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Show Tin: roiiriin.io n- nriTK llnmora ClrenUleil unit Aaaln Con- trailleleil. ALnANV,N. Y.,I)ec. H. TlioHmci. Union tonight, uudor a Wuihlngtuii date, says: "United HtaleaHenator Hill has been tendered thu portfolio of state by I'resldtut-eleul Cleveland. This Is following Iho custom to ulvo to their leading opponent thu portfolio of state. Unltod HUlu Honotor Hill was approached white In Nuw Vurk by n oiuio friend of Cleveland, and a a result Cleveland and Hill met 111 Hat-llti'Ote Hat-llti'Ote later on whore nlldliriireucoa weru henled and Cleveland In la-rain tendered Hill thu portfolio of atatu. This would result In tho following changes In thu Nuw Voik statu government: govern-ment: Flower and Hon. IM Murphy, Jr., would both bo ieot to the United Hiatus Heuale, placing Lieutenant Ujvernor Hheuhau III thu Uovcrnor'a ounlr." Jfuw Yoitic, Dse. 15. I'roildont. elect Cleveland, when shown thu Albany dispatch about Hill being ollertd tho lortfollo of stale aaiu: "do far as I know there is not a single word of truth In thlastattmint. Wasmimjtos, D. C, Die 16. Renator Hill was leen this uvenlng. He laid he had not bem ottered n position jlti Cloveloud'a Cabinet, and old not expect ho would bu. lloirn l-ullerr Tlrkele. ClMOAau.Drc. 15. DalectUea today uneurthed the coucorn that for a long lime liaa been turning out thousiuda ol bogus tickets for thu Louisiana lottery lot-tery mil oihurs. J-II . Htauger, was found on tho promises, and held to tho grand Jury in J 1 000 bonds. Lltho. gMpliers' toola and stoma to the value of $.10,000 wero found, and Immense piles of bogus tickets wero gathered up. Blanker waa only a workmiu In charge, and who was behind him Is not known. Tho counterfoils are perfect. per-fect. It Is estimated that the counter-felteridlsposed counter-felteridlsposed of half a million tlckcta nt full price. HUcuatlua- llrrt. Iterorm. Ciiioaqo, Dec. 15. Tho National Council of Wouidi, In trl-nnuual session ses-sion today, listened to an extensive report on dress reform, presented by Mrs. Frances Hussel The report, aflcr dlae'uislng ull torma of dresa suggested, recouuuiudud u composite type, loose wtlitud nod short skirled. Alter an exlendud dliousilou tho matter nai deferred for n future meeting, 'lhe commlttco on equal pay und equal wages repoilud lluledorts wire being raauu to havu u bill Introduced In Congress maklug statutory provision for reform. Thu divorce reform com-mltteu com-mltteu mado a report outlining lhe work of thu commllteo looking Tio the repretentatlon of women I n thn IN n"""' nt Dhorce Itelnrni Iiiague. |