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ADJOURNED TILL JANUARY 5
BOTH nOUSES OF CONGRESS
" WILL BE SILENT FOR TWO
WEEKS.
fUmators Morgan and Pettigrew . Made
Sitter Speeches Charging Fraud on
an Extensive Scule Legislative
Hill Pusscd the House.
Washington Dec. 22. Senator est s
aatjripnted speech concerning Secretary
. ftlncy's attitude toward the Cameron res-
i plttion filled the senate galleries to over-
flawing today. The public galleries were
packed and the reserve galleries comfort-
8 ily filled.
.! Minister Hutch of Huwaii was among
the early arrivals in the diplomatic gal-
lery.. There was considerable disapiioint-
; went when word pot about that Mr. Vest
would not continue his remarks which
were cut off by an objection yesterday.
' The urgent deficiency bill was reported
and passed with minor amendments. It
arries $884880 tiie larger part of which
is for the continuance of the work of
the navy department.
.4w hiiHiirpiitu fmn nf ftltlth Djlkntll
im hiu mud nf inn n mirrmrmt liiir
i S It 1. Ul aura . ... ..j ....... I I -i
?10000OUU to take up tne irusi notes
"of the Union Pacific railway. He said
this step was imperative to protect the
'interests of the government against a
scheme of those who held the notes
Whose puiiwse was to absorb the branch
' floes of the Union Pacific. He declared
his belief that the Union Pacific was not
1 and is not insolvent and that the Uoating
debt was created for the exprees purpose
f complicating and embarrassing the
toreruiuent lieus.
f Mr. Pettigrew pointed out that in 1891
While the Union Pacific bad $28000000
f the stock of the branch roads in its
possession with the earnings sufficient to
pay excnses pay interest on the first
' mortgage bonds and furnish a surplus
'this Uouting debt of $8700000 was cre-
' "It turns up in the hands of the officers
' and directors and representatives of the
toad" said he "and the bonds and
.MnLa if ln lriinfh lines were taken
IIUtHD V '"
'fry these officers and placed with Drexel
Morgan & Co. us security for this Uout-
ing debt. ; '
if iu nroll fnr the committee to
ascertain how . this floating debt came
tinto existence the consideration received
ifnr.it and evervthimr connected with it
inTiewof the fact that the road was
learning its operating expenses interest
on: its bonus ana a surplus uchiucb.
The senator declared that "these pco-
nle Dronosed to get control of $90000000
.! Dtnnbii n m1 Immla ivhinh control .the
branch lines of the Union Pacific inde
pendent absolutely of the rights and
interests of the Government He said
ihnan utnnVa nnii Ivitidn nro worth todnv
$35000000 on the market. . Their appar-
ent purpose he said was to divert the
business of the branch lines to other
pAnda nmt ihorenv mnko the nronertv
Upon which the government holds this
security almost woriniess. ai hub
JQIlClUre ruillJl ucuim. vtun injmuu 111
' .trlof in nrntront thn nCCAmnliHhmcllt of
..this purpose which was iu line Mr. Pet-
tigrew said with the dishonest and cor-
rupt acts of these men through u life
time.
iThe senator said nn advertisement had
i t i :.. ir..H i? -ut n.iilv
.IN't'Il IMHCCll III lilt.' HWM.mi"
i News signed by .1. C. Moore James W.
Alexander and John F. Adams a com-
mittee for the purpose of carrying out
this purpose. He understood this com-
: mittee represents the great estates which
. control the Union Pacific Itailroad. which
' have made great fortunes out of the road
aud have so managed it ns to "swindle
'the sinking fund" and caused grent scan-
dal in relation to the roads.
A pnrt of the plan was to have the re-
ceivers appointed in the interest of the
men who controlled the road.
' Mr. Gear (rep.) of Iowu chairman of
the committee on Pacific railways asked
if Mr. Pettigrew favored the operation
of these roads by the government.
.. The South Dakota senator answered
' 'that certainly the government could not
: possibly manage the Pacific roads worse
than they had been managed. It would
'do nwsv with the nools. combinations
Rnrt'discrimlnntion in rates which made
' the American railways a target for criti
eism.
.Mr. Petlicrcw ureed that the govern-
ment should embrace this opportunity for
an crnenment in government ownership
of a great continental line. lie believed
.flie government should take possession
iand operate the Union Pacific road and
itn branches.
Mr. PliiU (rep.) of Connecticut spoke
of the imperative necessity of consider-
ing the important question of settlement
with the I'acilic roads t he indented
uoss. reacbinir $115000000. was in dan
ger of being lost and yet this vast debt
imd the peril of its loss seemed to dis-
turb no one. He hoped it would lie one
' f the first subjects considered after the
holidays. .
