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the Pacific road * . The Indebtedness , reach
ing $115,000,000 , wiw In danger of being lost
and yet th In vniit debt nnd tlic peril of Itn
loss Reonicil to disturb no one. Ho hoped
tt would lin nun nf the flmt subjects con-
Mdcrcd after the hnlldayn.
MOIIOAN ON TUB FItAUDS.
Mr. MnrKtui. dcmocrnt of Alabama , ald
the stall-mints made by Mr. Pclllgrew were
of a most grave chnractcr. In effect ( hey
meant that certain Individuals had made
fraudulent combinations to load down these
1'nelflc road * to UK lo absorb them. It was
dimrult for any nlngk- mind to Rra.ip the "la
byrinth of fraud nnd rapcallty" that had rr.mlo
this subject a perfect "saturnalia of fraud. "
It was , Mr. Morgan declared , a twin brother
to the eredlt moblllcr fraud * rnrrlrd on by
the name methods of bribery and corrup
tionThe
The milijcrt had boon rr > dreply burled In
fraud nnd crlmo as to be almost beyond
the possibility of lnl > : llliciit ; eonnldcratlon.
An to the pending funding bill , Mr. Morgan
ealil ho opposed It and when It eamo up ho
would Insl't on the fullest latitude of de
bate , lie particularly derltcd to see the
Interests of the people of the I'acMe coast
Against this monopoly nnd atralni-t a combi
nation of thee two vast Influences Union
1'ar-lflc and Central Pacific under private1
control. No section of the country hail been
ho bound and made sul se-rvliMit ns those of
the 1'aelllc coast by this gorgon of monopoly.
Ho bcllevod the pending funding bill-should
bo recommitted to the committee and a
more adequate remedy presented. The
Union 1'aclflc had enough In Us treasury to
repay Interest on the first mortgage bands ,
and yet It came to congress OR a bankrupt
nnd mendicant asking for pity. It was not
only paying Interest ou Its own bonds , but
was paying dividends to bondholders. These
roads were pursuing what had become a
fixed policy in railway management In the
United States the running down and wreckIng -
Ing of roads In order to manipulate them.
Mr. Vest , democrat of MlMnurl , Inter
posed nt this point with .1 cpiestlon as to
tha statement of the president In his recent
message that unless congress acted on the
Pacific mails the executive would act on
January 1.
MKSSAOE HArtD TO UNDKIISTAND.
Mr. Morgan cave a deprecatory gesture
and said : "Now In all Ugypt there was only
ono man , and ho was divinely Inspired , who
could Interpret the dreams of Pharaoh. The
senator ought not to ask me to Interpret the
president' ) ! message If any nun Is capable
of Interpreting that message It Is the scn-
< itor from Missouri. I am not stopping to
Interpret the message. "
Mr. Vest , with message In hand , desired
a more exact answer , and proceeded to read
the president's words , but he was cut" off ,
amid laughter , by Mr. Morgan's earnest re
mark' "I wish the senator would not bother
with that message. "
Mr. Morgan proceeded at considerable
length urging that It was of supreme Im
portance that these roads should not fall
Into private hands , particularly the hands of
foreign bondholders. It was coming to the
point that an American stockholder In an
American railroad was n curiosity who ought
to be put In a sideshow.
Mr. 0 Mir quickly Interrupted , citing the
Instance of an American road 7,000 miles
long , not only owned by Americans , but by
American women , who held a majority of
the stock.
"And who owns the bonds ? " Inquired Mr.
Morgan. "Show me the men who hold the
be/mis nnd I will show yon the * o who con
trol the road. "
It was but a few minutes before the ex
piration of the morning hour when Mr.
Morgan closed.
Mr. ( tear spoke briefly urging speedy ac
tion on the Pacific railroad question and
saying he would seek to secure some head
way Immediately after the holidays. Ho
announced that If u quorum of the senators
was hero during the recess meetings would
IH > held to Inquire Into question ? which had
been raised.
Mr. Pettlgrow's resolution was then re
ferred to the committee on Pacific roads.
Mr. Call , democrat of Florida , secured
the adoption of a resolution requesting the
Decretory of state for Information as to the
killing of Charles Gavin , ri United States
citizen In Cuba. Ho read a letter from Mrs.
J. Gavin , mother of the deceased , appealing
for an. Inquiry , and Raying her son had been
"hacked to nieces" liv Srvnnlsh unlilio.ru.
niior parsing several prlvati\pension bills
the senate , at 2:3 : $ p. m. , went Into execu
tive session , which lasted until 2:3 : ! > . The
senate then adjourned to January G , 1S97.
not si : msorssKs civir. sisitvici- : .
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Ininl'M Wiirli III ThlN Dlrcellun.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. The house to
day passed the legislative , executive and
judiciary appropriation bill and then ad
journed for the holiday reccBs. This la the
flmt time In the history of congress that
the legislative hill linn been passed before
the holidays. The day was devoted to the
annual debate of the civil service law and , as
usual , the attempt to strike out the provis
ion for the commission was- overwhelm
ingly defeated. There was a good deal of
threshing over of old straw and sparring
for political points. .Mr. HroKslus. chairman
of the civil service committee , defended the
law. Others who participated In the debate -
bate were Messm. Ilake-r , republican of New
Hampshire ; Walker , republican of Massa-
chussutts ; Williams , democrat of MUsIs-
Hlppl ; Iiowrrn , republican of California , and
Nolll , democrat of Arkansas. Mr. Settle of
North Carolina made the motion to strike
out the paragraph relating to the civil
service , which was defeated , 29 to 02. The
bill , as p.issed. carries ( ' .
