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VOLUME XXXIX NO. 188. TUESDAY. KANSAS CITY, DECEMBER 15, 1896. TEN" PAGES. TUESDAY. PRICE TWO CENTS. POPULISM DEFENDED. SENATOR ALLEN FROTESTS AGAINST EASTERN CRITICISM. SAYS POPULISTS ARE HONEST. II VIE NO INTENTIOV OF DEFRAUD ING THEIR CREDITORS. In Neltrankfl n Least; There In No Danger if Legislation Hostile to Capital Peffer I'ntn in a. Word for KansRn Con gressional Nciti, Washington. Dec. 14 The final ote on the immigration bill will be taken in the senate next Thursday at 4 p. m., according to an agreement reached to-day. Little doubt Is entertained as to the passage of the measure, and as it already has passed the house it will be in conference before the holidays. Mr. Call. Democrat, of Florida, renewed attention to the Cuban question by three resolutions, one beirg a bitter denunciation of the manner In which it is alleged Gen eral Antonio Maceo had been killed while under a flag of truce. Other resolutions by Mr. Call requested the president to demand the release of United States prisoners at the Spanish penal settlement on the island of Ceuta, and also asked the secretary of state for a list of Americans held in Span ish prisons. The Call resolutions went to the committee on foreign relations. Several spirited political colloquies oc curred on the floor during the day. Mr. Allen's speech protesting against intem perate criticism of Populism in Nebraska led to a passage between him and Mr. Hoar, in which the Massachusetts senator declared that it was a new and novel de parture for senators to appear as the rep resentative of political parties instead of representatives of their states. In the course of Mr. Allen's remarks, he paid a glowing tribute to William J. Bryan as the foremost citizen of Nebraska and the greatest orator since the days of Webster and Clay. Mr. Allen's speech was made on the res olution introduced by himself last week declaring the sacredness of contracts, and was intended to be a refutation of the charge that the legislation in states which had elected Populist legislatures, such as Kansas and Nebraska, would be such as to retard, if not prohibit, the enforcement of legal contracts and of legal obligations. He declared that, so far as Nebraska was concerned: "There Is not the slightest ground to fear that anything will tip done that wlIMn any respect vlolato legal obli gations or place a barrier across the path way of their prompt and effectual enforce ment." "The Populist party of Nebraska," Mr. Allen went on, "Is composed of men who understand quite as well the inviolability of all contracts as the sacredness of public and private property and the rights of citizens. The party was not born iSS . . ,,- aestroy, but to build up ana make more PVWU49 111V AI&ULB Ul till, UIIU III Kite IU Uil that full measure of justice their position as members of Bociety entitles them to. "Those who live elsewhere and have, or may have, obligations against the state, or any of its subdivisions, or citizens, will not be deprived of entering our courts and enforcing them as fully and completely as they can In the courts of their own state. They will find no prejudice against them or their cause if meritorious. Our Judges will compare favorably with those of the oldest states of the Union In point of abil ity. Integrity, and a knowledge of the du ties of their offices. They will hold the scales of Justice Impartially between resi dents and non-residents; they will enforce all legal obligations in their letter and spirit, and defeat those in violation of law. They are, in every conceit ablo respect, abreast of the times, and fully armed and equipped, by character and education, to impartially discharge their duties without Itar or favor. "Eastern holders of stocks in our rallway corporations sometimes express fear of hostile legislation, and I desire to bay to them that such a feeling it groundless. While I do not doubt that the legislature will enact measures looking to the preven tion of overcapitalization, wild and reck less management, and will take strong grounds against railways interfering in po litical matters and favoring one political party by the free service of their trains to the rigid exclusion of others from a like privilege, jet so far as equitable and Just passenger and freight rates are concerned there will bo nothing done of which any fair minded man may justly complain." Mr. Allen also declared that there would bo no dlspositon to legislate so as to In jure the beet sugar factories of the state, as had Tjeen charged would be done, and he replied vigorously to a quotation from a banquet speech said to have been made by Senator Hoar lefore the Home Market Club In Boston in November, in which the Massachusetts senator was represented as characterizing the efforts of the Democrats and ropullts