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INAUGURATION PLANS GENERAL PORTER MAKING THE ARRANGEMENTS. .4 .mm of Ni*u York Appointed ». of Staff—Tlio«c YVho Will He Alds-de-t amp — The Column* to March Twenty-four Abreast — Washington News and Notes. The Inauguration. Washington, Dec. 2.').—Chairman Hell of the'inauguration committee has returned from New York, whore he had a conference with General Horace i’orter, chief marshal of the inaugura tion parade, who has appointed A. N. lilcckson of New York chief of staff and Colonel II. C. Corbin, l’. N. A., special aide. General Porter has decided that when once the big parade shall start it will not be allowed to stop until the disbanding point shall be reached, lloth military and eivic associations wLJ’ ' required to march in columns of* ,-nty-four front instead of sixteen as heretofore and in close order, the purpose being to have IHI men pass a given point each hour. Large representations of cadets from the naval and military academics arc expected, but from information re ceived General Porter docs not expect as large a representation of the Na tional Guard of Pennsylvania as usual. Circular letters to governors of states arc t. course of preparation, asaing infol mntion as to their personal escort and tlic .lumber of state troops who ex pect to take part in the parade. All organizations will be required to no tify the chief marshal of their desire to participate prior to a certain date to be hereafter named, in order that there may he no confusion as to posi tions. HOME RULE FOR CUBANS. AilmlnUtrntlnn Working for ThU Her rctary Olacy llimy. WASIIlXOTOJf, Dee. 25.—Whatever course Congress may finally take with respect to the Cameron resolution, the instant efforts of the present adminis tration, at least, will continue to he exerted in behalf of an autonomous government for the Cubans. During the correspondence between this gov-, eminent anil Spain, the Canadian sys tem has repeatedly been referred to as a model which Spain would do well to follow in granting home rule to her Cuban colonists. The objection, how ever, lias been made, and with some reason it is admitted, that a system which would work admirably with her majesty's subjects in Canada might utterly fail if applied to the Cu bans. That Spain lias intimated that limit r certain conditions site would not he averse to granting a reasonable measure of home rule to the Cubans is beyond question. She, however, in sisted that nothing less than a disas trous defeat in battle will cause the insurgents to heed such propositions, and it is regarded in .Madrid us useless to attempt any of the reforms sug gested until Weyler strikes a decisive blow. This government, however,does not fully agree with that view of the ease, and undoubtedly it is making some progress in its contention for peace on a basis alike reasonable and honorable to the Cubans, as well to the V Sna'n. One of the principal motives which has actuated this government in the course it lias taken in the matter is the protection of the persons and property of citizens of the I'nited States now engaged as tobacco and btigar planters in Cuba. Although the planters generally are said to sympathize with the Cuban cause, information has reached this government that, as a rule, they en tertain serious doubts as to the abil ity of the native Cubans, if wholly successful, to maintain a stable anil satisfactory government. What the planters most desire is annexation to till. I 'nited States, hut as the adminis tration lias made evident that it. re gards this as out ot the question, the planters next favor an autonomous government under the executive sup ervision of Spain. Sho’jM Spat" consent to allow Cuba to legislate as to Tier own internal af fairs. the I'nited States, as stated by Mr. Olney to Congress, would con sent to heepme responsible to Spain for the faithful observance of the con ditions of the treaty between the two d countries. The idea of this govern ment is tliut this agreement could be made a part of a new treaty between the i'nited States and Spain, the ne cessity for which is admitted by both governments. The Spanish authorities, it can be stated, share the feeling strongly eti tertuined by the United States, that