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NEW-YORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY -'. I8B7.-TEN PAt'KS.
PRICE TIlltEli CENT'S.
A CABINET CRISIS IMMINENT.
BATE THE MINISTERS APPROVED THE
rROPOPAT. OF xVEYLKR'S RECALL?
CA NOVAS PTIM. TXEI.ATS ACTION-WHAT II AS RE
cnvr or the money pent to crriA to
RELIEVE IIIIIHU gOIsDIMMT
Madrid. Jan. l.-The "nta" asserts that tx Minis?
terial crisis ls probable, ns the result nf a change
of policy It 1" rumorer! that the Cabinet has ap
I roved tho proposal to recall Captain Pastoral Wey
ler. hut that Premier rnnovas has delayed notion
In the matter, pix Inn no reason 'or so doing. All
of the Ministers met at the residence of Premier
Canovas last evening ami drank to a toast express?
ing hope for tbe speedy COncluslOa of peace in the
disturbed colonies.
The semi-official newspapers defend tlie action of
the i>nTtirr.i til In seizing tlie Issues of the' "Her*
ai.io-- anl "Imparclal." upon th. ground thal iii"
articles pubhshed by thus, paper* denouncing the
nolle**1 of I'apciin-i'enerai Weyler In Cuba had ?
tendency to treats dlacontent among the troups in
Cuba and to encourage American fllibuatera. Tho
Government will not permit the objectionable ar
tides to t>e transmitted by trlegaaph.
Publk opinion is great!) excited over reports thal
Hie* Spanish troops In Cuba rei.- compelled to under?
go extreme hal lehlpa through hunger ami naked*
netta and Ihat those xvii,, are confined in the hos
i ltr.is bj Illness ur because ol worm.is are suffering
from neglect and an Inaufflclent supply of medicines
.Xs irir^.- Min-.s nf money have been s.-nt io Cuba
from s>;din :nr th>- purpose of furnishing clothing,
medicines, etc.. to the troups ihe queation ls aakeo,
When h.is this money gone/
l.onel.in. Jan I The Ma lrl.l corrospondoal ol
"Tho Standard" telegraphs lhal Ihe Gotrtrrnment
Intends t>. prosecute several newspapers for iml
tatlng the Imparclal" mid "HeraKio," which were
n.-z -.I vest erda j for condemning the mllltarj ad
mlr.lstr.it lon In Cuba ter.il demanding General Wey
lei - recall The Government 1s de tri mince! to sup
press the press campaign agalnsl the Cabinets
policy iti ruba. but. notwithstanding Hus fact, the
Opposition haa decided thal it xviii stir in ihe
Cortes on the Cuban question when Ihe session
< i ? :.
THE CAPTAIN-GENERAL SATISFIED.
RI.BEI.UON IN I'INAIl DEI. RIO lit \. Tb *Al .l.Y
CRUSHED HI REPEATS HE WI IA NOST
FORTIKT THK Rt'BI liH-i.s
Hav4ana, Jan i A reporter of "The Dlarto de in
Marina" has liar! an Interview with i."aptaln-Gen
eral Weyler In the Mata Toro camp Speaking of
the situation In Ike Province of Pinai del Rio,
Oeneral Weyler sold thai from the point of view
of strength and Importance the Inaurrectlon In thal
provh.ee had baan crushed Thc few Insurgent* re*
malata*/, were obliged lo nlde like wolves in their
? twa. Favors and smallpox had thinned ?-?? rebel
ranks. HI* own column si ie of the Ot hei
Bpanlsh commanders had overrun the base and in?
terior of the hills and had met no re! els
Tho insurgents, after the death of M ft ceo, were
without a leader. Rivera, Mien's successor, xx ns
, Lar nu..::-- hts m*i. General Weyler added
that his stir, mi . w iuid be conflrme l after Gen
I Ar>laa had compli ted their
- lu i ?! t he - we i lng ol I he
province -rom west : i east Generals Hernando's
? . < >!?- gan, Bel nal, Rlus, Km nte* mr! Be
aura were now li entre of the hills. Perhaps
Arv-1.es was also th'-re. On.-e the Kuhl
H - wen fortified i sex re blow might be direct 1 '
? thi ? nels under Dui assls.
.; neral Weyler said In conclusion that he wi ill
u .-? - to be bulli < n ti'." outskirts o' the
te.wns. i.a were they constructed they would serve
mostly a ri fug< ; for b .
An odd feature of the above Interview ls th it
- | Weyler, while ler-..-iring rut Ptnar del
RU ls practically fros of Insurgents, finds lt MOO**
tort *o hnvp the Rubi Hills fortified before he ?elli
attempt to strike, a blow at the renell under Du
c a? sis
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THE REFORMS FOR PORTO RICO.
THREE MUM op aI'MINimtisative SODOM to
PE CREATED?MO WIDENING OP
gtrffTRAOE LIMIT?
Washington. Jan. 1.?Trie effect of the reform*- pro*
posed by the Spanish Gnvernme.n; for Torto Rico.
Whoa extended to Cuba, as ls proposed when the ln
eurrect.on has be*n brought und.-r further control.
91 ll be to create three seri, s of administrative bodies
In the Island, independent of the representatives of
i'nba In the Spanish Cortes. Toe voters, under a
*;vr--em of limited suffrage, are already permitted to
Choose the Roar')* of Aldermen of municipalities, and
?ne Mayors are to he chosen from rnese boards by
VOtS of their members. Tile next body In rank is the
provlne-lal asaombiy, of which there is only one in
porto Rico, but one for each of tho sis provinces ot
.'utja. Ths functions of the provincial assembly are
'argeiy united xv>th those of the proposed,council of
e.dmlnlsrrat:.>n In the case of Porto Rico, because
there ls hu: one body. The council of administration
Odll he an independent body in Tuba, and will for the
first time give the Cubans a largo snare of control
oxer their Internal domestic concerns. The home
Oovernmenl will re'aln control of the laws levying
taxation and will reserve ths richi to rexiew the
budget of sppr pr attona, bul the- appropriations will
te made by the council of administration, subject to
lbs approxi : the .xi nie try al Madrid.
Tne Spans1-, Government does not propose at pres?
ent to wider i ... hini;- ol the suffrage, which *-\
**nd? to paxsi tr- paying a combined las of J" and to
f'. .-ral of the learned professions Tbe reforms In
temple tl On for Cuba are largeiv thoae which
wi re emtiodled in ? ?!? rei ol starch liv, 1896, bul
which ha-..- not j.een ,,-,. in force because ..f the In?
surrection, '"nan-.-. -.-. i i have l.esn proposed In
thia la**' xxiii reqnir- ir, ,,e submitted 10 the Cortes at
their meeting in the spring, but it la nen double-.1 thal
the plans proposed by ld Ministry will be j<-,-epted.