especially of Kansas and Nebraska, as a cmzv attempt at revolu tion and a p isIonate crusade of dishonor." "Nebraska." said he. In r plv to this. has nevir engaged in a revolution that was not pacific nnd lofty in its character and directly within the true province of a Christian government. ' Massachusetts possesses nothing In Ne braska that should entitle her foremost man to speak of our people as the senior senator from that state has done While we accord to Massachusetts her rights., and look upon her as an older, and therefore more complete and belter organized, com munlt) than ours we do not look to her for advice on political, social, scientific, re ligious or anv other question. "I do not speak of this misrepresentation as strongly as I feel, but I must be per mitted to say that It was an unwarranted, gratuitous, open and flagrant insult to an honest intelligent, poor but struggling Christian people The percentage of illit rr.u in Nehraski Is smaller than in Mas saliuetts. Her churches and schools, ac cording to her population are fully as nu merous and as well equipped to impart christian and (( ular education as are those of Massachusetts Our charitahle in stitutions urc among the tinest of the world our people are industrious econom ic! honest, intelligent, persevering and loval "It cannot be tmthfullv said of Nebraska that she Joined In a crazy and dishonora ble crusade to enforce the provisions of a brutal fugitive slave law Her ieople have never been guiltv of mobbing one of their own dtlzens for no greater offense than raising his voire against oppression nnd wrong The stillness of her atmosphere lias not been broken by the appeals for assistance of erlnging men and defenceless women and children, guilt of no offense but fleeing to her soli for freedom, only to be captured and placed in chains for a re ward "Whatever mav be ald of Nebraska, she bus not been guiltv of an of thesp crimes nrnirst the laws of God and civilization. She has never dishonored her foremost iitl7fn. when living for extolling the rarse of liberty and placed wreaths on his grave, when dead. lecnuse he had been tin frlrnd of llliertv She had done none of tl-esc, and no dishonor of this kind at- i to bsr catat or; imperils her elcry," Mr Allen said that he understood per fectlj that there were those who had been born and lived in Massachusetts who had ccrceived a most bitter hatred for the West and ev crj thing Western, and w ho be lie ed that neither good nor intelligence could be found In that section of the coun try but he declared that the patriotism of the people of Nebraska was as broad and limitless as her plains; their Christianity and sense of duty as pure and untalntel as her atmosphere. Never thus far in the history of the state had she been guilty of dl'hcnor, and never as long as intelligence should be predominant and God should rcigp in the hearts of her people would she be guilty of nn thing that would place a stain upon her good name. Mr. Peffer. of Kansas, introduced a com prehensive resolution for the appointment of a commission to investigate and report on the establishment of a permanent mon cU'rj sjstem The resolution recites that the recent election did not show definitely that the people favored any one of the four morelarj policies on which the campaign prtcetded, gold monometallism, interna tional bimetallism, silver and gold at 1G to 1 or the 1G to 1 ratio supplemented by legal tender notes. The commission as pioposed is to consist of one National Dem ocrat, one Republican, one Democrat and one Populist, these to select a tifth person of recognized learning in finance. They are to bt appointed by the president, to sit at New York, Chicago. San Francisco, Den ver and New Orleans, to receive $400 per m rth each and to conclude their investi gations within twelve months. Mr. Hale, of Maine, offered a concurrent resolution for the holiday recess of con gress from December 22 to January 5, w hlch was referred to the appropriations commit tee. Mr. Hoar then asked as to the purpose of Mr. Allen's resolution, to which Mr. Allen replied that it was meant mainly to cor rect public reports resulting from a speech by Mr. Hoar before the Home Market Club, Boston, expressing surprise that Ne braska and certain other Western states had lent themselves to a "crazy pro gramme of revolution." Mr. Piatt, of Connecticut, said the prop osition to reaffirm the doctrines of the United States constitution was, to use a homely phrase, "all clap-trap." Mr. Allen said that this resolution was designed to make clear the purpose of the Populist party not to violate the sanctity of the courts. Mr. Hoar's reply, delivered with much calmness, partook of the nature of a re buke to the suggestion that the Nebraska senator voiced the sentiments of the Popu list party. Ho had supposed senators-entered