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HER REMAINS BURNED
BODY OF KATB F1KLD IU'.Ill'CKD TO
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Final Ohneqiiien of the AVell-Known
Writer, AVlio Hied in llavrnii
3Iny Floral Tributes.
SAN FItAXClSCO, Dec. 27.-Tho final ob
"eriule over tho remains of tho lato Kato
FeKl were held in Trin'ty Citirch ti.ls aft
ernoon. The large rrl.'tko wa.s crowilnl to
thj iloor.s with the mot prominent ieoile
of the citj who avjmM-l to do honor to
the memory of the deal woman. The chan
cel. In front of whieh tne casket rested,
was i maii of plants ami 1autiful lloral
pieces, sent by inople from all parts of the
country. Governor IUnUl was represented
by hU staff In fuM-dress uniform, and a
number cf fordu -onsu!s, federal ottieiuls
and the heads of all Stale und municipal
departments wero present. The services
wero conducted by Itev. (Jeorge K. Wolf,
and were aeconlins to the ritual of the
llplscopal Church. II. J. Stewart was
musical director, und the choir sans "Abide
with Me," and Ansls Kver Iri,'ht -jnd
Fair." As the casket was borne from the
church ChopIn'H funeral rm:reh was
played.
After the church crr monks, the lody
wa taken to the crematory at Odd Fellows'
Cemetery, whrr it was im-iiu-rated. The
ashes will benefit to II. H.Koh!s,i:t, of Chi
cago, Who will sec that they are p!:n.d in
2Iount Auburn Cemetery. Hostou, accord
Ins to the wisdi expressed by Miss Field.
The pallbearers were: Mayor-eW. Junius
D. Phelan. A. V. Foster, president of the
San Francisco & Northern Pacific Railroad;
Attorney Henry II. IifKhton: V. ff. Mills!
head of
CliXonlcle; James P. Booth, of the Report;
the Southern P.tciMe lnd .1
ment: W. C. Runner. 1M I). 15mnt and
t'. M. Coe. representing the press Club
Henry James, of the Kxumlner; W. F
Rurke. o the Call: If. I). S.'.nr ,.t k
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largest buyers in this line, or any
F. C. Roberts, of the Post: James S. Tyler.
of the Rulletln. and Alfred U. Nye, of the
uaiciana inquirer.
Tho Press Club of San Francisfio, assisted
by Mrs. Henry E. Highton, took charge of
all the arrangements for the funeral, ex
penses of which are paid ty Mr. II. II.
Kohlsaat, of Chicago.
This morning the following telegram was
received from ashington. sisrned by
Henry -F. Thurber, President Cleveland's
private secretary:
"The President will be very srlad to avail
himself of your kindness to have a floral of
fering placed on the bier of Kate Field for
him."
ine i-ress uiuo accoraingiy caused a
large bunch of white roses to be placed on
the casket In compliance with the wish of
President Cleveland. On the casket, which
was completely covered with a pall of
California violets, sent by Mrs. George
Crocker, was placed a small bunch of Fidel-
elss. which had been sent to Mrs. Highton
by Albert Johnson, a laborer on the water
front, accompanied by the following
tribute:
"As the friend of her who Is remembered
after death In the love of friends, will you
please put these little eldelweyss flowers on
her cofttn to-day? They were nurtured in
their everlasting mantle of snow, hi?h up
in tne awiss aipa. ny tne breath or liberty.
und are a tribute from a workman on the
docks who admired her writings and char
acter." Among other floral offerings was a large
urn covered with white chrysanthemums
and surmounted by white, from 11. H. Kohl-
saat, of Chicago, with the Inscription: "She
represented the best elements of the press
and of the country." and an urn similar in
shape, covered, with smilax and roses, from
the Chicago Times-Herald Ftafr. Mr. and
Airs. M. H. De Young sent a cross of blue
cornflowers, twined with lilies of the valley.
airs. Henry K. Hignton sent an ivy cross.
from which hung a wreath of roses; Gov
ernor JJudd a wreath of orchids; the Press
Club a laurel wreath; the Examiner staff
a wreath of evergreen: Miss Marian Y.
Runner, for Current Literature, an armful
of violets; Miss Lillian Whiting, of Boston.
a basket of white roses; the California wine
growers a wreath with the Inscription:
"Thy spirit, strong and free of thought.
Has championed our cause in fearless
strife.
Eternal rest supplants the battle so well
foueht.
And gratitude enshrines the. memory of
tny lire."
Mrs. Sol Smith sent a laurel wreath and
Mrs. F. Boyd a cluster of lilies of the val
ley. Flowers were also srnt by Mayor
csutro. Acung .Mayor 1'neian. ino women
newspaper workers of San Francisco and
many others. Miss lleld had freauentlv
visited San Francisco and had many friends
rere. one nau employed her talent m writ
ing and lecturing on California and its
products, and the people of this State ad
mired her brilliant gifts and valued her as
a friend.
TEXANS FOUGHT NOBLY
BIT WERE OVEUC03IE BY SUPERIOR
NUMBERS AND KILLED.
Ilrnve Stand of Fifteen American
Skariwhootem Who Preferred Death
to Falling Into Spanish Hnnds.