Mr. Morgan (dem.) of Alabama said
the statement made by Mr. Pettigrew
' wad of a most crave character. In of-
' feet they meant that certain individuals
had made a fraudulent combination to
load down these Pacific roads so as to
absorb them. It was difficult for any
' single man to grasp the "labyrinth of
fraud and rascality'1 that had made this
nabject a perfect "saturnalia of fraud."
It was. Mr. Morenn declared a twin
brother of the Credit Mobilier frauds
carried on by the same methods of bri
bery and corruption.
i The subject lind been so deeply buried
uv fraud and crime as to lie almost lie-
; yond the possibility of intelligent consid
eration.. As to the pending funding mil
Mr. Morgan said he opposed it and when
It eame up be would insist upon the full
st latitude of debate.
..Ho particularly desired to see the in
tcresta of the people of the Pacific const
protected against this monopoly and
against a combination of these two vast
..ininences the Union and the Central
'Jftieific tinder private control. No sec-
' tirn of the country had been so bound
" ani made subservient as those of the Pa-
urittc coast by this monopoly.. He believed
'itbat1 pending funding bills should be re-
committed to the committee and a more
adequate remedy presented. The Union
I'acilic had enough in its treasury to pay
the interest on tne brst mortgage bonds
im yet it came to congress as n bank
rrt and meudiennt asking for pity. It
iva not only paying interest on its own
son ns. hut was paying dividends to lint
ish bondholders.
..These roads were pursuing whnt had
become a fixed policy in railway manage
mont in the United States the running
down or wrecking of roads in order to
amputate them.
Mr. Vest (dem.) of Missouri interposed
it this point with a Question ns to the
meaning of the president in his recent
mensage that unless congress ncted on
this question the executive branch would
art by January 1.
Mf. Morgan gave a deprecatory gesture
and said: "Now in all Egypt there was
but one man and he' was divinely inspir-
ed who rould Interpret the dreams of
Pharaoh. ;The senator 'ought not to asu
m in intenret the d resident b message
If any ninn is capable of interpreting
that message it is the senator from Mis-
souri. I am not stopping to interpret the
message. .
Mr. Vest with the message in his
Im ml 1eired n more exact answer and
proceeded to repeat the president's words
but he was cut off amid laughter by Mr.
Morgan who said: "I wish the senator
o..rnlil nnt bother me with that message.
Mr. Morgan proceeded at considerable
length urging that it was of supreme
importance that these roads should not
fall into private hands particularly the
bands ot foreign bondholders.- It was
coining to the point that nn American
stockholder in an American railway was
a curiosity who ought to be put in a side'
show. 1
Mr. Gear quickly interrupted citing
the instance of nn American road 7000
miles long not only owned by Americans
but by American women wno neiu a ma
inritv nf thp stock.
"Anil who owned the bonds?" inquired
Mr. Morgan. "Show me the men who
hold the bonds and I will show you those
who control the road'
It was but a few minutes before the
expiration of the morning hour wnen
Mr. Morgan closed.-
Mr. Gear spoke briefly urging speedy
nction on the Pacific railway question
nnd saying he would seek to secure some
headway immediately alter tne noil-
diivn' Mr. IVttiercw's resolution was then
referred to the committee on Pacific rail-
tvnvs. Mr. Call (dem.) of Florida secured the
adoption of a resolution questioning the
secretary of stnte for information as to
the killing of Charles Gavin an United
States citizen in Cuba. He read a letter
from Mrs. J. M. Gavin mother of the
deceased appealing for an inquiry ano
snying her son had been "hacked to
pieces" by Spanish soldiers.
After passing several private pension
bills the senate at 2:H8 p. m. went into
executive session which lasted until
3:05. The senate then adjourned to
January 5 1S07.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington Dec. 22. The house to-
day passed the legislative executive and
judiciary appropriation bill and then ad-
journed for the holiday recess. This is
the first time in the history of congress
that the legislative bill has been passed
before the holidays.
The day was devoted to debate on the
civil service law. There was a great deal
of threshing over of old straw nnd spar-
ring for political points.
Mr. Hrosius (chairman of the civil ser-
vice committee) defended the law.
Others who participated were Messrs.
Baker (ren.) of New Hampshire: Walker
(rep.) of Massachusetts; Williams (dem.)
of Missouri; ISowers (rep.) of California
and Neilson (dem.) of Arkansas.
