Show THE DEMOCRAT S the Committe decides on the place FOR THE 4 after much deliberation it finally makes ST LOUIS successful in the competition for the of meeting I 1 THE DAY OF JULY X EXT has been selected as the time for holding the convention instead of the third press to STANDARD at louis the place and june ath the time 1 I feb al democratic committee met thin morning at ten in secret sea sion to continue balloting for the se lection of a city in which the der cratic convention shall be had fore the opening of the session there was a rumor circulating in the hall that an effort would be made to recon rider the vote by which the third of july was agreed to as the date for the convention after the opening exercises scott moved that the pending bus iness be suspended so that a motion might be in a de to reconsider the vote by which the third of july was decided tile date for holding the convention this was lost by a vote of three to twenty four but an 0 ther e fort to change the date will be made the first ba lot resulted as follows san francisco seventeen chicago Chi eago sixteen st louis thirteen new york one after the first ballot there was a re cess of ten minutes another ballot g as then taken but before the result was announced walsh of geargia Gebr gia rose in his place and he had thus far voted constantly for san francisco but as he was that city would not be selected lie would change his st alis other changes followed and st louis was chosen scott of pennsylvania moved a ro consideration of afie resolution naming july ad as the day for I 1 tie convention this was agreed to and upon motion of ex senator mcdonald J u no ath was fixed upon as the day the final vote stood as follows st louis 22 san francisco 6 CIA cago 16 new york 2 cincinnati 1 rha chairman was directed to appoint a committee of seven to make all the necessary arrangements for holding the convention and havo of the preparations an d organ leation of the canvass I 1 I 1 lie meet ing of the convention the committee was not announced THE CALL the following is the call for the convention the national democratic committee having met irk tile city of washington 0 uie day of february 1883 has P i ted tuesday the ath day of I 1 next at noon as the time and chose n the city of st louis as tile place for holding the national demo catic convention each state Is en titled to representation there to double the number of its senators and representatives in the congress of the united and each territory and the district of columbia to have two delegates all democratic conservative serva tive citizens of the united states irrespective of past political assoria lions and differences okho can unite with as in an effort of pure economical and constitutional government are cordially invited to join us in sending delegates to the convention ax H BARNUM ch irman FREDr aucy 0 prisca secretary national democratic com A drw boax feb 23 the senate committee on t rusts continued its ses sion today in speaking of un ng chairman arnold said that their names had wen placed on record as declining to answer pertinent and proper questions relative to the buiar brust the committee had t most of the information desired alrh did not know that the matter mould go any farther but the question would be considered this week 1 W adworth Dd worth managing editor of the Comm mial bulletin was tho first witness called to show that the prices of sugar had fallen from 5 to the time of the formation af the trust when they went up mr parsons said he had baroug ht one of the certificates of stock and blanks of the reports of the companies to the board henry 0 Haver was put on the stand and examined concerning them bliss as he started to ediin ine the witness remarked exultingly we have a name for the board an d the certificate calls it the re finers 1 witness said there aano asno incorporated po rated that that was the name of the aggregation of certificate i two blanks marked nos I 1 and 2 dec said were filled in andre turned to the board a big il in the left upper corner indicated afave meyer elder tile ot her riles in the trust were by other letter of the alphabet canadian affairs OTTAWA feb 23 the canadian parliament was 0 bened today to day by tho governor general in his congratulated the members on tho prosperity of the country manitoba and the northwestern terri tories referring to the fisheries treaty be said the be ewein her Maje government and that of the batted states for tile a 1 of what Is known aitho fisherr aup atlon have I 1 aill pleased to in C orm u resulted ina treaty which will 10 venture to hope be con by you as honorable and sails factory to both nations the extension and development of our system of railways have not only rendered necessary additional safeguards for life and property but have glyen gro ater dequency fe quency to he ques tion in which interests of rival oom sales are to be in conflict and fo authoritative adjustment As forthe r legislation adars to bo needed for taso a measure will be submitted to you for the con elde ration and improvement of the act government lis lisi i availed itself of the 0 et tto which is afforded by a re conslaw numerous lie which h been do for improving the details of the art respecting elective danchise fan chise and a measure will be submitted to you