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TOPEKA, KANSAS, DECLMBER 21, 189G,
MONDAY EVENING,
TWO CENTS.
TWO CENTS.
MOXDAY EVL
'V
7
CUBA!! FLAGS
Of Large Froportiosis Will De
corate Hamilton Mall Tonight
31 any Rotable Speakers Will be
Present,
Including Gov. -Morrill ami Gov.
Elect Leedr.
TIIE 310 DOCS WILL SIXG
There Will 15 e Patriotic Talks
and .11 if.
Kesol nt ions Denouncing Span
ish Misrule to be Adopted.
"Cuba Libre" will be the watchword
at the meeting- at Hamilton hall to
night. The words have been printed
on a large banner which will be hung
across the stage end they will furnish
a text fur the speakers.
Two large Cuban flaps. 10x18 feet,
will share the place of honor on the
stase with large American flags. There
are smaller Cuban Hags which will
also be used in the decoration of the
hall.
The meeting will be called to order
at 7:30 by Governor Leedy who will
make a short address by way of intro
duction, lie will explain the purpose
of the gathering; and it may be left to
the adroitness of that gentleman to
fay just what should be said and still
keep within limitations.
Governor Morrill has been given first
place on the programme. Owwrnor
Morrill's friends promise that the ad
dress of th coventor shall not he dis
eppomtlnir and the friends of Cuba will
hear something interes.i sr.
ilajor Anrt-ifon and his Modnes will
be at the n-.e'-tin. It will be left with
the ttallHi.t major and his companions
what they shall sine: ar.d they have
promised to till several numbers on the
pr. gramme.
ila.ior J. K. Hudson, A. H. Horton. P.
II. Coney. John -Martin and Joe Waters
complete the complement of speakers.
The music programme lias not b en
completed and an effort is being- made
to secure the attendance of Gorndy's
band. John A. Bright is also- expected
t till a place on the proe-rarnme by
sinclng "The Sword of Bunker Hill."
The maws ere rs of the mtetine- say
that they have had many inquiries
from people who desire to know the
purposes for w hich it was called. Many
were of the opinion that it was to be
held for the purpose- of raising a regi
ment to tt to Cuba at once. All In
quirers have ben given evasive an
swers and requested to come to the
meeting to see what will be done. There
will, however, be no infractions of the
law.
There will be no door-keepers. Noth
ing is promised but stood speeches and
goeul music and plenty of both. A large
charcoal map of Cuba has been drawn
so that the sneakers may use it for il
lustration. It will a.lso furnish an op
portunity for those in the1 audience who
know little about Cuba to enlarge their
fund of information.
The re-is; ra.t ion book winch was kept
at siiver headquarters anil in which
names ware peine; registered, has disap
peared. The nniy thins: known by the
penote around headquarters is that some
one got the book and list of ratines Satur
day evening and went away. Xo one
se.-m to know who it was or what pur
pose be heel.
When tiie book was taken away many
more names had been added. Tt is thoueht.
to have been taken to another piace in
he city where the registration can be
done wph more secrecy.
The KniuhTs of Pythias in Topeka
have taken tip the agitation. The organi
sation has a company of well ilriile.i uni
lormcl men here. w.o. Anderson is the
captain of the company.
A1 the last meeting some one spoke of
Cuba ami thirty men jumped to their feet
and said that they were ready to volun
teer to fight for the independence of the
Oppressed isle.
Af'e-r a great deal of discussion it war?
ch'chied to do nothing until eona-ress tonk
action. In the event that congress acts
decisively the thirty members of the.
company stand ready to ... Tiiev use
the r-ualar army tactics and would he
almost as well drilled as the regular sul
ci iers.
FOUND LYING IN AN ALLEY.
John M. Roof Suffers a Paralytic
Stroke Today.
John M. Roof, of lKjil North Tavlor
Ftrt. was found this morning at 11:!.-.
Iymtr in the alley at the rar of the K un
let;! Piano store a t Oi Kansas avenue
where he had fallen while iintvimr iiis
horse to po to dinner, lie lav prostrate
upon trie alley pavement near bos hor-e
and it was some time before he was
Pomd. il'eopie who first saw- him thought
tt-iat he was intoxicated aed some one no
tuh'd th" i-oiice that stn-ii was the ease.
"Wh"n SerLre;int. Tim 1 onova o arrivei h.
rooe-enized tiie mart as b,-itis JeOttt et.
Iiof, a. collector and v.lcentian l(.r fee
Kitniiaii Idano ctinit'tny. 1 nest esat io:t
showed that lie had stuff -red a paralytic
stroke. He was unconscious and unable
to move bus body. Tie was carried into
the office of tlte Topeka l'rhuine; com
pany and rr. SI. K. Mitchell wan sura,
moned. He found that the stroke had
been a severe one. r. Roof soon regain
ed consciousness. but was unable ,0
move. He was taken to his home at lP'O
.'enh Tavlor street j,, KnfehCs ani'mi
binee. J, r. Mitchell thinks that the par
alysis win not be pei maneot. Mr. Roe f
toil an attack similar to this years u"o.
lb' is a.n old soldier and wll known in the
city.