NEW YORK. Dec. 27. A special to the
World from Key West, Fla., says: The Lone
Star company, of the patriot army of West
Cuba, consisting of fifteen Texas sharp
shooters, perished to a man after heroic
ally battling more than five hours against
vastly superior Spanish forces In PInar del
Rio, killing double their own num
ber ana wounding probably as many
more. Havana officials are j?ibilant, passen
gers arriving hero say, over the news of
this victory.
A Cuban band was observed near Pinar
del Rio city Thursday morning, and Gen
eral Melquizo sent two squadrons of cav
airy to attack it. After a running fight
tho band, which proved to be composed
of fifteen Tcxans, was chased Into a "hot
tie a bit or nummocK, naving only one
opening.- The Texans, seeing that they
were In a hole, retreated to the further end
and fortified themselves hastily behind
some big bowlders. The Spanish troops dis
mounted and surrounded them, pouring In a
lire from all sides. The brave Texans re
plied and kept up the fight for more than
live hours. By that time six of the fifteen
had been killed and four wounded, while
twenty-live Spaniards had bitten the dust
and ten or more were wounded.
A flag of truce was sent in by the Span
isn ana tne Texans were cauea on to sur
render, but the Americans refused with
one aerord to lay down their arms, shout
ing: "We rcmemler Maceo." This infuri
ated the Spanish und they rushed with re
newed fierceness. Twice they charged, but
the rapid firing of the brave little band
drove them back. By getting on a high
ridse behind the Texans' position the Span-
lards wen enabled to pour In a lire that
1.111. I .11 1 . A ' - . . - .
iwueii tui um iwo oi inose left. inose
two gal'antly continued to fight and held
off the enemy an hour longer. Then, over
come ny tnirst and enfeebled by loss of
blood (lowing from a dozen wounds, they
were eu. to pieces by the Spaniards, who
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miau u isuni uj a me icxuns icil ex
hausted, feebly crying: "Vive Cuba Libre!"
The Porte Warned Attain.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec. 27.-The Rus
sian embassador. M. Nelldoff, has warned
the palace und the porte that if the
revenues ceded for the service of the public
debt are touched European financial control
In Turkey .will become inevitable.
THROWN ISTO A RIVER
noititini.u c him H charged to
fiemhsh alaiiama itoniiEiis.
IlIrmliiKlinm Mineral Railway Trnln
lVeeipltiiled 1IHI Feet with Two
Span of the Cahalm Bridge.
OVER A SCORE OF VICTIMS
0.LY BIGHT OF THOSE AIM) All!) THE
TJIAIX TAKES OIT ALIVE.
Twenty-Two Mnnjcjletl nnil Chnrreel
IlotlleM Hrt'otprril. uml Other
loHlhl' in the Debris.
LITTLE LEFT OF WRECKAGE
Till: IIHOKCX PASSE.GEIl COACHES
ill hned to Tin: water's edge.
Crime Charted to Three Men, Who
Are Sulel to Have Removed a Hull
uml Later Roll bed the Dead.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec.
27. Train-
wreckers this morning caused the loss of
at least twenty-two lives, and iossibiy
more, twenty-seven miles soutn oi mis cu.
A Birmingham Mineral Itailroad passenger
train went through the bridge over Cahaba
river at o'clock a. m., fell over 100 feet
and was burned. Twenty-two bodies have
been recovered, and there may be others or
charred remains in the mass of blackened
wood and twisted iron that marks the scene
of the disaster. The victims are so badly
mangled and burned that identification is
diflicult. Following is a partial list:
JAMES BOLLING. Guthrie, Ky., South
ern express messenger.
FRANK WHITE, Hirmingnam. engineer.
A. P. CONNELL. Helena, conductor.
GEORGE CARNEY, of Birmingham,
flagman.
It. WEBB, of Rirmingham.
BRUCE PHILLIPS, of Blocton.
L. W. MARTIN, IJrookwood. Ala.
MRS. HENRY HANDBERRY and two
children, Birmingham.
R. H. BLOANT, of Birmingham, colored
minister.
MISS ADA POWERS. Blocton.
DR. L. N. POWERS. Blocton.
MRS. EMMA POWERS and two children,
Blocton.
MRS. R. LITTLE, Blocton,
MR. GARDNER. Blocton.
MISS GARDNER. Blocton.
TOM STRUT HER, a colored porter. Body
not fully Identified.
The following are the injured:
HENRY HANDBERRY. Birmingham, a
Louisville & Nashville conductor; seriously.
E. E. ECKELS, of Helena; slightly.
SAMUEL. SPENCER, fireman; arm bro
ken.
ANDREW BRYSON. of Brocton: fatally.
MISS BOOTH, of Blocton; slightly.
MRS. POWERS AND CHILD, from
Blocton; slightly.
MRS. WALKER, slichtiv. iier tnree
children escaied practically uninjured.
RAIL REMOVED.
Some of the railway officials who visited
the scene of the wreck this afternoon say
the disaster was undoubtedly due to the
criminal removal of a rail on the middle
span of the bridge. This Is believed to hav.
derailed the train, which caused the two
middle spans of the bridge to give way and
precipitated the train Into the river below.