$21.JG'J,363.02 , ? 3G-
370 more than the current bill. During the
morning hour a bill was passed authorizing
the railroads of the Indian Territory to
change their alignments. Mr. Halter , re
publican of Now Hampshire , * attacked the
method of administering the civil service
laws under the present administration. Ho
assorted that 10U Georgian * ! had been ap-
pomtcd to places In the Interior depart
ment by this administration ; that of S7G
dismissals from the department 1S3 were
veterans nnd the Treasury department also
hail discriminated against republicans In ap
pointments and dismissals , leaving ono re
publican in the secret service. Under the
Bpolla system , the public business had been
hotter handled than now , when clerks arc
kept under ooorct espionage nnd arc no bct-
tcr oft than factory hands. Yet the civil
service com mlralon had never protested
against such maladministration. Mr. IJros-
sins republican of Pennsylvania , chairman
of the committee on civil service , replied
at Home length to Mr. Ilakcr's strictures.
Ilu oulogl/ied the merit system and arraigned
the remnant of the npolls system. Ho
charged that the cdmplalnts against the
clas-silled tiorvlcc were In ( act complaints
against the spoils system. The civil service
rules , hn declared , precluded the possibility
of political inlluenco In admission to the
service.
Mr. Hrasslus defended the president's re
cent order extending the scope of the civil
service as a "thoroughgoing merit system"
order. i
"After the president secured those ofllcca , "
Interposed Mr. Maker , "was not the order
an attempt to keep them. "
"You don't suppose , " replied Mr. Ilros-
nlus , turnln.1 ; to his Interrogator , "that he
made the appointment. ! far the purpose of
having liU appointees dismissed ? "
"It Is for that reason , " said Mr. Maker ,
"that he should not be entitled to the
usufruct of his sin. "
"I have always believed , " responded Mr.
Ilrosalus. "that what a man has done In bis
clescnerato days ought not to bo thrown up
to him when ho 4jas repented and occupied
a front pew In the church. "
Mr. Richardson , democrat of Tennessee ,
expreusud the hope that If any further ex-
Rlood Is essential to health. Now li the time
to purify nnd enrich your blood by taking
Sarsaparii9a
Tha itaiu.iril In fact tlio Onu True lllootl I'urin.r ,
TTood'u Pills euro all U.er 111. . ' couU
tcnnlonA of the civil nprvlco law were mmlc.
they would be nimlo operative before March
4. "Then. " said he , "we will eo whether
our republican frlomta wilt Aland by the law
they thcmtelvm cnarted. "
Mr. Walker , republican of MnmrhtuctlR.
warmly endorged the principle of the rlvll
service law , which ho declared wns the eon-
trolling principle In ovrry well roKUhtrd
btmlnem concern. A remark of Mr. Walker' *
about the "poor white tnmh of tin * south"
drew from Mr. William * , democrat of MM-
n ! Klppl , an eloquent and stlnKlnt ; rrbultc.
He charscterlJird the eo-callnl poor white
trash of the nnuth AR the moat inagntflcent
raw materli.1 In thin country for the making
of manhood and womanhood. The outh ,
he .mid , wa today the only Amrrlran part
of America , and from the "poor white tr h"
of the floulh nprang Henry Clay , Andrew
Jarl. on and Abe Lincoln. The lalter's
maBiilflccnt courage and keen sense of
humor \vai aouthcrti , and poor white trash
at that.
Mr. Walker repudiated the fHiiTgcatlon that
a slur was contained In his reference to the
poor white traHh. lie said he had referred
lo a cl.iM well known In history who , before
the war. were exiled to the mountains , and
had the con'empt both of the wealthy slave
owncra and tin * negroes.
Mr. Williams. In reply , declared the cbss
hnd never had uny existence save In the
minds of novelists and negroes.
Mr. Williams , expressing hlnwelf on the
civil service law , gave It as his opinion that
no business man of common sense would
apply the principle of a competitive exami
nation to the selection of his employes. Ilu
announced himself opposed to life tenure
In olllcc.
Mr. Bowers , republican of California , and
Mr. Nolll , democrat of Arkansas , both made
brief remarks In opposition to the civil serv
ice law.
Mr. Settle republican of North Carolina ,
moved to strike out nil provision for civil
service .
"Don't you know your amendment would
strike down the commission ? " said .Mr.
.
"It would not. " replied Mr. Settle. "It
would crlpplo the law , and I wish I could
cripple It still more. "
This statement was heartily applauded by
many republicans on the tloor and WOH
vociferously hailed by the galleries.
Mr. Settlc'n amendment was defeated , 2D
to 02. The committee then rose and the bill
was passed. During the debate the senate
amendments to the urgency deficiency hill
were concurred In. At 3:40 : p. m. the house
adlourncd until noon January C.
AVAH 1IHPAIUMIHXT NOMI7ATIOXS. .
Prc-ililoiil SIIIIM ! u I.OIIKString of
\limcx to HIV Sviinv.
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WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. The president
today sent to the senate the following nomi
nations :
War Charles G. Sawtelle , aslsstant quar-
tormnater general , to l > o brigadier general
and quarte'nnaster general ; Captain Arthur
L. Wagner , Sixth Infantry , to bo major and
BfliUtant adjutant general. The following
to be captains ami assistant nii'irtermasters :
First Lieutenant Carroll A. Dcvol , Twenty-
flfth Infantry ; Fliat Lieutenant Thonmo
Cruse , Sixth cavalry ; First Lieutenant Daniel
K. McCarthy. Twelfth Infantry ; First Lieu
tenant John T. Knight , Third cavalry. To
bo captains nd coinmlMarlra of subsistence :
First Lieutenant Willlr.ni Baldwin , Seventh
cavalry ; First Lieutenant David L. Drainer.
