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.
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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
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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
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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.
