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WEEK1LY STATESMAN. .
VOL. XXYX
AUSTIN", TEXAS, THURSDAY,- FEBltTJAHY 4, 1897.
PRIOB FIVE GENTS.
AUSTIN
IIIG1I
A SPIRITED DEBATE IX THE SEX
ATE UPOX THE CONFER
ENCE REPORT.
fll CONTINUES 1GJII Ml
The End of His Speech Has Not Come
Yet Quiet Day in the House.
Diplomatic and Consular
Bill Passed.
Washington, Feb. 2. The feature of
the senate today was a very spirited de
bate on the conference report of the im
migration bill. Mr. Gibson of Maryland
opposed the report and Mr. Lodge de
fended it.
After a two hours' struggle the report
went over and the Nicar.fguau canal bill
was taken up, Mr. Vilas continuing his
remarks.
Mr. Teller of Colorado also entered
into the debate in opposition to the
neasure.
Early in the day Mr. Chandler intro
duced the following resolution:
"That it is the sense of the senate that
the United , States should not perma
nently acquiesce In the single gold stan
dard and that the efforts of the govern
ment in all its branches should be
steadily directed to secure and maintain
the use of silver, as well as. gold, as
standard money, with the free coinage of
both under a system of bimetallism to
lo established through international
' agreement, with such safeguards of legis
lation as will insure the parity of the
metals at a fixed ratio, furnish a suf
ficient volume of metallic money and give
immunity to the world of trade from
violent fluctuations of exchange."
Mr. Chandler , said he would call up
t lie resolution in a day or so.
The bill was passed pensioning the
surviving members of Gray's battalion of
Arkansas volunteers.
Mr. Lodge then called up the confer
ence report on the immigration bill and
sought to secure its adoption. To this,
however, objection was ,nade by Mr.
Gibson (dein.) of Muryland, who made
a point of order against the report as a
whole. He declared that the conference
committee had far exceeded its powers
and had injected new legislation into
the measure, thus violating the rules of
f the senate.
1 Mr. Gibson said the bill had been so
'changed that wives would be separated
from their husbands, repeating the cruel
ties of slavery days.
Mr. Lodge, in charge- of the bill, de
fended the conference report and in
vigorous terms arraigned he steamship
'lines opposing this measure!, particularly
the North German Lloyd company. This
company, subsidized by a foreign govern
ment, not only had its agents at the
capitol, but had caused its agents to
-, telegraph representatives nd senators.
Through the press comes a report today
that the president would veto the bill.
No president would make such a state
ment before receiving the bill. It come
from the same source ns that which was
sending telegrams to congressmen. The
same company will carry its raid from
the capitol to the White House. When
great foreign corporation sought to take
, senators by the throat it was. time to
limit this insolence of corporate power.
Mr. Lodge resented the statement that
the bill would separate a man and wife
. and renew the cruelties of slavery days.
The bill sought to make a broad limita
tion against illiteracy, and if an excep
tion would be made as to wives it would
have to be made as to brothers, sisters,
etc. There would be none of the heart
rending results depicted by Mr. Gibson.
At the close of Mr. Ixidge's remarks
Mr. Morgan called up .the Nicaraguan
canal bill. -
Mr. Teller (rep.) of Colorado proposed
amendments to the bill as follows:
"The bonds hereinbefore mentioned
shall not be guaranteed and no money
shall be expended in the construction of
the canal until a survey has been made
by a competent board of engineers, to be
appointed by the president of the United
States, nnd a complete plan prepared for
the entire work, and such plan shall lie
approved by the president of the United
States. Should it be shown by tile board
of engineers that the cost will be more
than $100,000,000 the president shall re
ject the plan, and the bonds hereinbefore
provided shall not be guaranteed, and
the United States shall not assume any
liability in the construction of such
canal."
Mr. Teller said he would debate the
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Another Great Year for the Grand Old MUTUAL
STATEMENT D EC. 31st, 1805.
THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO of New York
RICHARD A. M'C CRDY, PRESIDENT.
Assets $221,213,721 33
Liabilities . . 104.347.157 BS
Surplus ... .1- $2ti,8M,53 75
Total Income $48,597,430 51
Total Paid Policy-holders in 1895 . . ". $23,126,728 45
Insurance and Annuities in force $899,074,453 78
Net gain in 1805 $61,047,645 31
STATEMENT OF THE TEXAS BUSINESS.
INSURANCE IN FORCE.
Dec. 31. 1894.
., $24,581,452
26,708,971
22,787.877
Mutual "Life
N. Y. Life . .
Equitable . .
NEW BUSINESS.
L 1894. 1895.
Mutual Life $3,433,196 $8,074,900
N..Y. Life 9,830,889 0,877,503
Equitable 2,274,813
Paid to Policy-holders in Texas
Paid to the State for Taxes. .
Remember that THE MUTUAL is the
the most good.
As a POLICY-HOLDER you want to
.1 4-lirt en taa 1
.. As an AGENT you want to, be with the Company that gets the bunncss.
Edwin Chamberlain & Co..
THAD C. BELL, . ' ' General Agents for Texaa,
District Agent, J4.N ANTONIO.
AUSTIN, TEX,
bill as long ail it was necessary, should it
be one xlay or two.
Continuing, he said those who opposed
the bill were not responsible jf legislation
was blocked.
Mr. Vilas offered a substitute for the.
canal bill, which he asked should be read
and printed. He contested Mr. Morgan's
declaration thnt the concession did not
implicate the United States. -
Mr. Carter of Montana offered amend
ments, which were ordered to be printed.
Mr. Vilas drew attention to the fact
that the friends of the bill seemed to be
filibustering, if any one were filibustering.
The opponents of the bill 'vere willing
for it to be laid aside temporarily in
order to transact other business. He
took up his argument where it ended yes
terday. The only use of the canal in time of
war would be to. transport shis for the
defense of our coast. Neither the At
lantic nor the Pacific coast, he said, was
so defenseless as to need additional
strength.. The commercial aspect of the
undertaking was touched upon, nnd the
conclusion drawn from figures cited was
that the United States would enjoy only
one-fifth of the commerce passing
through the canal, constructed nt im
mense risk and cost. Great Britain's
shnre would be more than five-eights,
Germany's almost as large as that of
the United States.
Mr. Vilas did not eonebide.
During the day Mr. Roach (dent. "of
North Dnkota presented the credentials
of his colleague, Mr. Hansbrough. for
another term.
Among the bills passed was one by
Mr. Mills dem.) of Texas to increase
the pensions of survivors of the war of
1812 to $30 per -month.'
Another, bill, by Mr.. Lindsay (dent.) of
Kentucky, proposed a pension for Cns
sius M. Clay of Kentucky at $100 per
month.
The house bill to allow tl.e bottling of
spirits in bond was reported favorably.
At 5 o'clock the senate adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington. Feb. 2. The day in the
house was very quiet, the whole of the
(lay leing devoted to appropriation bills.
The diplomatic and consular bill was
passed and considerable progress with
the District of Columbia bill wns made.
The bill as pasesd carries $1,073,708.
Resolutions arranging for the formal
canvassing of the electoral vote of the
last presidential election on Wednesday,
February 10, were adopted.
At 5:30 p. in. the house adjourned.
WATSON AGAINST BLACK.
Washington. Feb. 2. The house com
mittee on elections today, discussed the
Georgia election ease of Watson vs.
Black, but came to no decision. .The com
mittee will meet again Friday.
GOOD NEWS FOR HOUSTON.
Houston, Tex., Feb. 2. (Special.)
This afternoon Congressman .7. C.
Hutcheson received a telegram from
Congressman Sayers at Washington, an
nouncing that the president had ap
proved the bill for the survey of Buffalo
bayou, introduced by Hutcheson before
he left Washington for home. 'Hie bill
provides for a depth of twenty-five feet
of water nnd an adequate width nnd em
braces nil the information .necessary to
congressmen in considering a bill for' the
improvement of this wntervvav.