this chamber to represent their states, not political parties. This was a new and grave change. The senate was supposed to bo above political parties, which, after the clamor and heat of polit ical contests, settled questions on their merits, without reference to political con tests. The proposed change was not con sistent with the dignity and the character of ihe senate. He disclaimed having made allusions during the campaign to the Pop ulists of Nebraska. He had said that the advocacy of a shifting and constantly shrinking standard of value for the cur rency was "a passionate crusade of dis honor," and he continued to hold that view. Mr. Allen answered that for the last four years, while he had been in the senate, not a day passed that parties were not repre sented in the senate, and no one had been more active In that respect than the sena tor from Massachusetts, who had fought and maneuvered for partyadvantage. What right "had the Massachusetts senator to denounce Nebraska for "a passionate cru sade of dishonor" because It supported. Its honored leading citizen, WUlIam j. Bryan, the greatest- orator since the days of Web ster and Clay, and the consistent advocate of a monetary policy in which he believed? Mr. Peffer added a defense of Kansas against the attacks prevalent in the East that contract liabilities were being violat ed. He paid a high tribute to the integrity of his state. The resolution, with several amendments, was then referred to the judiciary commit tee. Senator Chandler and Mr. Mitchell, Re publican, of Oregon, had a brief tilt at 2 o'clock, when the resolution for the elec tion of United States senators by popular vote came up as the special order. Mr. Chandler said he hoped this "Populist proposition" had had Its day, and he was surprised to hear it urged by the Oregon senator. When It came to a vote, he hoped to see "McKinley Republicans, silver Re publicans, Bryan Democrats and Palmer Buckner Democrats all vote against this plan, leaving only the Populists to sup port It " Mr. Mitchell dissented from the Idea that this was a "Populist proposition." It had come from a Republican committee and would receive more than one-half the Re publican votes of the senate. Mr. Mitchell said the resolution could go over, but he would urge it to a vote at the first opportunity Mr. Quay, Republican, of Pennsylvania, arose and remarked suggestively that the Oregon senator should not push his resolu tion, for there might be developments in his (Quay's) stale which would assist the theory of the resolution, so that a little de lay might aid Its prospects. The immigration bill was then taken up end unanimous consent was reached that a final vote be taken next Thursday at 4 p. m. The senate then turned to private pen sion bills on the calendar, and, after pass ing fifty-five pension bills of this character, the senate, at 3.35 p. m., held a brief ex ecutive session and then adjourned. A TWO WEEKS' RECESS. House Votes to Adjourn December -2 for the Holidays Morse Hill rained. Wasiilngton. Dec 14 Bcjond agreeing to a resolution for a two weeks' holiday re cess, beginning December 22, the proceed ings in the house to-day were almost en tlielv devoid of public interest. Most of the day was spent In a struggle over the bill ol Mr. Morse, of Massachusetts, to rcrder the laws regulating the sale of intoxicating liquors In the District of Co lumbia more stringent. The opposition was inclined to filibuster against the meas ure, but it finally was passed. The pres idium's veto of a bill to pension Lydla A, Tn ft a divorced widow, was sustained, 'JVC two-thirds not voting to over-ride tne president s disapproval. Several minor re lief bills were passed. Tom Watson's Contest. Washington Dec 14 Hon. Thomas Wat son, of Georgia recently Populist candidate for vice president will appear before the committee on elections on Jnnuary S to contest the title to the seat now held by Judge Black in the house. To-day the com mittee on elections decided to hear the case on that day. To Lena-then Terms of Office. Washington, Dec U. Representative Tre loar. of Missouri has introduced a resolu tion to amend the constitution so as to lengthen the terms of office of the presi dent and senators to eight jears and of representatives to four years. Authorizing Export Itountlen. Washington. Dec 11 Representative Mcridith, of Virginia, to-day introduced a bill authorizing the pajment of export bounties on agriculture and other products or the United States conditioned upon prices in principal markets and upon their carriage in American or foreign vessels. Sri.OOO Prnltentlnry Item. Washington. Dec. 14 (Special.) Among the deficiencj estimates submitted hy Sec- Continued, on Second, Pnc.ei AT THEIR OLD TRICKS KANSAS POPS LOOKING OIT FOR THEIR RELATIVES. OUTSIDERS RISING IN MUTINY. NEPOTISM AS RANK AS