Second cavalry ; Captain Ayluy Jackson. Sev
enth Infantry , to ho major and paymaster.
The senate today confirmed the following
nominations :
Joseph Emery of Salinas. Cal. , to be agent
for the Indians of Klamatb ngency. In Oregon
gen : Captain Ocorge 11. Perkins. U. S. N. ,
retired , to bo a commodore in the navy of
the retired list ; Lewis K. Wliltcher. to be
receiver of the * public moneys at Mitchell ,
S. I ) . ; also the foregoing list of military
nominations sent In todiy.
Tltl.Vt.S FOIl COXTKMI'T OF COURT.
llnitNv Coiiiinlttvv o" .linlli-Iiiry Will
Ill-port n NI-AV Illll.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. The Issue which
was 'n ' the last presidential campaign
known as "government by Injunction" waa
the subject of debate by the house com-
mltto.t ou JuiUctnry toilny. The coninilttoo
hen before It n substitute for thu bill , which
passed the senate last June , dividing con
tempts of court Into direct and Indirect
classes and permitting trials by Jury lu the
latter cases.
This substitute U not so sweeping In char
acter as the senatu bill , and the sentiment
of thi ) committee seemed to be to otlll fur
ther Its scope. Thcro was a general ex
pression , howover. to the effect that United
States courts showed a tendency to strain
their Jurisdiction on the ground of contempt
to the point of Infringement on the right
of trial by Jury , and a bill probably will
bo reported.
\I-\\N for ( In * Army.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Captain James I ) . Alllslilre , assist
ant quartermaster. Is ordered to proceed
from Chicago to Latbrop and I'lattc City ,
Mo. , for the Inspection of cavalry and ar
tillery horses.
Leave * of absence for five mouths Ls granted
First Lieutenant I'lill Powell , Ninth cav
alry. The leave of absence of Lieutenant
Schon , Twentieth Infantry , Is extended two
months.
The resignation of Lieutenant J. F. Mclgs.
retired , has been accepted , to taltu effect
January 1. Instead of Juno 30 next. The
leave of absence of Commander T. M. Har
bor , rctlre-d. now In Japan , has been ex
tended for one year.
S * VNH I \IOHOII DIIVMot I'ny.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. The Swiss Na
tional exposition , held last summer and fall ,
was a disastrous financial failure , says
United States Consul Kldgluy In a report to
the State department. The display waa
thoroughly representative , made on a scale
of lavlshness that would have done credit
to a much larger and richer nation , but
owing to the unprccedcntedly bad weather
during the season not only have all the
guaranty funds been swallowed , but there
remains a deficit of .100.000 francs , which
Is to bo covered by a national lottery.
I.llierln's Trnile IN Valuable.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. There has been
a phenomenal increase In coffee planting In
Liberia , nnd the exports for the last fiscal
> car amounted to 3,000,000 pounds , as
against ( JOO.OOO pounds ten years ago. Much
of this coffco comes to the United States
via Liverpool ? and United States Consul
General Heard &ays In a report to the-
State department that If a direct line of
bteamcrs could be established to touch once
In two months It would be a paying enter
prise , as half of thu country's lmi > orty would
come from the United Stales.
Dvlil of HIV rnrlllu Itanil.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. The eecretary
of the treasury has sent the president a
statement of the debt of the Pacific rail ,
roads as made by the government actuary.
The statement dhows that the advances to
thu Union I'aclllc , Including the Kansas Pa
cific , by the government will at maturity ,
the 1st of next July , amount to Jfl2.81C.2S5 ,
of which Biilllclcnt has been repaid to reduce
the amount to $53 2S9.5'ji. : The balance due
on account of the Central Pacific on July
1 next will ho < C0.318.377.
OrilvrN for ( lie Navy ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. Naval orders :
Assistant Paymaster T. S , Ilonnefon has been
ordered from tlio Gcrmant to the Phita ;
Assistant Paymaster G. G. Rogers , from the
PInta , homo and tattle accountH ; Surgeon U.
T. Hlbbett , to the Norfolk Navy yard ; Sur
geon N. M. Fcrebeo , from the Norfolk Navy
yard , and ordered to prepare for sea ; Ensign
H. I ) . IllHtlcgncr , from the Michigan to the
Katahdln. . .
filftM of IIIIIIN | to Slate * .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. An unusually
largo amount of laud was given to the states
of Minnesota and North Dakota. Minnesota
gained C9.CS1 acres In tlio Duhith district
by thu approval of a swamp list , and North
Dakota gained 51,207 acrefl by the approval of
lists of lamia for purpccca of the deaf uml
dump Hchool of ( nines , reform ochools , state
normal achoola and agricultural colleges.
Survey of .Hare * a ml Slriitl.
WASHINGTON. Dec , 22. The eecretary of
war has submitted to congress a report on
the results of a survey of Mare Inland Htralt ,
California , An .estimate of $318V50 lJ nub-
nilttcd for thu improvement , which may bo
reduced 30 per cent , if certain chances are
made.
DRAGS DOWN JIISOR FIRMS
Chicago Btink IPniluro Involves Soma Otlior
Institutions )
PANIC , HOWEVER , IN NO SENSE GENERAL
Two Snvlnu-i linn Its Meet a Unit ! > ) '
( ilvlmr ( In * MI\l.v-Uny .V n 11 ci-mill
Tlilh Clver. CiinllilenoL
to Olliei'N.