for the pari 11 simplifying simpli lying the law ind great FYI the costs of its op emdon a tabo grov t h of the northwest herrl r aders expedient an lin prove ment in the system of government and legislation affecting these parts of the do t ninion and a bill for that purpose will be laid before you A bill will be submitted to you to make the larger portion of the modern laws of england applicable to the province of manitoba and to the northwest territories in regard to matters which have not is Tet been made the subject of canadian legislation washington Not iiii feb 23 Re preson cativo mckenna of california pro led in the house today to day resolutions of the wool growers of california gagnat the reduction of the duty on imported a wool which they assort would practically abolish wool grow ing in california as competition could not be carried on against cheap labor and the cheaper ranges of other coun tries public printer benedict was before the house printing committee today to day ilis labor roll he said had been reduced or during 1887 other large savings had been made and the men vere now getting more pay and the government more service in purchasing ty the wat nem itce ived the discount owed all purchasers of type and the belll showed it the bills purchased eleven weeks before lie assumed ollic e I 1 A ile 1 I to show that adv such discount had been saved lie di 8 ca a fined any knowledge beyond the fact of the practices of his r L in that respect touch F the statement made regarding a saving in the item of ink witness said his 11 cent ink was better than the 40 cent ink left by his predecessor in office for the latter was inferior in k full of varnish and not fit for ga work when witness assumed of flee the foreman asked him to have shipped for sale twelve barrels of biross theu etuess had them opened and found beneath the layer of dross in each barrel were lavers of bram rales and shavings copier electrotype clippings etc the contents of I 1 a c h barrel were worth 50 or t go witness presented two lists first showing that bemons bad been discharged between september 1836 and november 1837 of whom had been re appointed and the second showing that between nov W 1887 and february lath 1888 WT numbered ans of which number had een restored witness added that there were now in his office about teven hundred persons who were not in it when lie came out of a force of 2250 the comptroller of currency today to day authorized the national Tat ional live stock bank of chicago ilia to bagin business with capital of feb 22 offered a iZi ution which was A berred to on foreign affairs the derit to send to the house if not ble wah public interest all cor responded res c e between this government and the governments of great britain and venezuela belati ng to the question of disputed boundaries between the british col onlea and vene denla the floor was then accorded to th e committee on public buildings and gri ands ong the bills reported and placed on the calendar was one for the arec tian of a public building at helena montana and cheyenne AV i g also to increase the appt iman ion fo a public building at I 1 fancisco ran cisco to the house went into com in attee of the whole and several were agreed to all being RT vil 0 r busl to by bland who 0 0 ent as a shameful waste of money the committee rose the house pal sed the bills and adjourned fir feb 21 the bill authorizing the construction of a bridge across the columbia river between oregon and territory was reported adversely from the committee A bill to ratify and confirm the agreement with the gra ventres and other crow indians in montana was re ported the senate bill for an international ter marine conference for ee curing greater safety for life and aop also I 1 h e bai to amend the act of march ad issa for the allotment of lands in severalty to indiana on the umatilla reservation in oregon the bill to provide for the compulsory education of indian children not including five civilized tribes nor osa haq taken from the calendar and debated it went over without action an d the senate took tip the bill to in corporate the I dashington cable elec trie railway an amendment was adopted requiring the company to pay a tax of 4 dervent per vent the first four years anda per cent the next four years and after that 8 per cent the bill passed and the senate ad j 0 a rued the president ST brocaw NE fla rob 23 the president and party arrived here abent noon and were escartin d to the hotel by a delegation of citizens firemen and other organizations where there vas a reception bythe local military and children in dAY in accordance with the identa request there more formal ceremonies actor 96 rest 9 four of the points of interest in and near the city will be made and here will be a public reception tonight to night all are well and are enjoying the flying trip to florada to the fullest extent wits in endless variety were made to the darty by officers of the and others and much pace ua 8 filled ben the s tart was made for st augustine the president to via pa latka to ca 0 0 where a steamer will be taken to rock longo on in than river leaving there to in orrow noon the patty iiii visit the S anford ex p pl ld al s 0 1 inter park the cretu ria ip w ill b e c 0 to morrow right AH but utah feb 23 by it party vote the