AN AWFUL EXPLOSION.
Bolivar. Miss.. Feb. 2, One of the
most horrible accidents in this section oc
curred here today. The boilers of the
large establishment of W. ('. Bristol &
Co. exploded. Two white men, White
nnd Scott, and Buchana, colored, are dead
and Morton and Smith, white, and Peter
Goodwin and R.mcrt Bnchaiin. colored,
are terribly scalded. Fragments of the
debris were scattered for a long distance
around.
TO INAUGURATE M'KINLEY.
Guthrie. Oklu.. Feb. 1. Woodson, agent'
of the Cheyenne nnd Arapahoe Indians,
has received a letter from Gen. Porter
asking for a number of Cheyenne and
Arapahoe Indians to march in the inaugu
ration parade, March 4. A band of fifty
will be sent to the capital as requested. '
THE SENATE TIRES THEM.
London, Feb. .1. Commenting edito
rially on the Anglo-American treaty and
the prospects of its adoption by the United
States senate, the Times tiiis morning
says: ,
"It would not be civil for ourselves to
assert our opinion ns vigorously as the
New York pa pets on the action of the
senate committee, but few Englishmen
will care to dissent from the substance
of their remarks. Our faith in the sen
ate has been sorely tried of late, and the
replacing of the treaty by an empty en
igma is all the more to be regretted be
cause it would retard the progress of ar
bitration throughout the world."
FATALLY INJURED.
Montgomery, Tex., Feb. 2. (Special.)
Simon Thomas, one of the early settlers
here, was thrown from his buggy last
Saturday morning by bis tenm running
away. He received injuries which re
sulted in his death.
Dec. 31, 1895.
$28,546,932 GAIN
24,555,317 LOSS
20,535,048 Loss .,
$3,965,480
. 2,213,654
. 2,251,929
GAIN $4,641,704
LOSS 2,453.290
Loss . .. ... 417,98
...$206,203 80
1,856,829
In 1895 .
$12,011 20
greatest company and the one that does
be in the Company that is the largest
THE STATE CAriTOL OF PENN
SYLVANIA, COMPLETED IX
1822, IS IN RUINS.
I LEGISLATURE WAS IN SESSION
The Grave Solons Adjourned Without
v the Usual Formalities Loss Esti
mated at $1,500,000, All Con
sumed Within an Hour.
Harrisburg, Tit., Feb. 2. The Penn
sylvania state capitol was destroyed by
fire this afternoon, the legislative halls
are in ruins and a new structure must
rise from the ashes of the building that
has served as a meeting place for the
Pennsylvania legislature since 1822. The
flames, in the short space of nn hour, nte
up $1,500,000 worth of property. The
inefficiency of the Harrisburg volunteer
fire department is generally blamed.
The house wns in session ' and the
senate was about to reconvene after a
tOw minutes' recess about 1 o'clock when
the flames were discovered.
Senator John Grady of Philadelphia
quietly warned the senators and there
was a general hustle to remove effects.
Fire alarms were scut in and the digni
fied body became a mass of howling men.
Desks were jerked loose and carried out.
The same work was going on in the
house ehanjber. Out in . the grounds
great crowds quickly gathered. The
flames were then shooting out of the roof
over the lieutenant governor's office,
where the fire originated.
The fire department was slow to ar
rive and the men about the capitol were
doing their best to check the blaze. It
was useless. The fire licked up the
little streams of water. Rapidly the
flames destroyed the roof and ate their
way down into the senate chamber. The
men who were trying to save property
were driven out. The flames shot along
the senate roof, wound themselves about
the dome and onto the roof of the house
chamber.
Although there was a heavy rain and
snow falling, the woodwork burned like
tinder, Soon there was fire in every
portion of the building and there wns no
hope for the historic structure.
During the fire several persons wows
slightly injured by falling timbers.
