THE OMAHA i DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED JUNE If ) , 3871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOKSTTN , DECEMBER 11 , 1804. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
COHPERS MAKES HIS REPORT
Reviews Borne History and Makes Borne
Eecomraendations to the Federation ,
SILVER AND G3ATION PROMINENT
Defends the Action of the Federation lurIng -
> Ing the A. It. U. Strike Tom I'nttcr-
son Deliver * nn Address ou
I.nbor and Its
DENVER , Dec. 10. The fourteenth annual
convention of the American Federation of
Labor wns called to order by President
Gompers promptly at 10 o'clock today. There
were 100 delegates and spectators In Odd
Fellows hall at that tlmo and half as many
more came In during the morning session.
President Rhodey Kenenan of the Denver
Trades assembly delivered the address of
welcome , to which Mr. Gompers briefly re
sponded. The latter spoke feelingly of the
almost desperate condition of labor at the
present time. Referring to the Innovation
of holding this convention so far west , he
suggested that within a decade the westward
movement of Industry might take the con
vcntions ot the federation to the Golden Gate.
As Mr. Gompers closed his remarks John
Burns , the great English labor leader , en
tered the hall and was greeted with a storm
of applause. He took his seat at the left
of the president , the chair on the right bslng
occupied by David Holmca of Manchester ,
England.
President Oompers named James Duncan ,
R. II. Mctcalf , Thomas J. Eldcrkln , Herbert
A. Mullen nnd Thomas F. Tracy as a com
mittee on credentials.
Thomas M. Patterson of Denver was Intro
duced and delivered an address on "Labor's
Rough but Noble Struggle. " The speaker ,
over eloquent and Interesting , was at his
best , and his delineation of the Industrla
conditions of the past and present was re
ceived with frequent applause. One of the
changes In the situation from the past he
attributed to the Increase of corporations. He
said that while the Individual employer mlghl
feel a sympalhy for his employes , Iho cor
poration could entertain no such emotion
The action of the federal government In the
Pullman strike was denounced as tyrannical
The General Managers' association , ho said
should have been held responsible for delays
o ! the malls. Capital , he said , controllec
legislation , either by Influencing elections 01
by purchasing the members ot national and 1
state legislatures.
A vote of thanks was given Mr. Patterson
at the conclusion ot his address , after which
the convention adjourned until 2 o'clock.
SILVER AND IMMIGRATION.
Notwithstanding that the delegates to the
labcr convention profess all Ignorance as
to the adoption by the delegates of a reso
lution favoring the free coinage of silver , It
Is very probable that such a resolution will
bo Introduced and that It will meet with but
very little opposition. On the question of
Immigration some decided views are expected
from the convention. They will probably bo
In the shape cf a resolution asking congress
to limit all foreign migration to this country
for a number of years. But beyond doubt
the principal business to come before the
delegates whl he the adoption ot a platform.
As n basis for such a matter the following
program , adopted by the different trades
assemblies of Great Britain , has been recom
mended for consideration :
"Compulsory education ; direct legislation ;
a legal eight hours working day ; sanitary
Inspection ol workshop , mine and home ;
liability of employers for Injury to health ,
body or life- ; the abolition of the sweating
system ; the municipal ownership of street
cars and gas and electric plants" for public
distribution of light , heat and power ; the
nationalization ot telegraphs , telephones , rail-
mads and mines , and the principle of
referendum In all legislation. "
With the exception of the clause referring
to the governmental ownership of railways
telegraphs and telephones , this platform will
probably bo favorably received and adopted
without discussion. This clause. Itself , Is con
sidered by many worklngmen to smack too
much ot socialism and Is likely to cause no
little opposition. The auditing committee
consisting of Joseph F. Valentine , national
vice president of Iho Iron Moulders union of
San Francisco ; J. W. Quaylo of the Amalga
mated Carpenters , Chicago , and Chris Evans
the secretary of Ihe Federation , Is In the
city , and have been Inspecting the accounts
of the Federation. From what they learned
they reported the finances In splendid con
dition , but will not make public any report
until the convention assembles.
The following delegates have arrived : Al
fred McCallum , secretary of the Duluth
Federated trades ; J. C. Klllgallon , secretary
of the Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers
of Plttsburg ; Thomas J. Elderkln , ' president
of the National Seamen's union of Chicago
Daniel Kecfe , president of the National 'Long
shoremen's union of Chicago ; Sim J. Svelds-
the , representing Pacific Coast Fishermen's
union , Astoria , Ore. ; W , J. Croko , represent
ing United Coal Mine Workers. Marlon , Ind.
A. J. Band , Indianapolis , and John F. 0'Sulll-
van , J. G. Harvey and W. II. Ferguson
Chicago.
Chicago.GOMPERS'
GOMPERS' ANNUAL REPORT.
.
President Gompers' annual report , whlcl :
was submitted to the convention this after
noon , contains nearly 8,000 words. He com .
pllmcntcd the organization on being abli
to preserve Its existence during the recent
adverse circumstances. Referring to tin
coal miners' strike , he sold 125,000 met
wer < out for eight weeks , and yet there wni
hardly a dearth of coal. Considering this
the establishment of a minimum rate o
wages wns a victory. He defended the actloi
of Ihe Federation In regard to the Amerlcar
Railway union strlk ? by the assertion tha
Mr. Debs' proposition submitted to them wai
a virtual acknowledgment that the slrlki
was a failure. President Cleveland's actioi
at that tlmo was severely , condemned. Th
honest effort cf the government to regulat
Immigration was acknowledged , but amendments
dst
ments to the lawe wtro suggested , the mos >
Important ot which were speedy trials o
Immigrants suspected ot being under con
tract , and the sending of agents to forclgi
countries to Inspect prospsctlvo Immigrants
Hop ? was expressed that government tele
graph and telephone service will soon ba es
, , tablUhed In connection with the postal de
partment , and unions among government em
ploycs were recommtnded ns an aid to he
movement , American seamen were ed
to bo the worst treated of those ot any civ
lllzed nation , The bills In their Interest ivnd
also for the prelection ot the clgarmaker :
he said , would have passed the last sesslo
of congress but for the prejudicial effect o
the railroad strike. The establishment of
national labor day was referred to as th
\ only sunbeam labor received fiom the. la ist
cession ot congress. The convention wa
asked to Indorse the Phillips bill , for th
creation of an Industrial commission. Cople
of the bill were distributed , The efforts c
the offictrs of the Federation In behalf of fre
coinage ot silver were mentioned , and a bette
understanding of the subject by laboring me
gene-ally was reported. The matter of prc
posed semi-annual conferences with rohe
Knights ot Labor was referred to the cor
ventlon , but a union of the organization
was pot recommended.