CHICAGO , UPC. 22. The failure of Angus
& Glndelo , general contractors ; the Ameri
can mewing , Malting and tilevator com
pany , the George A. WclMe Malting and
Elevator company , and George A. Wcteso ,
Individually , all of thcso being tluo to the
collate of the National Hank of Illinois ,
and small runs on three banka were the
echoes today of the hank failures of yester
day. Uims wore made on the Garden City
Hanking and Trust company , the Hibernian
Savings bank and the Illinois Trust and
Savings bank , but none of the runs were
of much Importance. The olllcera of the
Garden City Hanking and Trust company
had expected that a run would be made 01
their Institutions and were ready to meet It
They threw open the doors of the bank at
hour earlier than usual , as they said thej
wanted to get the run out of the way GO
they could transact their usual business
without being disturbed. Quito a crowd o
depositors had gathered at the doors before
they were opened and as soon as the banl
was ready for business the depositors gave
the paying tellers all they cared to do
The run kept up with energy for over ai
hour and then died away. At the close o
banking hours the olllcers of the iustltu
tlon announced that during the day the
amount of money taken In was treble that
paid out and the bank was declared In bet
tor shape than at the opening of the doors
In the morning.
The run on the Hibernian Savings bank
was of such duration that the olllcera dc
niinml in iiviU-n nnv navmeiit on time de
posits unless given sixty days notice. They
said this was not because they were no
prepared to pay all depositors In full , but
because they wished to avoid embarrassment
to smaller bankers , who might not be pre
pared to pay all their depositors at once
and who might be placed lu an embarrass
Ing position.
The stronger banks were paying all de
mauds for time deposits. There was a
slight run on the Illinois Trust and Savings
bank shortly after It opened this morning
the similarity of Its name and that of the
National Hani ; of Illinois having led some
depositors to believe that the former was
embarrassed. During thu run In 1891. I'resi-
dent John J. Mitchell of the Illinois Trust
gave order * to pay all depositors who callei
for their money and was criticised by other
bankers for doing so. This morning , cs
sean as It became evident that there was
likely to be a crowd in the bank , Instruc
tions were given the tellers to serve tht
customary sixty days notice , but to pay a\ \
depositors who could show that they wanted
$100 of their money for a legitimate pur
pose. The result was that the score or more
of people who had lined up at the paying
teller's windows soon dispersed. Ilcfore the
closing hour the exclte-incut had complete ) )
died out. The giving of the notice was
sanctioned by the clearing house and the
object ( the Illinois Trust being the strongest
savtnus bank In the city ) to give the smaller
ones the opportunity lo point to Its action
ns an excuse for giving the notice them
selves , which they did , and thus eltectuallj
stopped a run. The Illinois Trust and
Savings bank Is said to have J9.003000 In
cash on hand and was today loaning monej
Instead of , as In 1S93. railing in loans to
meet thn.ilcinauils of the savings depositors
The American Brewing , Malting nnd Kle-
vator company , the George A. Wclsso Malting
anil RlevAtor company , and George S. Welsse
assigned this evening In the county court.
The assignments of the two companies , which
are Intimately connected In business , anil
that of Welsse were brought Into court to
gether at C o'clock. The assignee of the
American Brewing , Malting and Rlovator
company Is the Chicago Title and Trust
company. The George Welsse Malting aud
Klovator company assigned to the Chicago
Title and Trust company , and that company
Is the assignee of Welsse also. No statement
was filed. The failure of the two corpora
tions was thn result of the failure of the
National Hank of Illinois. The two com
panies were borrowers from the bank , and
were Indebted to It when It failed to the
amount of over $500,000. AH soon as the
failure of the bank was announced , prep
arations were begun for the closing up of
the business of the two companies. The
corporations were both organized through
the efforts of George A. Welsse and a son-
in-law of President Schneider of the Hank
of Illinois. The American Brewing. Malting
and Klovator company Is the owner of ex
tensive malt houses on North Ashland av-
cnuo , which are leased to the other com
pany and arc used by It In the manufacture
of malt. The American Brewing. Malting
and elevator company has a large brewery
adjoining the malt houses , and the two are
closely related In business , ono buying and
selling to the other.
Judge Hortan , earlier In the day , ap
pointed a receiver for the general contracting
firm of Angus & Glndelo on the application
of John Angus , ono of the members of the
firm. The assets of the concern were placed
at j.100.000 and the llabllitien at $250,000. An
answer was filed to the bill by George A.
Glndcle , the other member of the firm , con
senting to the appointment of a receiver.
According to the bill , the National Hank of
Illinois , which failed Monday , loaned the
firm $2.0,000. and the suspension of that In
stitution has nearly destroyed the credit of
the contracting firm , so there was nothing
left but an application to-a court for relief.
The- assets of the partnership consist prin
cipally of real esate. accounts receivable ,
notes and contracts for completion of public
works , elevated railroad construction and
the erection of buildings.
DIHHCTOltS DID NOT KNOW IT.
Itobert B. Jenkins , ono of the directors of
the National Hank of Illinois , says : "The
directors did not know the size of the loan
on the Calumet Klectrlc. The discovery of
the condition of the loan was as much of a
surprise to me as to the public. The same
Is true of the loan to Dryer & Co. The
directors were unaware of the loans , which
appear to have carried tha bank down , or
were until the latter part of last week. I
don't care to ay who I believe was to
blame far the directors uetng Kept in tne
dark as to ihe magnitude of these loans.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. Mr. Kckcls , the
comptroller of the currency , today received
a telegram from Mr. McKfon. the receiver
of the National Hank of Illinois , stating
that the books of the bank show that quite
largo sums of public funds , belonging to
the city of Chicago , were on deposit. In
reply the comptroller sent Mr. McKcou the
following telegram :
Telegram relative to public funds re
ceived. You may make arrangemcntd with
depositor * ) thereof to Ix.sue to them at once
certificates for .inch iiinountH of their do-
posltH n n nn examination ' of the books of the
imnk makes ole'arly appear are due them :
thlH will enable them to avail themxclvoti of
the offer of the clearing house to advance
75 per c-ent and so prevent embarrassment
In tneutliiK public expenditures.