tin- present treaty has long outlived its usefulness, it was ratified and pro ’ da med in 17H.V ami bears every evi dence of Its antiquity At that time. Florida and Louisiana belonged to Spain, and a good part of the treaty relates to the boundaries between the I lilted States anil the Spanish colonies which have now become American sta.es So far as Spain is concerned, there is reason to ta-iieve she will welcome a i ,-w treaty as a means of securing changes which the present war has shown to be vital, mil will insist on delaying such treaty revision until t alia s iweiAed, iu a large measure at least. I be commercial features of a new treaty will le of Importance mu to tin- enormous trade betyvevtt t iiIm and til I'nited -states It Is said that under the new treaty Hot King could la* done lo restrict till blistering although this has t«-eu owe of the twost serious causes of trouble developed by the war sitwe it U a sub tret covered by International law i.tiher than by treaty MH. HATCH DEAD. 11., I ( I Mi|04*e(« l-wo' tvvi sars roe**Oi*4 by Ito t yalll lIvSMtMl Mo Its' .“ s How Mdt la<w l» Hat* h died at Ko . ha h **»l Might Whew dn*tl»»i.V( place which was peaceful b1* *'hr. hiv daughter. Mies Uwltta. hU brother John I Hatch, ami wife of * huago hi.s.st*r M-ss l.wsi Ha'- h Mis»e J.-uwte ami Mary I. Hawhtw* aw-l E'<Jwh Hawh ns- * stars amt hr--4tiet t*i Mrs Hatch and lui t iwnetim l«v . s \|.. . ( Hart II ti llsista a«d t« rg I.dm • M l tdis-l*. Ml f. v li d hi* b d COT ABOUT C2.O0O, The Amount of tie Haul Mario by the IPuc Cut Train Xtobbcm. Kassa.h Cn v, JIo„ Dec. 35.- No ar rests have yet been made of the ltlue Cut train robbers, but the officers are at work on several promising clues und expect soon to rapture the bandits. The robbers searched the express car coolly and leisurely. Messengsr Frier was forced to surrender the key to the local safe, in which are stored pack ages for delivery at points along the run. It Is an iron box about three feet long by one and one-half feet wide. From this box the robbers reaped a harvest, but the exact amount of money tuken the United States Jyxpress company refuses to state. It Is thought to be about 93,000. The train robbers tore open the en velopes anti threw aside all those which did not contain money. They laughed and shouted with glee when they discovered bills in any of the packages, and joked witli the mes. 'ti ger about, their "rich haul." In an envelope they found several gold coins, and one of the robbers tossed them high in the air and catching them deftly, said: “Yellow boys; that's the stuff." There were more money pack ages than usual in the small safe on account of the holiday business. Directly across the ear from the small safe was the large iron through safe. In this safe large amounts of money lire often carried, but as a pro tection for the express company the manager is not given the combination. The safe ran he opened only at the end i>f the run, The robbers were finally Induced by the messenger to uhandoii It. und eseaoed. WALLER IS A CANDIDATE. The K*-C'on«lll lli'nlrm C. II. J. Tay lor's IMaro. Wahiiixotov, Due. 25.- It is an nounced that K.’:-Consul Waller of Kansas, who became an intenatlonal cliaractor because of his conflneinent in prison for an alleged attempt to in cite an insurrection against the French protectorate in Madagascar, is an ap plicant for the office of Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia. The place is now held by Charles li. .1. Taylor of Kansas, and pays 81,000 a year. A colored man has received this appointment for several administra tions, which accounts for .'Id applies, lions, mainly from colored men. which Major McKinley must pass on, l.'ntil recent years considerable patronage was connected with live office, but Un civil service rules have been establish ed there, without regard to the de mands which are made upon a colored office-holder bv ids friends. CLEVER SWINDLERS. Two Men Work Oliloim* for Money for I'ofltoffice* for Tlienmelve*. Com Mill s, Ohio, Dee. 25,—About six weeks before the recent election t wo men took rooms at the Chittenden. They represented Vitcmselves as con nected with the National Democratic state committee, and wrote to sev eral gold Democrats tiiat