NO INDEPENDENT POLITICAL ACTION
Speaking ot the program submitted by > he
last convention to the affiliated unions fo
discussion , Mr. Gompers strongly opposei
any movement looking to Independent po
lltlcal action by organized labor at present
Remits of local attempts In this line U.TC
cited to show the dltatrous effects.
A serious strain upon labor organization
was predicted for the coming winter , lUt
the speaker added : "Unless every Indlca
tlon la Incorrect , and cause and effect lot
their logical sequence , we are within a yea
ot an Induitrlal revival which In actlvlt ty ;
and Intensity will far turpass that of an
previous period , " The present time was tug ,
united BI opportune for the Inauguration o
vlroroua demand ( or n eight hour da
nml for n law prohibiting contract work on
government Improvements.
Tlio proposition to establish compulsory
arbitration was denounced and tlio charge
made that designing persons were advo
cating It as a menus of destroying labor or
ganizations. Maiy persons , Including con
gressmen , had written to him on the subject ,
ho said , and It was obvious to him that
there was danger of some such law being
enacted. "It la generally accepted , " snld
lie , "that In the consideration of the ques
tion of compulsory arbitration there Is one
means by which an award against labor
could be enforced , but that the Imposition
of these conditions would be tantamount to
chattel slavery , hence the alternative pro
position to make the organizations and the
funds of the organizations attachable for
the failure of any workman to abldo by a
decision which may bo awarded against us ,
or , In the absence of such funds , compel
the placing of a bond by the trade union
for the enforcement of such an award.
"I beg to submit that , If In any Instance
awards would be rendered against the trades
unions during the period of organization or
through the unauthorized hasty action of
a member , the entlrg union could be placed
In peril , Its future and Its efficacy destroyed
and the workers placed at the tender mercies
of their employers. The first step must bo
organization , the second conciliation , the
next , possibly , arbitration , but compulsory
arbitration never. "
The successful mediation of the general
officers In a number ot disputes between
worklngmen and employers was reported and
the statement made that labor must conquer
the right to bo heard In all cases. With this
right many strikes and lockouts might bo
avoided. Mr. Gompers asked that more as
slstance be allowed the president of the Fed
eration In his duties as editor of the official
organ of the party.
A cordial greeting was given the English
delegates and much benefit was predicted
from a closer affiliation with the wage
earners across the water. Higher dues for
the various unions were suggested as a means
of Increasing their usefulness and augmentIng -
Ing their strength , and the fact was cited
that the only union that has increased Its
membership In the past year has the highest
dues of any In the Federation.
Secretary Chris Evans submitted his report
of the finances and numerical strength of
the Federation. The receipts from all sources ,
Including a balance November 1 , 1893 , of
$7,117.44 , were slated at $22,403.87. The ex
penditures were given at $17,302.08 , Including
$3,573.34 donated to the sustenance of strik
ing unions. Five hundred dollars
of this was given to the
Debs defense fund. The receipts and ex
penditures were less than In 1S92 and 1893.
There Is a balance of $5,191.79 , which Is less
than at any time since 1890. The report
showed that 1C7 charters were Issued during
the year for lower and central unions and
state federations In thirty states. Severa'
unimportant amendments to the constitution
were recommended. Regarding the proposl
tlon that the Federation enter politics the
secretary recommended that such action bo
conllned to 'work ' Independent of any party ,
Closer organization and a general breaking
away from political parties was recom
mended.
The treasurer , John 13. Lennon , made his
, report , which was practically a resume of the
financial Items of Secretary Evans' report.
BURNS MAKES A SPEECH.
President Gompers then Introduced Hon.
John Burns , who made a short address. He
said : "Mr. David Holmes and myself were
chosen by your brothers In the old world
to represent them In this , the first American
labor convention at which English representa
tives were appointed. The convention that
appointed us comprised 400 delegates , of
whom 100 were members of Parliament ,
Justices or municipal officers. This shows
what a hold organized labor has upon the
people of England. I shall bo pleased to
hear ten years from now that yon have pro
gressed as fur as we have today. Our
coming hero is Interesting for many reasons ,
ono of which Is that Iho country from
which we como Initiated the employment
system. I would say , however , that while
England Inaugurated Industrial competition
America has ecilpsed her In monopolies. "
Ho spoke feelingly of the warm welcome
they bad received nnd gave some words of
advice as to the future work of the con
, vention. Mr. Holmes excused himself from
speaking on account of a heavy cold con
tracted on his way to the city.
President Gompers , In response to Mr.
Burns' remarks , said that under no govern
ment on earth have laboring men been so Im
, posed on ns In America , but expressed1 the
liope that labor conditions may soon be Im
proved and the Improvement be aided by this
fraternal meeting of labor men of European
birth. A formal Invitation from the trades
,
assembly to take an excursion around the
"Loop" tomorrow was accepted , as was one to
attend the Lyceum theater tonight and a re
ception by the Hotel Employes union tomor
row night.
Rev. Myron W. Reed of Denver was Intro
duced to the convention and made a brief ad
dress. Ho said : "For fifteen years I have
been more concerned about a home over'hero
than about a home over there.
ha\-3 regarded the old world as
a discipline * and the new world as
; an opportunity , and regret that many
opportunllles have been thrown away. We
- are told that the worklngman today Is better
off than he formerly was. To my mind the
Sioux on the plains ot Dakota , with his pony
; and bow and arrows , years ago was better off
- than some Kansas or Nebraska farmers to
, , day. The worklngman may be better off
than ho was , but he has by no means kept
pace with the Improvement In art , science and
Invention. "
" , Congratulatory telegrams were read from
E. V. Debs nnd James O'Connel. The ere-
dentlaU committee reported the contests all
lc settled , except that of the Painters' union
and asked for more time on that.
At this point Miss Phoebe Cousins ontorec
the room and was called to Ihe front bj
President Oompers. She spoke briefly. Tin
president announced some of the unimportant
committees , and the convention then proceeded
ceoded to take th ? Painters' union conten
out of the hands of the credentials commlttei
and seat the Delegates holding the first ees
sued credentials , Messrs. Cooper and Murphy
A letter was read from Carl Browne
"General" Coxey's lieutenant , In which lie
? congratulated the convention that It had no
to
a Galling gun aimed at It , and suggestec
- that It pass a resolution demanding that I
st
stof congress enact the currency law p-oposcd b
President Cleveland employers be hereafte
n"compelled to pay for labor In gold. The let
ttr was referred to the resolutions committee '
after which an adjournment was taken unit
o- Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock.