HALF KATES PLUS 8?. 00.
Burlington Route
To the west and northwest, Xovember
S, 17, December 1 and 15, round trip 20
days limit. Nebraska, Kansas, Wy
oming, Utah. Black Hills and certain
parts of Colorado. Kptendid thro"--
trains of chair cars (Seats fre-) a"'l
handsome compartment obr'vm"
vestibule sleepers. Only dining cat
line to Denver via St. Louis and Kan
sas City, cafe plan (pay onlv for what
you order). The Burlineton route is
the original Harvest Excursion line
See the magnificent corn crops of Xs!
hraska. Send to the undersigned for
pamphlets on ilissouri and Xebrasa
and consult local agents for rates and
train service,
L. W. WAKELKY
General Passenger Agent. St. l.ouia'.M.i
Try us on cotlara. We can make then
look like new. Peerless S,eam Lanndrj
U2 and IU W. S-h bu Tliona 3ii
GUYS TILE SENATE.
Jerry Simpson Says It Is a Cold Stor
age War3hou39 to Put Stat ea
rn on to S'.ep.
Jerry Simpson came to town today.He
says that he has tio business of his own
here at this time, but he has some
friends that have asked him to intercede
for them, and that he is here for that
purpose. When asked if he would come
tip during- the legislature this winter,
he sad:
"Well, yes. I am somewhat interested
in the redisricting- of the state. I don't
want them to take all my pood counties
and leave me the hard ones, or add any
more hard ones to my district. Of
Course it would not affect the result
tiny, only it would make more hard
work. We could ro teat and convert
enough voters to make the district all
rt.eht. The trouble lias been that so
many have moved away to the strip
that it has kept us busy converting
them to keep the district all right."
"What is the feeling about the sena
torial situation in your country?"
"T don't know that there is any ex
citement over it."
"Tt is said that there is some senti
ment in favor of Dennison there."
"Well, if there is any, I have not
heard of it. The fact of the matter is,
that th people are not thinking about
who will be the senator. They seem to
think that they have elected a legisla
ture to attend to that matter, and they
are waiting to see what the legislature
does in tlte matter. There are lots of
go. -d men that are candidates, and
whatever the result is. it will no doubt
be ratified by the members of the par
ty. The senate is a kind of a cold stor
age house, anyway, where they put
statesmen to sleep so tlmt they become
about as useful as the fifth wheel on a
wagon. Of course the senate can ob
struct legislation, and sometimes that is
all right and sometimes it is not; it de
pends whether it is the measure of
your party or something that the other
party wants to pass. If it is your way
the seriate should not hinder its becom
ing a law. and if it is the other party's
measure, it is all right."
"What of the Cuban situation?"
"I don't think that we want anything
to do in the matter at the present time.
They are having some fighting over
there, and a few men are being killed.
1 .tit I think that perhaps there are
some rich sugar plantations there that
some one wants, and they think that if
we could get into trouble they could get
them and at the same time this country
could work off a little surplus enthusi
asm. "Cuba should be free, but before we
take a hand in the matter, we ought to
demonstrate that we can free ourselves.
While I am not an admirer of drover
Cleveland at all, I think that he is near
er right in his opinion on the Cuban
question than he has been for some
time before on any question."
MRS. K ELLA. I IN PERIL.
Falls Out of Her Buggy Upon the
Front WiiesL
Mrs. E. P. Kellam of 415 Topeka
avenue was thrown upon the wheel of
her buggy at noon today while crossing
the street car tracks at Seventh street
and Kansas avenue but escaped ser
ious injury.
-Mrs. Kt 11am was driving north. In
front of the city building she started to
cross the street car tracks. The horse
slipped tin the iron rail and dropped on
the shaft snapping it off. The sudden
checking of the vehicle threw -Mrs.
Kellam on the wheel where she hung
unable to move. People passing saw
the accident and ran to Mrs. Kellam's
assistance. She was extricated from
her position, helped into the buggy of
a friend and taken home.
Sultan Says He Has Made Reforms
Constantinople. Hec. 21. The Russian
ambassador. M. He Xelidoff. had an
hour's conference with the suitan on Sat
urday hi which he urtred the introduction
of reforms and tiie granting of amnesty
to the imprisanod Armenians. His majes
ty asserted that the reforms aereed upon
by the powers already had been execute, I
and promised to issue the amnesty de
cree in a few days.
L. T. Yount Loses His Farm.
The farm of ex-Police Commissioner
H. T. Yount was sold this morning un
der foreclosure proceedings by the sher
iff. It was bought by the National
Mortgusr" and Debenture company who
hold a Ji'.hoij mortgage on the property
for $H. (Hi. D. K. Palmer, attorney for
tiie company bid in the farm for 31. tied,
which leaves a judgment over against
Mr. Yount of $S,U0u.The farm is in Do
ver township.
Governor Morrill's Partner Dead.
Private Secretary J. H. Brtstow re
ceived a telegram from C Jovernor Mor
rill announcing that C. H. Janes, the
governor's partner in the Morrill and
Jam's bank at Hiawatha, died last
nisrht. Mr. Janes has been in failing
health for over a. year and his death
was not wholly unexpected.