President Cleveland was about to remove 100 Ohio postmasters and had placed in their hands the task of selecting 100 successors, who were presumed to he gold Democrats. J. J. Kenyan of Mt, (iileud was selected as one of the suc cessors, and he sent. $100 Id currency to the men for insurances contained in three strictly confidential letters, Run yan waited a reasonable time fur his commission and then called the atten tion of the authorities to the fact tiiat ha had been swindled, after he had un burdened himself to a friend, who hud also purchased 8100 worth of exper ience. _ Stone’s Respite of I’erry Condemned Maxhpiki.p, Mo., Dec. 25.—The news of Governor Stone's action in granting a respite to Kd Perry, condemned mur derer of tlie Sawyer family, whose ex ecution had been set for the 30th inst., lias been the subject of much adverse comment. It is certain that Gov ernor-elect Stephens will immediately receive an emphatic protest from the citizens of Douglas county. The nrotest will be based principally upon the ready acquiescence of the people in allowing Perry to escape the ven geance of u mol) in seeing that he got a fair trial. The fact that Tom Love of Springfield, secretary of the Demo cratic state committee, and a warm personal friend of the new governor, has Perry's ease in hand has given strength to the already prevalent belief that a great influence is being brought to hear to save Perry's neck. •Jealous of Maceo Havana. Dec. -.v (tellable informa tion lias been received that Maceo passed the trochu December -t by land and not by sea. It was his intention to deliver a great blow for the Cuban cause near ilavuua and then to pro ceed eastward. It is alleged that he made Maximo (Soiuex ami others indig nant anil that they abandoned him to his own fate without assisting him. Is-ing jealous of the influence acquired bv him by his able management in the province of Pinur del Ulo. It is fur thcr alleged that the white element among the i Vilnius hsiked with un friendly eyes u|miii him because lie w as a mulatto Mr. tirjan's first l.ee.ar*. Ail i * ■ i Ul Hgg ' * M i D J llryan made bis firs* apianranc. oi he lecture platform at lid i.ruud «,’« house lust night The house, which s«>wts I.ISSI JMUjil* was Itllril Mr |lr.an was cheered when he nppeared 11,. stage Mr llr\an »|»d»* for on, hour «ni essential priueijites ol g.«st cillkeusltlp, p*e sealing his re marks umler the title of Indent landmarks At the rw.t hundred, crowded ar»mud to eha!»> his hand Mr tlrvan referred loth, sliver quea ll, m onU inebleniaiW twsiv* tVsseagsrs «•»«* AM test •* 4 Marks (sw las* **■ MekAsis »«k 11«AMs Cal, llec. !» A UersM j sl um lei vrnsl in the l.ulf of i am ! .mwhe tk-.en.bwr II end If and »w* »< I other .n» waitin' reported is the wreek j of the bark taw*eic* with twelve p»*» enge** and asal of the .re* •**' 11„ mptatn atiepped I® Meklenn -'.d !«rs «|*m Kim. end . lingt »e »•* • ••** **> i tried t*. reach dust It*' surviv.na ! saw k'W siak owing loth." weight w» I he nw'tel tk». jia.sswg*» after *u ..(her sank th* hat. proving cntiietr aaw. awwg.abli- iflj thrw. '**• k I i r i„, so.a|w.l The %e%s« viva ws»n aDef kb* a a* abandoned OLNEY IS SUSTAINED. EDMUNDS UPHOLDS THE SEC RETARY OF STATE. Tlio Ex-Vcrmnnt Senator Says that Pass age of tlie t ameron Resolution Woultl Ilo Contrary to All the Principle* That Regulate Intercourse Among the Na tions— Tlie Effect l pun Cuba. Olncj's Action Approved. Washington. Dec. 23.—In response to a request for his views on the pend ing Cuban resolution und Secretary Olney's declaration of the President's position, ex-Sciiator licorgo F. Ed munds of Vermont said to-day: “Sec retary Olney not only acted properly, but it was a patriotic duty for him to make the statement he did. As tlie oflieiiti of the government intrusted w“h tlie management of our foreign relations, it vas his duty to clearly state tlie result of such action, and i have no doubt that if lie hud taken tiio opposite view to that which he did iho men who nro now denouncing him would have been the first to suy he was acting in a perfectly proper man ner. He did the only proper thing, and would have been neglecting ids duty had he done differently.” Itegarding tlie resolution Mr. Ed munds said; “The passage of such a resolution would he so destructive to oil the productive and business inter ests of this country a* well as so con trary to the just principles that regu late intercourse among nations, that 1 cannot suppose congress would, after consideration, take such a step. The t. 4 ..li.