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- FOKFKITJW TJIK ItltlllT OF H'.IV.
I'rcaldcnt'g 1'roclnnmtloii Agnlnnt the Mil
- uniikcnnn tlio Ceded Sluiiz I. mli.
CHAMBERLAIN , S. I ) . . Dec. 10.-Specla (
, Telegram. ) Information lias been recelve <
: here from Washington to the effect thu
onof
ofa President Cleveland has signed a procln
a motion declaring forfeited the right of wa ;
he of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail
way company from this point across tlv
ceiled Sioux lands to the Black Hills fo
! failure , to , comply , wllh.the. . . law grantlni
them the land. The right of way anil ter
of initial ground * are very valuable and ho
news of their forfeit has caused a stamped
on the part of homeseekeis and townslter
en to secure portions of the land forfeited.
ro-
he H.ITTI.K O.V TltK J'llUXTlKIl ,
Another Cnlllilon Koported Ilottruen Mux
Iran null Oimtriimlun Troop * .
. KANSAS CITY , Dec. 10.-A special to he
Star from Oaxncn , Mex. , gays : Reports luiv
been received here of a number of sklr
Irx
mlshes between the Guatemalan nnd M x-
- lean troops on the border of the two conn
. tries , and the people of this part of Mexic
an ) aroused to thn highest pitch of excite
ment. The Mexican troops lire anxious fo
the war to begin , as they nre confident o
an emy victory over the lluatemalan force :
- The volunteer troops In this state arc Ucln ;
drilled dully and are ready to march to no
front the moment called upon.
1'ur TrlmmlnzJ
g. NEW YORK , Dec. 10. In a flre nt 34
of Green street M. Chambers , manufacturer cf
fur trimmings , sustained $75,000 loss.
BANK PANIC IN ST , JOHNS
Scarcity of Cash Oauses a Crash that En
tails Much Financial Mieory ,
NEWFOUNDLAND SEEKING OUTSIDE AID
rnllnro of Kxport Fish Houses Causes Ouo
of tlio Largest lliinliliiK Houses In
the Colony to Close Its
Doors.
ST. JOHNS , N. P. , Dec. 10. The Com
mercial Bank of Newfoundland , having Us
headquarters In this city , suspended payment
this morning owing to the failure of several
of the largest fish exporting houses to respond
spend to their liabilities to the bank. This
has Involved other banks and has crippled
some of the largest concerns here. Four of
them have closed their premises and others
will close tomorrow ,
The small depositors are demanding gold
from the union and savings banks , and the
gold reserve Is being steadily drained. If
they are able to meet the run everything Is
safe. But the chief danger Is the difficulty
In gelling more gold Into the country.
At present the people nre very peaceful and
seem unable to appreciate the gravity of the
situation. Business men of all classes are
trying to effect nn arrangement with London
bankers or with Canadian concerns , which
will be urged lo extend aid to this center.
SHADOWING TUB PBMANS ,
Story of a London Paper that Irlih Kxtrcm-
IstH Arc Agitln ntorlt. .
LONDON , Dec. 10. The Morning , com
mentlng upon the statement that detectives
are guarding Mr. Asqulth , the homo secre
tary , Sir William Vcrnon Harcourt , chan
cellor of the exchequer , and Mr. John Morley ,
chief secretary for Ireland , and the alleged
revival of fenlanlsm , records the visit to Eng
land of a well known Irish-American ex
tremist under the atlas of Dr. R , who while
ho was In' the city vlslled Dr. II. , Joe T. , and
Mr. K. , all of whom were active In the
fenlan movement. Dr. F. also went to Liver
pool and Paris to see Irish extremists. He
was shadowed by detectives throughout his
sojourn here and until he sailed from Havre
a few days ago. The Scotland Yard authori
ties arc fully alive to all revivals of the
fenlan movement and threats ot the Irish-
American organs.
CAPTAIN AND CKUW CULl'.UILK.
Illnino for tlio Wreck of tlio Wolrapa and
the 1.0 8 ot iihty ; Lives.
AUCKLAND , N. K. , Dec. 10. The court
of Inquiry has found that the steamship
Welrapa , bound from Sydney , N. S. W. , to
this port , nnd which was wrecked the nigh
of October 28 on Great Barrier Island , wltli
the loss of over eighty lives , was lost througli
the fault of the captain , Mclntosh , who was
among the drowned. Chief Officer Noyes , In
addition , has been found guilty of negligence ,
but not to an extent great enough to cause
the suspension of his certificate.
The court also found that the boat drll '
on board the steamship was a farce and tha
the crew failed to do all which might havi
been expected of the British seamen In sue )
an emergency.
1'OKTi : IS MUCH STIItltlCI ) UP.
Diplomatic Wheels nt Constantinople Tem
porarily Jdlo Armenian Spark's.
VIENNA , Dec. 10. All foreign diplomat !
action at Constantinople has been suspended
In consequence of the exchange ot views
which , on the > Initiative of Great Britain , Is
proceeding between the Berlin treaty signa
tory powers with the view of taking joint
action on the Armenian question. The
Porto Is very anxious at this new turn of
affairs , and has apprised the sultan ot the
exchange of views taking place among the
powers. In consequence' ot this the Turkish
ministry , assisted by Klamll Said and
Chaklr Pasha , sat continuously from noon
Saturday and was still In session at noon
yesterday.
( Irrminy Complains of American Oil.
BERLIN , Dec. 10. The government has
Instructed the Hamburg Chamber of Com-
merce to Inquire Into the complaints which
have been made as to the Inferior quality of
recent Importations of petroleum by the
Standard Oil company. It Is charged that the
Pennsylvania oil fields arc exhausted and that
the oil recently Imported came from Indiana
and Ohio.
Offer of .Men und .Money.
CITV OF MEXICO , Dec. 10. President
Diaz Is receiving many offers of men , money ,
etc. , In case of war with Guatemala , to all of
which he replies with thanks , saying he does
not believe there will be need of going to
war. It Is said that a lot of material is now
on the wharf at Mazatlan awaiting trans
portation to Oaxaca.
.Mary Nnvurra Hit * u Son ,
LONDON , Dec. 10. Mrs. Mary Anderson-
Navarro , the well known American actress
was delivered of a son on Friday last at her
- residence In Lexham Gardens , Kensington
this city. The child died the same day.