Spanish. War Scare Has Passed.
London. Hec. 21. There was a sharp
rallv in the stock exchange this morning,
the'Spanish war scare having passed.
MOM ES E EK Ell' S EX U It S 10 N
Via Santa Fe Route The Home Road
On December 1". the Santa Fe route,
the home road, will sell round trip tick
ets at one fare plus S2.e0 to points in Ar
kansas, Arizona. Indian Territory. Lou
isiana, Xew Mexico. Oklahoma and Tex
as, good fifteen days going., to return
any Tuesday or Friday within final lim
it of twenty-one days.
For additional information call at
passenger d'-pa. foot of Fifth street,
telephone 6S2. or on Cromwell : Jef
fers at postofhee, North Topeka, tele
phone 3t4.
W. C. GARY FY,
Agent.
A Valuable Prescription.
Editor Morrison of Worthington.Ind.,
"Sun," writes : "You have a valuable pre
scription in Fi'H-trie Bitters and I can
cheerfully recommend it for sonstipa
tion ami sick headache, and as a gen
era! system tonic it has no equal." Mrs.
Annie Stehle. iI62.; Cottage drove ave
nue, Chiettgo, was all run down, could
not cat nor digest food, had a back
ache which never left her and felt tired
and weary, but six bottles of Electric
Hitters restored her health and re
newed her strength. Prices f,0 cents
and Jl. Get a bottle at J. K. Jones'
drug store. Fifth street and Kansas
avt nue.
Santa Fe Route The Heme Read.
Homese-'kers excursion tickets on
sale Dec. J 5th.
Only r,4 hours Topeka to California
via this route.
For additional information call at
passenger depot foot of Fifth street,
telephone fo-, or on Cromwell ,.v Jeffers
ttt postofnee, Xorth Topeka. telephone
264. W. C. U.'dlVii'i, Agenc.
BIG BAEJK FAILS.
National Bank of Illinois at
Chicago Closes.
Liabilities Placed at $11,000,
000, Assets $15,000,000.
Dabbling In Electric Street
Railway Stock
CAUSED TIIE DISASTER
Coin pt roller Eckels Severely
Criticizes Sank Management.
Warned the Directors Many
Months Ago, He Says.
Chicago. Dee. 21. The National Bank
of Illinois, one of the oldest and best
known banking institutions in the city,
and wdth assets of between $12,000,0u0
and $15,010,000, closed its doors today.
The liabilities are $11,000,000. The fol
lowing notice was posted on the doors
before the opening of banking hours:
"This bank is in the hands of the na
tional bank exchange, by order of the
comptroller of the currency." This act
ion was decided upon at a meeting of
the directors of the bank last night, af
ter the bank had been suspended from
the clearing house association of Chi
cago at a meeting of the clearing house
committee held earlier in the day. Of
the 16 banks that cleared through the
National Bank of Illinois, two closed
their doors as a result of the closing of
that institution. They are: E. S. Dry
er & Co., and Wasmansdordoff &
Heinemann. These two institutions are
mortgage loan banks and saving socie
ties in a small way, and their failure is
not expected to effect any business
houses.
The assets of E. S. Dryer & Co. are
given at $1,600,000, with liabilities of $1,
200,000. The figures for Wasmansdorif
tic Heinemann are approximately, as
sets SOf.O.O-iO: liabilities $100,000.
The Security Title and Trust compa
ny was appointed receiver for both
firms. Six banks have made arrange
ments to clear through other banks and
the balance of the 16 are making similar
arrangements as fast as possible. The
failure was a great surprise in financial
and business circles.
The causes of the suspension, as
given in the resolutions adopted by
the clearing house committee are "un
warrantable and injudicious loans"
through which "the capital and surplus
of said bank is seriously imperilled, if
not absolutely lost."
The statement was made today that
a loan of about $2,400,000 to the Calumet
Street Railroad company of which J. W.
Far son of Farson, Leach & Co. .is pres
ident had caused the National Bank of
Illinois to suspend.
Mr. Farson declined to make a state
ment on that subject, but stated that
the failure would not affect the Calu
met road. Heavy loans on real estate
are also said to have been made. The
last statement of the bank showed de
posits $12,173,706: loans, $9,199,642; cash
resources. $4.9S:j.D02.
It is thought probable that none of
the depositors will suffer by the sus
pension, as the hankers who were pres
ent at the meeting of the committee
have recommended for consideration
the proposition to advance 75 per cent
on all adjusted claims against the Na
tional Bank of Illinois. In addition to
this they have agreed to use their influ
ence with all either members of the
clearing house association to accept all
such claims as collateral at the same
ratio.
The National Bank of Illinois was or
ganized it! August. 1S71. with a capital
stock of $.100,000. which was subsequent
ly increased to $1,000,000. It was regard
ed as one of the soundest financial In
stitutions of the city.
The Press club is one of the sufferers
by the suspension, ail the proceeds of
the advance sale of tickets for the foot
ball game between the Carlisle Indians
and University of Wisconsin eleven,
which was held under the management
of the Press club, amounting to over
$:-!.00o, having been deposited Saturday.