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ALLEGED DROWNIRG OF FILIBUSTERS.
JrJKTY ONE MKS' PROM Til!! THREE FRI EM-S
ARE SAID TO HAVE I.'.S'T THEIR
LIVES IN Tltviv; TO LEAVE
A DESERT K: V
Madrid. Jan 1.?A *tpact*4 lisps t ch from Havana
to "The imparclaT' says tv . nfty-one men, com?
prising the filibustering agtMII nj recently landed
upon a desef key by tb? St)a .it Three Frlenels.
have been drowned. The men w,i-,. rt rt?t i I -. put
rt on the birren islanr| nft?-r tnP Three
la had been pursued by Spanish gunboats,
with which the filibustering et>,m<r had an ex*
? *e of shots, and the cargo y Hrms ,mmunl
provisions. et<-.. on board i,. steamer were
rnejed with the men
The Three Friends, being close!* ; irsued hV thP ?
. -? la, was compel;.?.!? ,,.., tne %l|) :
(shore; on 'his barren lslanei or take th'-m bick I
te tba L'nlted Btates, nnd it waa In t.-.king -en at- :
tempt to leave th? island, the dlapakn __?.._. ,h.,t j
? arni T ie dlapatch aV aavs that
? rifles, which the fllibuatera had wltktheni ieee
lOSl ir. the sen
Jacksonville. Kia., Jan 1 Th.re is , r, tanmmr
t\r,y doubt that the Three Friends cxp&tlon ?i?
on a Florida key after the.veaseVar! keen
rhase?i from the Cuban coast by a SpanY), pofr0|
unties*
Name.
A telegram from Mirr?ml sara thai the i.
reported there last night, and went on to V ,.
Key, txh're a lame body of men -W.- repoHi 'to\_\
v.-.eked, and that i wo of the- number are sh. to lrt,
dead A telegram from Key Weal anya that wh , .LT
mer I'lty e,f Rir-hnmid patised No NamOxsv
the Dauntiet-K was there, Inking on ;i party of?_?..
ar.d a cargo.
Tr-e fl ret Prhnds ls still in the custody ot ,,*,
e n\,;i tor of Cuatom* No tegul proceedings hi.P
Vet rei ? tuted eexiilnst Ibe vessel or crew.
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ESCORTED RY A RF.VFATK 'TTTKR. ,
THE OOMMODORB UUDETJ xvith akms Fop. THK
nCgCROBNTS, ll'NS INTO A M'llt.XNK ASH
I BOVTWELL PiT.i.s- her OTT.
Jacksonville, )?;... .j.,,: - ,-n,. aj,burrt4MlIlg
??earner Conmodore tefl Jacksonville th's morns
lng with a cargo nf .-..-ins and inti inltlon Three
?evenu'<;?Wr.U"' UV lh#?,tUCk in '"" ?""?? ? nd the
anui cutter Boutwel^ passing, down ths river,
. I ..< i '.rr and escorted her aately ac-oss ihe
V"t THS BURN tVEYLER IX EFFIGY
r ''':'' ? Voung sympathlxer* with Cuba
ESTRADA PALMA Not TO BR RETIRED
The rumor thai Estrada Palma, preaioeni of tba
?..naD, .,o;,,?;?,'.,-,,'?
'? '-???? ? "\ atbora v..re lo/laka theil
,, '" " '" ' ?''' ',; tho b. adejuarton ri iterdai
1'-'';???? ***** '""'?' no. baaoaa, ash.- waa not
line reporter, and he said that there was no truth
In the report.
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GYPSY OFFERED TO THE CUBANS.
THE VICKNJI MAN KIM.INel ELEPHANT BAVED
FROM AN MNOBLE FATE.
Chicago, Jan. 1.?C.ypsy, the man-killing elei hant.
ls not to be killed by electricity. She has been re?
prieved, and ls to he sent to Cuba to trample down
the ranks of tho Spaniards. Her owner, xV. H.
Marris, the showman, has formally dedicated B**
"to the cause of humanity and liberty." Ht sent a
telegram to Sefior 1'nlma last evening tendering I
the insurgents the four-footed terror, and Bbs ls I
row In her rage on the Pan Handle tracks In Ro,-k- .
well-sl.. subject to the orders of the Republic of .
the '?(Jem of the Antilles" Following ls the tele?
gram sent by Mt. Marris:
Chicago, De.*. 3<V
Sefior Palma, American representative of Cuban
Insurgents, New-York.
1 have Qypay, largs man-killing elephant, on ,
track, ii wa I; lng electrocution, "** she ls too vicious
for abos* purposes, she la a trained performer,
and will obey any commantj, and I think would be
serviceable in the- rougn country of Cuba, where
U is. I am told, diftle-ult io manipulate he.d pieces.
1 xx .int to dedicate her to the cause of humanity and
liberty. Will ship al your expense to any Ameri?
can port, an.l xviii agree to secure you animal man
to ko with her to Cuba, if Hannibal found ole*
ph.etus uaeful in bailie, why should not dumas
conquer xvith Qr mr* u ??? HARRIE.
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Vi KW-* OF U. S. SENATOR WHITE.
POWER ..;?* EEO i.iNiTUiN. H? BATS MEg WITH
THK PRESIDENT xx ii.l.IN.; TO AID THK
I \. -i >.xt I \. i ADMIX! STU IT* >N.
Stephen tl White, Cnlted Stale- Senator from Cal -
fornla, is si ths Waldorf in Miking aboui Cuba to a
Tribune reporter, ienator Whit, Mb): "No mal <?
how mu h tbe cltlsensof tnli ?'*??< country may de?
sire either to recugnls*. the liMlepeiaience of cuba or
the belllgerenl rights of ths Cuban Insurgents, Con?
gress ls powerleai to further their desirea, aa the
righi of recognition of belllgtrrency or Imlependen t
... . solely a i thi Executive branch of Ihe Gov?
ernment. President Cleveland alone haa the power
lo give the struggling Cubana recognition The sole
right to s.t has been th prerogative ol the Executive
since ih.. foundation of thia Ooverataant, and ha*
been acknowledged by a'.l leading authorities, ll I*
not at all l.kely tha' the ,-oiitintiors of Senator Mor?
gan, of Alabama, or an-.- of the advocate! e.f the Cam?
eron resolution aili hold good when exposed to full
IU . sion liorh house* of Congress are groping in
the dark. The Executive alone holds the k.-y to the
situation, because another prerogative gives *he Pres?
ident ihe right to Sflthbold all Information In regard to
diplomat. ? affairs if the Executive believes lt to be for
the best Interests of tba Hoverr.meiit. l.asi Febru?
ary, When Ihe Cuban Ojueatloa was debated in ihe
House of Represents!Ivea, the following tacitly ad?
mitted the supreme lnd>pendent* po wer of the Execu?
tive ?.. act In regard to a ii malters appertaining to
Mie i'u ban si ma lion: 'Rea lived, T lal the Secrel ir;- of
Btafe be dir".'ted to communicate to the lions" of
R.pres ntatlvoa, if n il ?????- atenl with the public In
terests, copies of all porreapondence relating to af
falra In Cubs since February last.'