The wreck was the worst that has ever oc
curred In the State, and the survivors arc
so few and are so badly hurt they are un
able to give any detailed description of hot
it all happened. It is not known and may
never be ascertained Just how many pas
sengers were on the train. Most of them
were miners and resident of mining towns
In this district, who had round-trip holiday
tickets and were returning to their homes
along the line of the Birmingham Mineral
Railroad. Conductor A. P. Connell, who
probably knew better than anybody else
how many passengers were aboard, is dead
U ,s thou&ht, however, there were not to
exceed thirty or thirty-five. But one yas-
senger purchased a ticket at Birmingham.
Trie Ill-fated train was a local passenger
which left here at 6:30 a. m., and was
scheduled to make a circuit of the Birming
ham Mineral, which is a branch line of the
L. & N., reaching all the important mining
towns in the district. The train, consisting
of an engine, baggage car and two coaches,
left here at 6:30 a. m.. and went to Tacoa,
on the main line of the Louisville & Nash
ville. There it switched off to the Birming
ham Mineral track and went to Gurnee.
from Curneo to Blocton. The Mineral
trains operate over tho Southern Railway's
Brierfield, Blocton &. Birmingham branch.
under a contract arrangement. Six miles
south of Gurnee Is the Cahaba river, a
shallow mountain stream which has a
depth at this time of only about three or
four feet. This river is spanned by an Iron
bridge with wooden trestles on each slue.
Its entire length Is 800 feet, and tho length
of the main span where the wreck oc
curred Is 110 feet. The bridge was built only
four , years ago, and was regarded as a
very strong structure.
The main span and the span just beyond
it, both made of Iron, gave way, and pre
cipitated the entire train into the river. The
engine landed on Its side, almost at right
angles with the track. The cars piled up
on each other through the main span. The
entire wreck took fire soon afterward, and
wan rapidly burned to the water's edge.
Nine pvrsons alone escaped alive from all
who went down, and several of them will
probably tile.
RECOVERING THE DEAD.
Tho first news of tho wreck was brought
to Hargrove, a telegraph station four miles
from Cahaba river, by a farmer who said
that while passing near the place he heard
a crasn. ooing nearer ne saw the two
spans of the bridge broken out. He then
discovered the burning wreckage In the
shallow water below. He could hear the
gtoans tit the wounded and dying, but with
out waiting to see further he rod his hors
rapidly to Hargrove, where the operator
telegraphed to Birmingham and Blocton for
relief. Meanwhile . a few country people
gathered at the scene to render what aid
they could, but It was too late to do much.
Nine people had been got out and others
were burned in the wreckage. When the
relief train from Birmingham arrived there
was lltt.e need for the army of physicians
that had com" along. The wounded were
quickly attended to and sent to Blocton fur
further attention, 'lhe work of taKlng out
the dead was oegun. .Nothing was lfft cf
the wreckage but the smoldering remains
which had burned to the water's edge.
Charred corpses were pack:d In oetwceii
the Iron framework where the seats had
iH'en. Most of the bodies bad been turned
lyond recognition. Some had their heads
burned off and of others nothing was Kit
but the mere skeleton. An rapidly as pos
sible the remains were taken out and laid
In a row on-the river bank. At 4 o'clock
twenty bodies had been found and r.wo more
were In sight. It Is possible, however, that
there are others under the wreckage and
also that some may be hid by the water.
Of the survivors, Samuel Spencer was the
only one of the train crew that escaped
alive. He was the colored fireman. He
jumped from the engine while it was in
midair and landed In the water some dis
tance from where the engine fell. His
only injury was a broken arm. He left the
scene for Blocton on foot almost immedi
ately after the wreck, apparently crazed
with fright. The railroad officials nave r.i-t
yet been able to see him and get a state
ment. Of the eight other survivors three
were children, all of whom had their feet
burned and mashed, and a woman vho h.td
loth feet crushed. The other tlir.e were
Henry Handherry. a conductor from Bir
mingham, who was taking his wife and two
children out for a ride around the circuit,
and Will Gardner and AnHrew Bryson,
miners from Blocton. Handberry was on
the same seat with his wife and children
when the crash came. The latter three
were killed and he va pinned down and
would have been burned alive bad he not
leen rescued by Bryson and Gardner. These
two men also wived the unknown woman
and three children, who were likewise
pinned and appealing piteously for help, but
by the time they had rescued these four
the heat becameso intense that they wero
compelled to desist In their work of rescue.
MOST WERE KILLED OUTRIGHT.
It is thought that fully three-fourths of
the dead were killed outright in the crash
while the others wer pinioned down and
burned. Gardner and Bryson were, both
badly hurt, while Handberry will probably
die. Tho llames had completed the work of
destruction before any help could arrive.
The country around the scene of the acci
dent Is spaisely settled and the few farm
ers who heard of the wreck and went to the
scene arrived too late to be of any as
sistance except to tho survivors.