One of the leading bankers and finan
ciers of this city at noon today said
to an Associated press reporter: "The
failure of the National Bank of Illinois
has created no disturbance of conse
quence in iinancial circles here. One
or two private bankers who were realiy
r.othing but mortgage dealers have
failed, but this is only a natural con
sequence of shrinking real estate val
ues." The principal source of trouble of the
National I Sank of Illinois was a loan
of $2.iii0,0o0 to tlte Calumet Electric
Railway company. This, with three or
four other loans, threatened severe
losses and the clearing house commit
tee saw no way but to suspend the
bank. The loss in liquidation will be
small if any to depositors. It is not
probable that the bank will resume
bus: ness.
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENTS.
New York, Dec. 21. Official- of the
Mercantile anil the American Exchange
National banks of this city, correspond
ents of the National Rank of Illinois,
say they will not be affected to any im
portant ey tent by its failure. The
American Hxeha.nge has merely han
dled collections for the Chicago bank
and is actually a debtor to it. The Mer
cantile National bank people say that
the Chicago bank does not owe them
except for i:et s in their hands for col
lection and express deep sympathy for
the officials of the Chicago bank.
AT WASHINGTON.
V.'ashington, Dec. 2l. Comptroller
Eckels has received an announcemeot
ctmcerniti- the National Bank of lili
t ois. It says that the Chicaeto clearing
house has assumed to pay 75 per cent
of all proved claims. John C. McKcan
has t een oppoir td a receiver for tlte
bank and ii s.ru. ted to publish a list
of ail approved claims at once, so that
ci'euitois may get the benefit of this
acti'-iri. Instructions have been issu"d
to ail banks having the bank as their
correspondent to prove their claims
and send then: in.
At the last report of the bark which
was November ;:o, the bank had a cap
ital of $1 .COO. oe 0 : a surplus of $1,000,1 id;
undivided pi oats of Sh0,0''0 ami a total
of aes:1ts ieeiudlec' bends of ? 1 "Kief :;2,
its liabilities v.-ill te1 aleut $!0,l 'e.0e0.
Wnlle it is feared that s-rious re
sults may follow Comptiolier Eh-kels
will do all in his power to relieve the
strain on dependent banks and avert
anv unnecessary panic.
NO EFFECT ON STOCK EXCHANGE.
Chicago, Dec. 21. It was announced to
day that the Drovers' National bank,
which cleared through the National Bank
of Illinois, wilt clear through the Com
mercial National. The West Side bank,
will also clear through the Commercial
National.
The suspension has but little effect
either in the wheat pit or on the stock
exchaaige. Wheat indeed. showed
strength after the opening c decline and
the stock market was dull and only frac
tionally lower.
Neither the bank examiner nor any offi
cer of the X'ational Bank of Illinois wiil
make anv statement at present.
DIRECTORS PLEAD IGNORANCE.
A director of the National Bank of Il
linois stated today that the loan made
to the Calumet Electric Street Railway
of $2,400,000 was without the knowledge
of the directors. The efforts made to
dispose of the Calumet stock which
was held as security for the loan,
drew attention to it and brought about
the investigation which resulted in the
bank's suspension.
ECKELS' STATEMENT.
Bank Comptroller Says He Admon
ished the Managers of the Bank.
Washington, Dec. 21.' Comptroller
Eckels today gave out the following
statement concerning the failure of the
National Bank of Illinois: "I am ad
vised by Bank Examiner McKeon that
the National Bank of Illinois has closed
for business and is now in his hands
for the comptroller of the currency. In
order to prevent any trouble in proving
claims against the bank and to obtain
for creditors at an early date the larg
est part of the amount due to them I
have appointed Mr. McKeon tempor
ary receiver with telegraphic instruc
tions to publish notice of proof of
claims at once. The clearing house
committee of Chicago had advised me
through the examiner that the clearing
house will immediately advance 75 per
cent of the face of approved claims
and thus give creditors of the bank im
mediate relief and prevent unnecessary
disturbance of business. I have also
directed the receiver while securing all
loans of a doubtful character, to exer
cise the utmost caution so as to not
work any hardship upon the business
interests of those dealing with the bank
and depending upon it. The advance
made by the clearing house, it is to be
understood, is not in payment of such
claims in full, but simply a loan of
such an amount with the certificates
as collateral security. The failure of
the bank is due to injurious, reckless,
and imprudent methods followed by the
officers, and not checked by the direc
tors, though their attention had been
individually called to the same and
over their individual signature they
had promised to remedy the weak
points in the bank's condition. The
largest source of failure is the bank
holdings of Calumet Electric Street
railway stock, the full amount of
which now cannot be stated for it is
discovered that a part of such holdings
were not made to appear on the books
but concealed in another account. This
and other large ana rjottbtfui loans had
been called by special letter to the at
tention of the officers and directors
and specific improvement promised a
year since.