' The Mouse' pasted the foregoing resolution in the
regular form which custom authorise* Manlfe* ly
Information had been withheld?no doubt properly.
Time ont e.f mind, if 1 may use that expression with
reference to th s modern Government, lt n,.- been the
custom to xvi'iib.>1-1 information thc disclosure ot
which the Executive b-ems incompatible xviih pub'le
Interest. The document thus legitimately withheld
may contain essential and controlling facts upon this
subject. That ll is important would seem to follow
to some extent from the very circumstance that it ls
retained Mas tlie Executive the right to thus deny
Information? Our Chief Magistrates have always
dirie so, pursuant to unchallenged custom and in
compliance with recognized uaage, evidenced by
many hundred resolutions calling upon the Executive
'?ir diplomatic information. The President ls not
direoto.'.. he ls merely requested, and always with
the qualification which l have noted. The Executive
righ- -o wlthhol 1 delicate diplomatic correspondence
ls Incidental to the Presidential office. Can lt he that
tbs Constitution has placed upon Congress the bur?
den of deciding and the duty to determine issues
concerning belllgeren* or oMier rela'lons to foreign
Powers and has nor, at tba same time, compelled the
President to give us everything within his knowl?
edge? Can it be that we are to pass upon a part of
the case and not the whole? Can lt be that under
the lavx xve ar*- deprived of material evidence and
yet are expected *o render final and determinative
Judgment upon an Imperfect record S fraction of the
aggregate proof? I say not. The President has be?
fore him all Information. Me reviews ( complete
history. Plainly, he ls in a better condition to judge
of the true state of affairs than n*e xve. He his trie
means to secure all relevant Informal! >n Maxing lt)
charge the diplomatic relations of ihe Government, hs
ls, or should be, better advised than the Senate or
the Mouse of Repreeentativee, or both "
"The immediate Battlement of the I'uhan d.mVui
tl.s ls essential to restore the confidence Of ri larne
number of the lenders In commercial pursuits.
Every true cltlsen ls anxious to see Cuba free from
the oppression from which the ferule leland has
suffered under spanish rule. it 1s an executive
guealton that can be quickly settled if the Presldenl
desires to take prompt action in the premises. The
cuban question should not be permitted lo delay
prosperity. Loth houses of Congress should hasten
to aid In thi return of the prosperity which iras
promised by the Republican leaders if Mr McKin?
ley was elected. The result of Ihe election was
decisive. A li hough I did all in my power lo eli I
Mr, Bryan. I do not propone lo hamper the incom?
ing Administration bx dilatory tactics. A ma Jori tv
of the peopl- have spok.-n for Mr. McKinley and I
Inti-nel to .-iii bis Administration ns much ns possi?
ble If his Administration brings prosperity, the
majority were right, bul if, on Ihe other hand, the
reverse ls the result, Mr McKinley and his spon?
sors will piss out e.f vi.-w four year* henco
"1 have not changed my opinion aboui silver, and
firmly believe that In the end silver will gain Its
Just recognition, either by International agree men:
or by the votes of the citizens of the l'nlted States;
but my opinion is hoi going m prevent me from do?
ing my duty to my country and cause me to oppose
the wishes eif the majority. I believe In passing
tlie measures necessary IO supply funds to carry on
the Government. if a tariff measure ls deemed
eaaentiaj to restore prosperity I shrill not oppose it
or any other revenue- measure that may be pro
posed '
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THE LAURADA SACS FOR BALTIMORE
Gibraltar, Jan. l.-The former i'uhan filibustering
steamer I.aurada. which arrived here from Mi?
nina yesterday. his sailed for Baltimore,
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A PRIESTS HU;II IIAXDED ACT.
UV. HAS ALL THE COPIES of "l/ELECTEDR"
TAKEN FnoM a POSTOPPMTE AM) Bt'RNED.
Montreal, .Ian. 1. A report comes from <'rane Isl?
and. In Charlevois County, to the effect that, after
reading the bishops" mandement there last Sun?
day, the cure ordered all copies of "L'Eleeteur" in
the tocal poetofllce awaiting delivery to subscrib?
ers to ba burned. The postmaster remonstrated,
declaring that lt was contrary io law, bul upon the
e- ire aaeurlng him he would take the whole ro
aponslblllt) the papers were burnell.
It ls nrw understood thai thi proposed Joint
miindeme-iii against the Manitoba school settle?
ment xviii be delayed a week, owing io the dent!,
r.f Archbishop Fnbre, and ihat ihe document xxiii
be accompanied by a letter Written by tin- Arch?
bishop recently expressing his approbation of the
document.
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AS ESORHOUS YEARLY DEFICIT.
sir F;r>riAii vinvknt ORAPPLBg xvith TURRET'S
FINANCIAL PROBLEM.
I Constantinople. Jan 1. Slr Edrnr Vincent. Gov
,' rnor of the Imperial Ottoman Hank, has mnde a
i 'pert to the Kultan on the tlnan.es erf the Em
Mi The report shows un average yearly deActt
0,tl.ooo/HNi (Turkish) atora Igftt, but sir Edgnr
?'?Ms that Ih.-re ls nothing lo prevent th. re
stoma pf ., balance if the problem is honestly
"?""?led wlih Me reeomriienels ii redui Hon iii
&Ba iiitary expenditures, and suggests other re
?
/<lW| tOFEISS RECEIVES MAS.SOO.
THAT A,,,-NT guBrcRrjJRD Bl MERCHANTS OP
BA"lMORE A.M. THK ALUMNI OP
V THE ENIVEHSITT.
Hali1more?tn j Thf. iruatees and facult) of
.loins Hop* ,.r,,v,..r,?y ,0.day I0ril);il,v ,?..
..pie! the ^senp,:-,., ?f bsjijm m,,,!,. by mer?
chants of Bainor? |(I ,, ?|,lrnn| ()f lru. university
to tide the Ins. ?)on ov,.r ,n? ru.uu.Uli difficulties
occasioned by , r*?ur, ?f ,r?. Baltimore snd
om.. Railroad I Iip(in> ?, ,,,,. (ilvll),.Ml. ?? ,,?
handsomely ?&l*j &___*? Jttlf^ .???"? ?
ii.,:, rinnia^'wmui'fcir es TYlr.^r'
xx alla i- ; pence and ol her"
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GEN. M'LEWEE CRITICISED.
MANY OFFICER! THINK RR SHOULD
HAVE SHOWN LEM FEELING.