Dr. Ray, a Blocton physician, who at
tended Gardner, one of the injured surviv
ors, telegraphed to-night the statement
made by Gardner as to the cause of the
wreck. Gardner s;ys when he felt the cars
leaving the track he looked out und saw
three savage-looking men rushing from a
hiding place down towards the water's
edge, arid that after the wreck they went
through the wreckage robbing the dead and
wounded, and then fled to the woods. They
did their work quickly and offered no as
sistance whatever in the way of rescuing
the Imprisoned and injured passengers.
This story, however, has not yet been cor
roborated, but other facts tend to show
that it was the work of train-wreckers.
An examination of the. engine shows that
Engineer While had shut on the steam and
reversed before it went down, indicating
that he saw elanger ahead as he approached
the bridge, and tried to stop his train. His
.charred boay was found with his hand on
the throttle. The survivors all agree that
the train left the track and bumped along
the ties and then with a crash plunged
through the bridge. Expert engineers say
that there is every Indication that u rail
was removed which deralltn the train and
caused it to pull down the bridge. The
cross-ties sdiow marks of the wheels. To
add to this is the fact that three men tried
to wreck a Southern Railway train near
Henry-Ellen, fifteen miles east of here,
five days ago, by removing a rail on a
trestle ninety feet high. The fast express
left the track, but the engineer managed by
superhuman efforts to stop it before it tore
down the trestle. This was regarded as a
most remarkable esrape. In this case,
three men were seen running from the
place, and a crowbar with which the spikes
had been withdrawn was found. The scenes
of both accidents are in a wild, mountain
ous country.
The relief train from the scene of the
wreck at Cahaba river reached Birmlng
ham at 9 o'clock to-night, bringing ten
corpses and three injured persons. Ten
other dead bodies were left at Blocton,
where the deceased resided, and one at
Brock wood.
Another serious wreck occurred near
Cahaba river bridge at 1 o'clock this after
noon. A wrecking train which had gone
to the relnef of the ill-fated passenger train
was standing on the line when it was run
Into by a construction train from Birming
ham, which was on Its way with timbers
to rebuild the destroyed Cahaba river
bridge. James Eustis, of Boyles, was fa
tally crushed and several workmen more
or less hurt.
3IAXY CORPSES ill REI).
Reports Received at Headquarters of
the Hallway Company.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Dec. 27. Reports to
Superintendent of Transportation George
Evans, of the Louisville & Nashville Rail
way, indicate that the fatalities In to-day's
disaster near Birmingham. Ala., will num
ber at least twenty-two. Of the total num
ber of people crew and passengers on the
train but seven escaped and the number of
dead can only be conjectured, for no one
knows exactly how many people there were
on the train. The fact that the train was
destroyed by fire almost immediately after
the accident and before wrecking trains
could reach the scene, also adds to the
uncertainty on this point, as many bodies
were burned beyond recognition and some
may have been wholly destroyed.
The train was a small local passenger,
which, starting from Birmingham at 6 a.
m., runs to a point near Guernee, then
goes over, a connecting link of track con
trolled by the Southern Railway and
known as the Brierfield, Blocton & Birm
ingham road. The train returns to the
Louisville & Nashville tracks at Blocton
and makes the return trip to Birmingham,
after a circuit touching numerous mining
towns In that region. Between Guerneo
and Blocton the tracks cross the Cahaba
river, an unimportant stream which, ex
cept in time of heavy rains, is quite shal
low. The bridge was about one hundred
feet hiph. with a two hundred-foot span In
the middle and approaches several hundred
feet long. Into the bed of the Cahaba the
unfortunate passengers and crew were
plunged. That any one escaped with life
is marvelous. Almost Immediately the
train, which consisted of an engine, a com
bination baggage and express car and two
coaches, took fire. Increasing the horror of
the calamity.
That any lives were saved Is probably
due to the fact that the crash was heard
by the telegraph operator at Hargo. three
miles from the scene. He reported this to
the train dispatcher about 8:15 a. m. and
half an hour later the news that the train
had gone down w is carried to Blocton, six
miles away, by a native who also heard
the noise. A relief train, bearing all the
physicians of Blocton and about fifty citi
zens, was made up hurriedly and sent to
the scene of the wreck. c!ocly followed
by others from Birmingham and Bessemer.
Thern Is nothing In the retorts to the
general officers here on which to base a
theory as to the Cause of the accident.
The Loulsil!e & Nashville officers are es
pecially careful in discussing this point, as
the disaster occurred on the tracks cf the
Southern Railway, they say. ami the com
plications likely to result will no e.oubt pro
mote a very rigid investigation. The hist
report from the company's physician was
that the known dead i.i'in.erej twent-two.
The seven persons who escaped death are
badly Injured. They include one family,
consisting of a man. wife and two children.
They were put on one of i)- relief trains
after receiving medical attei.NJjn, and wtre
taken to Ihrmlnghai i. reaching that place
at ti o'clock this evening.
SUICIDE OF A BANKER
OTTO WAIWSDORFP, OI' CHICAGO,
PITS A ill LLET IN II IS HEAD.
111m l!or.e Forced to Cioe Ijist Week
When the National (if Illinoia
Shut Itn Doom.
ATLAS BANK TO LIQUIDATE
ANOTHER ( IllCUiO XATIO.XAL COX-
CCRX TO QUIT 111 SlXCSiS.