For a time it looked ns though the ad
joining department buildings would be
destroyed, but a shifting of the wind
saved them.
About 2 o'clock the flames were under
control the fire having been confined to
the capitol building. The records of this
session were saved. There is talk of
finishing the session either in Pittsburg
or Philadelphia, but it is said the state
library can be secured here.
The total loss is estimated to be about
$1,500,000. There is not much over
$100,000 insurance on the building and
contents, according to the statement of
the state treasurer.'
The burned capitol was built early in
the century and wits regarded as one of
the handsomest specimens of Ionic archi
tecture in the country. The building
was of red brick, with white trimmings.
It was surrounded by a park of ten
acre's and stood on an eminence almost
in the center of the city. The main
structure was two and one-half stories
high, surmounted by a large dome, from
which a fine view of the surrounding
country could be had. The corner stone
was laid on May 31, 1819. The building
was first occupied in 1822. On. each
side was a wing, that to the north being
occupied by the senate and the southern
wing by tin? house. At each end of the
building, separated from it by a narrow
stairway, are located two" buildings con
taining the treasury department aud the
adjutant general's office and other state
offices. The adjoining buildings were
saved.
IX THE INTEREST OF BUTTER.
Waco, Tex., Feb. 2.-(Speehtl.) The
McLennan county dairymen held a large
and enthusiastic meeting today in the
interest of butter against imitations and
adopted resolutions requesting the legis
lature to enact a law to this end.
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.TAILED AT 'FRISCO.
Detectives Think They Have n . Man
With a Dozen Murders to nis Credit.
San Francisco. Feb. 2.-Gcorge Francis
Butler, alias KIgan, the Australian uiur
,Pr:, .?','10 arriv,'1 on the sailing ship
Sakmhiida, is now in the San' Francisco
jail.
Pursued by the Australian police, he
had escaped on the Saknihiliin ns n sea
man under the name of Lee Waller, one
of his victims. He was recognized by
two detectives who had come on by the
steamer from Australia to arrest him.
Butler is one of the most remarkable
criminals of the time. He is charged
with the murder of a dozen men, whom
he lM'guiled into the bush one by one, and
killed, nnd robbed them.
Butler declines to lie interviewed, re
fusing to make any statement as to his
identity further than that his name is
Elgan. but he admits having shipped un
der the name of Leo Waller. Ho re
fuses, however, to give any reason whv
he assumed Waller's name, anil decline's
to admit that he ever knew Waller. He
says a man is innocent 'until he is proven
guilty, nnd says he will make no state
ment regarding any portion of hi" past
history. Butler ippcar undisturbed by
his position nnd sits unconcernedly facing
his questioner with composed counte
nance. . He affects to be rather amused
than otherwise by his predicament. He
is. below medium height and Is decidedly
insignificant in appearance. He has a
mild countenance, but acts like a con
firmed criminal. He is apparently 27
years of age and teenis very well edu
cated. The detectives are very confident
they have the right man. When Butler
was taken before United States Commis
sioner Pierce this afternoon his attorneys
asked for a continuance for ten days in.
order to prepare a defense. Next Mon
day was fixed by the court as a comprom
ise date.
BUTLER'S XVlbin.
Napa, Cal., Feb. 2. Mrs. Emmn Butler
flunks she may be the wife of Murderer
Butler who arrived at San Francisco to
day. She was married to Butler five
years ago and lived with him in' San
Francisco a few weeks, when he deserted
her. She afterwards heard he went to
Australia. She has gone to Sun Fran
cisco to see Butler.
ODD FELLOWS.
Proceedings of the Grand Lodge nnd
, i Grand Encampment.
Dallas; Tex., Feb. 2.-Thc Grand
Iidge of the lndeiM-ndent Order of Odd
Fellows of Texas reassembled at the
Auditorium of the city hall this morning.