<>'iL.ln4loo l character t<> declare war is expressly given by the constitution, hut the power to make peace and to preserve it is given by the constitution to the President, acting in most cases by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. To say the least, therefore, the right of Congress to recognize tlm establishment of a new state In the family of nations , against the judgment of the executive brunch is extremely doubtful, and to do so would, under existing eireum- ' stances, necessarily produce evils, the ) extent of which can hardly lie esti mated. It would. I think, do no good to the Cubans, for tile foreign enlist ment act would have precisely the same force if Culm were tin independ ent nation. It prevents giving tiny kind of aid to the enemies of u nation with which we are at peace. 1 'util there shall In* war with Spain flic peo ple of this country have no right to give military aid in any form to the Cubans. "To recognize as a separate and in dependent state anything so mythical as tilt* republic of Cuba would put this country in a very undesirable position, and one in which no civilized nation would like to be placed. Should the resolution pass both bouses and be ap proved by the president, it would result in clothing the special myth with a re ality it never possessed, and our gov ernment would receive the minister of the new state and send a minister and consuls to tliac country and its cities and towns, if they have any. The republic of Cuba lias no stability, no nutonomy, no organization, no capital. We may pity the condition of the peo ple ami deplore the atrocities which are being committed on the island, lint to go the length proposed is some thing whieh no self-respecting nation could do. “Should the president veto the reso 'ution and it be passed over the veto, it would be a declaration of Congress, Which, pernaps, would have same effect as if the president had signed it, if he, as the executive, should deem it hail flint inwful effect. Hut if the nresident should be of the opinion that the recognition of anew power was a pure ly executive function and refuse to carry out the instructions of congress, there would he nothing left for con gress to do hut to either submit or im peach him for high crime and misde meanor in refusing to obey what they regard as a valid law. Hut I have no idea that the resolution .will pass, so that <|i-«fction is hardly likely ever to arise. ” New York Cuban Meeting. New York, Dec. -.1 The demon stration in favor of the Cuban insur gents under the auspices of the Society of American Friends of t nba, last night, was a remarkable one. Four thousand men marched from Fast Kighty-scventh street to Cooper Fnion, led by Frank Meyer, u survivor of the Virginias massacre. I he parade was divided into ten columns. A Yoang Senator llmilrd Mexico, Mu, I*••«•. '-’it. W IV. Fry. chairman of the state judicial conven tion, Efcid to-day: "'I lie Demoerue.i of this stule should Is- represented in the I’uited States senate by a youug mail. Senator Vest has served his time with honor to the state ami CoekrvlP is ad vanced in years. We have the la»st of material among the young men of the state. Tljere is Sam I* Cook and oilers we might mime, who would till the pla>e with honor The state and the t• are ri|»- (or a in w man troiu the people Mat*) Hfiilprt I KHtcriirtJ. \Y MtV. ttt*8, IWu M. Solicitor (it ni-ri*- I «»nra I ha* u tiH»tU*w viilh |lu« ) U|MVM»M 4***l?t l*» wt iimmIw ill** jutljftiiMii’ entitf«»«t nn4 ifru^il ** iw " in Mi® t-f 11* *■ Surthtfri* 1‘itfiftt* r*UrtM<l v* UttAftrtl I* i«l* I,urn in *»r«l«*r (Nil Ui« Htiiifu Ilt44 I ||HVM Hit «*|»|*»»P(MUiiV 4«l 4*’|i li- stated that the ..«■•! Inioitrd the j rights of utanv th‘<us»»dsof settler* IlfctgkfcttMl* l«tWM HifltlfWtl l«| I HUH. 't I- Willliltt Six 44 f*M»M P Ulllif lw*l itf Him *tl>. Hi* H4ur4rf«4 i»it iiiglit k | i 4» lhl«H4t H4» cut !»