alouse committee on territories today to day agreed report favorably on chairman springers omnibus bil to enable the people of dakotas Dak nt on reler ana now to form con and state governments and be admitted to the anlou oil an ca 1 footing with the original states aie 1 1 brennt A minority lepor t III the bill the residents of these territories to elect delegates deli gates to a I 1 convention in number with the aaion of the the apportionment of delaga f 4 es to be ili made by the governor chief justice and united states attorneys of each S territory and the election be held on the tuesday after the first monday in next august the number of dele gates to each convention is fixed at seventy five except in the dakota where the number is they are to meet at the feat of government of each territory on the second thurs day in f september next adopt the cons titu tl 0 n of the united states and form a constitution and state govern ments expressly disclaiming in favor of the states all title to public lands and indian I 1 anus lying within the territories r ll 11 a also to assume ter aqui ne d b a I 1 r 0 do and maintain a public school system the constitutions are to be submitted to the vote of the on tha tuesday after the first monday in november next and it the majority are in favor the returns shall be I 1 certified to the president of the united states until the next general census hew states with the exception of dakota are to be allied one cepro sentA tives dakota to have two cepro senta tives these representatives are to be elected on the same day with the governor vernor and other state officers sections 16 and 36 of the laud in each township or an equivalent are granted to each new state for school ses fifty entire sections are gran for the erection of public buildings ninety sections are apportioned for agricultural colleges and 6 per cent of the proceeds of sales of bublic landlin the tates Isto into the fund for the support of kneir common sc bools other large grants 0 I 1 public lands are also proposed to be funds specifically for the benottt of schools charitable and dional r ons and for irrigation an appropriation af is provide 4 for montana VV ashington and now mexico and for dakota to do fray the expenses of the conventions after the accept Anco of the constitutions the are to meet and elect two senator 4 irom eacia beato und when each state is admi ted into the unload by spec i al act of congress tue and representatives are to be admitted to beats iu condrea Con grea and the ralto governments become operative the few mexican convention Is also to consider the ques kioa of change i in tha nama of few and ington convention conven tiou is to submit W the people a proposition to maka chenow state I 1 1 I 1 I 1 another train robbery A T feb 23 the west bound train on the southern Pt eifle railroad as boarded by masked men at steia pass at about last evening actor the train had the inan crai Aled over the water tank covered the engineer and fireman ith and to inove slowly when a mile and a half from the station the engineer was compelled to atop the train and one of the rob beril the mail and express car with the engine from the other martof the krainik the engineer was compelled to onla milel and a half further when the robbers again ordered him to stop and then they forced veils vargo companas Comp anys express cespon ger t 0 op en the car which they rifled of 1 lee but without disturbing the mails the engineer was next I 1 ordered to back and take up the ather part olo the train and the robbers left the railroad and bt arted in a southern direction here on time the express robbery I 1 is lepor ted heavy A special train laced at the disposal of marshal wase wa 0 and several officers with two indian trailers and horses left for the scene of the robbery ithyll events lon doit 23 Is reported the brince of wales on the occasion of the silver vired dink banquet will an nouna the betrothal of printe albert victor to his cousin princess alexan dria of greece and the betrothal of princess victoria to the duko of sparta crown prince of greece in the house of lords this evening lord moved that the cov produce the latest papers regarding events in bulgaria and suggested that great britain initiate a conference to consider the question salisbury promised to chice the paper 1 on the table bat M not think the conference desirable UNDO feb 28 in the commons tonight to night the amendment by shaw lafevre the necessity of the measures dealing avith arrears of excessive ireland wa re jetted after a spirited debate the report on the address in reply to the was then adopted 1 fryes dissents diew feb 22 the tribune this morning printa an interview with senator frye in regard fisheries treaty the maine senator criticizes I 1 the treaty severely Zered says brivil baes have been surra now er introduced and I 1 lecessi t ie 8 juggled with tha tibne says in view of the fact atiat fryes in all mat relating to fig herleg is paramount with his republican au colleagues in tile senate it Is not too much to SAV that the late of the treaty is sealed it will be rejected by an overwhelming rate the 14 hy ho larga JL majority will it be beaten the W ol 01 mon f daven col rob 23 1 conven tion I 1 th wool arogers of 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