' Stephen /iiphnrophoiile.
MARSEILLES , Dec. 10. Slephen Zapho-
rophoule Is dead. He was the celebrated
Greek grain merchant who sent the national
defense government a gltt ot ovqr $400,000
during the war of 1870.
Italy llolilnd Great Hrltnln.
- LONDON , Dec. 10. A dispatch to the
- Chronicle from Rome says Italy Is In full
, agreement with Great Britain and Is ready
to consent to Europ.an Intervention in
Armenia.
It ( jvrinun Alltilntcr of Commerce lU-Nlgni.
BERLIN , Dec. 10. Frelherr von Berlepsch
the minister of commerce , has tendered Iis !
-
. resignation owing to the fact that the minis
try has rejected bills which he had drafted.
Ambassador ICntrrtitlns the I'astor.
BERLIN , Dec. 10. The United States am
bassador , Hon. Theodore Runyon , gave a tea
last evening to Rev. Dr. DJclile , the new
pastor of the American church.here.
Franz , Iocf feigned the Hills.
BUDA PESTH , Dec. 10. Emperor Francis
Joseph today sanctioned the eceleJlastlcal
" bills.
K J-'AJUIKH JIUVS.
lloen 1 rook 8 Train Itohuera I.lvo.l Near the
.Srcno of the Holdup ,
FORT WORTH , Dec. 10. The four iner
Implicated In the Been Brooks train robberj
by the confession of Sam Evans , nephew
of Captnln > Sam Evans ot this city , arc
now In jail here , nnd the ofllclals claim tc
have a dead sure case against them all
The four men are Sum Evans of this city
who Is highly connected : John Ward , Wai
ter Sullivan and Walter Gardiner , all yount
farmers , who live within a mile of when
the robbery was committed. Kvansvlu
was arrested In C'orstcnnu , states that tin
- money was divided before they left th <
- scene of the robbery , after which they weni
about five miles , from which point the otliei
- three men concerned went to their hornet
and he went to Corslcnnu , near which polnl
they were to meet und hold up a train or
the Central road. He claims that his uharc
of the plunder was large enough to fix htn
. all right after he hud gotten through will
his trouble.
ameer * Still Jtefuso to Atunor.
SALT LAKE. Dec. 10-Chlef Pratt am
Detectives Sheets nml Ferguson , who w n
placed In custody of the United States mar
shal lust week for refusing to answer cer
tain questions propounded by the grand jurj
In a case cf adultery were released ui
Saturday on account of Irregularity In the
proceedings. They were called before the
grand jury ngaln today , and the original
questions submitted to them. They positive
ly refused to answer the auctions and the
court , by due process of lawy 1ms sent them
to prison for contempt , >
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MUST VObTKST.
Republican Kluto Committee Claim Gross
Fraud * \Voro Committed.
SAN FRANCISCO , Doc. 10. A political
storm that has been gathering for many days
broke today when P. B. 'Cornwall , chairman
ot the republican state 'central committee ,
went before the state supreme court and took
the Initial step In what \f \ to bd a conlest
of the election of James II. Budd , the demo
cratic candidate for governor of California.
In San Francisco , owing l the Incompstency
of precinct election officers and In many In
stances their corrupt methods , the returns ot
many precincts have not been properly cer
tified to the board of election commissioners ,
which Is just completing Its canvass of the
returns. In several precincts the officers have
not signed their returns nnd refuse to do so.
Twelve officers of one'precinct. . In which
glaring frauds have been discovered , arc now
under arrest for refusing to certify to their
returns. It is claimed that.If the vote of all
these precincts In which 'there have been
such Irregularities shall be thrown out over
20,000 votes will be stricken from the re
turns.
It was In San Francisco that Budd polled
his big vote , and as his total plurality In the
state Is less than 1,300 , it Is plain that the
throwing out of the returns from nil these
precincts will defeat Budd ! and seat Estee ,
the republican candidate. ; ' The republican
state central commute has decided to at
tempt this very tiling. In pursuance of this
plan Chairman Cornwall tfcls afternoon filed
a petition with the supreme court for a writ
of mandate upon the board of election com
missioners , citing them to appear and show
why they should not throyr out and refuse
to count the returns of all ,1)10 ) precincts the
returns from which show Irregularities. The
supreme court now has tip potlllon under
consideration. On the state supreme bench
the republicans have a majority , but It Is
not to be presumed that this fact can have
any bearing upon the question In Issue. It
the court shall decide In favor of the repub
licans , the effect of the decision will be Im
mediate and conclusive and Estee will bs
sealed. If the decision Is adverse to the re
publicans , It U their declared Intenllon to
carry the contest Into the legislature , where
they have an overwhelming majority. The
democrats arc furious. Their declare that all
the election officers on account of whose
frauds and Incompetence It Is proposed to
throw out these returns were appointed under
a republican administration , , and. did 'the bid
ding of the registrar ofljclecllons , who Is a
brother-in-law of D. M. Purlcs , secretary and
the practical head of the republican state
organization.
SIXTEEN HUUllS IX TllBW.lTBIl.
Sufferings of Sailors Din-Inn the Stern on
the Pncltlc.Counr. "
SAN FRANCISCO , Dew 10. The storm
cause ! much dimage to the treiti and sewers
all over the city. In mqny shops there was
such a flooding that goods floated about In a
mixture of black mud and water. A sec
tion of the new cement ftiaJwaljl' in course of
construction was washed away ; and at Oak
land , where the tlqo was , higher than for
years , the wharves were damaged badly. The
total precipitation at Oakland during the
storm was nlmose five InchesJniasjnany. days ,
A boat containing twojls pnon was Over
turned In the bay durlnp.th&'Storm , throwing
both men Into the wntcr. , , Both managed to
crawl on top of the boat. One ot them made
two attempts to swim ashore , but had to
give up and return to his companion. Ho
became half crazy and begged his companion
for a knlfo so that ho could end his suffer
ings , but his companion cheered him up and
after much difficulty succeeded In fastening
the man to the boat. He remained qule
until a ball storm commenced , and the stones
striking his back made him desperate. TearIng -
Ing himself from his fastenings he threw
himself Into the water and was drowned
After clinging to the boat for sixteen hour :
the dead man's companion was rescued. Tin
accident occurred In a secluded portion of the
harbor , which accounts for the great length
of time before the rescue. . ,
The schooner E. L. B/ebee , from Port
Blakcly , Wash. , to this port , while attemptIng -
Ing to pass In this morning , foundered In the
heavy sea that Is breaking on the bar. It Is
believed she lost her rudder. The vessel
teemed suddenly to become unmanageable ,
was carried back over the bar with the tide
and was soon thrown upon the beach at a
point three miles below the Cliff house. At
9 o'clock the vesel was rapidly going to
pieces. The crew are In the rigging.