«»*•§ MAC Pttl' uilN a ift4411Mm HA* a i-diht !t»f A»U| M|t ll|4)M t IP*) 4»f Ihl.iHd » Htli* A lit ft Alta A||%|*4a |4i».wU U» j |Hv* AVI gM «4*f% Him M i«4« I** *••»** M“ tw4* Ihrrtlw X V.. I sue »i iwgatuy 1 HlAA * *1 4% Ml I Hi* Hf Hi tf*» «4 I HiUi %*t W*iii‘ m m m>*ih j iMiiMtli If Ki#f IH# I. .4|* rM» \*Hi4»lti -WW w ft W [ Villi iA«I *if l*v i THE UNION PACIPIC. Senator Pettigrew I* for Government ' Ownership. W’AsmxoTox. IVc. 23.—The urgent deficiency bill as reported was passed by the senate to-day with minor amendments. It carried Jsst.SHfi, tl_ larger part of which is for the continu ation of the work of the navy depart ment. Mr. Pettigrew called up his resolu tion appropriating $I0,U00,000 to tako up the trust notes of the Union Pacific railway. He said that this step was Imperative to protect the interests of tne government against those who held the notes, whose purpose was to absorb the branch lines of the I'nion Pacific. He declared liU belief that the Union Pacific was not Insolvent and that tho floating debt was created for the ex press ptirpo-e of complicating and em barrassing the government Hens. Mr. Hear of Iowa, chairman of the committee oil Pacific roads, asked if Mr. Pettigrew fuvored the operation of the roads bv the governm -nt. The Soutli Dakota Senator answered tliut certainly tin- government could not possibly manage the Pacific roads worse tliiiti they hail been managed. It would do away with the pools, combi nations and discrimination in rates which made the American railroads n target for criticism, lie urged that the government should embrace this opportunity for an experiment in gov ernment ownership of a great conti nental line. He believed the govern ment should take possession anil operate the Union Pacific road and its branch lines. Mr. Platt of Connecticut spoke of the imperative necessity of considering the Important t|llestlon of settlement with the Pacific railroads. The in debtedness, reaching $1 13,000.000, was in danger of being lost, anil yet this seemed to disturb no one. He hoped it would be one of the first subjects consider!- I after the holidays. Mr. Morgan of Alabama said the STaicinciiTs mane ny Mr. i eingrrw were of it most grave character, lit ef fect, they meant that certain individ ual* hud made a fraudulent combina tion to load down these Pacific roads so as to absorb them. It was diflicult for any single mind to grasp the "lab yrinth of fraud and rascality" Unit hud made this subject* perfect "saturnalia of fraud." It was a twin brother to the Credit Mobller frauds, carried on by the same methods of bribery and cotjruuUoa. _ IHE ILL No|s NATIONAL. The Ilia llank Wrecked l»y .Many Heavy Lwsi. CmcAOO, Tier. 23. The listed assets of the illinois National bank are said to include, in addition to the #2,475,000 loaned to the Calumet Electric com pany, 8500,000 advanced to Jiobort lierger, a son-in-law of President (Jeorge Schneider; #500,000 advanced toil. A. Weiss, unother son-in-law, and over ##00,000 of doubtful debts, lierger is a partner lu the firm of E. S. Dreyer A. Co., which also went into the bunds of a receiver yesterday, und Weiss is a brewer. The losses by the failure will full upon 1.071 individual depositor* and 350 national, state und private banks. Included mining the depositors are Die treasurers of the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois, The deposits of the treasurers of the city of Chicago and Cook county will aggregate #1,000, 000. The amount on deposit by the state treasurer wus comparatively small. Among the depositors were many large corporations und receivers. They included the receivers of the Northern Pacific railroad and the receiver of tlio Whisky trust. The deposits of E. S. Dreyer A Co. include the funds of the West park board. The amount at the time the bank closed was about #310, 000. llobert E, Jenkins, one of the direct ors of the bank, said; “The. directors did not know the size of the loan on the Calumet Electric. The discovery of the condition of the loan was as much of a surprise to me us to the pub lic. The same is true of the loan to Dreyer .». Co. Lhe directors were una ware of the loans, which appear to have carried the hank down, or were until the latter part of last week. I do not cure to say who l believe was t® blame for the