Clearing House AgrrecM to Advance
About ?)OO.ouo to l'ii Depositor
In 1'ull nt Once.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Suffering from de
pression, caused by financial reverses. Otto
Wasmansdorff, a well-known banker of this
city, to-day fired a bullet into Ids brain and
dicnl almost Instantly. Banker Wasmans
dorff killed himself in a front hall ledroom.
at his home, on Cleveland avenue, at 11
o'clock this morning. Ills sons. William G.
and Otto, jr., who were in the parlor be
neath their father's bedroom, heard the re
Iort of the revolver and rushed upstairs.
Running into the room the horrified sons
beheld their father lying on the bed. dying,
a revolver lying at his side. He had shot
himself in the right temple, and a tiny
stream of blood was flowing down his
cheek. Everything in the room was in per
fect order. The deed apparently .vui been
deliberately planned.
Mr. Wasmansdorff was a member of the
private banking firm of Wasmansdorff ;i
Heinemann. which failed a week ago as a
result of the failure of the National Bank
of Illinois. The failure of his bank had a
crushing effect on Mr. Wasmansdorff, and
also seriously affected his wife, who Is 111.
The banker, for several days wa? unable
to eat or sleep. The criticism of unforunate
depositors weighed him down and he was in
a constant troubled state of mind. This
morning the banker appeareei brighter and
less troubled in mind than on any other
day since the financial crash that ruined
him. After breakfast with his family, with
whom he chatted pleasantly, he glanced
over the morning papers. He then engaged
In a frolic with his little granddaughter,
after which he retired to his room. Fif
teen nWiutes later the fatal shot was heard
by the two sons. The young men were
overcome with grief and said they never
had the slightest suspicion that their father
contemplated such an act. Mrs. Wasmans
dorff was prostrated by the shock.
At the time of the failure the assets of
Mr. Wasmansdorff s bank were given at
$350,000 and the liabilities at $115,000. Mr.
Wasmansdorff had been a banker in this
city for more than a quarter of a century,
and during all that time he was a member
of the. firm which went down in the crash
last Monday. He was of a retiring and un
obtrusive nature and was known in the
business community as a conservative and
honest man. He was about fifty-five years
old.
WILL. LIQI IIJATK.
Atlas National Hank, of Chicago.
to
Iletlre from Humlne.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-U Is announced
that tho Atlas National Bank will go into
voluntary liquidation and retire from busi
ness. . The action is not considered as a
failure in any sense and as the bank's busi
ness was comparatively a small one it is
not anticipated that any Hurry In the bank
ing circles of Chicago will result.
Two statements were made public to
night, one from the officers of the bank.
announcing that owing to ill health they
would liquidise and go out of business, and
the other from the Clearing House Asso
ciation, showing that the other banks of
the city will furnish f e Atlar. ample .-up-port.
Depositors will be paid In full upon
presentation of check. This bank has been
for some time gradually reducing Its in
debtedness and its liabilities which a few
months ago were about $2,,7, are row
but $1,150,000 and are amply covered ry
good assets. The bank has about ?25).00:J in
cash on hand and gilt edge bills receivable
to the amount of 1.200,(MM n-or?. As B.
Farwtil is vice president of th Atlas Na
tional It had been popularly supposed that
the firm of John V. Farwell V: Co. was
heavily interested, but none of the firm's
paper is involved, and C. B. Farwell has
but an insignificant amount on deposit in
the institution. The bank oas about $300,
00) loane'd to a paper manufacturer of
Batavia, 111., and $70,000 to Norton Bros.,
the miller who failed last week, but Its
other accounts are all thought to be good.
Following are the official announcements
which write the epitaph of a financial in
stitution which has lived almost ten years:
"Owing to the e'ontinued ill health of the
president of this bank it has been decided
to close its business. No deposits will be
received here-after, but all depositors will
be paid In cash on demand. Depositors and
correspondents are requested to present
their claims for balances due them lefore
Jan. 1 next, so far as may be possible."
This was signed "Atlas National Bank,
W. C. D. (Grannis, president, and S. W.
Stone, cashier."
The following is from the clearing-house
committee :
"The Atlas National Bank, having de
cided to retire from business, the clearing
house committee has made an examination
of its affairs, and on their report the as
sociated banks of the city have decided to
advance the amount needed to pay its de
positors in full, as shown by its books Dec.
-S. 1'. without waiting to convert Its as
sets In cash. The- amount required to be
advanced will not exceed SW.Mkjo. The ban
will not receive any lejoslts from date.
Checks on it will be settled through the
clearing house, as usual."
The above was signed by Isaac G. Lom
bard, L. J. Gage, Orson Smith, C. J. Blair,
E. G. Keith.
One year ago the Atlas had In deposits
$3,221,400; on the 17th of this month they
footed up $1,SSJ,112: at the close of business
on Saturday night they were in all prob
ability nearly J1.000.im) less. This briefly
tlls the story of this voluntary liquidation.