"In June last on the surface there
had been an improvement made. Bank
Examiner McKeon on November 30, ex
amined the bank. He found that the
books showed that the loan to the Cal
umet Electric company and other simi
lar loans had been increased and the
promises of officers and directors had
not been carried out. Upon this report
I prepared a letter addressed to the
president and directors, which I sent
to the examiner on December 14 to be
read to them at a meeting called for
the purpose.
"This letter reviewed at length the
condition of the bank and the failure
of the promises made to be fulfilled.
It emnhasized the position taken by
this otflce that a decided and radical
change had to be at once made and noti
fied the directors with a full and com
plete analysis on the part of the exam
iner of the matters in the bank demand
ing attention
"On Saturday I received notice from
the examiners that the rumors of the
bank's condition had reached the clear
ing house committee, and they desired
to have his report read to them. I or
dered it to be done, but suggested that
before doing so, he see the otticers of the
National Bank of Illinois and obtain
their acquiescence. This was obtained
and the vice president of the bank was
present with the clearing house commit
tee. The condition revealed led to the
resolution to suspend from the clear
ing house. Before action was taken,
however, the examiner telegraphed me
in reply.
"I suggested that in view of the large
interests involved, great care should be
hatl, and even at the risk of taking
some chances, funds might be provided
if it was deemed safe to do so, to af
ford voluntary liquidation. The assets
of the bank were examined and its man
agement as shown by the examiner con
sidered and as a conclusion, it was de
cided that the bank should be suspend
ed from the clearng house and funds
not furnished for voluntary liquidation.
Three of tlte bank's directors were pres
ent at these meetings.
"In view of everything, I am convin
ced that the clearing house committee
acted judiciously. Tiie management on
the part of the officers and directors to
state it mildly, being generally negli
gent. The liabilities of the bank are
larg", but by careful and judicious
management the loss entailed on cred
itors need not be large, if any. Every
measure will be taken by the clearing
house and the controller's ollice to pre
vent other banks or business failures
and unnecessary stringency. Aiready
all outside banks having the National
Bank of Illinois as a reserve agent,
have been notified by telegraph of the
75 per cent arrangement.
"A large amount of difficulty can be
prevented if those depending upon the
banks of Chicago and elsewhere affect
ed by the bank's failure, will use good
judgment an ! do not work themselves
into a state of panic. Other banks can
be made to fail only through those hav
ing funds with them becoming fright
ened and making unnect ssary demands.
On the other hand the bank ought to
be careful and prudent in not unneces
sarily calling the loans of their busi
ness customers."
To St Paul and Minneapolis Via
Burlington Route.
Two splendid through trains each da?
from Missouri River points to the north
via the old established Burlington
Route mid Sioux City line. Day train
has handsome elite: vation vestibuled
s.eepers. free chair cats, and dinins;
cars (.north of Council BluifsJ. Night
tram has handsome sleepers to Omaha.
Council Bluffs and Sioux City, and par
lor cars Stoux City north.
Consult Ticket Agent.
L. w. WAKELFT.
Gen. Raas. Agent.
St. Louis, ifn
LITTLE TO
The Small Friend of Governor
Elect Leedy
Has Invited the Governor to
Dine With Him.
GOVERNOR SAYS YES.
And One of the "JoiirnaP'News
boys Will Entertain
The Coming Governor of Kan
sas at Supper Tonight.
The only person that has been able
to get a definite promise out of Gever-nor-elect
Leedy is his seven-year-old
friend, Master Thomas Martin. The
governor has promised Thomas that he
will take supper with him tomorrow
night.
A few days ago the outer room of the
governor's temporary office was crowd
ed with men who wanted to see the
governor "just for a minute," either for
the purpose of asking for an office for
themselves or for some friend when
there came a gentle rap on the door.
"Come in," said the governor's sten
ographer. The knob turned slowly and
in came a very small boy. He looked
around a minute as if he had a notion
of retreating and then seeing the sten
ographer he asked.-'Ts Governor Leedy
in town?" On being informed that he
was and that if he would wait a few
minutes he could see him, he took off
his cap and sat down on a chair and
waited patiently. Pretty soon the door
leading to the inner office opened a few
inches and the governor peeped out at
the crowd cautiously, as if he were
counting up the number of callers that
had come in since he let the last one
into the inner sanctum. The governor
saw the boy and immediately he threw
open the door and came out in to the
room and said with a beaming smile:
"Why how are you Thomas, how do
you do, I am glad to see you."
"Governor Leecly wiil you be in town
on Tuesday." asked Thomas bravely."
"Yes. I expect to," said Mr. Leedy.
"I should like to have you come out
and take supper with us at six o'clock
if you can come."
"Well sir, I shall be pleased to do
so."
"And I will come around for you here
at the office about half past five," said
little Thomas.
"Yes. that would be a good plan. If
you will come around for me I will be
pleased to go out to your house and take
supper with you. Is there anvthing
else that I can do for you today?"
"No, sir. Good morning."
"Good morning Thomas."