THE SCANT REFERENCE TO MAJOR m'RBANK IN*
HIS REPORT said to iixx-F INPLtTENCED
OOTERNOR MORTON*! ACTION THE
OENERAL OLAD HE SPOKE OCT
AFTER HIS REMOVAL,
The excitement In National Guard circles
ransell by the ne-xvs that Governor Morton had
removed General McLewee from hts place ns
Inapcetor*Oenaral xvas ecllpaed yeaterdajr bp
the greater excitement created by Oeneral Mc
l.exvoe's Statement of facts and circumstances
xvhii'h gave rise to lils criticism Many officers
believe that while Oeneral McLewee xvas per?
fectly correct In his criticisms, he might have
accomplished more good if ha had shown less
personal feeling and if he hail not used his re
pe?rt as nn in.strun-.ent to "k-t eran" with offi?
cers Whom he had .ouse lu dislike.
"Fur instance," one officer said, "no uno can
I lek a flaw in Oeneral McLewee's treatment e>f i i
Major Burbank in tii** report, bat na one can
blame the Major for being nettled at ihe furl
lhal while other Army officers who served In
f. iin-r years ure praised, he is dismissed with
tho sentence: 'Major Hurl.auk was also lli-T-.'"
"We all regret that things have taken sn. h a
turn," sai.i an ..i.i officer, "and i nm particularly
r-'.ny for McLewee, because I kn..xv him well,
and have served with him bul he brought lt
in hims. if. him dismissal and Ihe contro?
versy to which lt lias riven rise may result In
linn h Knoll.'- he continued, "nnd xv it lt this rum?
pus i efore them as s terrible example, the laxv
makera may adopt measures which xxiii make
further wrangles of tha kind Irapoaslble All
this could nol happen ir the head* of thc vari?
ous department! did not chango so frequently,
W'ln ti the Inspector-General, the General In
spector of Rifle fra. Ita and all other Important
staff officers reese to receive the'ii appointments
through political influence, nnd when thc Gov*
.-m..rs staff becomes what it should he, an or?
namental heidy with no military duties, except
to appear In uniform em state occasions, then
criticism xx lil not cause o commotion like this."
ANOTHER STATEMENT PROM M I. EWE I ?:
Oeneral McLewee, xxh-n seen yeaterday, said
thal he hud received ninny letters from ..(Mers
In the .Vail.uni Guard expressing sympathy xvith
him "i."fleer xvr.ito thal he ink-lit l.e one of
those xxl", rejoiced over the Commander-in
Chief because he had been severely criticised by
the Inspector-General. "Bul the criticism did
us all good," h.? continued, 'and I thank you al
thia late day."
"I am amused," said General McLewee, "..x-.-r
the stat.'in..nt In the Ali.airy diapatchea that
c.vern.,i- Morton \xas angry because my report
xvas not delivered In time. The reporl xxas de*
livered at .1 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, and
the fact thal th.* Albany dispatches in the
Wednesday evening papers contained extracts
frnm the document is proof positive that it xxas
In thc hands of the Adjutant-General on Wednes?
day, luke a tattling I...v. he w.-nt to the Gov?
ernor and said thai my rep'.rt had tint e-omo to
hand, bocauae mv signature was n<it nn the copy
xxhlch xxas then In his poasesslon. The delay on
thc part of the printer add'd fuel to his fire.
lt has hoon alleged," Oeneral McLewee con?
tinued, "that I said hard thincs ahout McAlpln
and Burbank. I do n"t deny it. bul i xvas forced j
to do lt. The action of the Governor pul me on
Ihe defensive, and I had to tell a few of the
things which I have kept to myself t.ecause Mc
Alpin xvas my superior officer. Wh"ti he Ipnorod |
official communications, xvhe-n he refused to see
me- in matters pertaining to the Guard In which
i ho should have felt as much Interest asl, when I
he set his juniors s had example by disregarding !
j the code and regulations, and xvhen he made
the uniform >>f the soldier ridiculous. I said noth
| inx excerpt where my duty compelled me to |
, speak. Bul when I x.-ns pia.-e.i in ? false iisritt |
I in the eyes of those- whoas respect i esteem, and
when thc barriers xxhlch pxist between a superior I
| and subordinate had l.e-en broken down, I spoke
and i'm glad <>f it."
HOW MAH ill BURBANK WAS TREATED. J
The part e.f General McLewee's report which '
offended Major Burbank, and xvhith ls believed
to have- Influenced Governor Morton's action, is
as f.illiixx s:
I" Ihe at ;.- 11 .n of un Army officer for duty -e. ii
our troops, experience ha* proven thai those from
? ie Infantry arm of the service are of greater
? ? ?'.? to us than anj others, and aa the great pre?
ponderance of our troops is rf thal branch li
to see x\... ii should ne so. An Arm) ifncer
xv hu i.ikes an lu creal In hla duty lu this State ....
accomplish an Immense amount nf good, .is was
*l .xvii ni th.- cis.- ot Captain Edwin K Hardin,
7ih l'nlted States Infantry, (those labors for . >??.? i il
years ar.. s:ii; grateful!) remembered arni appn
elated; and ii ls unfortunate thai this depart m. it
and the rervlce general!) acre deprived of the
benefit of a continuance >>f his able work with the
different organisations, both at their home stations
and the camp Of instruction. This officer not il me
performed hla duty In ri roaster!) msnner, mil won
the reaped and affection ol the tr.mps at the same
time; and lt ls ,i subject of universal ren-ret that
I... xvns obliged to sever his connection with tha Na
tlonal Guard of Sew-York
Then follows a Mst of the ulllcers xx he xverc
detailed for duty al State Camp Headquarters.
In addition to Ihe regular head.pi.triers ats ff,
there was also on dutj thia rear Colonel 11?,i.* rt
H ii.iii, 4tii L'nlted States inf.miry, who waa ?!??
tailed b) ths War Department to report on lha
trork performed al the camp Colonel Hall was on
similar dui) during the camp of 1803, nnd ihis year
renewed many friendships formed nt thai time,
and a .Med lo Ihem those ol all xe itu whom he cn me
in contact. He xv;.- tireless in his efforts to .i-r-ijt,
and his timely snd valuable suggestions, always
bo considerate!) and pleasantly made, a/ere im?
portant factors .n .Hr.-. ting the energies of others
In the right direction.
Major Hurbank, L'nlted States Anny, was nis-i in
c.imp.
THE ri I.\UCKS OF CAMP DISORDER.