One month or six weeks ago the attention
of Controller of the Currency Eckels was
eallc-d to the condition of the bank. The re
port of the bank examiner showed tin re
were loans to directors and officers of the
nar, k exceeding its total capital stock of
$700.(VO. The controller sent several pointed
message telling them to "clean up," and
reduce this aggregation of loans inside the
institution. The bank officials cut the total
down to between $.50.0u) and $3C0,(-G and
ralstl the cash reserve from 25 er cent.,
the legal mlmlmum. to 4) per cent. Subse
quent' the constant checking out erf de
posits re-ducel this reserve somewhat.
The heaviest run came on Tuesday, and
resulted largely from a widely circulated
story that the bank had on Monday after
noon? posted the sign "Closed" upon lis
doors. When the bank closed Tuesday
afternoon It was felt that Immediate sus
pension must follow the next day If the run
was contlnuc-d. but Wednesday brought
something of a reaction In the feeling,
which had followed the collapse of the Na-
tional Bank of Illinois and the withdrawal
of funds slackened. Thursday the officials
of the bank were notified by some of the
leading bankers of Chicago to call on them
if trouble was imminent and they would
agree upon a plan of .action which
would be the best for all concerned. The
following day Controller Eckels, who was
receiving almost dally reports from the in
stitution by telegraph, advised that a plan
of liquidation lie arranged. He sent this
advice loth to the officers of the bank r.nd
to Bank Examiner McKeon. The clearing
house committee was notified tnd a sub
committee of two appointed to make an
examination ef tlx securities held by the
Atlas. The examination was ended on Sat
urday and the reiort was satisfactory. The
result was the meeting at Banker lxm
bard's house to-night, at which Mr. McKecn
re-prese-nteil the controller of the currency
and stated his views and wishes in the
matter.
W. C. D. Grannis. the president of the
bank, w;s seen nt his residence this even
ing. When informed of the action of the
clearing-house committee Mr. Grannis
seemed quite relieved. "The bank. he said,
"will pay every dollar it owes. We have
suffered a severe drain uiwn our ready cash
during the past week," he went on to say,
"and perhaps every bank has. But every
thing will be found to be perfectly straight
and we can pay every dollar. The commit
tee's action is In the right direction, and I
am quite relieved and thankful for this de
cision In the matter. There is not the
slightest trace of crookedness in our trans
actlorr?, as the committee undoubtedly dis
covered." The IlniiW of MlimMOta.
ST. PAUL, Minn.. Dec. 27. A meeting of
the officers, directors and a few stockhold
ers of the Bank of Minnesota has been held
and the present situation of affairs dis
cussed. After carefully going over the sit
uation, the following resolution was offered
and unanimously adopted:
'Resolved. That it is the sense of tho di
rectors, stockholders and persons present
at this meeting that the Bank of Minnesota,
be reorganize!."
A committee of three, consisting of
Messrs. William Dawson. E. W. I'eel ana
Arnold Kalman. was apointed to formulate,
a plan of reorganization, and the meeting
adjourned to be called together by the com
mittee. The reorganization will be formu
lated early this week. Anxiety is expressed
by everybody connected with the affair, in
cluding the receivers, to facilitate the
speedy reopening of the bank. Receiver
Seymour is giving his time to the linanciai
affairs of the bank, and a complete state
ment of its condition is exacted shortly.
FILIBUSTERS ALARMED
I.N DANGER OF BEING TRIED AND
HANGED FOR PIRACY.
Officers of the Steamer Three Friemln
unil Farllclpajit iu the Alleged
FlKlit 31a- lie Irpecuted.
JACKSON VILLE. Fla.. Dec. 27.-A dis
patch to the Citizen from Tampa says:
The developments In Cuban circles to-day
have been startling and the actors in the re
cent sea fight who were on board the
Three Friends are badly frightened over the
gravity of the situation in which they have
been involve-d. They find themselves. In
stead of being In a dangerous position as
filibusters to be In the unenviable position
of pirates, and the wisest Cuban heads have
be-en summoned in consultation. Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Wllce was
at Key West Investigating the matter, but
the absence of a distilct attorney at that
place made detention a farce.
Mr. Wike stopped at Jacksonville yester
day afternoon and censured the district at
torney there for having no representative
at Key West. He arrived here this morn
ing and has been In consultation with the
collector of customs. Thi3 morning the
affair presented the following aspect: No
denial had bten made of the story by offi
cials of the Three Friends. Their silence
was an admission. In that case Spain may
make requisition on this government for
the persons who were aboard and this gov
ernment has no alternative but their deliv
ery. Mr. Wike is to leave to-morrow on the
cutter Forward for Key West, where the
fullest possible details of the serious situ
ation will be obtained.
When the Olivette arrived this afternoon
Colonel Emllo Nunez, Carillo and several
other Cubans, were on board. Captain
O'Brien, of the Three Friends, also was a
passenger. Colonel Nunez admitted the
story of the engagement was true and ap
peared particularly proud. He had been
the custodian of all the recent expedition-.
When they learned of Assistant Secretary
Wlke's presence the boasting changed to
consternation as the light in which they
were regarded dawned upon them. Nunez
and his companions came to Tampa to con
sult with loading Cubans. They left for
Jacksonville to-night, where they go to
confer with the owners of tho Thre
Friends.