The boy who has the big "pull" with
the governor is a newsboy who was
selling papers two years ago in this
city. One afternoon he was at the
State Journal office with the other
boys to get the p;;pr as soon as it
came out and when they were supplied
there was a break away and a race for
the state house where the legislature
was in session. All the boys in the
crowd were larger than Thomas and
soon ran off from him and were in a
fair way to sell out their papers before
he got up to the 'state house. Mr. Lee
dy, who was a. senator at that time,
saw the boys start from the office with
the papers and saw Thomas get left.
He followed them and finally overtook
the child just as he reached the state
house. Thomas was out of breath and
the other boys were out of sight.
"Where did the other boys go?" ask
ed Senator Leedy.
"I don't know," said Thomas. "Do
you want to buy a Journal?"
"Yes, I'll take a papei What made
you let them run away from you?"
"Well, I guess my legs were not long
enough." said Thomas in a little voice.
"Well, now if you will not make any
noise I wiil take you up in the senate
chamber and we will see if we can't
sell the rest of your papers. That will
make your less as long as the big
boy's legs. They can't get in there."
"Thank you, sir."
"Isn't this a pretty bad day for you
to be out?"
"Oh, a business man can't stop for
weather," said Tiny Tom.
Thomas soon disposed of his papers
when he got in the senate chamber
and then he came to Senator Leedy
and thanked him again.
"Now. see here, if you will be right
quiet about it, I wiil see if I can get
you in here every day," said Mr. Leedy.
who had taken a great fancy to the
bright little urchin.
Mr. Leedy then went to some of the
members of the club and told them that
as a rule he would object to newsboys
being admitted to the senate chamber,
but that the boys were all larger than
Thomas and that their legs were longer
than his, as he had expressed it, and
that the best way to make his legs
longer, was to let him in every day if
he waiuld be quiet. The senators good
natttredly agreed to this, and Senator
Leedy left a pass for Thomas with the
doorkeeper and he got in every after
noon and sold his papers ahead of the
big hoys.
When Governor Leedy returned home
from the Abilene convention one of the
tirst letters to reach him congratulating
him on tlte result of the convention was
one from Thomas Martin. After the elec
tion he received another congrratulatorv
tetter from Thomas, and tlte first time
he met him after he came to town Thom
as invited him to come and take supper
w ith him, and the t?c veriior-clect and lit
tle Tom will take their supper together
tomorrow evening.
HETTY GREEN'S VIEWS.
She Doesn't Think Lawyer Choate
Will be Blade Senator.
Xew York, Dec. 21. Mrs. Hetty Green,
the richest woman in America, has re
turne.l to her old quarters, in the Hotel
St. George, in Brooklyn. She paid today:
"I Fee that they are booming J. H.
Choate for the senut?. YvVil, he'll never
srot ther,1. I am wiinncr to make a bet on
t h a t . IV I a r k rr. y vorus, that instead of
2:0 ins to the S'-nate. when the time comes
i i e w i ) 1 o to K :. 1 r o 1 e .
'J tyrant you that he can talk, and that
he is a man of tact, but he is no orator.
1 don't believe thai he's the sort of a man
The peoph- of the state want to handle
tht-dr affairs.
"For thirty yf-ars I hav- been trying to
ie t t h c-reform law vers to ve m f
justice, and 1 am as far off now as ever."
I3'ation:srl Callei to Import.
V'a h i n g t o 1 1 . L e o . 2 V. T h e c o rn p t ro ! 1 e r
of the- currency has made a call on na
tional hnr.k tor a report on their condi
tion at tne cioe of business December 17.
SHOPLIFTING.
Arrests Made of Women and Chil
dren at a Sixth Stre6t Store
Mrs. Nora Spendlove, the wife of Wm.
H. Spendlove, a Santa Fe blacksmith
of 507 East Crane street, and her cousin
from the country, a Mrs. Kwards, were
arrested Saturday afternoon for shop
lifting at the New York store 110 East
Sixth street.
They were discovered in the act of
taking nubias, silk handkerchiefs and
the like and the police were called.
Mrs. Spendlove, Mrs. Edwards and her
three children were taken to the police
station where they were questioned by
Chief Gardiner.
"I don't know what made me take
them." said Mrs. Edwards regretfully,
"I just had SI. 50 to buy things for
Christmas. I had a dollar and my hus
band sold some chickens and gave me
50 cents. O; I will never do it again.
Let me go home with my babies."
Mr.i. Edward's little girl who was also
accused of pilfering, cried when ques
tioned. Chief Gardiner asked the little Ed
wards boy, who is but 5 years of age:
"Where did you get that knife?"
"I got it last Christmas." said he.
"Who told you to say that?" asked
the chief.
"Mamma." was the honest reply.
White Mrs. Edwards was begging for
mercy the little fellow looked up at her
and in his innocence asked: "What's
the matter mamma: you look sad?"
Mrs. J. E. Crockett, the proprietor of
the store where the shoplifting had
been done decided to not prosecute the
case, and when the goods had been re
stored to him he asked that the women
and children tie released from custody.
They went away from the police sta
tion a sorry party. Mrs. Spendlove ac
companied her sister out of the city
and has not been at her home 507 East
Crane street since Saturday. In all
about $7 worth of goods had been "lift
ed." TEXAS TI1AIX HELD UP
Eobbers Stop a So. Pac Train and
Get Three Honey Packages.