UNDER THE LEWELLING REGIME. Mr. Lecdy Heads Off by Slating Four Relatives for Jobs Perfection of the Nepotism Sjstem Under Len-elling Kansas Po litical News. i Topeka, Kas, Dec. 14 (Special) Dark clouds are already hovering over the Pop ulist outfit in Kansas. There is mutiny in camp. A factor that rendered material assistance In the overthrow of the "first People's party government on earth" has again arisen and threatens to disrupt the party completely. That factor Is nepotism. Despite the fact that one of the cardinal principles of Populism is opposition to favoritism of relatives, jet the members of the incoming administration threaten to follow the footsteps of the Lewelling administration and keep all the offices among their relativ es. This question caused more dissatisfaction among the Populists during the Lewelling regime than all other things combined not even the rottenness excepted. Nepotism was practiced in every branch of the state government. No one could get a subordinate place until the relatives of the heads of the various de partments were taken care of. Then, if anything was left, the outsiders were given a chance. Failing to profit by the experience of the former Populist administration, some of the state officers-elect have given it out that they propose to take care of their relatives first and outsiders after. It is stated in Populist circles that Treasurer elect Hefflebower has decided to put two members of his family In his office, and that the other state officers will provide places for one or more relativ es. Gov ernor elect Leedy has already given his niece a place. There is little objection to that, for she is thoroughly competent and de serves the place; but the pie hunters say he will not stop there. At least three other relatives of his are said to be slated, and they fear even more. It seems that every person who is related to the state officers elect as far back as the fourth cousins-in-law are after Jobs, and that the only valid claim for places is relationship. This recent uprising of relatives has thrown the pie hunters into a state of threatened rebellion. As a rule, each of the 2,500 or more place hunters Is at the head of some faction in his particular neighborhood and is a "power in politics." They all believe that they are entitled to something, and the report that all rela tives will first be taken care of has thor oughly aroused them. Notice has been served on the officers-elect that they will make a fatal mistake by appointing rel atives. It Is not expected that "any at tention will be paid to the notice, how ever, but the men with grievances threaten .a day of. reckoning which will be regretted Ty the incoming officials, Jn addition to setting' forth the cardinal doctrlno of the party in the matter of nepotism, the place hunters have prepared a list showing the vast number of relatives who got jobs under the Lewelling admin istration. The list Is an Interesting study for politicians. It shows how artistically the job was done. "Dick" Chase carried off the plum in the matter of finding places for his relativ is. The position of warden of the penitentiary gave him an opportunity to get four oth ers of his family on the pay roll of that Institution his wife, two sons and a daughter. There was only one member of the family forgotten, a son, and he was being educated for a clerkship under his father when the Populists were swept out of power in 1KH. There was another family well taken care of at the penitentiary also. A. B. Chaffee was a turnkey, his wife was the matron, his daughter assistant matron and his son a guard. Had this not exhausted the mem bership of his family he might have done better. Van B. Prather, the state auditor, gave his wife a good position at $1,200 a year. Ho had no children, so he found a good place for a nephew. Insurance Commissioner S. II. Snider, who Is a candidate for reappointment, was also childless, but he managed to take care of the balance of his family. He made his wife his deputy. State Superintendent of Schools H. M. Gaines could not find a man outside of his family in the Populist party In whom he could repose great confidence, so he ap pointed his brother bond clerk. W. II. Biddle, the state treasurer, put his daughter on the pay roll as stenog rapher, as did Governor Lewelling. The son of R. S. Osborn. secretary or s'ate, was the charter clerk in his father's office. State Senator Forney had two daughters on the pay roll at the last session of the legislature, while Senator Shearer found places as clerks for his brothers and sis ter. One senator's wife received JIM as salary for clerkship, when, in fact, she was not In Topeka at all during the session of the legislature until the last day, and did no work for the state whatever. The senator insisted on the clerk of the senate violating the