The admission by Colonel Nunez, and the
nondenial of O'Brien Is regarded r.s sub
stantiating the story of the fight. Other
passengers besides Nunez confirm the
story. It Is also learned that the arms of
the last expendltlon fell Into Spanish hands.
Francis Lynde Stetson, President Cleve
land's former law partner, was at Port
Tampa to-day. When this was learned It
was said that he had been sent as a special
e missary to look into the case. This helped
to increase the fright of the Cubans. The
Thre-o Friends left Key West to-day for
Jacksonville.
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL
E-eetlnn nt nn Inntltnte Edlflee to lie
Pu heel hy Southern Veteran.
COVINGTON. Ky., Dec. 2S. The move
ment of the United Confederate Veterans
to erect a memorial Institute eellflce Is to le
presseel during the coming year for ppeody
consummatlon. Gen. John C. Underwod,
superintendent and secretary of the 'onfel
erate Memorial Association, has located of
fice's here and all communications and re
mittances are to Le sent to him. The execu
tive committee consists of Chairman W.
H. Jackson of Tennessee. Robert White of
West Virginia. J. B. Briggs of Kentucky.
L. S. Ross of Texas, and President W. D.
Chlpley of -Florida. The Fourth National
Bank ef Nashville Is treasurer and the e.
ecutlve offices will Im at Nashville. Com
rade Charles B. Ruuss, ef New York, nas
pledtre-d SlOU.OOa. to be paid as soon as the
association raises an e-qual amount. The
trustees and ciiicers want to elupllcate the
Rouss oiie-hundre-d-thous.inel-elollar fund In
lssT and then erect the memorial Institute
edifice in which to preserve all Confeder
ate re-llcs and archives. It Is now urgl
by an official circular open all elivisiou.
brigade and camp communders to pnnldi
for a money e ejil-ctlon by every Confeder
ate camp Jan. l'. the birthday of Gen.
Robert E Lee-, and every effort will be
made to have the- Lee anniversary next
month celebrated by a successful start In
securing the eleplicate cf the Rouss fund.
.Meiveiiieiit of St en in en.
NEW YORK. Dee-. 27. Arrived: La Bre
tagnev from Havre; Ptusslj. from Ham
burg; Veendam, from Rotterdam.
HAVRE. Dec. 27. Arrive J: La Bour
gogne. from Ne w York.
QUEENSTOWN. Dec. 27.-Salled: Au
ranla. for New Ycrk.
MOV1LLE. Dec. 27. Arrived; Numldlan.
from Portlanel.
BOSTON, Dec. 27.-Salkd: Carlnthla. for
Liverpool.
MR. CHANDLER FINES
m:v liAMrsiumrs senator
THROWS INK AT THE PRESIDENT.
He Clae Graver Cleveland Tilth An
drew Joltimoii, Whose TreneUery
Wan Condemned ! All.
THE CONSTITUTION QUOTED
AND RIGHT OF CONGRIISS TO ItllCOG
MZU CI 11 A ASHRTEII.
Viet of SpaniMli lollt ictnitM nnil Oth
er on the Attitude of the I ulted
Slat c Gut eminent.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-St-nator Wil
liam E. Chandler, of New Hampshire, ha
written the following letter to the Watu
ington Post:
"The new immigration law. if it passes.
Will require loreigners coming to live in
this country to read and wine as a te&i
five Ilns ot the I'mtcd States Constitution,
iiure ure certain nve line whicii eminent
Spanish-Anu rican lawyers ought to read.
Section ! alter enumerating in -seventeen,
clauses i lie Kwcrs oi Congress, adds un
other as loliows:
"PS. 'lo make all laws w hich shall lc nec
essary and proper lor carrying into exe
cution the foregoing powers, and all other
pawers vested oy mis Constitution in the
government of the i nlted states, or in uny
department or onicer thereot. -
"A study of the alove- ciiuse may lead
some or tne tlefiant advocates of an arro
gant personal government at the executive
mansion to ievi.-e tiuir assertions, it li
not conlelale-d that me Hoove CuUn.- 14
Kivts Ce-ngress jnavfr to pass over a veto
oy a two-tnlrds vote to interfere with any
power made exclusive In the President by
express words or ne-ccs.ary implication.
nat are the powers expressly tfivt-n to
tne 1 'resident?
'1. To command the army and navy.
"2. To grant pardons.
"J. To make tre-atus t.with the consent
of the Senate.)
V4. To appoint officers of the United
State-s.
"5. To convene Congress, and to adjourn
It when the two houses eiisagrec.
"G. To rentive cmoassauors and other
public ministe-rs.
"7. To take care that the laws be faith
fully executed.
"s. To commission officers of the United
States.
"The above are all the jowe-rs granted.
Compare them with the long list ot iowers
given to Congress. including that to declare
war and to provide for tne common de
fense and general we lfares and e nding with
the power given In the above- laus 18, to
make all laws m-e-e-ssary and proper to
carry into execution all the iowem vested
in tne government or in ajiy department
or elhcer thereof.