San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 21. Westbound
passenger train No. 20 on the Southern Pa
cific railroad was held up by three mask
ed men and three money packages from
the express car stolen at midnight last
night near Comstock, 208 miles west of
San Antonio.
GOING TO El UOPE.
President and Mrs. A. A. Robinson to
Spend Six Months.
Mr. A. A. Robinson, president of the
Mexican Central road, will return to
this city tomorrow to spend the holi
days with his family. Mr. Robinson
has been in Boston and New- York for
several weeks past on business con
nected with the railroad.
On January 2, Mr. and Mrs. Robin
son will leave this city for London.
England, and on January 6 wdll sail
from New York City for that point.
Mr. Robinson is called to London to
consult wdth the stockholders of the
Mexican Central road, and w ill proba
bly be detained in that city on business
for two weeks. After that Mr. and
Mrs. Robinson will cross to the continent
and spend some time in France and
Italy. They expect to be absent from
this city about six weeks.
THE WRONG MAX.
The Vagrant Was Frank, but He Mad
Poor Selection.
A dilapidated pattern of a man stepped
up to a citizen who was waising briskly
along the street tho other evening and ac
costed him.
"Cap'n," he said, "I hain't got no hard
luck story. I'm about as lazy and oinery
as they make 'em, and I won't work as
long as I can pick up a livin without it.
But I'm thirsty, and that's the truth. I
hain't had anything to drink for two
hours, and if you'll give me a dime I'll go
and spend it for whisky. That's dead hon
est. I'm spoilin for a drink o' liquor."
His voice had none of tho whine of the
professional vagrant, but his sincerity
made no impression on his listener.
'My friend," said the citizen slowly
and solemnly, "I did not imagine such de
pravity existed. If you had asked me for
something with which to buy food or uec
eesary clothing I should have taken pleas
ure in acceding to your request. If you
had asked for money enough to pay for a
bitth, of which" here he looked at him
from head to foot "you appear to be in
gome need, it would have afforded me sin
cere satisfaction to extend a helping hand
to you. But you have chosen to appeal to
a total etranger for means wherewith to
minister to the gratification of s most ig
noble appetite. Do you know that the
curse of strong drink annually carries into
the grave (iuO.uOO human beings in this
country? Do you know that tho yearly
expenditure for alcoholic beveragc3
amounts to a sum equal to the national
debt? Have you any idea of tiie effect of.
spirituous beverages on the delicate, sensi
tive inner coating of tiie stomach? If you
have not, my friend, lot me warn you by
all you hold sacred to give up your indul
gence in this fearful, terrible habit Oh,
fellow mortal, think of tho"
But the greasy vagrant waited to hoar
no more. He hurried around tho corner,
sat down on the curbstone, took off hia
hat and fanned himself.
"And I took him for a sportin gent!"
he ejaculated in a tono of deop disgust.
Chicago Tribune.
A Look Through South Missouri Free!
The Kansas City, Fort Scott & Mem
phis R. R. Co. has just issued a mag
nificent book of sixty or more photo
engraved views of varied scenery in
South Missouri. From these views an
accurate knovcledge can be obtained as
to the productions and general topog
raphy of that highly favored section
that is now attracting the attention
of homeseekers and investors the coun
try over.
The title of the book is "Snap Shots
in South Missouri." It will be mailed
free. Address
J. E. LOCK WOOD.
Kansas City, Mo.
XMAS K. i RATES.
SANTA FE ROUTE HOME ROAD.
Tickets at one and one-third fare for
round trip, sold December 24, 25, 31 and
January 1, to all points with in 200
miles. Final return limit January 4.
IcZirtral Water,
rhe finest In the west. Come and try it
J. W. PHILLIPS. 612 W. Eighth Ave.
Subscribe for The State Journal.
CUR
The Cul an Resolution Present
ed to the Senate.
It Will Go Over Until After
the Holidays.
EJECTION IS 31 A 1)11
liy Senator Hale of Jlaine,
When Test Seeks
To Open tha Debate and Matter
Goes Over.
Washington. Dec. 21. Senator Cam
eron today presented to the senate tlte
repoi't of the committee on foreign re
lations favorable to the adoption of the
follwing joint reslution:
Revived, By the senate and house of
representatives of the I'nited States of
America in congress assembled tho t
the independence of the republic of
Cuba be and the same is hereby ac
knowledged by the United States of
America. Be it further
Resolved, That tlte United States wiil
use its friendly offices with the gjvern
ment of Spain to bring to a close the
war between Spain and the republic of
Cuba.
The report is voluminous.
Senator Vest of Missouri attempted
to discuss the Cuban question in the
senate, but Senator Hale of Maine, in
terposed an objection, saying that with
the understanding of the case, viz:
That is was to go over until after the
holidays, it was unfair. Mr. Vest then
said he would reserve discussion of the
mat ter.
A CASS IU POINT
Affecting the Recognition of Cuba by
the TJniced States.
Indianapolis. Ind., Dec. 21. The Jour
nal today prints a letter signed by W.