Mr. Kettle (rep.) of North Carolina
made the motion to strike out the para
graph relating to the civil service which
was defeated. to t2. The bill pass
ed carries $21.(5003(50 or &t03"9 more
than the current bill.- During the morn
ing hour a bill was passed authorizing
the railroads of the Indian Territory to
change their alignments.
During the debate the senate amend
ments to the urgency deficiency bill were
concurred in.
At 3:40 p. m. the house adjourned until
noon January 0 I3'.f7.
MARRLE FALLS. MENTION.
Marble Falls Tex.. Dec. 22. The
bridge across the Colorado at this point
is free. It was so decreed by the com
missioners court on the Kith instant who
purchased it for the county for $10000
payable in u per cent bonds. 1 his will
be of 'much benefit to Marble Falls.
Thos. Darrach. Jr.. son of Cant. 1'bos.
Darrngh proprietor of Grnnite mountain
and Miss Rosa Phelan of this city were
mnrried at the residence of the bride on
Wednesday December 10 at 7:30
o'clock p. m.. Rev. J. A. Arbuckle of Bur
net oiticiating. A numher of friends nun
relatives witnessed the ceremony and
partook with must good will and zest of
the bounteous least prepared. Mr. Uarragn
is well known as a steady and practical
business man. .The bride on account of
her amiable disposition Christian charac
ter nnd many excellent qualities is . a
general favorite here.
Ifae lean year ball at the 1 elder build
ing on Friday night was largely attend-
ed and was a grand success. Dancing
was indulged in till 3 a. m.
Two cars loaded with twenty tons each
f guuno were loaded here yesterday for
Vv. Moody Ac Co. of triilveston. About
800 tons will be shipped ns fast ns can
be loaded. Its hnnl destination is the
woniout fields of the southern statw.
MEXICAN DESERTERS.
Three of Them Had a Skirmish With ou
American Customs Inspector.
El Paso. Tex.. Dec. 22. (Special.)
Last nicht four Mexican soldiers from
Juarez made a break for lilierty. and as
the deserters with their guns in hand
uml iu full uniform were running across
the bridge Will Watson United States
custom inspector at the American eud of
the bridge not knowing that the men
were deserting called on them to halt.
One of the soldiers threw his gun up and
fired point blank at the inspector's head
but the inspector saved himself by dodg-
ing as soon as the guu was presented.
He drew his pistol nnd fired three
shots at the deserters as they ran up the
street and it thought he badly wounded
one of the soldiers who fell but rose and
. i . ; . t. . i i.
ran away leaving iu inn uni gun mf
hind. Mexico will ask for the extradition
of the soldiers on the charge of stealing
government property in taking their guns
with them.
WIDOW DOMINIS AT SANTONE.
Sable Ex-Queen of Hawaii Notified That
Her Daughter the Princess is 111.
San Antonio. Tex.. Dee. 22. (Special.)
Ex-Queen Liliuokalaui and pnrty passed
through here today in a special car at
tached to the Sunset limited en route to
Boston. Ine queen is in excellent health
and is very favorably impressed with
what she has seen of America.
She received a cablegram last night
which will probably cause a slight chauge
in her (Mans.
She expected to meet in Boston Prin
cess Liliunknlani who is at present in
London. The cablegram brought the
news that the princess became sudden
ly ill just before time to leave England
and has therefore postponed her visit.
The queen said that unless the condition
of the princess had improved by the tunc
she reaches Boston she may curtail bet
visit to America and sail at once for JLon
don.
COURT AFFOINTMENTS.
Tyler Tex. Dec. 22. (Special.) Th
judges of the court of criminal appeal
this afternoon appointed John O. Whit'
of Austin reporter nnd E. P. Smith
clerk nt Austin: W. A. Hudsnn. clerk n
Dallas nnd Ed B. Wiggins clerk nt Ty
ler. Mr. Smith has been clerk of tl"
court here for fifteen years.
INQT'FST HELD.
Rrrnn. Tex.. Dee. 22. (Snnciiil.) Jiv
tice Closs belli nn innncst nver the lur'
-f Toil Rnwi'en. t'-e pecro 1-'!11 Snt"
dny night nnd found n verd'et thnt !
censed enrno to bis decth from two irir
shot wniir' from n pistol In the hand;
of A. C. Hairsgrovc.
AUSTIN WEEKLY STATESMAN.
VINTURE3 OUT FROM HAVANA
WEYLER AGAIN HEADED FOR
THE HILLS OF PINAR DEL
RIO.