"The President may command the army
and navy. Yes. but Congress, by law. may
give him specific ellrectlons what to do wlm
them, to use them In any particular direc
tion, or not to use the-m at all. lie may
grant pardons. Yes, this is an exclusive
and lincontrollabl powt r: but Congre-ss
may (by law open ail prison doors and let
th criminals ko free. He may make
treaties, with the consent of the Senate,
and they become law. Here is tho ooly
power to make law not vested in Con
gress. He may appoint officers. Yes. but
Congress may create and abolish th
orfice-s. and regulate the power of appoint
ment by clvll-service rules. He is to com
mission all officers, but he can commission
only those who are appointed in pursuance
of law. He is to rece-ive the foreign min
isters. Yes, but only minister from coun
trles which Congress cheroses to have rec-
ognizod. If two governments are striving
for control of a country Congress may by
law decide which fjovernmetu the United
States will re-cognize, and the President
Is bound to obey the law and receive a
minister from that government, and re
fuse to receive a minister from the other.
"The idea that the President has the solo
prerogative- of deciding what foreign
government shall be recognized by
the United States has no founda
tion whatever in any words te be
seen in the Constitution. The fact that the
President ha recojailzed new Kovrrnmcnts
without conpre-ssional expression, when
Congress and the iepie have approved his
action. Is no proof whatever that when
they disagree with him they cannot con
trol him by iaw. He is their assent, and
when he does what they ant him to do
110 law Is needed. When he threatens to
e-onduct himself otherwise, whether by ac
tion or nonaction, the whol subject may
be controlled by a law passed over a veto.,
under the ample powers in Congrea
granted by Section s of .Article 1 of the
Const It ul Ion. which are not restricted nor
limited in this re-spect by any other clauses
In the Constitution. There Is no escape
for the advocates of monarchical govern
ment In Washington from the provisions of
Clause 18. Section Article 1.
"It is singular that the only two Pres
dents who have undertaken to defy Con
gress have In-en Andrew Johnson and
e;rover Cleveland. The one trienl to create
and maintain against the will eif Congress
ten new state governments in this Union:
the other claims the rlgi.t against the will
of Congress to aid In sustaining abroad a
bloody tyranny over an oppressed ration.
Mr. Johnson betrayeel and abandoned the
party which elected him; his treachery
was condemned by all right-minded men..
and he went out of office without a. party
and without a friend. Mr. Cleveland Etill
lingers with us'."
VIEWS OF SPANIARDS.
Seuor I'Idnl a 11 el Other nn the I nlled
Slate a n el Cuba.
MADRID. Desc. 27. El Liberal publishes
letters from leading political personages
on the relations iR-tween Spain and the
Unlteil States. Sencr A. Phial, president
of the Cham'xT of Dcputle-s, says in his let
ter that It is necessary lo understand the
American nationality which, through tho
errors of the Latin races and the selfish,
Anglo-Saxon policy, seems destined to
transform ami absorb in an embryonic
union of a people without a history the fu
ture le-stlnles of the American exn linen L
"Some writers consider that the American,
nation is a prototyte of the world's democ
raeics," Scnor I'idal continues. r "Wiser
I thinkers have n ckone 1 up at Its true value
' ... . . M
mis gigantic conglomeration 01 new ieo
ples. Serious statesmen are aware that
strife, especially economical, is inevitable
between Euro, whose champion now i
SiMiu. antl the American colossus," which
was foreseen by the prophet Daniel with a
heaei of iron, a bre-ast of silver, a belly ot
bronze and feet of clay."
Proceenllng then to e-ompare America
with wtalthy bankers, Se nor Pidal argues
that sue will think twice In-twcvn attacking
the poor hidalgo, whose only defense is his
ancestral wnnl. "Spain must not e!lplay
bravado." Senor Phial continues, " but
e-alm ele terminatloii to preserve hT celo
nhs. confiding in the Justice cf her cause
and leaving the re sult to Providence 'lnose
who on" shouted ".ler.ln' established later
ihe horiers of the Commune. fpa:n is not
invincible, but she Is not a elcspicahl ene
my, and history shows that in many In
stances a small ami elesperate army has
lojuq superior forces."
LI Pando writes that be knows thcr
eiughly the onenslve and e1cftnUe owcr
of the United Slates, und he knows thj
American themselves, and Is ronint-d
that they arc Inferior to the Spanish.
'1 heretre America wemld le the greatest
sun ere r at first. "Thush this Is my opin
ion, as a military man.' ej.mrai Pando
ados, "as a citizen I elo not tie-sire1 wai.
h knows how the tonfilct would end?"
General Pando proceeds lo urge the im
portance of imm-.dlate ellplmatic efforts
between Maelrld and Washtngitui to settle
the ellrhculiy and. If possible-, to terminate
th rebellion without fighting to the bitter
e-nd. "I.-t America hie u chance," tle-n-eral
Pando i- -uole-d further ar saying,
"to show by her acts whether he- friend
ship b. sine re-; nothing Is .-0 da nierou a
delay. Hut whatever comes. th Spanish
army Is ready to rej-e-at the tleeds of our
forefathers 0:1 American soil In elefense of
fho ceiantry md honor."
Sencr M'-rei, the Democratic liberal.
1 writes a Utter pMnthig out th
safety and
correctness cf Prttident Ck v eland crj
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