HQSTON. Dec. 22. Boston banks. It Is
learned , have about $200,000 locked up In the
National Bank of Illinois. The balances
kept in Chicago were much larger than these
held In any other western city , as Chicago
Is known as the "reserve city. " The * bulk
of the western collections by Boston banks
were imnlo through the First National bank
of Chicago up to within a year ago. but
were at that time transferred to the Na
tional Bank of Illinois. Boston bankers ex
pect to receive all that la due them.
DCS MOINKS. Dec. 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) DCS Molncti' banks have received
numerous applications from Institutions all
over the state that have been embarrassed
by the failure of the National Bank of Illi
nois. The Institution held a great number
of accounts of Iowa hanks and thcoo feared
that their drafts on It would go to protect.
They poured In rcijncsta to local banks to
arrange with their Chicago correspondents
to care for drafts on the Illinois bank and
In the most caxea arrangements were made
without trouble. The failures caused much
dlmiulct In bualnrcu circles , which wnu 'con '
tinued today by ( , ho news of the failures at
St. Paul. All local banks , however , are In
good condition.
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H.V.VIC OlV 'i ' MIXXKSOTA K.VII.S.
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St. I'nnl lioir * Due of lit Slron'ic * !
ST. 1'AW licc. 22. The Bank of Min
nesota , rapltal JfiOO.OOO , ono of Ihe best
known and Reawally credited one of the
strongest In * lht , 'northwest ' , wiw closed to
(
day. Sleto 'lliijk Kxamlner Kenyon took
pcMonlon fit 'tile asset * of tin * bank ami
Is now In chit-bo ! " The la t published state
ment was nn'ycto'ber 0 , IStifl , and was as fol
lows : UablllllcV : Capital stock paid In ,
$000,000 ; surplus funds. IIOD.OOO ; undivided
profile. $102,78,1.11 ; Individual depo lts , $1.-
071,051.95 ; time certificates of deposit , $1.-
i Oll.793.iiS : duo lo banks , $303,728.19 ; demand
! certlflcutej of deposit , $101,622.90 ; total ,
i $3.320.028.49.
I Resources : I/oans and discounts. $2.311-
SSfi.75 ; mlscellaneoiiR bonds , JI'J.SSI.OO ; over
drafts , $7,077.21 ; banking houses , $195,000 ;
teal estate , $105.701 , lit ! ; furniture , etc. ,
J10.000 ; expenses paid , $ .1,090.11) ) ; due from
banks , $ .119.469.02 ; exchange for clearing
houses. $29.68111 ; specie , United Staled
notes and national currency , $251. 049. SS ;
chockn and other cash Items , $5,632.95 ; total
resources , $3,320,389.49.
Judge Otis of the Itamsey county district
court tonight agreed to appoint Frank Sey
mour , cashier of the Merchants National
bank , and an attorney not yet decided on.
to be- receivers of the Bank of Minnesota.
The state bank examiner Is In charge of
the hank , pending such appointment , which
will bo made tomorrow and after making
nn examination of affairs today he said he
did not corslder the failure a bad one , but
expected that the hank would resume busi
ness before long. The officers of the bank
say they had been hoping the bank would
pull through the hard pressure of the win
ter , but had found It too great a task and
had concluded to call In the hank examiner
and have him take charge. Their action
may have been Influenced by the clearing
house , which sent word for them not t
"clear" today , for the bank closed soon afte
the notice. The Bank qf Minnesota hai
many correspondents , among then being th
National Bank of Illinois , hut It was statei
tonight the failure of the big Chicago bank
had nothing to do with the closing of thl
concern. The small hank nt the stock yard
that closed as a result of the other fallur
wfifl a branch of the Hank of Minnesota , bu
no other local banks are at all affected by
the failure.
The Bank of Minnesota , In common will
all the other bank * In the city , had a shar
of the de-posits of state funds , and at the tlm
of the Inat statement had between $70.00
and $50,000 of atato money on deposit. It wcs
also the dcpcsltory for the county nnd untl
recently wa.i the main bank through whlc !
the city bnslners waa transacted. Uobcr
A. Smith , present postmaster , and untl
last spring mayor of St. I'anl , was for year
vice president of the bank. William Dawoon
sr. , was president and William Dawsou , Jr.
cashier. The D.iwsons ranked high among
financiers. The closing of the bank was t
great a surprLao to the olficcra as It was to th
gc'.ieral public ! . Anilitant Ccshier Kober
L. Miller gave a , brief statement of the rea
son as follows : "We had n large rctal
trade- . " said he..which . has suffered mate
rlally from thjvharg tlmco for the past elgh
yoais during which time our Individual de
pcalts have ( decreased from $1.500,000 to
$700,000. Then. In addition to this. Inabllilj
to collect lanc { bills receivable or notea ant
the general dV'preijslon in money and bus !
noes all over 'th'o e'huntry , that really U the
story In a few words. "
The principal stockholders In the bank arc
Ansel Oppcnhclm , Arnold Kalman , Willlan
Dawson , William Dawson , jr. . I'cter Slems
U. A. Smith , A. n.Stlcknoy , , E.V. . Poet. I'
J. Nowlln , I" . H. Harris , Thomas Grace , C. W
Copley and oUiem.
Among the-'heavy depositors Is Normal
Klttson , whose every dollar was In the
Hank of Minnesota * The Union Stock Yards
bank , which cleseil Its doors simultaneously
with the Hank'of Minnesota , was owned bj
the latter , nnd Its president was Willlan
DJ\yson , whlljJohh Klaniiagan was cashier
That bank perjVety ) solvent. It had a
capital Block ; 'nf ? 2,5.000. and there is abao
lutcly no danger to any of Its depositors.