The eight men forming the crew were
rescued by the life-saving crews and taken
to the station near by. They were all but
exhausted. _
iroiiKnn A HOLD OAME.
How Several Thousand Sheep Wore Stolen
' from a Wyoming JtuiiRo.
CHEYENNE , Dec. 10.-Speclal. ( ) John
Esqulbble , a Mexican , Fheep herder ,
who Innocently nsslsled In Ihe theft of
2,821 sheep from Edwards 'Bros , of Rock
Springs , this state , arrived In Cheyenne
today from Kansas City. He tells an Inter
esting story of Jiow the deal was worked.
A man named' McCarthy , Edwards Bros. '
foreman , the Mexican and another herder
named McClaln were In charge of the herd
of sheep , which were being ranged near the
Colorado nnd Wyoming line , south of Rock
Springs. November 15 Foreman McCarthy
told Esqulbble to bunch up the herd of
sheep , ns they hud been sold to McClaln
and he Intended to drive them to Rltlo ,
Colo. , nnd ship them to Kansas City to mar
ket. This plun was carried out , McCarthy
and Esqulbble accompanying1 the sheen to
Kansas City. The shipment filled fifteen
double deck cars. McClaln appeared the
next day after their arrival and the sheep
were sold In a Job lot to Sealing & Tamblyn
for $3,000.
Won on nn Old ricn.
CHEYENNE. Dec. 10.-Speclal.-Mrs. ( )
John C. Gatlln , who was found
, guilty of robbing the postofjlce at Myers-
vllle , In Fremont county , of several valuable
registered letters nnd packages of merchan
dise , while 'acting1 as deputy for her hus
band , who was postmaster nt that place ,
and sentenced to serve a tcrm of one year
In the penitentiary ut Laramle , was dls-
churircd today. Mrs. GaUln Is a very at t-
tractive woman and her cac attracted n
great deal of attention ati'tho ' time of her
trial. Her defense was that- she had been
aflllcted.wlth kleptomania Wnpe childhood.
Ofllcer Forged Dnuili Cvrtlllrntci.
CHICAGO , Dec. 10. Anotlfer life Insurant *
fraud was discovered today , when Police Of
llcer John Hlckey of the Knglowood district
confessed to having forsed death and burial
certificates nnd collecled $ i ( W'froin the Po-
llcemen s Benevolent association , ostensibly
for the widow of ex-Officer Henry Korgle ,
The money was paid , and lorgle being seen
here , was arrested , but disclaimed all
knowledge of the forgery. Hlckey , who Is
a trustee of the association , was arrested ,
and after confessing returned most of th
money.
Turned on the ( Jan liefore IIotlrhiKr ,
SAN FRANCISCO , Dee. 15-Charles John
son nnd Gustavo Wennerbotjr , owners of fl
cigar stand on Fourth stre'tt , were smoth
ered to death by Illumlnallnff'eas this morn-
ins at their lodgings on Stevenson' ' street ,
When they retired late last night , one of
them accidentally turned oft the KOS aftci
extinguishing th ? light , theBBS : fixture :
btlnK defective. Both men. were pramlnenl
In athletic circles , having participated Ir
many tug-of-war contests as members ol
the Swedish team.
Strrcuutne Dlil/Iti Work.
LOS ANGELES , Cul. " , Dec , 10. Joseph II
Conrad , oncea merchant of Helena , am
who afterwards attained notoriety In con <
'
nectlon with the trial of Dr. Graves for th <
murder of Mrs. Unrnubee at Denver , dice
here this mornlr.R from the effects of a dos <
of strychnine which he took with eulclda
Intent on Friday last during a lit of de
spondency , cauied by reverses at the cam
bUng table. Mrs. Conrad was with hlrr
when death came.
Building and Stock of Consolidated Goffeo
Company Destroyed Last Night ,
LOSS ABOUT EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
I'lro Department Did Uood Work In Pro-
vontlni ; the Flames from Talcing Other
Largo Dulldlngs Water I'remuro
Ample at Dungnrous rime.
The four-story building on Harney street ,
between Fourtcenlh nnd Fifteenth streets ,
occupied by tlla Consolidated Coffee company ,
was completely deslroyed by fire last night ,
with Its contenls nnd this morning nothing but
the naked walls ate standing to suggest to
the citizens of Omaha that nothing but the
most efficient work of the fire department
prevented what might have been one of the
most disastrous flrcs In the city's history.
The burned building was In the center of
one of the most solidly constructed squares
ot the city. Immediately In the rear of the
slto stands the Poxton hole ] , to the east ,
separated by only thrco small structures , Is
the Murray hotel , to the west Is the five-story
Wlthnell block. Diagonally across from the
rear Is Iho Ware block. All of these struc
tures are five and slx-itory buildings , while
adjoining Ihcm arc half a dozen three story
blocks. Every one of these structures was
In danger for more , than an hour last night.
The flre department came up to all ex
pectations nnd met every demand upon Its
resource ? . The engine sevlce ; was excellent ,
Ihe water tower demonstrated Its value , the
hose supply was sufficient , and th ? general
discipline of the men good. The department
demonstrated one very significant fact , nnd
that was that it was able to successfully
cope with a dangerous flre when It had an
available supply of watsr. The. water used
by the department last night was drawn from
mains on Harney and Farnam , Fourteenth
and Sixteenth streets. Farnam and Six
teenth streets are supplied with twenty-
four-lnch mains , while Harney nnd Four
teenth streets have cightcen-Inch mains.
At no time was there a lack ot
water , thus demonstrating the correctness
of the position taken by City Engineer Rosewater -
water , that in order to successfully fight a
large flro the mains must bo much larger
than the ones now lying In many of the
streets In the business center of the city.
Acting Chief Sailer is receiving many con
gratulations for the efficient manner In which
ho handled the lire last night. It was the
first flro In which he has had suprsme com
mand of the full force of the department. He-
assumed personal direction of the flre from
the Harney street side , while Assistant Chief
Barnes took charge of the men working In tha
alley nt the rear of the burning structure. The
fact that the Paxton hotel and the adjacent
structures are still standing speaks well for
the efficiency of these men and the men
working under their direction.
\VORK OF TOWER AND STEAMERS.