IN
The Prosecuting Attorney Shied a Bo-
quct at Uncle Sam News of a
Crushing Spanish Defeat iu the
Philippine Islands.
Havana Dec. 22.-Capt Gen. Weyler
left Havana at 3 o'clock this morning ou
board the Spanish vessel Lepazi bound
for Mariel ncross the province of Pinar
del Rio with the intention of resuming
personul command of the operations
against the insurgents in that part of
Cuba.
General Arolas and Gasco as well as
the rest of the Spanish generals in the
province of Pinar del Rio have assembled
at Artemisa where they are waiting the
arrival of Capt. Gen. Weyler in order to
commence a new plan of campaign.
dipt. Gen. Weyler will combine the
movements of Gen. Arolas' troops with
the forces of the military iiuo all these
troops beginning active movements in the
province and it is understood there will
be no cessation 6f activity until the
campaigu in that part of the island is
finished.
Gen. Arolas however will be sent to
the command of the military extending
from .Taucnro Moron in the province ol
Puerto Principe.
The insurgents have lifted the rails and
ditched nn exploring engine in the pro-
vince of Matnnzas killing the conductor
and so seriously injuring the engineer
thut both his legs hud to be amputated.
The wherabouts of the firemau is not
known.
VOLUNTEERS NOT WANTED.
Georgetown Tex. Dec. 22. (Siwcial.)
Mr. J I. C. Green the gentleman who
was organizing a company of young men
to cro to Cuba subject to authority of
congress received n letter yesterduy from
Senor I'almn 50 New street New York
stating they could not take men nt pres-
ent but would receive arms and ammu
nition medicine nnd bandages uiui iney
were badly in need of snine.
Mr Crwii bus suspended enlistments
until the law will justify it when he will
again resume. '..
Utters were received iroiii pniiummv
Hillsbord and Austin wanting to join the
company with fifty men ench and nu-
merous applications from smaller adja-
cent towns.
SANGKILLY'S RETRIAL.
Tinvnnn iw. 22. The retrial of the
case of Julio Sanguilly charged with
treason and conspiracy was continued at
1 o'clock today. The United States vice
consul general Jusoph A. Springer was
not present when the proceedings opened
but he arrived soon afterwards.
I'roseeutine Attorney V idal made a re
quest of the jury to nullify the testimony
taken by handwriting experts at yester-
day's session of the trial but the jury
refused to uo so.
Senior Vidal thereupon entered a pro-
test and continuing made a formal de-
mand that the prisoner should be sen-
tenced to prison for life. In his speech
he made a violent attack on such Cubans
as became naturalized ns American citi
zens. Ho alleged that their citizensnip
was purely political and designed to bene-
fit them -in their private affairs.
At the same time he praised the course
pursued by the United States govern-
ment. lie nrgueu inui oiiiimiiuj
ures and the contour ot his lace as wen
as his garb revealed his Spnnish origin
and he nssertiHl that Sanguilly alleges
that he was not an American citizen
when ho was first arrested. Neither had
he fulfilled articles VII and IX of the
law with regard to foreigners. He al-
leged that ' Sanguilly had shown sym-
pathy both with the former and the pres
ent revolution in uuon.
Senor Meza then followed in a speeeii
for Sanguilly. He said that Senor Vidal
had erroneously sought to apply to this
ease the protocol of 1787 instend of 1827.
The prosecutor's charge he pointed out
was based on conhdentiul reports maae
to the captain general.
Kancui v's companions ne urgeii were
all free he beintr the only one still held
Senor Meza then read two ollicial docu-
ments favorable to Sanguilly's ense. The
trial wus again adjourned until tomor-
An editorial in La Lucha nraises the
stand taken by Senor Canovas the Span
ish minister.
"He neither desires nor fears war with
the United States." savs La Lucha
Such a conflict is far off and will surciy
not nrrive. legislators in the United
States favorable to the rebels do not rep-
resent American opinion. Senor Canovas
is ready to repel an agression nnd to
show those who believe themselves
mighty that Spain will stop any un-
reasonable and illegal pretenses firmly in
her adage of honor above lite aim
riches."
Gen. Solace has raised the siege of the
vi lace of Mavacicua. in Sauta Clara
province and has in turn attacked tne
insurgents who retreated from the town
with losses.
BUSINESS BEFORE PLEASURE
Baltimore. Dec. 22. The directors of
the Chamlier of Commerce the largest
and most lnUuential organization in rsai-
timore. at a snecial nieetinir today adopt
ed resolutions that "in our opinion the
action of the senate committee on for
eign relations in favorably reporting the
resolution recognizing the independence
of Cuba is acninst public interest nnd
liable to inflict great damage on tne
commercial and financial interests of this
country."
WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Spaniards Suffered a Crushing Defeat
But Recorded It a Victory.
San Francisco. Dec. 22. Private ad
vices from Manilla. Philirmine islands
reached here today and are verified by
nn account thnt appears in the Hong
Kong dispatches received here this
morning. The. news contained in the
communication deals with the' attack by
the Spnnish on the Novelta isthmus and
the attempt of the Spanish to dislodge
the insurgents in Cnvete nnd Vigo. At
the end of the campaign which lasted
'intil November 14. the Swinish au
thorities sent out dispntches reportinr
nat the attack had heen successful am
fhe rebel loss was very heavy. Tn
Spanish claim to have lost nbout thirty
"ive killed nnd 100 wounded. It is nnv-
'firned that t'-e great victory thnt th
"Vstilinns predicted ended in icnominioii
"tent -nn rn'.o s he.'1 Anveltn mrsm?
iir shipi and tro"p. The Spaniards r
red aft'T Piiffrr'ne benvv losses. T'
'nnlb forces nner Oen. Rio were d
''Vri into two l'rj!"'drs nf 7000 eae'
"".ported by the Spnnish gunboats i
.he bnv.
The insurgents numbered about 12000
THURSDAY DECEMBER 24 1896.
but they were fifongly intrenched in
Cavlte and Novelta. : At the head of the
latter peninsula the' ground was honey-
combed with rifle pits ahd the town de-
fended from ussault by earth Works
planted with rapid firing cannon and sev-
eral pieces of heavy artillery.
Rios attacked the first line at Novelta
and the rebels fell back to the main Imc
of defense a mile iu the rear. Ihe
Spanish had their plans well arranged.
They placed the cruiser Castilla close in
shore and their guns covered the attack
of the royal troops. The cruiser s shells
reached the outside defenses of the city.
The fight started at 9 o'clock Sunday
November 8 and by 12 o'clock the insur-
gents' outer works had been evacuated.
Then a general attack followed Rios
throwing the main body of bis first
brigade against the rebel cntrehchinents.
The gunboats opened fire but failedto
cause any damage to the defense. The
n-lli iha xlnuoat tn Cavlte. Was fUlly
six miles from the town and all of her
six miles irom me wiwu uu nn . -
shells fell short owing to the extreme'
elevation given the ship's guns vv nen
Rios' men reached the insurgents' works
a terrific fire was opened on them. They
marched forward resoiiueiy umu iue
rifle pits commenced to oeicn lonu ure
mowing down the front ranks. 1 he
coulmn faltered then retreated slowly
under heavy fire. The Spanish troops
were in the open and subjected to the
full effect of the fire.
The second brigade had suffered very
little. The steamer Isabel I and a st.out
transport were used to fetch the wound-
ed to port from the peniH"1' At least
500 were brought from the battlefield.
Wednesday November 11 Rios pre-
pared and headed a second attack ou
Novelta. He threw his entire army
against the redoubts and was routed with
heavy tosses iu the first attack. The
gun boats failed to aid the troops to nny
extent their shot falling short. The
Spanish did not attempt to renew the
nction but waited Until the morning of
the 14th when a weak effort was made
to flank the rebels the failure of which
ended the fighting for the time being.
RIDDLED INSTEAD OF ROASTED.
A Negro Who Hacked Two Women
With an Axe Summarily Dealth With.
Manchuc La. Dec. 22.-Jerrj Bourke
the colored boy who attacked .Mrs. John
Foss nnd her mother Mrs. Cuvnnaugh
with an nxe at their home Clio Living-
ston parish on Sunday night was cap-
tured by a posse of citizens nbout a mile
from the scene of the crime. In view of
the fact that the ladies are not dead the
plun to burn him at the stake was aban-
doned and he was simply riddled with
bullets. The negro admitted the attempt-
ed killing but said he was forced to it
by another negro. There was no evi
dence against the latter and he as re-
leased upon promising to leave the coun-
try quickly ns possible. Bourke whose
age was 19 years had been raised by the
family aud the motive of his deed is sup-
posed to have been robbery.
Mr. Foss being a cattle raiser and some
times had considerable money in the
house the negro knew that he was away
and the women unprotected except by
him. Mrs. Foss may die. but her mother
will recover.
A BEASTLY BLACK BRUTE.
Assaulted a Lady Who Had Complied
With His Request for I ood.