A number of officers who xx mild m.i express an
,,i,inion as to Uv merits of the .-as.-, or Governor
Morion's ai Hon, were leas reticent on the subj* I
,,f the atatementa of General McLewee, which
characterised "Quality Row" In camp as a series
??IfThihTstate of affairs did really exist." said
?in officer yesterday, "lt toatranne. thal I did nol
notice n In the i ours* ot my stay rn' one week In
,,,.,,, I knot* ihat one could, If he fell inclined,
ihat xx ax get liquor and I.r, bul thal drinking
was carried to thi excees described by Oeneral
McLewee ?*as unknown to me until 1 read of it
Another officer raid: if General McLewee
knew ih.-n every teni ex. ..pt Colonel Btorey's
waa little netter than a barroom, xe hy did he rot
! mah.- a change tn th- one over which he rer
' lalnly had authority? I refer to the tent which
waa occupied by his assistants. Colonel Greene
and Major Lee. if 'hat tent xvas als., a barroom,
and General McLewee knew it io be so. it xvas
his duty to put ii stop t<> Its violations nf the- regll*
lat ions then and then-, or lo keep qulel aboui it
tioxx "
Colonel Georgi Moore Smith, of the roth Fie-jri
ment, who, despite Ihe fact thal General Me
Lewe'e had criticised his command severely,
would sa) nothing against the General or ins
righi i" criticise, xxas quoted ns saying on the
subject ..f the es< eaalve us.. ..f liquor In camp,
thal he spenl ne hottest week of the summer al
the Btate Camp, and that xvhile he stayed lhere
he saxe no Irregularltlea of Ihe kind spoken nf by
General McLewee I rn lbs contrary, Colonel
Smith thotighl thai leas stimulants were used
i han In any previous v. ar
li waa said yesterday that a number of papers
containing ?leneral McLea i c's criticism ..f Major
Burbank had been forwarded to the> Secretar)
of War.
General McAlpln left All.any at fi o'clock Las!
evening. It xxas said thnt he Intended to come
io thia City, hut h>- could not he- found at the
hotels xx here be UBUall) ?<"??-. or ai the homos of
his n latlx ea
?
BALMY WEATHER l\ THK WEST
llurllnRti.n. loxva. Ian 1 (Special.i?The nrst day of
1897 BrBS made remarkable hy the entire absence of
any Ice In ihe Ml?*l**lppl River, s condition never
known before The waathef ls clear and balmy.
J\
1 WOMAN FATALLY BUMED.
[ORRI RLE AGONY OF AN ELDERLY
BOARblNO*HOU8E KEEPER.
i BLAtlNG TABU COVCB I'lNlTKD tlKR DRESS
UKI! XllNIi DKRAXOKD HY TUM
TEHltllll.E IAIN
Mrs Eliza J. Rawllnga, fifty-five years old.
vho kept a bcardlng-houtM at Nos. lil and I'..". I
.Vest Txvelfih-st.. wan fatally burned late yester- i
lay afternoon. Whlli lighting a lamp In thc back
xarlor of her home She xvas removed to St.
vincent's Hospital, xx her. she died in?t night.
Mrs. Rawlings had dressed for dinner, and had
>.. n sitting alone for a while In the dark In thc
ar parlor of No. 83. Th.re. was nobody ela*
ui that (lo..r It xxas about ."itu o'clock xvh'-n
ihe aros- to light a lamp, whl'h Stood mi a la?
lla covered xvith a .'loth. Mrs. Unxvllngs
ulili.-d th'- mat h on the under surface ..f th"
al.le. As she drew tile match from under thc
ai.|.. the. cloth caught the. which communicated
o her dress. Sin- began to scream and tun
rantlcally about th,, fbom, uptettlng the lamp
ind setting fire to some portieres and other in
lammable aiticie-s in the room.
Tile cries of th.- suffering woman were beard
iv Mrs. Shedd, ..tn- of the- boa,,!,.,* ? .ri th" second
loor. Almost at th., sam.- time as Mrs. BtlCdd,
Margaret tVeekfield, a servant, reached the hail
xay. where Mis Rawlings had tun l.y this time.
rh- servant grabbed a portiere and wrapped it
c. .ut th., burning a*oman, bul failed to put mit
the Hames Then she ian downstairs and gol a
.all ..f wat.-r. xxiii, h sh.- dashed over Mis. Kawl
nga'i body, i.n even tins did not extinguish the
(Ire. Then she e..,t another and another pailful.
until she had -fol live Finally the ula-/..' uris
tvercome. Mrs Rawlings's bod} waa frightfully
burned, and except for tin- servant's efforts she
arould probably have been burned to death on the
-pot Mrs. Shedd, when she saxx- Mrs. Rawlings's
plight, ran lo Hu- front steps and shouted for
help. The other people In the house xve-r- 80
terror-stricken thai they wet., unable to give any
aaslstani e.
Some I...xs who were passing h?ard Mrs
Sh-.id's calls for help, and sent In a lire alarm.
Th.- firemen ari:-.' 1 soon after the- servant had
sn.ded in pulling out the flames on Mrs.
Rawlings's clothing. They soon suhdueei the
fire in the rear parlor, xxhlch did unix- about
Soi >i i da ma tr.-.
Mrs Ka xx linns xx.-is conscious nearly all tho
lim.- that her clothing xvas burning. Her agon)
xvas so great thal sb" begged to be allowed to
burn, her mind evldentl) being deranged hy th
iain sic- told ih.- servant to throw thc water
on th" furniture, and trj t,. sm--- that. Instead
of trvlnu' to saxe- her.
Mrs Rawlings was tak?n to a hous.-> acres*
the street, ami later in an ambulance to St.
Vim .-ni s Hospital
She died late inst night,
?
GOOD WISHES mn MAJOR U'EIXLEY.
CALLERS ON THE PRESIDENT-ELECT QOIXa Ti.
CT.EVEI. x\n Ti . r-.xv.
Canton, ohio, Jan. 1 Mah.r McKinley xvas
rot lonely to-day. Retween fifty and ene hun?
dred persons e-amc to Canton to wish him xv eil
H.. spent thc day at home, willi the exception nf j
a short xisit tr, his mother.
Major McKinley's rn ither has been Ul for ten
days, hut is Improving rapidly In health, and
is looking forward x.ith interest to her trip to
Washington to ace her son Inaugurated.
Mr. and Mrs. Bellamy Storer, of Cincinnati,
and th" Marquis De Chambrun, of Washington,
spent the> dav xx Uh Major and Mrs. McKinley
The President-elect and his xvlfe will start for
Cleveland Saturday morning ni a private car
attached to a regular nain mi the Cleveland,
Canton and Southern road.
HAY HE A SEXTUPLE LTSCHIXO.
RIX NEGROES IN TENNKPSEE IN' DANGER OF
BfllNINr*. AT THE STAKE.
Milan, Tenn., .Ian. 1 Six negroes are under r.
re?.t for the brutal murd..- ..? Captain .1 P Mll'er,
proprietor of the Southern Pacific Hotel, arhose
body wi- found yeaterday in nn unused barroom,
with his head beaten to a pulp Th" negroes are
heavily guarded, and as soon as anv sir' r.f pru if
ls obtained the entire stx will probably oe lyne ned
and burned, ns two thousand pe opie are at fever
heat over th" sffair. Captain Miller xvns beaten
o'er the head with brass knuckles and the cash
drnxver robbed of Hs contents
?