The water tower completely deluged the
fourth story with a constant volume of water
and could have been worked us effectively
In a story still higher had It been necessary.
The steamer pressure was a'BO all that could
bp desired. The streams directed from the
ground easily mounted Into the top story
ot the building , while- streams frpm" the : top
ot the onestoryKenn'ard Week just east of
the burning building were thrown completely
over the roof.
The building was the property of W. E.
Clarke , and was valued at $25,000. It was
leased from Mr. Clarke and occupied by the
Consolidated Coffee company , a corporation
comprising the following stockholders : W.
E. Clarke , E. A. Benson , Meyer & Raapke ,
J. B. Miles. W. W. Cole , and II. P. Lau of
Lincoln. The manager of the company Is
W. W. Cole. The company occupied the
entire building , carrying a light stock of teas
coffees , spices , cigars , baking powder , etc.
valued at $50,000 or $35,000. The basement
of the building contained a carload of boxes
and some engines , but was used chiefly for
storage purposes. The first floor contained
the offices and the stock of tea , coffees and
cigars. On the second floor was the coffee
roasting room and on the third floor the
splco and baklngi powder rooms. The top
floor contained a laboratory and was also used
for storage purposes. The stock was Insured
under the 80 per cent clause , the Insurance
being $34,000. The building was Insured for
$15,000.
W. E. Clarke , the heaviest etockliolclcr o
Ihe company and the owner of the building ,
Is out of the city , having gone on the Junket
Ing trip ot the Commercial club to Wyoming ,
Mr. Cole was unable to say last nigh'
whether the company would continue In bnsl
ness , as the decision would be made by Mr ,
Clarke.
Clarke.CASHIER
CASHIER SMELLED SMOKE.
At about 9:15 : last night , while Cashier
W. F. Holmes was working In the ofllce , he
smclled the odor of smoke. He Immediately
Investigated. Going up to the second story
fi-or lie at once saw that there was no flre
there , and returning to the ground floor he
perceived smoke Issuing from the elevator
shaft , coming up from the basement. He
Immediately ran over to No. 13 engine house
on Harney street , but before the alarm was
turned In from there Officer Curry had
noticed the smoke and pulled box 110. A
general alarm was shortly after turned In
and the whole flre department was scon on
the ground.
The flre got under heidwny very rapidly.
It apparently shot up the elevator shaft In
the middle of the building with great speed
and Immense clouds of thick , black smoke
were soon pouring out from both front and
rear. The front doors and windows were
broken open , and this draught caused the
flames to break out , which sent out a vol
ume of thick , stifling smoke that filled the
street. This hampered the firemen con
siderably In getting the apparatus at work ,
but In a very short time streams of water
were turned Into the building.
The water tower was placed directly In
front and In the center ot the street. Some
delay was caused In raising It , but when It
was raised and the water was turned on Its
effect on the flames was Immediately visible.
,
Six lines of hcse were altached to It , which '
were connected with two engines. The stream
was very strong and It rapidly brought the
flro In the upper part of the building under
control.
Into the three lower floors of the building
live or six streams were thrown continually
from the front. From the low building on
the east three streams were pouring upon
the cast wall and. upon the roof. Besides
the water tower fourteen streams In all were
thrown upon the flames.
The contents of the building were Inflam
mable and It was early seen that no part of
them could ba saved. Tim chief efforts of
the firemen were therefore directed to keepIng -
Ing the flre from spreading. A flre wall
separated the burning building from the
Paxton hotel annex on the west , and this
helped considerably In keeping Ihe fire under
bounds ,
GOOD WORK IN THE REAR.
The Iron shutters In the rear prevented the
firemen from throwing streams to the seat
of the flames. It was Impossible for the firemen -
men to open these shutters , and all they could
do with the streams of water at their com
mand was to keep the walls cool. Finally , af
ter several attempts , one of the hook and lad
der men managed by means of a hook to tear a
door open. Chief Barnes , who had charge of
the work In the rear , then ordered the pipe-
men holding the four streams up on the plat
form and they thrutt the nozzles of the hose
right through the door. The great amount ol
water poured In held the flames on the ground
floor In check.
It was seen that the Iron shutters on the
top story were red hot. Captain Morris ol
hose company No. 7 pushed a line of hose
up on the flre etcape at the weit side ot the
Paxton hotel. Thla stream did good work for
a time and helped to prevent the flames from
leaping to the north IJe of the alley. Morris
was not satisfied with the work of this stream
and laid In two more lengths of
hose and thus ran his line to the top ot the
Paxton hotel. From this point of vantage No.
7 company poured a good stream of water
down upon the rear of the building.
The sheet Iron bridge from the Pnxton
hotel to the annex was In great danger at one
time , but the plpemen occasionally turned a
stream on the structure and kept It from
burning. At the alley between the Paxton
and Murray hotels the Continental steamer
was stationed and did good work , supplying
water to the men who held the pipes In the
rear of the building. U was a hard light In
the alley , because the smoke was so dense
nnd the heat Intense.
Guests In the Paxton annex and In the
west rooms of the Murray were much fright
ened and scampered with their baggage to
info quarters.
CHATTANOOdA HOl'IOL IttlllMNO.
Ono of tlio Leading Homes In the City on
J'lre.
CHATTANOOGA , Dec. 10. The Southern
hotel , ono of the leading hotels In this city ,
Is on fire and will be n total loss , The flro
was caused by the bursting ot a gas meter
In the basement , the gas Igniting from a fire
In the furnace room near by. There were
seventy-five guests In the house , all of whom
escaped. The building cost $75,000 nnd Is
partly Insured.
O. S. Todd , ticket agent of the Southern
railway , was perhaps fatally burned ,
I'lro In n Colorado Minn.
NEWCASTLE , Colo. , Dec. 10. Flre has
broken out in the. Vulcan coal mine In the
new slope In which flfty-flvo men wore cm-
ployed. It Is supposed that the fire was
caused by the accumulation of gas. FallIng -
Ing to subdue the llnmcs by applying water
through the means of hose , the management
decided to flood the mine. It will' take at
least two weeks to extinguish the flames and
pump the water out ngaln.
Glaus WorUH Iliirncd.
NEWCASTLE , Pa. , Dec. 10. The She-
nango glass works , owned by Knox , Foils &
Co. , sustained a loss ot about $100,000 by
flre. Insurance , $30,000.
OMAHA TEACHER DISAPPEARS.
Airs , Notson and Her Twn Children
.Mysteriously AII Hlnf- .