Houston. Tex. Dec. 22.-(Specinl.)-In
the outer pnrts of the Fifth ward about
30 o'clock this afternoon n negro mnn
approached the kitchen door of a house
and asked for something to eat. A lady
handed him a cold lunch when he grab-
bed her by the throat threw her down
and assaulted her. He then took a Win-
chester rifle nnd told her he would re
main near the house and kill her husband
when he came nnd that he would shoot
her if she tried to leave the house. She
slipped out gavt the alarm and the
neighbors began at once to organize a
nnrtv to catch and kill him.
Mr. Moors formerly manager ot tne
bagging factory notified the sheritl nud
chief of police nnd in a short time of-
ficers were on the spot searching for him
but he had fled.
Several persons who saw the negro be
fore the assault was made described him
to Deputy Sheriff Gilbert. The officers
and citizens arc making every effort 'to
catch him. There is a great deal of in
dignntion over it. .
FIRED FOUR SHOTS.
Louisville. Kr.. Dec. 22. A. B. Speck
ert. Dresidcnt of the German-American
Title -company which failed last Rummer
with liabilities of several thousand dol-
lars tonight fired four shots at J. C. Eis-
man president of the Kentucky-Montana
Minim: comnnnv. wounding him slightly
in the side. EiBinan is Spreckert's broth
er-in-law and had been bitterly attacked
by the latter in connection with the 1 itle
comnnnv failure.
Sjieekert fled just before the collapse
of the concern nnd remained in hiding
until vesterdnv. when he returned nnd
surrendered. He is under indictment for
securing money under false pretenses
Sneekert has acted oueerl.v since ins re
turn nnd is believed to be a mental
wreck. He accuses relatives nnd many
of his business associates of causing his
downfall by treachery.
Speckert was iockcu up.
A BRIEF HEARING
Nashville Tcnn. Dec. 22. United
States Judiro Lurten. because of the criti
cal illness of his son only heard a brief
statement today of the points involved in
the case of the Farmers' Loan and Trust
Company vs. The Memphis and Charles-
ton Railroad Company being a bill filed
to foreclose at once the first mortgage
bonds. Counsel will submit briefs in
thirty days.
ANOTHER DROP IN COFFEE.
New York Dec. 22. As an evidence
thnt the American Sugar Refinery intends
forcing operations in the coffee trade the
announcement was made today to the
coffee trade by the sugar people of a fur-
ther reduction of 1-2 cent per pound in
the price of coffee. This makes a total
reduction ' of 1 cent since the purchase
of a controlling interest in the Woolson
Coffee nnd Spice company. Thus far
Arbnckle hns met the reduction and in-
terest is manifested by the trale regard-
ing the course the latter firm will decide
upon.
DIED OF HIS INJURY.
Lnling Tex. Dec. 22. (Special.) John
Hntsbnrd' a negro died this afternoon
from a blow received with nn ax in nn
altercation with another negro at Otline
several days ago.
A FEASTING AFFAIR.
New York Dec. 22. The New Eng-
'nnd society of New York celebrated the
hirty-first nnnivcrnrv of its existence
t a banquet nt the Waldorf this even-
i'g. Covers were laid for 500. Among
'hose present were Mayor Strong Secre-
tary Herbert Gen. Miles Horace Porter
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IT WAS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE
STRONGEST INSTITUTIONS IN
THE NORTHWEST.
Runs Were Mude on Three Banks and
Four Failures Were Recorded as a
Result of the Previous Day's
Bank Fuilure.
St. Paul Minn. Dec. 22. -The Bank
of Minnesota capital stock $1000000.
one of the best known and considered
one of the strongest iu the 'northwest
was closed today State Bank Examiner
Kenyon taking possession of the bunk and
is now iu churge. The last published
statement was on October 6 1800 and
was as follows:
Resources Loans and discounts $2-
341836; miscellaneous bonds $49084;
overdrafts $7007.21; banking house
$195000; other real estate' $105751.00;
furniture and fixtures $10000; expenses
paid $3990.19; due from other banks
$319409.02; exchange for clearing house
$29081.14; specie United Stutes notes
and national currency $251049.88;
checks aud other cash items $5032.05.
Total resources $3320039.49
Liabilities Capital stock paid in $000-
000; surplus funds. $100000: undivided
profits $192873.11; individual deposits
$1071050.95; time certificates of depos-
its $1041793.82; due to bunks $303-
218.71; demund certificates of deposit
$101707.90. Total $3320309.40.