law and issuing a voucher to pa thL, cl ilm without requiring a sworn statement from his wife. The clerk refused, and the wife was brought up and made the neces sary affidavit. This was the only work she did. Another senator's daughter got $160 pay for services rendered as a clerk of a com mittee that never held a meeting during the entire session of the legislature. She also received an additional $30 for "extra" work. United States Senator PcITer Is accused of starting the precedent among the Pop ulists. A salary of $.1,000 a ear for a term of six years was not regarded by him as sufficient pie for his family, so he pro ceeded to name his daughter as his private secretary and secured a place for his son in the government printing office. A SETBACKF0R KANSAS. Her Extensive MilppiiiK Interests Re ceive Scant Consideration In Sllicrt's Report. Washington, Dec 14 (Special.) Secre tary Lamont to-da submitted to congress the report of Captain William L Sibert, corps of engineers, upon a preliminary ex amination of the Neosho river in Kansas, from the north line of Neosho county to the south line of Labette county, with a view to straightening and otherwise Im proving the channel of that river. Captain Sibert states the extremely small low wa ter discharge makes it impracticable to improve this stream for navigation pur poses, and, therefore, in his opinion, the river is not worthy of Improvement by the government. The views are concurred in b Colonel Barlow, division engineer, and by the chief of engineers. Dnnsrrrons Sinn to Fool With. Topeka. Kas..Dec 14. (Special.) Thomp son Overton, of Hamilton count, is in the Continued on. Second rase- . ;g'-v uS9 A t r m " f"- sT Queen L1I CRAZY DEED OF AN ITALIAN. HEAT HIS FATHER'S BRVINS 'OUT WITH A CLUB. Took Itcfugc In n Cellnr nnd Was Token Only After a Terrible Straggle Family- Victims of Religions Frenij. New York, Dec. 14. At Vineland, N. J., this afternoon, a crowd of armed men bat tered down the door' of the home of Lulgl Jurio, cut through the cellar, and, after a terrific struggle, captured Antonio Jurio, who had brutally murdered his father. In tho cellar with the murderer were his mother and brother, all insane with re ligious frenzy. Until recently the Jurio famaly were liv ing happily, but the death of a younger son seemed to turn the minds of them all. Sinco that time they have been exhibiting religious frenzy constantly in all places, and a few weeks ago two of the sons, one of whom was Antonio, were arrested and sent to jail. They were discharged a day or two ago, and the father, Lulgi Jurio, incurred tho wrath of Antonio by refusing any longer to indulge in the insane and boisterous religlous'servlces. Antonio in his insane rage this afternoon seized a club and attacked his father. Out side the house he dealt the old man a blow on tho head and planted his foot on his chest and pounded the old Juan's head. Into a shapeless massnrowdSrOt people saw the murder, but none dared Interfere to save the man's life. Finally two of the spectators secured guns, and at the sight of these Antonio lltd to his home. A rosse was formfd and a crowd of fullj armed men surrounded the house. But the place had been barricaded, and it was necessary before an entrance could be ef fected to batter in the door. The Juno family were heard shrieking and prajing in the cellar, the trapdoor of which had been fastened down from below. Axes were secured and a large section of the floor cut away. Half a dozen men, pre pared for any emergency, dropped down into the dark hole where the crazy Italians had taken their stand, and after a terrible struggle mnnaged to bind the murderer down with ropes. He was then hoisted up nnd carried off to jail, along with his In Eane mother and brother. FORGED BILLS0F LADING. Sednlla Police Looking for C. R. King, Who Victimized Chicago Commission Honscs. Sedalla, Mo , Dec. 14, (special.) The po lice are looking for one C. R. King, who claimed to represent the "Sedalla Produce Company," thus enabling him to swindle one Chicago commission house out of $235. all hough a second Chicago house refused to swallow the bait thrown out. On De cember 5. King shipped from Dresden two cases of eggs, one to Sprague & Co., and one to Callahan & Bosler, Chicago com mission houses. He then raised the bills of 1; ding to sixty-one cases each, and pre senting the forged paper on December 7. ttrtirw on the Chicago firms for the price of the eggs. Sprague & Co. ordered the pay ment of King's draft for $233, and they are out just that much. DEPUTY SHERIFF SLAIN-. Shot lij- n Murderer "Whom He Was Endeavoring- to Arrest. Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 14. At Mount Pleasant. Miss , near the Tennessee line, to-day, Charles Mitchell, a negro fugitive, wanted for murder, shot and killed P. L Thomas, a deputy sheriff, who tried to arrest him. The murderer was barricaded in his house, and, when the officers sur rounded him, he came forth with a re volver in each hand blazed away with fa tal effect, went forward and stole a horse and thus made his ecape. Killing Was Justifiable. Indianapolis, Ind . Dec. 14 Mrs. Grace Dolan. who shot and killed Henry Jackson, colored, who was trjing to force his way Into her home in North Libertv, last week, was discharged to-day. The court thought that the evidence showed the shooting to have been justifiable Jackson was Intox icated and a stranger. Ren Crnrcns Taken to Kansas. Sedan. Kas . Dec. 14 (Special ) Ben Ci evens, the noted outlaw, wno was badly wounded In a fight with marshals In the teintory a few dajs ago, was brought to this city to-day by Sheriff Kiser and lodged in jail to await trial for robbing the stores of Craig and Tweedy, at Wauneta and Hew ins, a short time ago. Arrested for n $75,000 Forgery. Cleveland. O. Dec. Ii Charles N. Cun ningham, president of the Warwick Elec tric Manufacturing Companj-, for whom a wan ant was Issued on Saturday charging him with forging the name of Judge E. T. Hamilton to a check for $73,000, was taken In custody at his office In the Beckman building to-daj-. Fatal Oklahoma Cnttlng. rtll.linm. ntr O T Tp II .snnpl.l V ! t i.i.i...i, nvi r..,- t- - crosslruV Canadian county a banner named crossing Canadian county.a farmer named Hemphill was to-day cut and killed by Eve Chittj-, who escaped from custody. llnrglnrs nt Mnitn Dend, Mo. t ii.tf j . t. -- 7sassnQrf i ii i I iF": il "eV',V"T? &P?c,i'' ileler,312 volumes, twenty-one jErog.' restaurant, at ildjta Bent wa? eate-nth. ceatuxx editions. M.-rshall. Mo. Dec. 14.-Spec!a!.) Meier - ... ! .! T I Dual Movement. T&flHraHreilCnYSl! Moves on Washington nnd Grovcr on tcred last night by burglars, and about SS0 in money was taken. During the past two weeks numerous robberies have taken place. The county seems to be Infested b an organized band. Bnrglnrs Make a nicli Hnnl. Owensboro, Ky.. Dec. 14. A band of burg lais has been operating successfully in this part of the state and also across the Ohio, in Indiana and Illinois. Their richest haul was at Sturgls, twenty miles away, where they obtained $6,000. Cat Ills, "Wife's Throat and His Own. Detroit, Mich.. Dec. 14. Ernst Chase.son of Dr. Chase, of recipe book fame, cut his wife's and his own throat badly this morn ing In an insane attempt at murder and suicide. Phjsicians think that both have a good chance of recovery. Chase had been dissipating badly. For Selling: Mortgngcl Property. Guthrie, O. T., Dec. 14 (Special.) J. W. Jordan, a prominent farmer, living near McKinley, in the eastern part of this county, was arrested and jailed to-day on a charge of selling mortgaged property. MR. STEPHENS' SLATE. Governor-Elect 11ns Selected Men for Seven of the Positions He Has to Fill. St. Louis, Mo . Dec 14 (Special.) Ac cording to a recognized authority. Governor-elect Stephens has already decided up on the following appointments, and will announce them immediately after taking his seat: v Private secretary Paul B. Moore, of Mis sissippi county. Warden of the state penitentiary J. D. Starke, of Coooer county. Adjutant general M. Fred Bell, of Calla wav countv. Chief clery of the adjutant general C. L. Clark, of Bates county. Prison phsician Dr. G. H. Williams, Cape Girardeau eounty. Official stenographer Al Morrow, Johnson county. One mine Inspector Charles Evans, Randolph county. of of of CLEVELVNU IS SHOOTING DUCKS. One of a Party That Is Gunning In South Carolina. Georgetown, S. C, Dec. 14. President Cleveland, accompanied by his physician. Dr. O'Reilly, Captain Rosley Evans, of the battleship Indiana, and Captain Lamber ton, of the Fifth lighthouse district, ar ii ed at Georgetown in the sleeping car, oronet." at G.13 this morning. They were irrmcdiately transferred to the United States lighthouse boat. Wisteria, which lay It waiting at the wnarf to convey the par ty to the hunting grounds of General E. P. Alexander, whose guest Mr. Cleveland will be while here. Tin shooting to-day was unsatisfactory, tho weather being entirely too mild to bring the ducks within range. Mr. Hnnna Rack at His Desk. Cleveland, O.. Dec. 14 National Chair man M. A. Hsnna was back at his office desk again to-day, busily engaged in at tending to a large accumulation of mall He stated that he would probably go to . i,i,i fo. ,i.,v TLhn it t ,,- siimed he will make his official report to the president-elect concerning the arrange ments made for the inauguration and oth er matters attended to while in Washing ton. Chonte Will He n Candidate. , New York, Dec. 14. Joseph II. Choate i has written a letter announcing that he will he a candidate for election to the United States senate in succession to Dav id B. Hill. "In view of the present politi cal