READY FOR THE HOXETARY COXYEXTIOX.
AM. THU I, A ROE CITIES WILT. SEND DELEGATES
ARRANGING THE PROGRAMME,
tndlanapol s, .Tan I The arrangements for the
meeting of thc Monetary < 'onventlon In this city Janu?
ary 12 ar,' practically complete, with the exception
of some finishing touches on the hil! in which the
Convention xxiii be held. I: is thought that the at?
tendance xviii he about five inn.Ired, all tile large
-,:.,. ...-'! b, represented Delegates have begun to
engage r oin". The local committee ls engaged In
Iraftlna a programme, arhlch xviii be lubmltti i to
I comm net xx hen ir meeta,
STRAY HOI'XDS LASSOOED.
,\ POLICEMAN AT riRPT TOOK THEM FOB STEERS,
1HT SOON POt'ND "!'T ms MISTAKE,
Two huge Danrs'i hounds, til.- property of Paul
Dochtermann, a liquor-dealer at No. T. Rael Hous*
ton-at., escaped from their quarters yeatei iiy after?
noon, and in tli<- course of tiie .r slandering* gave
p eman George !.. Sullivan, .f ;!??? Leonard-*!.
station, an . \, I ? " 8/hli ?' -? !"'" falla to the lot
ot the ordinary po.).'eman. The owner, u..; h. ni
aware of cm- los* cf ins peta, had n I '??? any xvay ln
formed Headquarters oi given any description of
them, ra i eras nol unnai rai xx-un Policeman Sul
; ,.,-, -,w two large objects a Sea .".? k- away from
where ri.- xe..- patrolling on West-ai thal he should
take them for half-grown tteers Running forward
ne discovered hi* ih.-i.i1m. jusi ,i- he wai .i i
full into Hu- mxvs of one of iii., hounds, which tt.lX.
. ,,? ., de* re to d< vour the otii.. i Tin- police?
man heal a hast) retreat Th.- two logs appeared ; i
M :i no m..od foi following, so, assisted hy the usual
?elf-anolnted advisory committee of bystander*
i.Hi.'er. having his; obtained a i..p". proceeded to - IOU
his ,|<,',I m -h.. art of la* '"iiiK. With -ii- li flattering re?
sults thal r. f-'xx moment* rater ii" appeared il
1 .?? .n.irl-st station with Iii-, capture ii. rou.
Seri;, jut Blah wa* al m.' desk, and when he san
th.- procession come In he iras startled ..ut of several
senses, and ordered t, . i ..mes to i?. taken al once and
locked up in n cell ''..r r'ri.- safety o' hlmse ( and the
public A general alarm xxas sent out which quickly
brought tin- ownei '.. [he station, He Mid 'he dogs
wen worth H" Their namea were Mella an.l Nero
>_?- a,-.?
<>\i: SEWSROY sr \iuti:i> by .wornnt.
X BERIOI'S PIGHT xi THK I*ODGI.\0-HOL*8E IN
M xxl-: ST
The Newsboys' Lodging lions,. -,r No I Duane- I
si . ara* last night th.- scene of a nabbing en
ter wlil.-h max end I.i' illy, unix ? short time be?
fore, the newsboys, aboui a hundred of them had
finished supper. Man) of th.tn went to tn., read?
ing room on 'h.. second Moor Among these were
Nicholas Ke.fe and James McGuire, each ab.cn
luentx v.-rirs ..i.i A discussion which began i>.
tween them In the dining-room wu* renewed, and
th. txvo i.o\-> were soon quarrelling in earneel
Th.-n. Reefe alleges McOuIre called him a foul '
ii,un.- and Ihe two dei i.i-'.i to fight it out. .uni went
t i the hallway for thu purpose \ number of
other boya fob.-xv. d th. in out
Th., fight began b) Reefe ki king McGuire'in the
abdomen Hoi" are large and xv.-ii bulli and thej
were -..on fighting fiercely, when auddenlj .xi
Quire n.t. ix up both in.nd-, esclalmlng: 'lin
Stabbed!" Th.-'i I"' fell lo thi fiOOl With one-.hand
ever ?? xx.nm.1 In hla left breast.
Buperintendenl Belg and Hie elerie ran out in:..
ti., ii.illxx.ix and look .har;;.- of Reefe, ind M
Quire xx.i- .nil..i '"'?' tha reading room
a burry call was teni to Hudson Street Hospital
foran ambulance .md iii" Oak-at, police xve-r.- In
When l ?r i'Abbe arrived, he found two
. ,,., wound .? i" ''o' l.ft breaal under m.. heart
?.,i .,nui nu m th'' boj i r.i i,. brion the kidneys
Tin- wounded lad waa taken io th.- hospital
lu the mean time De tee Ives i.'ui Ingham and
Hen arrived and took it.-.-t. Into cuatod] ile.ul
... . ...i.i....i. _..-*. ii ..i ..i
milted m." stabbing an.l pave up .i rusty-bladenl
pt-nkiiife- which he ha nseel Ile ss iel thal McGuire
sud some of the- other buys had taunted hun with
IM-Ing a Herman. Al the hospital In*' night U vx ?? -
said Ibm. unless blood-poisoning should result,
young McGuire would recover
NEW GOVERNOR IN OFFICE.
r*RANK P. BLACK INAUGURATED A3
CHIEF EXECUTIVE.
ms ADDRBM REMARKABUC lop. its BRatl itv
A I'l.Elii'.E OP 1..IVA1.TY TO THE PBOPtst
tXTKRESTIXO 8CEKES IN 'HIE CAPITOL.
[rnOM THE aBnDtVAB4N>BBgatOWP*UTTOPTBBTBr*WttB.1
Albany, Jan. 1 Frank P. Hlack. of Troy, who
was elected Governor eif Ne xv-York last Novem?
ber on the Republican ticked, took his oath e>f
nfTlce to-day herc in Albany. Ills speech in reply
to C, -ivcrnnr Morton, in which Mr. Morton had
-... loomed him in a cordial manner, made a pro*
found Impression, nnd xxas frequently interrupt?
ed by thc applauas of his hearers In th*) Assem?
bly Chamber. It xvas afte-rxvard the suh.iect of
general talk, and r.Ived much praise. "To he
watchful of thc people's welfare and to execute
th>'lr xviii xviii be my earnest purpose," it was
said, should bc accepted by all as Mr. Black's
solemn pledge to bc a flovcrnor loyal to the in?
terests of thc people of th" State.