Bank Kxamlner Ktuiyon was early on the
Hcenc , aid took c'iaio of the bnnk'i affnlm
He would not give out any statement , and
In fact , was not In a position to do so , lima
much as ho had -not completed his oxanilna
tlon. He did state that the case will go Into
court tomorrow , when nn application will be
made for the appointment of n receiver , am
among the names for that position promt
nently spoken of today were T. B. Scott
Frank Seymour rnd 13. S. Warner.
The Bank of Minnesota has been known
ns such since 1SS2 , but prior to that date
ft om 1S59 , It was well known as Willlan
Dawson & Co. , and under both titles was one
of the leading banka In the
northwest. and was the oldoa
In tils city. Mr. Dawson was also
president of the smaller Union Stock Yards
bank , which closed as a consequence of the
larger failure. The stockholder * of the bank
Include many of the leading capitalists o
the city and state , and it Is stated they
will advance money to put the bank on Its
feet again very soon. At any rate there Is
no question that every dollar due depositors
and othera will bo paid In full. During the
afternoon , there were numerous rumors
afloat In regard to other banks In the city ,
but all such rumors that could bo fouiu ]
to give a name were run down and found lo
bo without foundation In fact.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. Hobert A. Smith ,
who WES largely Interested In the Bank oi
Minnesota , was nominated by President
Cleveland to bo pajtniastcr of St. Paul , anil
yesterday afternoon. Just before adjourn
ment , the senate confirmed the nomination.
mere was no opposition to the confirmation ,
and It went through with a bunch of other
routine confirmations , to which there was
no objection.
NEW YORK , Dee. 22. The New York
correspondents of the Hank of Minnesota ore
the Chase National bank and Merchants Na
tional bank : Olllclals of thuie ban lea say that
the St. Paul bank had only small accounts
with them.
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PIAX TO lltlll.V A .NKfillO CII.YXCJISI ) .
Hey \Vlio Tried to Kill TivoVomcii
IN Itlililleil nltli Iliillftn.
MANCHAC , La. , Dec. 22. Jerry Burke- ,
the colored boy who hacked Mrs. John Fosu
and her daughter , Mrs. Cavanaugh , with ar.
axe , at their homo at Clio , Wcston parish , on
Sunday night , was captured by a posse of
citizens about a mile from the scene of the
crime. In view of the fact that the women
nro not dead , the plan to burn him at the
stake was abandoned , and ho was simply
riddled with bullets. The negro admitted
the attempted killing , but said ho was forced
to It by another amgro. There was no evi
dence against the latter , and ho was released
upon lib nroirtlsi ' ? o leave the countrv In
twenty-four hours. ' Burke , whoso age was
19 years. , had been rfllsed by the family , and
thu motive of ' 1/ls'jcVlmo / Is supposed to have
been robbery. Tf. f'oas being a cattle raiser
and EomctliiHajjhaYlng considerable money
In the house. The negro knew Mr. Foss
was away , niiu\tio ) , women unprotected ex-
ctpt by him. i <
SHU IIjllll'H.Vr ' COUXTIKS ,
t
Will iJdsdil.lUli the Itulc for
TIIM-H.
CHKYENN7fJ'pj ] > ci 22. ( Special Telegram. )
Suit was commpycod today by the state
of Wyoming aiiiUast the county of Laratnle
; o recover JS.pDO' alleged to ho duo the ntatc
for taxes. Tho'.j ' u'jity contests the validity
of the claim on the ground that the taxes
claimed have not * 'been ' collected. Similar
claims against all the counties In the state
are held by the state and great Interest Is
taken In the suit.
I'Vi-d llyli- Gull I y of .Murder ,
SHKHIDAN , Wyo. . Dec. 22. ( Spe clal. )
'rod Hylc , who shot and killed Charles
Murray at Hockwopd , this county , on elec
tion day , wan given hlg trial In the district
court hero during the past week. The Jury
was out three hours and brought In a verdict
of murder lu the second degree. The pun-
shnit-iH U Imprisonment for life. Ilylc'n
lefense- was that ho was attacked by Murray
and sliot him to defend 'his own life. The
estlmony of the wilnesscH to thnf affair did
tot bear out this claim , but showed that
Murray was unarmed and drunk , and that
lyle's life was In no danger by the demon
stration * against him made by Murray.
Others have found health , vigor and
vitality In Hood's Barsaparllla. and It snr ! * ,
has power to help you also. Why not try It ?
MANAGERS HARD AT WORK
Kr. Bruce rccuras tlio Services of nn Expo
sition r.xpert.
HAS HIS WORK WELL OUTIINED ALREADY
( \ Hunt \ainetl KM t'lilvf rivrU of
tin * Di'itnrlinviit of Promotion .
( "nllforiilniis An * In
iiirne.st.
The Department of Kxhlblls of the Trans-
mlsfllflslppl ami International exposition Is
In active operation and prospective exhib
itors In all parts of the United States and
the civilized world will soon be In posscssto
of the rulw and conditions under which the
may participate In the great fair of th
western states. Manager 13. 13. Ilruce con
pleted temporary arrangements with the ex
position expert to which reference has here
toforn been made , and will ask the sanctln
of the executive committee nt Us next sea
slon and will request authority to end
Into a permanent agreement with the gentle
man. In the meantime Manager llruco
proceeding with the work of his bureau a
rapidly as possible , and will be prepared t
submit to the executive committee a con
prehenslve outline of the work proposed ft
the Department of Exhibits. A form o
blank application for space Is holog prepared
pared , and also rules and regulations fo
the government of exhibitors. As soon a
these are approved by the executive committee
too they will he sent out In order that thos
desiring to exhibit at the exposition ma
have ns much time as possible to prepar
their exhibits. It Is also expected by Mana
gcr Bruce that this method will Incite th
Inventive geniuses to prepare and exhlb
some rare and wonderful Inventions whlc
will attract the attention of the thousand
of visitors to the great fair.
