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Show U.IIIIMTH. , JSuUorworth of Ohio lias Good llca lit Hegtird to the World's Fair. Aa Art Collection Illustrative of the Progress of the Various States. TO BE EXHIBITED AT THE FAIR. Resignation of Mui-kbum from the Hoard of .Managers of National Na-tional Soldiers, Homes. The House Then Adjourns Until Monday Mon-day Noon Without Transact- mg Any Business. SILVER, PURCHASED AT TREASURY, Other ICvsnts or Note Wired Fraui the National Capital and Minor Keiri Mote. Washington, Jan. 2. The speaker laid before tho house thd resignation of Markhnm as a member of the board of managers of the Soldiers' National homo. Referred. Tho house then adjoured until Monday, Mon-day, no business whatever being transacted trans-acted after the meeting today, tho adjournment ad-journment to be taken until Monday noon. Butterworth, of Ohio, today introduced intro-duced iu the house a preamble and resolution res-olution relative to the World's Columbian Colum-bian exposition. The resolution provides pro-vides that the president shall invite the several states and territories to hold suitable memorial service on the 12th day of October, 1802, commemorative of the 400111 anniversary of the discovery discov-ery of America and that they cause to be prepared a statue, painting, tablet, tab-let, or other suitable memorial illustrative illus-trative of the resouaces, progress and development of sucn state or territory and that such memorial be placed on exhibition in a group with those from other states and territories during Buch exposition. The Silver Purchase. Washington, Jan. 2. Nino hundred and thirty-two thousand ounces of silver were offered today; 807,000 ounces were purchased at prices ranging from $1,045 to $1.0525. |