directors being kept is the dark as to the magnitude of these loa us." Quite a little run was made to-day on the Illinois Trust and Savings hank, hut depositors are handed thirty-day notices except where they ean satisfy the officials that the money they de sire is for a legitimate purpose. Out side of this tlnrexeilenient attendant upon, the collapse appears to have died out. though run* of more or less magnitude were made on several bank ing institutions, notably the liardcu City bunking and Trust company. It U generally expected that Rank Kxnmiin r McKcon will lie appointed receiver permanently for the Nutnm.il Hank of Illinois. At a meeting of the clrurlng liotisu banks it was decided to advance seven tv live per cent no all claims aguiust tiie National Rank of Illinois cert I tied us on dc|sisit The general opinion WHs that tile depositors would reerivt* t heir money in full. The hank now lias on hand in cash mentis nearly for ty |H*r cent of their entire liabilities 'the bank of Roseiand ha* *u*|iended» ussct ., •Tt.tnsi; liabilities, t.io.ouo gear New lli'taon MmvI IN* \V VkMISntoV. I lee T I lie f ttilevl State* supreme court affirmed the verdict of the supreme court of New Mexico ill the case S of 1 riilii'issi lk»r r. go, Antonio lb.ri go t.a.nian * Ala rid ami 1‘atricia Valruct* who «r* I under sentence of d-alh for the imir i‘ •-o-aiseo I n.* ■ n 'aiitn l e I % r««Mgr*•*»•»!• f»** III* Ibfti f <ir«iiu« \\ ft *Ht \»* l»«* ( .* I I U'hrt* til | lit*' lM|lt t*i ft* •* l*| *4li' lilt? MlilU^Uttll Ml | uf I‘*v»ulv4*i K‘Ut«ft wlii inmI •:» } 4 4t h 1 hr t |44 t*| tU ttiruii ••hi hdt th' hU'«l In vfrdt UlfttMt I4i|lv«l •1'iin l I 4* t««tx |V i t tin t«ft iff HU* fti I hr ift|' | It ***?* ItftMt t*f ft‘4« h *1rvr! fwlly IvtHI « %!*♦*•*•« |*»4 4 iv KiU v M M»» I*4ft u| ■ ►tt.li U4* % I hr f til TiiUft Kfttill, lit* thm' 1 ft» fillu1 (t mli'fi ti 4*1 hr ft* 4 »Vh r»Uy I *firr i*fti iiljkfi* tit M'fffil iti m tKi hKv { ft 4 tmtMMul mu i h i Mtiitlr* u, M«# I UiK r ill ff***li 1 TWAN had banking. OFFICERS OF THE ILLINOIS NA TIONAL ACCUSED. Tlir rrenlilrnt Mslnly t,i llismr-—I>lreeto PaRfl llrclMrr* tlml (altunrl l,i»nns N'nrr -%|i|>»-»ml (in Mir ll.mk* sntiiiilt Ird to tlir I.114ii C'ommlMev—% ScbrM* for nu I iiiiiii unr i'lirtiinr In stock. Ilnnk lllrrctor* MUIrd. (TilrAOO. Dee. 21. "Never did I see on tlie book kept for the purpose of informing the director* of tlie bank a* to who were the applieant* for loans tlie name of tlie Calumet Electric rail way." said Director Page of the defunct National Hank of Illinois to-day when uskctl how such lurge loan* were made by tlie hunk and ostensibly given with the sunetinn of tlie directors. Air. Page said as to the manner in which the business of the bank, as far as the directors were concerned, whs conducted: “The directors appointed from among themselves what yon might term for convenience sake an auditing committee The plan whs to let one director drop out ciudi month, some other taking his place. Kuril day tlie committee would meet at tlie hank, its business being to pass upon the application* for loans. A record of these applications was kept in a hook designed for the pur pose, In tins hook was also kept op posite tlie name of eaeli applicant a record of the collateral offered to ef fect the loan. When tlie committee mi* ready for business Mr. Schneider would come Into the nsun, bringing with him this I took and witli it all ot her hook in which was recorded tin; dully balance of tlie Would-he bor rower and also a record of how much i:c had previously borrowed.” i’fu:mi>ENT si iixiain.K to iii.ame. “You any that Mr, Schneider used to bring tills in'.’’’ “Almost, Invariably. Seldom vvus Mr Hammond before (lie committee. At, odd times lie would In- called In to uusvver some question us to an appli cants business or t.o clear up it point about some collateral offered. but Cap tain Schneider was almost always the bearer of the lioohs. The committee would look over the lusilig carefully, nud in some instances refuse to sanc tion a loan, in others tin* loan asked for would be cut down, and in cases where the applicant and security were nil right the accommodation was of course gi anted." “Mid the committee never ask to see the actual collateral offered or did they simply take the word of Mr. Schneider or Mr. Hammond that the security was actually in the hank and actually what it purported to he in the memorandum book'.’" “We hud been in business with Mr. Sellneider and Mr. Hammond muny of us for thirty year*. To have made sue)i a demand of them would have been a personal insult." “Were not the suspicions of the com mit tee ever aroused by tin* large sums loaned to the Calumet Kleetric?’’ “Never did I sen tine name of the Calumet Kleetric railway appear on this book as. an applicant for a loan.” “What have you to say about the published statements regarding Mr. Hammond’s connection witii the un explained t ra nsacti on*?" “They are all true; every one of them ” *11 a lie ivokk w* TWO SIPES. The Post declares that W. A. Ham mond, second vice president of the closed National Hank of Illinois, is to be made the scapegoat of the failure, anil continues, quoting a friend of Hammond: "I Inn mood is a broken man to-day. but he is not any more to blame, for the amount of money loaned oil Calumet securities than are the members of the finance committee of the bank and its directors. It was nccckiLurv to t.lie rmnsises of a man connected with the South Chicago City railway anil an officer of one of the best known hanks of this city, to de preciate the Calumet Klectrie road's stock, and to this end these two nten brought about the wrecking of the National Hunk of Illinois. Of the bank's funds?:!,475,000 had been loaned oil the Calumet securities. The plan for wrecking was brilliant. Cause an investigation. depreciate Calu met stock and buy it. Then com bine this valuable property of sixty threc tuiles of new track equipment • nil frauctiiae with the South Chicago railway, eventually combining with the Chicago City railway and make a fortune of millions within five or leu years. The trutli of the tna -er is that members of the tlmince committee and certain directors of the National Hank of Illinois have known the uniount of the Calumet loan auJ have luqied to make individual fortunes oil tlm suc cess of the venture. ileorgc Schneider, tin* president of tiie Nulinuul Hank of Illinois, lives in a rutlMM* showy hrlek residence at 90U0 Michigan uveiine. lie is 7 1 years of age and is rather feeble in health. When called upon to-day lie said he should have mi slttteilient whatever to luuke Hlul SC, med quite hrokvU THE GRAND ISLAND SOLD. only One lint «. ax.oiMMtuo Wail* fur IS* Kwit tllsilM.s Neb. lies'. M -Tllcpublh •ale uf the St. Jiwwqdt A liratid Island railroad was held at Hie depot here be day l.dward Simoatou, tps'itl mas ter of st I'aul, Mailt., had charge. There was l»ut om* hhl anil that was hi William Hull for I rank II titewtt, who re presents the Itr si mortgage Is Hid hob tens of New \ ork I he ruad wild for Immi imu t MSS Misruurlau a suniw*. |'H I • IMH I, \fttd, Ivn1 J| N\ 4? W)iH, MI IMMUtIIIMH Ilf H*U Air. ittimuUlMl by *#t ihu I *fl irf HU Inaii* j |l«t 4M il»« II tull*! Id .* tfctr*! 4I>4 4 I M»vt« uf null* llv 1*4*1 Ut»*iu I |ur MillM4 I*MM* 1% tJdVVM lUidiflt lUdi |i«i«Un| Sim HHt ft ii Ibm 'll |,i|i(ti*k(|iiMii u! Hid*'4*1 iflifi4 I Him 4**11 in* I hjf H U14H4M* »M*t H*r |4i* ihiMittt Arthur 14i««l \hmu 4 in****! iu>l 4 »*»*:*' Mm *H«t u ft «*»*»r ti*4 |t«ti«i4irUW «d • f *i»v S ■» Vid WOMAN S CURIOSITY. It I.cil lo the Iterorrrj of h Valiiitil4 Msilukla. Feminine curiosity resulted In the re covery on Saturday night of a valuabla sealskin sacque which had been etoleo and the arrest of Thotnau Filbert of Buffalo, N. Y.. says the Pittsburg lead er. Filbert left a bundle with two women In a store at Wylie and HIxth avenues, saying that he would return after seeing the putade. The women became curious to see the contents and as the bundle was rather bulky the longer they gazed on the unknown quantity the greater their curiosity. The problem was finally solved, an women alone arrive at conclusion*. There was a look of Inquiry, answered by a nod and the gordlan knot was cut. But the sight of the glorious garment did not stifle the ull-consiimlng curios ity. Mow could a man with the appear ance of a tramp have secured such a costly wrap? It looked suspicious—It was still a mystery. They would tell the police They did. Detective Philip