HUUCK SKCUHUS AN EXI'KllT.
The man whom Manager llruco has re
talnod to look after the detail of this worl
Is It. JJ. Hardt. Mr. Hardt la a Ilclglan by
birth , a cosmopolitan by choice and at
exposition expert by profession. Ho ha
taken an active part In all of the Importan
expositions which have been held In tin ,
world during the past twenty-three years
Commencing with the Vienna exposltloi
In 1S7.1. Mr. Hardt has been Imlentlllcd In a
prominent manner with the following ex
positions : The Centennial exposition , heli
In Philadelphia In 1S76 ; the London Crysta
Palace exposition , held In 1SS4 ; the Alex
nndrla exposition , held In London In 1SS5
the Colonnlal nnd Indian exposition , held li
London In 1SSG ; the Calcutta. India , expo ? !
tlon In 1SS7 ; the Adelaide. Australia , ex
position In 18S7 : the Melbourne expositlot
In 1SSS ; the Paris exposition In 1SS9 ; the
Tasmania exposition In 1892 ; the World's
Fair lu Chicago In 1S93 ; the California Mid
winter fair In 1S9I ; the Northwestern Fair
held In Portland , Ore. , In 1S93 and the Lead-
vlllo fair , held In 1S95. Mr. Hardt has an
array of diplomas and medals In token o
services rendered by him In connection will
all of these events and Is an encyclopedia
of Information respecting the conduct of
expositions.
HUNT ASSISTS HITCHCOCK.
Manager Hitchcock of the Department o
Promotion announces the appointment of K
C. Hunt as chief clerk of the department
Mr. Hunt is a newspaper man of severa
years' iictlvo experience and has lately beci
the Omaha correspondent for a number o
outsldo papers , both In this state am
among the states of the cast am
west. Mr. Hitchcock stated ycster
day morning that the llrst work t <
bo done by his department would be to
open correspondence with the members o
all the legislature * In the transmisslsslpp
states for the purpose of laying before then
tllo plan and scope of the Transmisslsslpp
Exposition and securing their co-operation li
support of the exposition. This will be fol
lowed by the formation of a local organlza
tlon at each of the state capitals eomposet
of prominent men In the several states will
n view of furthering the Interests of the ex
position by securing appropriations for state
exhibits. All work In this line will be done
through thcso local organizations. Manager
Hitchcock said the work of his departmen
would be pushed with the greatest possible
speed In order to accomplish as much as
possible before the legislatures have ad
journed.
Secretary Wakcfleld has received copies o
Los Angeles Cal. , papers from Vice Presi
dent G. W. Parsons of California. These
papers contain accounts of a public meeting
held in Los Angeles the latter part of lasi
week. At tl'ls meeting were present all
of the members of the California legislature
representing the southern counties , together
with a large- number of the most prominent
business men , members and olllcers of tht.
Hoard of Trade and other commercial or
ganizations. The meeting was called for the
purpose of conferring with the legislators
regarding nccesf.ary legislations to be en
acted at the npproachlng session. Prominent
among the subjects discussed was that of a
largo appropriation for a California exhibit
at the Transmlsslsslppi Exposition. Mr.
Parsons advocated the appropriation of $7.1.-
000 for the purpose of making a creditable
exhibit nnd explained In detail the way In
which this amount should be expended. J.
L. Filcher , secretary of the State Hoard of
Trade , ndvocpted a liberal appropriation ,
lavinir particular stress unon the advantage
California had derived from the exhibit made
at th ? Atlanta exposition , and specified the
manner In which this good result had been
fi'lt. Ho urged the legislature to make n
liberal appropriation , which would be nn
advertisement for the state and would bring
the n-Hourct'H of the state prominently be
fore the world.
A i , i , TIII- : MIMIH.SVKIII ; iuriT.i ; ) .
Colliery KxiiliiNloii ni-iir WIIUi-Hlinrro
rlilm'ilo DrittliH ,
WILKESUAHKE. Pa. . Dec. 22. A canvass
of the homes of miners employed In the
Haltlmoro mine , where the explosion oc
curred last night , shows that all the men
escaped. It was at first supposed that four
or live had been caught in that portion of
the mine where the explosion occurred , but
now all have been accounted for. The men
who were taken out last nlgnt are getting
along nicely. The hospital ) hy lclans report
that all their patients are doing well. There
s a small fire burning In the mine , but .ho
olllclals hope to have It under control before
ong. Everybody Is rejoicing over the gal-
ant work of the rescuers.
Up to 9 o'clock tonight no deaths had
jcen reported among the rescued men. The
tire In the mines is still raging.
I'OISO.V IX lircitWSIHAT
I'lvc .All-in I TH of a Kjiiully TnUt'it mill
All Imt Out * Are DylnK.
ST. LOUIS , Dec , 22. Five members of the
family of P. M. Hobcrts , a fireman on the
Missouri Pacific railway , were poisoned by
eating cakes made of prepared buckwheat
lour today. Four of thorn arc at the city
lospltal. and It Is doubtful If they will re
cover. They are : Mrs. Mary Hobcrts , Olllu
Hoberts , aged 18 ; Frank Hoberts , aged 10 ;
Johnnlo Hobcrts , aged G ; Lizzie Huberts ,
aged 8.