The reason given by the officers of the
bunk for the fuilure was the general
stringency and difficulty in making col
lections
The Union Mock lards Danit wnicn is jnst night a man in an unconscious con-
closely connected with the Bunk of Min- dition wns picked up in a back yard at
nesota also closed its doors as a conse- 1012 Willow street by the police. lie wai
quence of the failure. 1 apparently suffering from mofphint
The closingof these bunks was decidedly poisoning nnd wns carried to St. Joseph'i
a surprise but has not affected the other infirmary where every effort was madf
banks of the city.
A FLURRY IN CHICAGO
flhiciipn. Dee. 22. The failures of An
gus & Ginglee contractors the American
Brewing Malting and Elevator compnny
the Geprge A. Weiss Malting nnd Eleva-
tor company and George A. Weiss indi-
vidually all of these being due to the
collapse of the National Bnnk of Illinois
nnd small runs on three banks were the
echo today of the bank failure of yester-
day. Runs were made on the Garden City
Banking and Trust compnny the Hiber-
nian Savings bank and the Illinois Trust
nnd Savings bank. None of the runs
were of much importance. The officers
of the Garden City Banking and Trust
compnny hud expected that a run would
be made on their institution nnd were
ready to meet it. They threw open the
doors of the bnnk nn hour earlier than
usual ns they said they wanted to get
the run out of the way. Quite a crowd
of depositors had gathered at the doors
before they were opened nnd ns soon as
the bank was ready for business the de-
positors gave the paying tellers all they
cured to do. The run kept up with en-
ergy for over nn hour nnd then died nwny.
At the close of banking hours the officers
of the institution announced that during
the day the amount of money taken in
was treble that paid out.
The run on the Hibernian Savings bunk
was of short duration ns the officers de-
clined to make nny payment on time de-
posits unless given the legal sixty-day
notice. They said this was not because
they were not prepared to pay all depos
itors iu full but because they wished to
avoid embarrassments to smaller bankers
who migh tnot be prepared to pay all
their depositors nt once and who might
be plnced in nn embnrrnsaing position if
the stronger banks were paying all de-
mands for time deposits.
There was a slight run on the Illinois
Trust and Savings bank shortly after It
opened the similarity of its name with
the National Bank of Illinois having led
some depositors to believe that the former
was embarrassed.
Before the close of banking hours the
excitement hnd completely died out and
the giving of notice was sanctioned by the
clenring house and the object was the
Illinois Trust being the strongest savings
bank in the city to give the smaller ones
the opportunity to point to its action as
an excuse for giving the notice them-
selves which they did and thus stopped
a run on any of the savings banks.
The Illinois Trust nnd Savings blink is
said to have $9000000 in ensh and se-
curities on hand.
SEARCHED FOR BY SLETHTIS.
Chicago Dec. 22. Two central station
detectives searched the town tonight for
E. S. Dyer nnd Robert Berger for whose
arrest on a. charge of embezzlement war-
rants were sworn out this afternoon be
fit e Jiffce W. T. Hall by Frank E. Ken
nedy. .o. liii Dcnrbon street.
The firm of Dicks & Kennedy kept its
account nt Dyer's bank. At noon Sat
urday Mr. Kennedy made up Ins daily
Cur-
deposit and took it to the bank
the face
see wnac jrcarnne nas done. '
tlunareas 01 millions ot packages
have been used ! That shows it
FroDaoiy mere never was another
household article tnat came into
general use so rapidly' so wonder
fully and from the very start' Wo'
You see women were reafly'Rr
it. Most of them were tired td'cfealh
of wasting thtir time and strength
- .I vtr.i-ll tA Aril r o n n -1 . .
IllUWCy niui in-tuitas clUUTOMl.
rubbing. It hasn't taken 'thL
. wu
Pearline is easiest quickest
ci:nfT nfl r1Mninr p '
wasning ana Cleaning. fcvery
HMAGNERt
NERYlkE
Easily. OuicMy. Permanently Restored.
Lout VIWMty Norvnns Debility Iinomnla Falling Momorr n4il
Wanting Diseases unit all Wenknessc resulting fmrn earlror.lsla
rency and checks aggregating flM.H
were deoosited. The bank dooitf .
closed but on Mr. Kennedy showing hj !
Dook tne aoorKeepcr permiuea mm to en.
ter nnd a receiving teller accepted th
denosit.
Mr. Kennedy's action in swearing cm '
the warrants was largely induced bj
treatment he received at the bank a few
minutes before his trip to Jusflcc'HaD.
He visited the bank to make a conrbsw
inouirv and was told that if he did w
leave the place immediately and vohliiu-
my he would he forced to do so under
the escort of a policeman.- i
"Treatment of this sort" said Mr. Ket
nedy last night "made me indignant M
I made up my mind thnt after I Imdlwt
my money I wns at least entitled to rhil
trentrhent.