H. H. Miller, ex-attorney general of
the United States on the Cuban ques
tion. It was as follows: "As the is
sue made by the secretary of state as to
whether the recognition of th- insur
gent government in Cuba is a legisla
tive or executive function is now of
pubiis interest, the following expres
sions by the courts may be worthy of
attention. In the case of Williams vs.
the Suffolk Insurance company (;! -Stunner
272) the right of recovery upon tin
insurance contract turr.od upon th"
question whether the sovereignty
Buenos Ayres extended over the Falk
land islands. It was on one side con
tended that the question was one for
the court to decide as it would any ju
dicial question. Mr. Justice Story, de
ciding the case at circuit said: 'It is
very clears that it belongs excltisive'y
to the executive department of our
government to recognize from time to
time, any new governments whit h may
arise in political revolutions in th"
worid, and until such new governments
are so recognized, they cannot, be ad
mitted by our courts of justice to leave
or to execise the common rights and
prerogatives of sovereignty.'
"The case being carried to the su
preme court of the United States
Justice McLa.in speaking for that court
said: 'Can there be any doubt that
when the executive branch of the gov
ernment which is charged with our for
eign relations shail in its correspond
ence with a foreian nation, assume a
fact in regard to the sovereignty of any
country, it is conclusive in the ju
dicial department. And in this view,
it is not material to inquire, nor is it
the province of the court to determine
whether the executive be ritcht or
wrong. It is enough to know that in ex
ercise of his constitutional functions.be
has decided the question. h;i ing done
this under the responsibilities which
belong to him. it is obligatory on ttf
people and government of the Union
(13 Peters reports 415.)
"These decisions have been repeateri
ly cited and so far as known to tiie
writer, not questioned."
Some French Advice.
New York. Dec. 21. A dispatch
Herald from Paris savs: All lite
papers have a pood deal to say ate:
American jingoism and the Oaneer
between the United States aa.l
. the
'a ri -t
t t i : e.
tva r
winch coultl. in their opinion,
any ttood. Th" liearo. 1 la
the Temp represent in" the i
peoisie of France, are all of
view on this question.
no
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a::ie at
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SHOT TWO PERSONS.
George Bryant of Fort Scott, Wounds
H:s Wife and Father-in-law.
Fort Roott. Oeo. 21. T,;t e last ov-nin:r.
wh He on t heir way l o mn ke n n even h: -.-call.
William I'. Keuo and dinv;!it-r. Mrs.
May Bryani. wei . shot and p -ru ;i p i.-i -tally
woonded by (I'-'-rue Th-yj-uit, hi'shand
of Mrs. Fry ant. From t-ye w i t iu-ss-.-s ir is
learned liiat .Bryant n pp: au oed i ia- purl
wh ich was composed of Mr. th-no. h :
wife and dauuhirr, and askod y' h" cm.;,!
speak to his wif.? a mimd'-. lit .in roU' d:
"Xo." at which ;r;,; rcnici-'iii-cd -
shoot. Mr. H"iin w;i s sh-ot in i h r ia 1 1
breast and b:;ck. w h d'j M rs. JBrya n t re
ceived two bulhMs in thf r,ack, just und-T
t he shouldt-r. Ndt h'-r victim I eM . f .-it
stayered to nearby hous'S. Tie ;-hoot . i -occur
red near tin- Ah i h lis? Protestant
church and was witnessed by swt-ra! per
sons, Bryant fled immediately after the shoot
ing. The would-be murderer is about ')' yf-:trs
of asre and has been employed in tho S'.i
souri Pa'ifio shops her- for a 'numb r of
years. He and his vi who w ran :
ried about a year a-o, have recently sep
arated. XJairjvited Guest, was Shot.
Cnner, Yvyo., D ;. 21. At Therm
npoj '
Fremont eoumy. 1'. l- Ha
s h er i ff . owner of t i t o w ;
wealthy man. Kavc a danc--1
which Thonius Bird, a weald
ist vA?
uaUU-
and rival magnate came umr,vb':
was promptly shot twice and kilU
Hanson, who is now in custody.
shootinV wa.s the result of a trivial
rel.
Four Churches Sold.
Tshpemms. Mich., Iec. 2!. -A prL
sewer tax was imposed rO'ntlv are
thou ih it v a : i supposed lliut c h r e i "
would be exempt, s'e-h was n.jt ! he eas
The Met hod is t . Pro.--by ter;.: n. R pi scot
and KiHTlish Baptist ehurrnos w-t" so i
to a tax title dealer for next to nofhm
and the rest of die churches in the. tov
are liKely to be sim ila v!y d is posed of. ',
is uncertain whether the four mat hae
been soid can be redeemed at n nnim:
lig-ures.
Illinois Central Dopot Burned.
Jackson. Miss.. "Doc. 111. The Illinois
Central freight depot and contents w-re.
burned yesterday. The oritrin of the '.'.re
is unknown, but it is supr osed to ha ve
been caused by a lamp explosion, Th
loss is estimated at from SO.'i'JO to SsOj'J,
The books and records were sa uU.