J. L. Campbell, past grand, offered a
resolution that the form of the semi-annual
reiMjrts of sulwrdiunte lodges bo re
ferred to the grand fceereturr for such re
visions us were under the ports clear and
comprehensible, the secretary to report at
the next session. Adopted.'
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Grand Iodge met at 3 o'clock
with Grand Muster Blanton in the chair
and a quorum present. The routine bus
iness was pushed through with rapidity.
The committee on mileage and per diem
asked that representatives and ' officers
be allowed four days' per diem nt $2 a
day. Adopted.
A resolution offered at last session to
pay only actual traveling expenses and
$2 per day diem ns long as the lodge was
in session to the officers and representa
tives, was taken up. A motion wns made
to allow 0 cents per mile railroad fare
and 8 cents stage fare.
After discussion it became evident that
the representatives only wanted actual
expenses. A motion was made to lay the
motion allowing ti cents and traveling
fare on the table, with the original reso
lution to prevail. This carried ulmost
unanimously.
The following resolution bv Past Grand
Master C. R. Gibson was also adopted: i
"Resolyed, Th.it our representatives to
the sovereign grand lodge are hereby re
quested to offer nn amendment to the
sovereign grand lodge constitution favor
ing a change to biennial sessions of thnt
liody nnd to work for and urge the
passage of same.
-GRAND ENCAMPMENT.
The . grand encampment was culled to
order at 0 o'clock this morning with
Grand Patriarch Ludioy in the chair.
A resolution offered nt the Inst session
at Houston, nud which under the. rules
was laid over to this session, making Dal
las the jieruianent headquarters of the
grand seriU'wns, on motion, laid on the
table.
A resolution was introduced changing
the time of meeting of the grand encamp
ment from the first Monday in February
to be third Monday in April, the session
'o be held at Dallas or elsewhere, as the
grand encampment may decide.
A motion was made that the resolution
receive the approval of the grand encamp
ment for Its submission at the next ses
sion, which was adopted.
A CASE FOR MEDICAL MEN.
A Boy at Denton Goes Off Into a Mes
meric Trance Without the Aid of
a Hypnotist.
Denton, Tex., Feb. ?.-(Sepcial.)-R. II.
Young, u. white boy in the county jail,
charged with forgery, presents a case to
the physicians here which, to soy the
least, is very peculiar.
Last night the jailer was making his
rounds nnd discovered Young in his cell
lying on the hard floor, apparently asleep.
Jailer Whitt attempted to awaken him,
but being unable to do so called in the
county physician. The latter came, and
deciding that the boy was in a trance at.
tempted to nwuken him by sticking pins
and needles into his flesh, tickling him
and the like with no effect, seemingly,
whutever. The pulse of the patient was
normal, and the breathing was at regular
intervals, in fact nothing seemed to nil
the boy except that he wus sleeping.
About 2 o'clock he woke but remem
bered nothing that happened during the
time which he was asleep. This morn
ing the sleeper said:
"The first thing I kne.w I was lying
down on a pallet in the hospital depart
ment. I don't rememlier a thing while
asleep, I am subject to these spells, but
I don't know what causes them, although
I was overheated once, which may be
the cause, but I do know that it takes
me from one to three days to recover my
strength after one of the spells, although
while it is on it does not hurt me at all,
as I am nt the time incapable of ex
periencing liny sensation whatever."
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SALT LAKE AFIRE.
Salt Lake, Utah, Feb. 3 Fire has just
broken out in Scott & Co.'s large hard
ware Rtore on Main street. The entire
fire department of the city is nt work.
They are at a great disadvantage as they
have to work from the front of the
building on Main street. It looks now
ns if the fire will be confined to the hard
ware store, which is a four-story brick,
but the building and its contents will be
destroyed. Electrician Veiota of the fire
department wns killed by falling from the
building.
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' BLOOD ON THE SNU.
Memphis. Feb. 2. The large sun spot
visible to the naked eye, January 10, has
apparently returned in a lurge and ir
regular form. It was discovered here to
day by Mr. David Flanery. '
BANK BURGLARIZED.