Mrs. Ida B. Notson , a teacher In the
Windsor school , disappeared from her home ,
716 South Thirtieth street , with her two
children , Saturday afternoon. The first In
telligence of her departure wns received
yesterday by the superintendent of schools
In the request for a substitute teacher.
The fact that Mrs. Notson line had a good
deal of trouble lately , according to her own
account , coupled with her very mysterious
departure , has caused some of her friends to
Infer that she was suffering' from some tem
porary aberration of mind. She spent the
campaign out In the slate working In the
InteivMs of a candidate for superintendent
of public Instruction nnd confided to some
of her Intimate friends that In case he wus
elected she was promised the position cf
deputy. She was much elated when the re
turns came In , but soon after became very
despondent , saying that she had been dis
appointed In her ambition.
Mrs. Notson was living with her molhcr ,
Mrs. Cook. On Saturday afternoon , shortly
after 2 o'clock , she left the house with her
two children , stating that she was going
down town to buy them shoes. They were
both dressed rather shabbily nnd slip her
self donned an old dress. With her she
took n. bundle , but what It contained Is not
known. It has been discovered that she did
not visit the shco store she had mentioned ,
but Instead of that called upon a dress
maker , Mrs , Christie , at Eighteenth street
and St. Mary's avenue. Bhe was there .at
3 'o'clock , or shortly after. Tp Mrs. Christie
she paid that "she Intended to visit that
afternoon with a friend who lived nt the
end of one of the car lines , but which line
It was Mrs. Christie wus unable to nay.
She left after she had staid only a short
time.
The depots were also visited by the po
lice. At the Union depot one of the em
ployes stated that a woman and two chil
dren that answered the description of the
missing ones were there nt about 4 o'clock.
There were a number of Beatrice nml
Omaha teachers on ths platform nt the
time , and on seeing these the woman turned
back pnd went toward the Tenth street
viaduct. The contractor who Is pulling In
nn artesian well nt Jtlvcrvlew park In the
southeastern part of the city , and who
knows Mrs. Notson , reported to the police
that nt 5 o'clock or shortly after on Satur
day afternoon she stopped nnd asked for a
drink of water. He wns nt the top of a
derrick nt the time and did not speak to
Mrs. Notson. although he recognized her.
The two children were with her nnd she
was carrying a bundle. When she obtalncr
the water she started north , but stopped
nnd then went east toward the river. This
was the last that was seen of the woman
oc the children.
Mrs. Notson wan married seven years ago
to Dudley Notson , who WHS In the United
States signal service In this city. A shorl
time after the couple separated , the hus
band going to Chicago. Of late Mrs. Not-
son hns received lellers from her husband ,
but without her mother's knowledge.
Taylors Wnlvo Kxiunlimtlon.
BROOKF1ELD , Mo. , Dec. lO.-Sherlff Bar
ton arrived at Llnneaus this afternoon from
St. Joseph with William and George Tay
lor , who nre charged with the murder of
Gits Meek * and family at Browning , this
county. The sheriff was accompanied by
about twenty deputies and fully prepared
for an emergency. There were about SO )
people at the depot when the train carrying
the Taylors arrived , but no demonstration
whatever WHS mode. Within two hours
they were given a preliminary hearing.
They waived formal arraignment , pleaded
not guilty nnd through their attorney asked
for n change of venue. The change wns
granted and the case sent to Currol county.
The Taylors were taken to the jail nt Cnr-
rolton. There Is no danger of a lynching.
Meatlowrruft Krsicly to I'ny Up.
CHICAGO , Dec. 10. The defense In the
trial of the Meadowcraft brothers , charged
wllh fraud In connection with the failure
of their bank , caused a. sensation today by
the Introduction of unique methods. The
first witness called by the defense was John
1) . Collins , upon whose testimony an In
dictment njinlnst the defendants had been
returned. The ntlorncys for the defense
questioned Mr. Collins ns to the amount of
his deposit and then publicly tendered him
that amount with Interest This , they
claimed , cleared their clients of the chaige
of embezzlement , declaring that under the
law eml > 2zzlement could not bo charged un
less the money lost be lost to thrdepositor. .
The court took the matter under advise
ment. _
Ciilumljin Scnli ) Abrogated.
COLUMBUS , O. , Dec. 10. The national
board of arbitration , composed of operators
. and miners , Is In session here today to de-
termlne whether the scale for coal miners
adopted at the end of the great strike In
June Is being generally observed In the
Plttsburg districts. They adopted the fol
lowing :
Resolved , That the Interstate contract nnd
agreement on mining rates from Juno 18 ,
1S3I , to May 1 , 1593 , be and the same Is here
by abrogated so fur as It relate.s to the
Plttsburfj district , taking effect on and after
Monday , December 17.
The board then adjourned to meet at the
call of the chairman.
Ciirtnlllni ; Yoiomlto r.irk.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 10. Representative
Hare of Ohio , from the committee on public
lands , today reported to the house a bill
which authorizes the secretary of the In
terior to change the boundaries of the
Yofiemtto National park In California. In
cluded within the park ore about rw.WX ) acres
of patented land , In the neighborhood of 30C
mining claims , nml the committee believes
the passage of the bill Is required us an ncl
of justice lo those affected by the establish
ment ot the park ,
Troiiury Cash Iliihtnca.
WASHINGTON , Dec , lO.-The cosh bal
ance In the treasury was J17I.CI2.0CO ; net
gold reserve , $107,015,009 : Reports to the
Treasury department show that since De
cember 1 the amount of gold taken out ol
the Kubtreasurlcs In exchange for Unltei1
Hiates and treasury nctes Is $8,311,892 , ol
which $8,07.Wl was In exchange for Unltet
Btateu notes and $209,018 In exchange foi
treasury notes.
Prominent Vlnton Mun Dead.
VINTON , la. . Dec. 10.-D. White , fathei
of Captain James D. White , superintended
of the United States mall service , dlei
I today , UKed 76. He watt a member of Ihi
city council und a leading cltir < " >
Oarlislo snd Eckols Before tlio House Coin *
initteo on Banking nud Ourrouoy ,
COMPARED WITH THE BALTIMORE SCHEME
lly the Latter the Ultlumto Redemption of
the Notrs l.lctlth the ( lovcrnmmit ,
While by the Other Two the < Jov-
crnmcnt Assumes No Liability.