No arrests had been made up to T
o'clock tonight.
GOTnAM BANK FAILURE
New York Dec. 22. The 'bankhii
house of Marcello Bnrilani on Mulberry
street did not open this morning 'Tl
police was called upon tonight to restrut'
a Crowd of Italians who nssemled In fitnt
of the Bnrilani bank. The Italians'
not know until they returned from.wl
tonight that the savings which they'tal
entrusted to Bnrilani were lost Bar-
naul wus last seen Monday. - .
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WANTED AND GOT .THE WORLD.
Kansas City. Dec. 22. The propert of
the Kansas City World n United 'Pre
paper was sold at auction today foV $20-
000 to Bernard Corrigau a local capital-
ist on a mortgage covering the plant
Corrigan was the only bidder for tbr.
property.
FIRE IN A REFORMATORY. :
New York. Dec. 22. A special to tnr
World from Elmira says:
Fire tonight destroyed two buildings it
the stnte reformatory entailing a loss of
about $100000. The buildings destroyed
were occupied by the F. lh Mills coifc
pany wnicn mnuuiaciurea ihuiuiktk . s-.
cabinet supplies. After the convicts'
ivicib naa
left the building the watchman noticed 'the
flumes. The fire engine nt the reforma-
tory was put to work and two steamer
were sent up from the city' but it wa
nenrly six hours before the flames were
under control There was great excite-
ment among the convicts and every cor-
ridor was doubled in gunrd.
MORPHINE- PRODUCED DEATH.
Houston. Tex.. Dec. " 22. fSneclal.l-
to save his life but in vain. " He died
this morning. ' Justice Fitz held an in-
quest over his body and rendered a ver-
dict of death by morphine poisoning. Tb
man was about 40 yeurs old shabbily.
dressed and dark complected. Hi nnroij
is not Known.
A BATCH OF REDS SENT UP.
Barcelona Spain. Dec. 22. An ' "addii
tional bunch of annrchists was sentpnw
today. Forty of them were condemned n
twenty years' imprisonment' and nrentj
eight to eignt years in prison.
CHARGED AS AN ACCESSORY
Brvan. Tex.. Dec. ' lSnecihl.1 B
Graves a white man waa arrested fcndl
jailed today charged as' an htfcesYoryl
to the killing of Tom Rowden; a' flegr-1
on Thompson creek last Saturday night
A SAFE CRACKED. " ' ' '
Yorktown Tex. Dec. 22. (Spedal.)-
The Pacific Express company's safe j
the depot wns blown open and romxn
last night. Only $25 was secured. ;
BARN AT BREMIAM BURNED.
Brenham Tex. Dec. 22.-(SpClai.)--Fire
destroyed the barn of M. C. Ooles.
with forage a wagon and farming im
plements last night.
t
A NEW BREED OF "SOONHRS.'
finthrio O T.. Dec. 22. In a conte
nan frnm T.iiienln couiitv. the commis
sioner of the general lnnd office tins ren-
dered a decision of grent interest . Br
holds thut Probate .inuge ai ison
"sooner and debarred from taking land
though ordered into the reservation be-
fore the opening of official business dj
the government and in no way taking aJ
advantage of his presence ' This is proD-
ably the niOBt raidical "Booner" dK"toi
ever rendered and affects titles to Mil-
dreds of valuable claims;.
BACK TO CANTON;
Chicago' Dec. 22-Presi dent-elect
iKnley left for Canton shortlT after w
o'clock tonight. He left the home "
McWilliams shortly after 9:30. iW '
company with his wife Capt nf"r
McWilliams and Mr. Hemtand wrP
driven to the depot. ..... I.ih
MaJ. McKinley declared that his KJJ1"
was much improved by bis rest
expected the party will be in Cant wriT
tomorrow morning. '
COOPERAGE WORKS BURN.
Port Worth Tex. Dec. 22.-(SpocW-ir
The extensive cooperage works of
McKee & Co. on the north side boraM
tonight. The loss on building stock
hand. etc.. will exceed it is estimate
$20000. The sum total of insurance wm
not reach $3000. The plant was tecatw
beyond the city limits and the Cre dep"
ment could not reach it nor could
ernhlurm be turned in.
ON THE BRINK OF ETERN 1
Hannibal. Mo.. Dec. 2?.-Ex-Coa(y
man W. II. Hatch is lying at the
nf rlnnth nt bin homP near thlB Cllf- lr
is suffering from Bright's disease.
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