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Show Tiir.r.oTrritr iiuctiux. Tw IlUIIart Itvdlt nT Vrmotrmf A cm Mm In f .-on Ulan. IUtxjn IU.Uuk, Li., Due. ta. rho Detuocratlo convention wae aunouncotl to nut-t here today, hut when thu tlrao came two dlitlnct bodln aiemhJeJ, thlibelnethe r-ult of the light over the lottery quektlon. Last night the MoKneO luuti heU a caucus as did aluo the Adams pooplo and apjwlnted wnfere nee couimltlM-e. Un behalf of tho Adams men, the committee de-man-Jet that all frlvolou-j coutela be dUuiliul: all dim u lr nt a to the dla mll of thu lottery amendment aud to white primaries U abandoned, that thocnveutloii place Jn the platform an autMottery plank and that proper uturincee be kIvcu for tho faithful carrying out of IU provlilona. Tbe Mul.uery committee replied, lta caucus wa compoiiod uf both pro and anti-lottery anti-lottery men, who had come atlko to u bin It the uftlon to white vrlniirlea. They would not abandon their pbiltlou; If they did, It would mean to tho worll thry WArnelmplyontce ske. Today when the Htate committee lutt Chairman Lauler was not i resrut, and (lie committee dlttrai-mJ him, electing (Jowrnor WlckclllTo chairman. Tiie commltteo Iheu proceeded to periYtt arranermenti lor a nomination convention, con-vention, and the anti-lottery meu.wlth Lanier at their head, held a elmlUr mertlnif. AuelTort was made to heal I tie breach but fallud, and at noon tn o convention.-, each claim lug to re pre-jieut pre-jieut tho dfmocracy of the Htate. as-tinble-J. Kothlnx beyond routine or Kaalzttlon wat atoomulls hed by ehher botly, excel I the ailutment of a com-inlUvebytlieMol'rrry com-inlUvebytlieMol'rrry (MMple to confer con-fer with the opiMwltlou. Theantl-Mcl..uerylte Theantl-Mcl..uerylte had Internal troublea uf their own, a number of IU niemburi deklrlnt; to abrogate the Lafayitto aicretbieut and brlntf about a new ticket, lu which thu firmer were ta have psrt, but not the leaderihlp. Tho farmeri refute! to budge an Inch, In-ilitine In-ilitine up)u the terms of tho agreement agree-ment and T. ti, Adams for governor, It U thought the convention will carry out the agreement a a refusal would UkUlt In auother division and a straight out farmers' ticket. Th U I . 11 nil KuWIierr. C'lUCAUO, Dec. 10. Tthlay brought only Ulnt clues to tho perpetrators of lsst night's sensational mall robbery. The booty Is now estimated at (Z.&OO. Au lutert-ttttug ataUment was made by a woman who was atleudlng a wake In In a house on the corner ot the at ley whrro the robbery was committed, Khe suys she raw the mill wagon turn Into the alley, but saw nu robbori The luferei.ee U that Driver Crelghton welt Intetbealle) of his own accord. The (tollce accept this as evidence that Crelghton was uut altogether Ignorant of the ambush The SVentlitr Unrein Mrrvlee. Wamiinutos, Deo. lO.Thedepsrt ment of sericulture rropufte to adopt an Improvement In the weather bureau service. Predictions heretofore hereto-fore mado were madu on observations at ti a. m. and were nude for twenty-four twenty-four hours from tho time tho observation observa-tion was taken. The proposed lm-itruvemeut lm-itruvemeut consists of having tbo pre-lotions pre-lotions lueaoU cae cover the Mm until mldnlcht of the uestday. Wlun this takee etlect, which will be on the 1st day of January unit, the predictions predic-tions printed In thu morning papers will appear early In Ihu day lu which they lplyt while thoee lu the evenlug paiers will bo for Ihe day after. The Kibllo will be Informed on tho e vol I tig doreofthe expectwl weather, and will bo glveu Improved forecasts next morning If any ltnpr6vement Is needed. By this plau the neuds of the putllo will bu moro fully met. |