Ortnmwn, In., Feb. 1. Bradley's bank
nt Eldon wns burglarized at 3 o'clock this
morning.- The safe was blown open and
all the funds taken. The officers refuse
to state how much was taken, but they
usually kent S5O00 to $8000 on hand.
I The burglars escaped 'ith n horse and
' buggy. , .
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SENATOR MORGAN HOFES TO
DISPOSE OF THE CANAL BILL
EARLY IN THE WEEK.
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Messrs. Vilas and Turpie Will Filibuster.
The House Has a Number of Ap
propriation Bills . on the Pro
gram for the Week. t
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Washington, Jan. 31. The week in the
senate will open with further discussion
of the Nicaraguan canal bill. It is ex
pected that this bill will be disposed of
in the fore part of the week. Senator
Morgan has given notice that he will ask
the senate to go on with it on Monday,
nnd it was inferred generally when he
gave the notice that he would ask the
senate to sit Monday night until a vote
could be secured.. It Is thought now
that if he asks for a night session at all
he will not do so until Tuesday. Wheth
er he will succeed in securing them will
depend upon the zeal of those wjo favor
the bill. It is admitted that a majority
of the senate favor the bill and will vote
for it if It comes to a vote, but whether
thcy-will vote to deprive themselves of a
night's rest to Insure its passage re
mains to be seen. Senators Vilas and
Turpie will oppose the bill by all means
at their command, and will filibuster to
Crcvent its passage. They will also
ave assistance from other senators.
If the Nicaraguan bill does not reach
a vote by the middle of the week there
will be a great pressure to get no other
measures. The bankruptcy bill has the
advantage of having been made a special
order for Monday. An effort will be
made on this account to have it given
right of way after the Nicaraguan bill is
disposed of. Some of the senators will
use this bill as nn opportunity to bring
up the subject of the Hawaiian cable,
and others expect the Pacific railway
commission will be given first' place on
the calendar, barring appropriation bills
and conference reports. - ,
Senator Lodge expects to secure con'
sidcration of the conference report on the
immigration bill during the week. Sen
ator Gibson will antagonize this report,
nnd the friends of the bill are counting
on the necessity of spending considerable
time ou it.
The arbitration treaty will lie reported
at the first executive session, and an ear
ly day is asked for its discussion. It is
likely it will come up for consideration
during the week. . ..... -
''.'X,:' HOUSE FOREC.AST.,,'- ,-.
Washington, .Tan. 31. The time of the
house this week probably will be devoted
almost entirely to the consideration of
appropriation bills, of which the consu
lar and diplomatic and the -District of
Columbia are-on the- calendar. The
fortifications nnd sundry civil bills also
will be ready before the end of the week.
The District of Columbia bill contuins
n large number of items of local interest
to the District of Columbia, which will
cause considerable debate, but there is
little interest in the diplomatic bill to
create conference. It can be, however,
and usually is, productive of more or less
debate of foreign relations. An effort
will lie made in the house, as it was in
committee, to raise the salaries of the
consuls below $2500, who were placed
tinder the civil service by Mr. Cleveland,
to the figure mentioned in order to afford
the incoming administration an oppor
tunity to displace these, .iftieinls. But if
the attempt is made it will probably fail
as it did in committee.
It is probable the rules committee will
decide to give the house &n opportunity
to vote this week on the international
monetary bill, tvhich passed the senate
last Friday. The advocates of the pool
ing bill are also pressing for its consid
eration, and the petition was presented
to Speaker Reed for the consideration of
the public buildings which remains as
yet unacted upon. Any of these matters
which have been held in alicyance may
be brought up if time all'iws und the
rules committee is willing.
TERMS EXPIRE SOON.