Mr. lila, ks Installation into office occurred o*x
an auspicious day Th" sun xxas shining bright?
ly In ih" blue sky when h>- started from Troy for
th., capital .ity. and the air xxas cool and Invig?
orating. The> sire.-ts of Albany were almost
'lear of ice and Snow, and thus th" military cs
. ..it cominis,.,1 of several com Dan lea ..f ihe- Na
Mr Rack, and th*> Audience broke forth InCft
.-he-i'is
Mr. Palmer called the BBBembtBSja to order,
nnd introdui el thc Kisht Rev. William Croawell
Iioari", I'rotist.-nt Kpls. .{.al Hlsliop of Albany,
xvho offered prayer, Tn- leei ta ry of State
then said: "I now have thc pleasure of present?
ing to you the retlrtnf Qovareot, Levi P. Mor?
ton."
MORT0!T| FAREWELL AODRBM.
Mr Mortem xxas walroniad in a most cordial
manner, anel his sp..-, ii xxas heartily applauded.
He spoke as fotlOWS
Ki Ilow-e 'itlz. ?.- ( laka this nr-ri-tin to rt prese
my grateful h. kneiu ie,lument* to thc iieople of the
State fe>r the- mu,x dssttagatshsd honors they have
.-onf.-rreil upon me, and also especially for the
ouii.sy. the uniform kindness ami the COBStdafata
forb.-,ir.in.-i. Which li.iv I.e. n extended to me dur?
ing my administration as eloxernur. As 1 retire
again to private Me I shall carry tilth me the
most agreeable rectMleettasta of the hearty good
xviii wbtch baa been aaanlfeeted toward m<- hy our
people. To seers such a people has been n inn
tinual pleasure, and to bax. enjoyed the oppor?
tune;, of being tli.-lr servant, e-v-n feir a brief
period, i-r an honor riot soon to be forgotten
Tin- simplicity of republican Institutions forbids
imy ost.-i,i.limn upon an occaalon Hue thia, yet the
transfer eif authority Incident to a change in th*
Chief Muslstrac) ..f Hr.. K-npIre Stat., ls an event
of great Importance, nnd it should tv > onsummated
by Un- obaervance of a .-- remonlal comporting with
tin- dignity of a free and enlightened people. Hence
it is peculiarly appropriate that lei.-, in the pres
. ii.--- ..f their fellow-, itIz.-ns. the Chief Magistral*
of yesterday and iii" Chief Magistrate of to-day
should meet and respe 'Iv. ly transfer and receive
tb- authorttj and poa r ..f a great otaY >. These
PRANK 8. ULA iK.
tlonal Guard from Troy nnd Albany, haei a groot*
path for their parade to thc Capitol.
THE JOUR.NET TO THK CAPITOL.
Mr. Riack came herc in a special train from
Troy, accompanied by Mrs. Black, his s.m Ar?
thur, his prtxatc secretary, William If. Griffith;
Adjutant-General Tilllnghaet, th" members of
his military staff, and til" iiih, 12th and "Jlst Sep?
arate companies. Arriving: herc. h>* found
awaiting him ut thc railroad station the Huh |
Hat talion. Mr. Black was escorted to a ba- j
rouche. and then th<* procession started for the j
Capitol.
Thc line of march xvas alon*? Broadway and I
then xvestxvard up the hill to thc Capitol. Thou?
sands of residents of Albany and Troy lined th?
rout" of th.- procession, and cheered Mr Black.
I'pon arrlxlng at tlie Capitol Mt Blaf*k xvas
conducted to th" Executive Chamber, where be
found awaiting him Governor Morton and lils
military staff.
SCENE IX Tin: ASSEMBLY CHAMBER.
While- th>> procession had been moving through
thc streets ..f Albany an audience of fully ?_',.iiin
persons had been gathering in ihe Assembly
Chamber of tin* Capitol, where th" Inauguration
ceremonies were to take i 11 ?? A platform had
been bulli oul from the Speaker's .l.-sk. and the
Speaker's d?sk its.-lf brought to th.- front of this
platform for the use of Secretary of State
Palmer when he should fulfil his duty eif swear?
ing Mr. Black Into office. The front of tbs
platform xxas draped xx uti crimson velvet, and
decorated at numerous places \\:'h thc Ameri?
can Hag A blue Bilk flag with thc anns of thc
stat" embroidered upon lt in gold huns: Just
below th- Bpeaker'a d-sk. and American Hairs
depended from the platform on either side. At ,
thc right and at th" l"*"! of til" Speaker's doak ,
were groups ot Amerli in flags clustered ahout |
golden eagles. Thc edge of thc platform xvas
adorned also with beautiful ferns. Along th"
face of thc wes:.uti Kallery, overlookini? the
platform, hung a coveting of red velvet, deco?
rated at Intervals xx ith Hags.
Among those who took seat.i on thc platform
were Mrs Black and her son Arthur. Mts i
Black had a .hair directly to the right of tho |
Speaker's desk Shs xxas dress.-.! in Lla.-k. and
wore a black velvet hat with ostrich plumes.
sh-- chatted in a merrj w ly xx^th Mrs Morton.
who sat at Ivj- right. Mrs. Morton had arrived, |
In company with her daughters, a few moments
before Mts. Black came, escorted hy Lieutenant*
Qovernor Woodruff Among th" other persons
on th" platform were Secretary of stat.- Palmar
and Mrs Palmer, stat" Controller Roberts and
Mrs Hob-its, stat.. Treasurer Colvin and M.a.
civln. Attorney-General Hancock. State En?
gineer Adams. ex-Lletftenant c.oxernor Saxton,
Charl, s \\\ Hack.'tt. chairman of th" Republi?
can stat.- Committee; Frederick I >. Kir..urn. Su?
perintendent of th" Hank Department; George
AV Aldridge. St perintendent of Public Works;
lieticral Ira M. Hedges, and Dwight Lawrence.
Librarian of th.- Senate Th., -xix.-s of th" stat..
otlic.-rs occupied chairs nioner thc front of the
Ktage, to Uv- righi of th.- Speaker's d.-sk. while
th., chairs to tin- i-ft of th.- desk were occupied
i.x Adjutant-General Ttlllnghast, ex-Adjutant
General McAlpln and iii. members ..r thc mm- ?
tary staffs ..f Governor Morton and Governor* !
elect Hill, k
Among the spectators In the bod) of thc hall
w.-t" Ki--.bu k '? Shraub, of Lowville, itv de
feat..I Democratic candidate for Lieutenant
Governor; James ll B O'Grady, ths coming ,
Speak",* of th.- Assembly; john w. V-roornan,
nnd the members of the State Senate, headed lix j
Senator Ellsworth, Prealdent pro tem. The j
Senators sat in chalis in the pit of the Assem?
bly Chamber.
