Show TROUBLE SS CAUSED among the directors of the worlds fair BY THEIR OF BUSINESS W G ewins is annoying the demo brats the vessel ia ready to sail with Erics sons remains CHICAGO aug 22 special the worlds fair directors who have alpar antly been sublimely indifferent to the ahara criticism of the press on their lack of business methods aad their delay in selecting a site have at last got together and concluded that they must devote more energy to the performance of the duties which they assumed this resolution however was not brought by the press but by the threat of sever u of the largest to the cap ital stock of the fair to withdraw subscriptions those directors aho vho re bently resigned to escape the adverse criticism which they knew would be made on the body had a presentment ment that the would finally loae patience and ask for a report as to what had been accomplished it 13 rumored that their example is to be followed by other directors the only regret expressed is that those who contemplate le signing are really the most active and progressive members of the board there is no question but the aate question will have to be definitely settled without much further delay and then that the work of preparing the grounds and constructing tha buildings will be commenced ex district attorney W G ewing has not yet formally accepted the noerina tion for congress tendered him some jaeks ago by the democrats of the first district mr ewing was an active candidate for the nomination which was given to liim only after it had been learned that martin J russell of the times would not take it the democrats are now annoyed at ewing for not accepting a nomination chica he bought and taking the stump against taylor the republican candidate who they think can be defeated on account of his connection with the building of the texas state house worked bis way into asil ST JOSEPH mo auguet 22 special francis M brockus who appears in the city directory as doing business at room no 52 commercial bank build ing under the title of manager for palmer brother is out and william palmer of la cros sR erwis Wis T ail beyerau weeks ago air brockus wea approached by a very nice appearing man who wanted him to act as agent for the palmer loan agency of lacrosse the ekanger explained that his company was agencies all over the country and that mr irockus was just alie person they want ed to manage business joseph the company would rent him an furnish it supply the necessary stationery and pay him a commission on all the loans he secured all that mr brockus would have to do he to put up aa a guarantee of good faith this money was to bo g actually returned to him as the confidence of the company in his integrity increases the scheme seemed to promise well to mr brockus the commissions were large and be accepted depositing in the bank to the credit of wm palmer abro of la crusse an office was rented for nim in the commercial block furnished vary with a cheap desk and a chair md mr brockus announced to the public that he had money to loan he finali y secured a customer but no security that be offered seemed to satisfy mr palmer and the same thins occurred every time mr brockus attempted to negotiate a loan until that gentleman finally dropped to the and demanded back his money palmer were not giving up anything at that date however BO he laid his case before the prosecuting attorney resulting in the grand jury re an indictment against W M palmer on the chaice of procuring goupy under false pretense A warrant was issued but it was some time before e located and when he finally waa discovered it was found that the united states authorities had a prior claim A rim from the sheriff at la crosse to sheriff spratt received yesterday announced that mr palmer was in jail in that city charged with a fraudulent use of the mails aid that he had been bound over to the grand jury in the sum of 1500 but as soon as they finished with him at la crosse they would be alad to turn him over to the bachanan county authorities sir halmers palmers Pal mers agent has also been negotiating with several oher gentlemen in sc joseph with a view af employing them ai managers hut coming to the ears of mr brokus lie put them on their guard and no more agencies were dished the in chebi BOSTON august 2 special the new england delegates to the annual encampment of the in chief which will be held next monday at st joseph mich left today to day on a special ip ecial train for their destination the irain was handsomely decorated and the national emblem was displayed splayed dc at each station robert garrett has august 22 special robert garbutt Gar rutt alio it is said is now elior buhy safe will reach here tomor to mor row after a long from the city will remain here but a short time however as he intends to RO to europe to attend to some business in connection with the baltimore Balt more and ohio railroad appeal NEW aue 22 special pow berly abna written the following letter to grand chief arthur there is at present a strike in progress on the new york central in this strike is involved principles which you cannot afford to ignore and the principle is that of fair play lany of the men on the strike are firemen and belong not only to the knights of labor but to the brotherhood of locomotive firemen they are manfully mau fully contending for the right to maintain their organization they are now at a and in isonoe instances their places are being filled by the brotherhood of locomotive engineers who have stepped from the footboards foot boards to pick up the alio vels chich were dropped by fhe firemen are you willing that this continue are we to understand that this organization you represent the knights of labor desire to know where you stand on this question for you are authorized to boice the sentiment of your order the members of the various brotherhoods Brothe of railroad Rail read employees are desirous of knowing where you stand for on your answer and we desire that it be a public one depends the future of your association if your members continue to do the work of firemen we shall know that it is with your consent and the future will be plain before us we do not ask for your official sanction of the strike we only ask for fair treatment at your hands the man who takes the place of another in thia contest is untrue to the causa of organized labor the or which approves of such conduct must be regarded in the same light and we want to know from your own lipa where to assign the brotherhood of locomotive engineers in the foater of organization we have asked other organizations of railroad employees tu take sided with us they are nobly and in the future skeins to indicate that between us li ilisie will be a far better under sanding than ever before but your will um t be lipana either on the side of the railroad ail road w the men which ill it bo 1 I regain very respectfully T V stringency in the money market WALL STREET N Y august 22 special the stringency in the money market today to day was sharper than it has been since the may panic of 1884 at the opening of the stock exchange brokers who ere long on stocks and hail borrowed money on them were glad to renew loans at 20 per cent per annum even this rate would not bring a renewal of loans in many cases and before 11 many received notices that their loans had been called in brokers who bought stocks yesterday in anticipation of relief from the treasury department tried to obtain funds to do so and the combined demand caused a large crowd to around the money post in the exchange all day early loans were made at 25 per cent but the supply at this figure was soon exhausted and the rates moved up 40 50 00 70 80 90 and before I 1 alie prevailing rate was 86 per cent or equal to legal interest and a premium of per cent per day alter 1 p m the rate advanced to 4 per cent per dav and legal interest equal to 19 per cent per annum A crowd of brokers was trying to borrow and money continued to increase in the last hour telegrams from washington to the effect that the treasury officials had decided to take measures to relieve the stringency caused an easier feeling and the high rates for money rapidly dwindled too when a fresh supply of funds came in from sterling ex chadee bills JACKSON mias aug 22 special A tinge of sentiment against the colored people waa cast over the proceedings of the constitutional convention yesterday during the progress of delegate dewells Te wells speech in support of the proposition offered by himself to confer suffrage upon women dewells Te wells resolution is kollowa tol lowa that it is the sense of this convention that it is a condition feces sary to the solution of the franchise problem that the right to vote be secured by proper con every woman who shall have resided in the state six months and who shall to 21 years of ae or upwards and who owns or whose husband if she has a bus band owns real estate situated in this state of the value of or over above all encumbrances such constitutional enactment not to be framed so as to grant to woman the right to hole of lice after two hours of discussion on the resolution tewell struck out the objectionable tio clauses of his resolution and bid it referred to the committee on election franchise the woman suffrage idea is growing in favor among the best minds of the convention and unless safety from negro supremacy can be reached by i other methods plan or one similar to it will be adopted |