Demtnei answered the call. Shortly after the man came for his bundle, hut the detective objected to letting him have II and walked him to (he central police station. The seal cape was taken along. Filbert said he had lieeii paid 20 cents by it stranger to leave th« bundle with the women. The detective told him he was lying and I he prisoner said lie "would let It go ut that," Ho had no money when searched anti, as has been said, Is not In the sealskin set. Detective Demmel discovered the owner of the coat yesterday morning. It Is the property of Mrs. W. W. Miller of 540 Wlneblddle avenue. Hhe left It In storage with a furrier during the summer. She had written in him to send the cape to her Saturday night. Whether Filbert got It at the store or from n messenger hoy Mrs. Miller does i;»> i n iiwn. Tin- furrier hi«I<I this morning thatthe sarque had hern repaired by hla firm and that It had been sent to the owner by express and that Filbert mast have stolen It from one of the wagons. Tlie ('/Hr mm h KivcImI Autocrat. The Wiener Taghlutt, an Influential Austrian journal, lias found an extra ordinary reason for praising the de meanor of tile czar. He ailually al lowed Mine. Fnnre and Mine, lirlsson, who are not even hoffahg, to dine at the same table with himself and the czarina. Much a concession to repub lican principles would, the journalist continues, be absolutely Impossible In Vienna, where, though a low-born man might be udinllted to the empe ror's table, his wife never could be. The fact was correct and was once the occasion of a curious scene at the Ilof burg when the emperor had to exert, his personal authority to obtain part ners for his premier's daughter; but our contemporary surely mistakes Urn feeling of the czar. In his mind, as In that of every true autocrat, there Is no rank except that derived from bin favor. HU notice, In fact, as Nicho las I. once openly said, of Itself con fers rank. The well-born In Russia have social advantages, as everywhere else, but Peter the Great's ablest min ister was a cook or butler und the tra dition has never been forgotten. In Russia, us In every oriental country without exception, all careers are as open as In the United Stales.—London Spectator. How to <*•>t Kill of Hal*. Get u piece of lead pipe and use It aa a funnel to, Introduce about W- ounces of sulphide of potassium Into any out side holes tenanted by rats, not to be used In dwellings. To get rid at mice use tartar emetic mingled with any fa vorite food; they will eat, sicken, and take their leave. l>4« M«*<l)y Mo. Haverly—"Didn’t you say that little widow was off color?” Austen—"I did.” Ilaverly —"! found her propriety Itself." Austen—“That may be. But she is In halt mourning.”-New Yorlr Journal. THINGS OF BIGGEST VALUE. In the year 18.13 a tulip balb was sold In Holland for £30U. It weight was 1*0 grains. The cost Meat paintings of modern times hHve proved to be Meissonier s ”1814 ’ and Millet's "The Angelus." M. Chauchard gave 850.000 francs for "1814” and 750.U00 francs for "Thu Ailgelu *.” The must costly hool< In the world Is declared to be a Hebrew Bible now In the Vatican. In the year 1312 It Is said that Cope Julius 11. refused to sell this Hebrew Bible for Its weight In gold, whfch would amount to 123,000. Tbe largest sunt ever asked or offered fur a single diamond la 1130,00k, which the Nltam of Hyderabad agreed to give to Mr. Jacobs, the fatuous jeweller of Simla, for I be "tmuerlal" diamond, which Is even now iu litigation in India. The costileai crown In Europe la that wain by the i‘rar ut liuaeia on stntn urtaalou* It Is surtnouuied by n cross fnrmed of Ace uragrrtOceut diamond* resting upon au Immense uncut but polished ruby. The ruby resin upon eleven large diamonds which in tor* are supported by a mat of pearls. The largest price ever paid for n can* • as bid at an auction in l-undun of the walking slick* which werw anew thw property u! Hoots* Ill and tleorge IV. It was {la. and was given tor a walk ing ouch of ebony with gold log, on graved tl H and wlik n crown and also containing the half of’ the l*rt» t «*#<**• ilttaaheih, Mary dopbu an I Aurelia and Ine. lined The licit wf ike 1‘tlRrvM Mary. l*H ” No woman in ik» world apgrwctnlow • husband llkv a lour rear widow.