BEGINNING OP THE CEREMONIES
lt xxas ll .'til o'clock When a stn at the ba. k
of Un- platform Indicated the approach of Got
- ncr Morton and Governor-elect Bia k, and
the band In Uv gallen began playing g pan;
one air. Borrello af state- Palmer came upon |
the platform, aco'iiipani'-il ly Mr Minion and
ceremonies Illustrate thc maxim thar ? a King
never dies." for.one i*hl-?f Magistrate lays down
authorlt) and his sue essor takes lt up. while the
machinery of the Government moves on noisetesa
ly. without friction or disturbance It ls the glory
of constitutional government that th* Stare doe =
not fall Into anarch) upon t hangs of imbil"
officers The las gre executed ind obeyed with
the sanie. authority and acquiescence as if the
asms person continued to administer the govern?
ment. Men change, bul system* continue
Me have row t., tht lc-.- of .motlier admin!6
tration. ilie Orel under th. new Constitution, and
xv., lind our Stat- m .1 -ondltton of prosperity. ?tPI
moving forward in its rareer of prlmi destined
IO continue, as u |Ma I,,,..- ra manx years, "th-t
Empire State." Pliny, the younger wrote of "th*
majesty of Hom..;, peace," hut \> ?n- s peace In*
spired by fear and maintained bj forei (ve enjoy
a peace nor jes* majestic, and Infinitely mote
beneficent, for it |s foin,led upon the tnte|!lgen<-.*
and devotion .of our people, maintained by th-*"
patriotlam and protected by adequate conatltu*
(Ional barrier* md sal gi rel* \ written Consti?
tution, recognising and protecting the liberty of
the cltlsen, is iii, highes) expression of human
wisdom In tl-.- administration <-f social order,
PREVIl d'S . 'ONSTlTtTlONS.
Cur State ha* passed through three constitu?
tional period-, each of whi.-:] was i period of evo?
lution and development The first Con tltuttoa of
'.777 xvas the product of revolutionary conditions,
adopted during an arm..I conflict for Independence,
when government waa In a tranattion state, ntv\
when it-- framers ,x. r>- mm ?-.. .-..,| in the
preservation of exl I tltutlons and in dlasolt
lng their relations all I ? parent Government
iiirm in framing ned putting Into operation more
? ? rlea of ndmlnlsti itlon Hence thal i 'onstltu*
tlon continued Colonial mm I In many
respects the 'rr,- -mon from Colonl.il to State gov
ernment waa morel} formal and nlmoal Imper?
ceptible ll xvas soon discovered that tills Con?
s' i-'i I nut xx.i- || ..'..;? i.i te for til" xx .11 '-- of a people
destined to supreme y In State irT.-urs, and that
ihey could nol ind r ms limitations accomplish
th., hight t re-.;'..
in lt?! ile- p iple adopted a new Constitution,
broa ler In scope, more elastic In ir- provisions and
more suit.il le for the developmeni of free govern?
ment. This ia a- ? ie fundamental law for nearly a
quarter of a century, but it could n.u areli continua
wiri,out embarrassing a people who felt more snd
more tha necesaltj of greater freedom of acilon.
and xv. . wen mstrslm l bj the limitation Im
i- -? o upon them.
In IM the third Constitution ?>. is i lo;.-...!, which
changed In manx respects the sch me of sdmlnls*
ti i - ... prescribed by former ?? strumenta lt ?i<
thought that this Conatitutlon xx is Mifflclently ela*,
tlc to admit .he greatest growth ar.d development.
Hud for ivarlv half a century, with 8 few raodUIca*
tiona, lt continued to be th" basis of government
and administration. During thia period the Judicial
s\ sr^ni xv is reorganized, tne lepartnsonta of Pub*
Ile \Vor*ts nnd Prisons were created, important lim
hattons upon the power of the L gtsistun xv. re j,re.
scribed, am' minx fi igtn.-nMr. attempts made to
modify and perfect tbs fundamental law.
THK NEW CONSTITUTION.
The convention of NM revised the whola Tonstt
tution, modifying ? e ii branch of thi OovemsBent
The Legtalal in ara* Increaaed one-fourth In num?
bers, an.l Additional limitations wera imposed upon
Ita pow rs. Tn. rxecui ve branch was also
changed, and the Judicial system received important
modlflcatlora Many changei w.re also made in
the administrative features of government, several
statutory departments were m.,.'.>? conatitutlenal,
sud the s.-ope oi the entire Instrument waa grea-iy
broadened. Thia >'<?:?? I \* ?.- ratified In all it*
parts b) the people, and In mos! ? i provti ???
xv.-ut Into operation on the Ural da) of January,
USC li seas tty lilah ptivlle -? i .the duties
of ihe offi.-e if Governor on thc same day, .md to
begin my administration with the opening sf our
fourth onstltutlonai period How long thi* period
will continue no one .-an even conjecture, but I be?
lieve ii 't th almost universal opinion lhal *s
now nave ., Constitution ample in ks *??..[>.?. ?tmpl?
and .-lear In n- de. iaration of principles, - ,f1
elastic in n- provlalop* ind Adequate for -iii gen
era I purpoee* of government under pr. sent condi?
tions; and I .hum lt no small honor that I have
i.e.ii permitted to occupy the office of Chief Magis?
trate of this State, .m.i to take tome pan In .-.ury.
lng Into ettie! the mandates of the bow L*onatlt*>
1 ur
Mu.-a legtaletlon hat been required, snd *i*o
many mojlflcatlona ol aisling Itui ?? - Ths
cii.ing.s in administration have ai-o m?.ie ll neces
..m i,. cha. nee grell-eatabllBhed precedent- ind
methods of ir. ns i.nng public bus.ness All lh"*-e
things have -.-t|.i:t. .1 ireful and patient attenl .n
h) the l.egi-istun . bj ihe different idministralive
departments, b thi .-.nins and i.x the Kxecutlvs;
and after tx*.* years ,.r expertenc In laptlag the
m w conatltutlona lo i ? ? ri r\ -das af?
fairs ,,r Stats administration, tx.- Un I the machinery
,,f government running suv,.!nix in all it* part*.
miring the iisi 'xe., years ike i .ix .f leajietotlea
has be-e-n large and much of P very important.
Municipal development and (ha .>? titration of
population ami a?ealth in eiti.-* required special nt
t.nit..n nt the hands or the last Constitutional
. ??..., niloii, and proVtsloh* xx? i. luci nitrated in the
. onstltutloa for the espreaa purpo.r conferring
upon ibis* municipalities a oaodlAed meaaura ac
i om.- ni- The r. - iii of this constitutional amend
m.-nt and the kalala lion conaaguant upon kl ha*
i.e.n to relieve the Legislator- in soma measure
from responsibility, and to impose upon the ^oy.
. ruing bodies ol the cities i corresponding rsopo**>
?sit>iilt> lm local legislation i believe that the
operation uf this constitutional i>rovu*iou lu*, been.