WASHINGTON. Doc. 1 0. Secretary ;
Carlisle appeared before the house commlttcu
on banking nnd currency today to present In
detail the features of the new currency plait
prcposed In his annual report and endorsed
lu the president's message. There was
much Interest In the hearing , ns It was felt
that Mr. Carlisle would lend a more popular
Interest to the subject than had appeared In
the formal report. The crowd In attendance )
made It necessary to use the largo room ot
the committee of ways and means. Bcsldea
the full membership cf the committee , Scnor
Romero , the Mexican minister , and many ,
members of congress were present. Mr.
Carlisle adopted nn easy conversational style
of address. He said ho was ready to answer
questions from the committee as well as
elaborate his own views. Ho took up each
sectKn of his recommendations :
. I. Repeal all the laws requiring or author
izing the deposition of United States bonds
ns securities for circulation.
2. Permit national banks to Issue n.tcs to
an amount not exceeding 75 per cent of
their paid-up and unimpaired capital , but
require each bank before recslvlng notes to
deposit a guaranty fund consisting of United
States legal tender notes , Including treasury ,
notes of 1890 , to the amount if 30 per o-nt
upon the circulating notes applied for. This
percentage of deposits upon the circulates
notes outstanding to be maintained nt all
times , and whenever a bank retires Its circu
lation , In whole or In part , the guaranty ,
fund to bo returned to It In proportion to the
amount of notes retired.
Mr. CarlUle sild he was satisfied that the
present law requiring the deposit of bonds
to sEcure circulation prevented Ihe elasticity ,
of Ihe currency.
"The provision outlined , " said Mr. Car
lisle , "gives ample protfcllon without the
deposit of bonds as required by the present
law. "
NEED OF A CURRENCY RESERVE.
Mr. Carlisle said the practical value of n
reserve fund of currency was shown In 1893.
There was a demand for money , aggregating
$40,000,000. The treasury did Its best to
meet the stringency , but by the time the
notes were ready to distribute tjio demand
had gone by and many ot the packages ot
notes were relumed unopened. The scc-
rclary invited criticism on this particular
section.
Chairman Springer asked how the secre
tary's plan differed from the Baltimore plan.
Mr. Carlisle explained Iho technical differ
ence. The Baltimore plan proposed n deposit
of 50 per cent under certain conditions , whllo
the treasury plan proposed a deposit of 30
per cent. When a bank fnlls the treasury !
plan contemplated an assessment on all the
national banks , they In turn having a Hen.
on the failed bank ,
Representative Hall of Missouri suggested
that there was a prevailing opinion that It
was unsafe to place the entire question ot
expanding the currency In th ? hands of cor
porations and banks.
"It will work automatically , " said Mr.
Carlisle. "Banks will not expand the cur
rency unless the public needs It. Their
Interest will be to expand and contract ns
the common Interests demand It. These
Interests will therefore control at all times. "
The secretary stated that this flexibility was
much more desirable than a rigid system
by which a fixed amount of currency ,
was always outstanding. At ono time the
stringency was so great that the hanks drew
out $13,000,000 under pressure , and It It had
not been for the Canadian banks which sent
currency Into this country serious results
might have ensued.
Mr. Carlisle said the ultimate liability was
on the government by the Baltimore plan
and on the banks by his plan. Mr. Johnson
asked If the ultimate liability cf the govern-
tncn would not Inspire more confidence In the
currency. The secretary said It undoubtedly ,
would , but his plan supplied ample protection
and therefore ampe ! confidence. He explained
that In case of the failure of a bank Its 30
per cent goes Into the general .safety fund ,
and If the assets of the failed bank are not
sufficient to meet all the liabilities without
carrying the general safety fund below 5 per
cent then all the banks arc assessed to meet
the llaullltlej. The banks Ihen have a Hen
on the as.scs : of the failed bank.
Concerning tla state bank feature of the
plan , Secretary Carlisle said : "It suggests
merely a plan by which state banks could act
If they saw fit. But the government has no
direct concern with stale Institution ; . The
plan simply gives them the privileges ot
acting under certain conditions If they see
fit. "
LARGE NOTES DESIRABLE.
The secretary then took up the proposition
that no national bank note be of less de
nomination than $10. It would encourage the
circulation of silver certificates of small de
nominations. These certificates were now ,
crowded Into the treasury.
Mr. Sperry asked Is silver certificates were
redeemed In gold.
"No , " said the secretary , "there are only
two classes of notes redeemed In gold , viz. ,
the greenbacks und the treasury notes under
the Sherman act of 1800. "
Concerning the ninth provision , "repeal all
provisions cf the law requiring banks to keep ,
a reserve on account of deposits , " the secre
tary said : "The present law keeps a bank
from using Its reserve at a time when It
needs It most. "
Mr. Cobb of Alabama asked : "Do you hold
that the government owes no obligation to
depositors ? "
"No more , " said the secretary , "than It Is
obligated to protect private citizens who In
vest their funds In manufacturing concerns ,
corporations , etc. "
STATE BANK CURRENCY.
Mr. Carllsb then took up section 11 , tlio
stale bank feature , of his plan. Ho said that
as to this that ho would consider buch state
bank notes safe perhaps perfeclly safe would
bo too strong , but reasonably safe. He sug
gested a change In the third provision , so
the lien would not cover the funds ot guar
dians and other cestul qul trusts.
Mr. Cox of Tennessee , the author of the.
state banking bill defeated last session , asktd
how stale banks would bo compelled to ob
serve these conditions. Mr. Carlisle said the I
treasury officials would exert proper efforts
to sea that the conditions were observed.
The books and accounts ot the state banks ;
would bo Inspected , and If access was refus'd
the federal officials would determine on a
lax. Mr. Carlisle said ho did not bcllcvo
In the authority of the federal government
to assert such authority over state Institu
tions. His Idea was that tha federal author
ity did not go beyond Imposing a tax a& a
means ot compelling the state Institution to
observe certain conditions. State bank notea
would certainly bo far different from United !
Slates notes In appearance. They would have
the name ot the state- bank , a different color ,
etc.
etc."My
"My position would lead to the logical
conclusion that all tax on fltats banks should
bo repealed , " said the secretary , "That may ,
not be practical at present , but there should
ba the hast exercise of authority possible.
Wo do not Insist that they shall do so and
so , but we say U you do not do eo and so
we will tax you. The tax will be payable *
Annually. The bank will naturally apply ( or
an exemption from the tax. The treasury !
will < ay you must fully tmtlsfy us on your
brjciii-Jis , that It U according to government
condition , or wo must dec'lne to ox'inpt you
Irom the tax , "
Mr. Johnson ot Ohio referred to the old
wildcat days ,
"That U i thing of the oa t. " Mid *