conditions In this state " he saj-s, "I have no hesitation in sajing that I will be a candidate and if elected will trj- to serve the people of the state and the na tion to the best of m abilitj-." Kolilsnat and the Cabinet. New York. Dec. 14 Mr. II. II. Kohlsa.at. of Chicago, proprietor of the Times-Hirald and Post, who since election has been mentioned as a possible member of tho McKinlev cabinet, is in the citj-. Mr. Kohl saat said that he is not looking for a cab inet position and could not accept such a place if it were offered to him. California's Ofllelal Vote. Sacramento, Cal.. Dec 14. The vote of California for presidential electors has been tabulated and" shows the following to tals: Republicans, 14G.5SS; fusion, 111,768; Porhlbitlon, 2,373. Cnnilldnte for Public Printer. Louisville, kj. Dec 11 Senator E. C. Linnej-, of this city, will be an applicant for government printer. He is a practical union printer and will have solid Southern indorsement RRIEr ITEMS OF NEWS. The St. Johns, N. F.. mail steamer from the north reports that seven schooners were wrecked in last Wednesdaj-'s gale The Baroness Leonino, daughter of Daron Gustave de Rothschild, died jesterdaj- in Paris as the result of a fall from her horse while hunting. The overturning of a lantern last even ing led to an $s.000 fire at Newark. O., and the threatened destruction of the town. The Insurance Is about $30,000. The great dockers' strike at Hamburg is practically ended and numbers of the strik- ere drc returning to work. The railway 1 announces that in future there will be T nromnt delivery of freight. t Junius S. Morgan, of New York, has pre sented to Princeton university a collection j of earlj- editions of Virgil. The books" are ""i.tK - iSUL" .w. ... . -. -....., u..w wfc m.v.. M4W Wl the Ducks. BETTER THAN REPORTED. COJIPTROLLEU ECKELS OV MISSOURI NATIONAL RANK'S CONDITION'. Snjs It Will Pay Much More Than SO Per Cent Receiver Wallace Toot Charge Yestcrda Depositors Signing- the Agreement. "W ashlngton. Dec. 14 (Special.) "The re ports regarding the condition of the "Mis souri National bank are much exaggerat ed," said Comptroller Eckels to the Journal correspondent to-day. "X see it Is reported that tho bank will not be able to pay 20 per cent. This is pure nonsense. I have not received the exact-statement of the bank, but I know that the assets are far In excess of 20 per cent. A very large number of the depositors of the defunct bank signed, the agreement for settlement yesterday, and last evening, the trustees for the depositors were feel ing hopeful of securing the required num ber of signatures to enable them to carry tho plan through. Among the signatures giver, jesterday were those of more than a score of country banks that carried deposits with the bank, and It was a noticeable fact that wltb their acceptances came let ters indorsing the plm as the best one that could be evolved under the circumstnnces for a speedy and economical settlement. The report that many country banks would oppose the plan Is false as Sot a sngIo bank has yet objected to the plan when advised of its true meaning. One bank did object to having its deposits in the bank made public for obvious reasons, Receiver T. B. WalHce Is In charge of the bank. He took charge of his desk jes terday morning and will to-day assume en tire control. The only matter jet Is that Examiner Forman has not completed list ing the assets for the receiver, which ho 13 required to do. iJIr. Forman said last even ing he would complete that job to-dav. The unfavorable character of the bank's loans as far as have been made pubhc.has caused great criticism of the methods of business done at the bank and some of the loans are characterized as outrageous and quite out of harmony with the value of the secuntj" held b- the bank. The exceed- Inglv large loan to the Standard Liquor Companv-, which was managed by a broth er of President RIeger, of the bank, has caused the depositors mueh uneasiness, So far there has been no detailed report of the assets raiae public. The report of Examiner Forman is in the hands of Comptroller Eckels, but It Is doubtful It it Is to be given out even in a condensed form. The impression appears to be quite general that it will show much of the paper held by the bank as utterly valueless and quite vindicate the action of the clos ing of the Institution. It is reported that the bank holds a lot of the stock and bonds of the Waldo Park railway, a company that has quit business, and, held at best, a scheme akin to thosp of boom dajs. The suit of Receiver Wallace against the Standard Liquor Company will be called for hearing in the federal court on Decem ber 24. C G. Perrin has teen placed in charge of the stock by the court with in straciionsio rcai ze on a ne can oy me date of the hearing. Avhlle it is claimed structions to