Wusliington, Jun. 31. The terms of,
office of fourteen postmasters scattered
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about the country expire during Febru
ary. There are.no large: offices in this
list. There are over 200 nominations of
postmasters of the presidential class now
pending in the senate. Most of these
are recess appointments. About 300 of
these nominations have been submitted !
aud so far during the session about
eighty acted upon. A large number of
them will be left unacted upon by this,
congress leaving the appointments to the
next administration. -
SENATOR GEORGE'S CONDITION
Washington. Jan. 31. Mennt-nr fJpnriraV
physicians reK)rt that he had been very
comfortable today. His condition again
gives hope thnt he may recover sufficient
ly to leave the city for the south.
PROMINENT CHICAGOAN DEAD.
Chicago, Jan. 31. James W. Oakley
of the Walter Oakley company, tanners,
died this evening nt his home. He has
been nn invalid for Bome years. He was
prominent in business circles. .
SQUABBLE AMONG ARTISTS.
Models for the Sherman Statue Will Not
Be Placed on Exhibition. .
New York, Jan. 31. It is definitely an
nounced that the proposed exhibition of
the models for the Sherman statue to be
erected in Washington, for which the
award was finally made and announced
by the National Sculpture association
some months ago, will not be made. Mr.
Burr Ferre, secretary of the society, with
reference to this makes the following
statement:
. "The National Sculpture Society deep
ly regrets that it must withdraw its an
nouncement that the models in the final
competition for the Sherman statue are
to be exhibited, but feels it is without
blame in the matter. The announcement
was not made until all concerned, in
cluding Mr. Carl Kohl-Smith, the suc
cessful competitor, had consented to this
iK-jp of their models, and the delay wa
raised by Mr. Rohl-Smith's absence in
Europe. Everything seemed favorable
for an effective exhibit, which must have
been not only interesting but Instructive
to the art workers in America, when a
letter from Mr.. Kohl-Smith asked . for
further delay.
"Writing from Chicago, in December,
181)0, he says:
" 'My last communication ; with - the .
National Sculpture association was an
exchange of telegrnms after roy model
wus accepted for the Sherman statue, in
which I stated thot i would exhibit my
model, together with those of the other
competing artists, when I returned from
Europe in the full. Since then the ac
tion of the Nutional Sculpture Society
towards me, a member of the society, and
towards the Sherman Statue association,
has been such as to make it impossible
for mo to akc part in any further exhi
bition of models.' , . . , .
.' "Mr., Kohl-Smith certainly wrote un
der a singular misapprehension of ', the., '
matter, since the National Sculpture as
sociation has never in any way reflected
on his character or standing, personal or
professional, nor questioned the artistic
merits of his model nor even, criticised
ins model. It has not -jailed him to ac
count in any way, nor has it taken stent
fowhlch he. as an artist or a man, could
taki? exception. ' What the society - ob
jected to is the manner in which the com-;
petition for the model for the statue was
conducted and closed. Vt was Btlbjectei
to a committee of soldiers and civilians,
on the presumption that a committee of
soldiers nnd civilians knew better than
committee of artists and sculptors, men
chosen by themselves, which was the
right design. It was a competition on
merits, and every oftist and sculptor bad
a right to expect that it would be sub
mitted to a committee of experts. No
one has blamed Mr. Kohl-Smith for ac
cepting a commission which wag offered
him by those having legal power to make- -the
offer. Those whom the society ha
blamed arc the officials who selected m
work of nit for other than artistic rea .
sons. . .
"It is not necessary to ((peculate as t1
the motive of those who lave misled hu
into taking such a stand. They havt
succeeded, however, in famishing anoth
er example as to the methods, which, in
this instance, the society has deplored,
and has done everything possible to pre
clude even helpful criticism until it U too
late to be of use now."
GEORGETOWN GLEANINGS.
, Georgetown, Tex., Jan. 31. (Special.)
Messrs Taylor & Franks shipped a
special train of six cars of stock cattle
from here to Conistock, Tex., today.
Heavy rain, accompanied by sleet, fell
last night, but did .no, damage as the
weather bureau warned every one in this
vicinity. ' .
Owing "to change of schedule on the
International, there is no mail out of borer
for twenty-four hours.
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