoola hooli sc but they siuk into insign licence beside the one great question ef unrestricted reciprocity increase feb 18 special the large increase in icv number of persons who have thia season committed suicide or attempted to put an end to their lives in consequence of losses at the gaming tables of monte carlo has created a very marked impression upon the visitors at the ahe british consul at nice is making a thorough tion into the cause ot the death oi mr beuran english subject the mysterious death of count alfred von and the secret removal odthe lemaine to bavaria by his relatives is also betas inquired into it haa ben di coverd that the count dhea from the effrof an over daae ot ainor phia the night previous to his death he stated that ne had boat all cepo at the munte carlo gaming tabled in oil LONDON feb 18 special at a meeting ot the national liberal federation held today special arrangements were made with a view to the next general election ane country was mapped out into fifteen Uvis ions and anage ut appointed corx ach whose anty it will beto inquire into the state of the local liberal organization ascertain what are being made in prospect of an election and report the results of I 1 his investigation dpn A eed liia MINH EPOLIS feb 18 special the pugilistic mill between iyan and needham lust bight result in favor of the former they fought seventy eight rounds |