realize on all he can by the t th ass?ts r "V5 company have a. face value of more than the bank's claim of $45,000. It Is doubtful If an) thing like the amount of the debt can be secured from the assets When forced to sale. MAXIMO 'MS ''f-mmi EMmmw'imMA j j, girrvfeatiiiil 1 1 it4ulwHzz7ffi The Cnbnn Judus the Man. CONSULATE GUARDED. ATTACK OV UNCLE SAM'S HAVAN'A HEADtlLARTERS, FEARED. STRONG SENATE RESOLUTIONS. MURDER OF GENERAL 3I4.CEO VIG OROUSLY DENOUNCED. Mneco's Complimentary Estimate of General Rivera, Who Is Likely to ne His Successor Indig nation Everywhere Over 3Iaceo's Murder, Havana. Dec. II. Tho United States con sulato general in this cltj- is under a spe cial guard of armed policemen. This pre caution Is taken bj- tho Spanish authori ties owing to the fear that the indignation expressed by Spanish sj-mpathizers against the United States would find vent in an attack upon the consulate. There have, been fresh signs of tho Hostile feeling against the United States In view of tho news from there of tho ardent sympathy felt with the insurgents over the death of Antonio Macco and the allegations there of the manner In which he was killed. In the absence of Consul General Fltzhugh Leo the consulate Is In charge of Vlca Consul General Joseph A. Springer. New York, Dec. 11. From all parts of tha United States, from Mexico and from Paris, telegrams werb received to-day by the Cu ban junta and bj- prominent Cubans In New York, in which the correspondents expressed their sjmpathj for free Cuba and offered financial assistance to the men who are making the fight for llbert-. One of the most ardent writers was Herbert W. Wolcott, chairman of the Cuban Amer ican League, of Cleveland, and brother o United States Senator Wolcott. In his communication to Fidel G. Pierrcra, Mr. Wolcott said the American-born citizens of Cleveland wero Intensely enthusiastic and reprobated the murder of Maceo and his staff. Monej-, Mr. Wolcott said, was coming in faster than at any time since the war began and if men were wanted there would be no trouble in recruiting more than one regiment. So fervent is the sympathy for Cuba that the junta would not be asked to expend a dollar of Its funds for equipment or transportation. Mr. Wolcott said. He wrote that members of the Grand. Army of the Republic In Cleveland, who were officers in tho civil war, had volunteered to go with the en listed men and assume command of them in Cuba. In riorlda, Louisiana. Georgia and the other Gulf states, the feeling seems strong against Spain as evidenced by communica tions received here. It Is stated by prom inent Cubans that It vessels can bo got out of this country It will be only a few da-s before manj- thousands of arms and many chests of ammunition will be landed within the insurgent lines. Inquiries have been received here from several branches o the Cuban-American League, which Is composed of native Amer icans, as to the most expeditious and saf est route by which to ship war material to Generals Gomez and Garcia. W. B". Galbraith. librarian of the Ohio state librarj" at Columbus, communicated with Mr. Pierrera asking information as to the shipping of munitions, the transmis sion -of funds and the forwarding of men to Cuba. Mr. Galbraith said the people of that city were thoroughly in earnest and that they could be counted upon for larger subscrip tions than ever before. "This latest Infnmj-," Ir. Galbraith wrote, "has had the effect of bringing over to the cause of free Cuba thousands of our citizens who, until now. have boen willing to let the Insurgents fight it out as best they could." In this city funds have been pouring in to aid the Cuban cause and many InquUlu are being made of the Cuban officials aj ta ttle best waj- to transmit funds and sup plies to the men who are fighting. Washington, Dec. 11 The Cuban ques tion came forward in the senate again to day, when Mr. Call. Democrat, of Florida, presented three separate resolutions. One denounced the killing of General Antonio Macfeo as follows: "Resolved, That the- killing of General Antonio Maceo, a renowned general In the service of the republic of Cuba. If true, while under a flag of truce and with an as surance of safetj- from the Spanish capta'n general, was a violation of the rules of civ ilized war, an outrage of base treachery, a murder cowardly and disgraceful, which demands the execration of every govern ment and of all the world, whether civi lized or savage; that the government which authorizes, permits or fails to punish tho assassins who are connected In any way with the guilt of this crime, with the ex treme penalty of the law, is an outcast from the family of nations and from tha pale of civilization and public law. "That the committee on foreign relations Continued on Seeonil Page. fz ZHRTUCHA, "Who jilrnj-ed Maceo. ""s-Uewrork Herald, j