George was only slightly affected. George
lobertB. 10 yeara old , found a packaga of
prcparcil buckwheat Hour In the alley Mon-
lay night. He took the package homo and
its mother made buckwheat cakes for brcalc-
ast Tuesday morning. They were all
stricken soon after eating the cakes.
K.\fii.Min : A.v
\ VrrcUciir .li-rxi-y tillDm - ( o tin *
llri-iil.lnur of an A\lf.
NEW YOIIIC , Dec. 22. Engineer John W.
Dogart and Fireman U. G. Hallcck of an
Jrlo local train out of Jersey City were
tilled tonight near Fish creek on the HacK-
unsack meadows by the derailing and
lltchlng of their engine. The accident was
caused by the breaking of an axle of n
rclght car. which waa part of a train pasti
ng the local. The car was loaded with lum-
icr and the train wax thrown upon the
rack In front of the passenger train. Thti
engine ran Into the lumber at almost full
speed and went from the rails anil down
ho embankment None of the passengers
vero Injured , but all received a shaking up.
Till ItSTOV OAM.S ( ) \ MVIIK UVXVV.
a MM M from I lie .silver Slnloi
for Mi-lCliilc ) ' * Cnliliirl.
CI.KVlil.ANI ) . Dec. 22. gcimtor * Thuw-
ton of Nebraska and Shoup of Idaho ar
rived In the city this morning and were
driven Immediately to the olllrc of Hon. M.
A. llanna , where a long conference was held
bctvutn the thm gentlemen. At noon the
talk had evidently been finished , for at that
hour the chairman escorted him visitors to
the Union club for lunch , where the discus
sion WHS resumed. While It was stated
that the visit of the cnators was of a
eoclal nature. It Is known that the prime
object of the conference- was to discuss
cabinet matters and a gentleman cloee to
Mr. llanna stated that there wan llllle doubt
hut that Messrs , Thuroton and Shoup came
here to urge Mr. Hanna'.s InlUiciico toward
seine one representing the "affected silver
district , " whom they suggested as n mem
ber of the cabinet.
Speaking of Cuban affairs. Senator Thurs-
ton sard : "Thcro Is little- doubt but that
the Cameron resolution Is strongly favored
by a good majority In both houses. 1 be
lieve , however , that the opposition will
throw so many obstacles In tlu > way of the
passage of the resolution that It will be
found Impossible to gel It through. I feel ,
however , that eventually a compromise will
bo reached In which the Insurgents will bo
accorded the right of belligerency.
"Personally I favor radical measures. The
Unltcvl State * ! has vast Interest. * at stake.
The Island Is being rapidly depopulated and
the people who remain are In many cases
actually suffering for the necessities of life.
There are many excellent reasons why the
United States should Intervene ) without de
lay. " _
WAHHAXTS KOU IIAXKIiltS * AIIIIKST.
Dciliisltor AnpTi-rril li.v DlN
Trciilnu-m .s < * 1ix llrIIIKI * .
CHICAGO , Pec. 22. Two central station
detectives searched the town tonight for
13. S. Dreyer and Itobert Merger , for whoso
arrest on a charge of embezzlement war
rants were sworn out this afternoon before
Justice W. T. Hull by Frank 13. Kennedy.
121 Dearborn street. The firm of Dicks &
Kennedy kept Its account nt Dreyer'a bank.
At noon Saturday Mr. Kennedy made up
his dully deposit nnd took It to the bank.
currency and checks aggregating $151.15.
The doors wore closed , but on Mr. Kennedy
lll.tt hnnlf tltti ilimrlrimnnr i\nt * . .iltt.nt
him to enter and a receiving teller ac
cepted the dcpcalt. Mr. Kennedy's action
In swearing out the warrant was largely In
duced by the treatment ho received at tin-
bank a few minutes before his trip to Jus
tice Hall , lie visited the bank to make a
courteous Inquiry and was told If ho did
not leave the place Immediately and volun
tarily , he would be forced to do so under
the tscort of a policeman.
"Treatment of this kind , " said Mr. Ken
nedy last night , "made mo Indignant and
I made up my mind that after I had lost my
money I waa at least entitled to civil treat
ment. "
No arrests had been made at 1 o'clock
tonight.
.STI3AMI2II ASIIOIIK OX I.OXC ISI.AXI ) .
Itun In X.MV V rliVlilrh Jluy Apply
( o n l.nrtic llm-r.
NEW YOKK , Dec. 23. Shortly after mid
night a rumor reached this city that a
steamer had run aground on the Long Island
coast. Among the steamers due- are the
Alsatla , from Gibraltar ; Anchorla , from
Glasgow ; Sannatlan. from London ; Slate of
Nebraska , from Glasgow , nnd Sorrento , from
Havre. The Mobile from London nnd the
Kensington from Antwerp , which were
sighted south of Fire Island at f15 : p. m.
yesterday , have not since been reported. A
very thick snow storm nruvalla. and fill
these steamers may have dropped anchor
otttsldr the - ° indy Heel : bar to await clear
weather. The wrecking steamers I. J.
Merrill and J. I ) . Jones have left their
Staten island docks to render assistance to a
steamer which was whistling dlstrcsj sig
nals off the Long Island coast near
Patchogne. A Chapman wrecking steamer
also followed at full speed.
At.'TIIOKlTIKS WII.I. WATCH TIIIMI.
- anil McKVrvi'rVI1I KlKliI llo-
fiiri * tinSlicrllV mill I'roNociitor.
A I.MAN Y. Dec. 22. Governor Morton hai
sent to theshcrln' of Queens county a procla
mation calling upon him to see that the law
Is not violated by those engaged In the
Lavlgnc-McKcevcr proposed light at Long
Island City tomorrow night. The manage
ment of the Marlborough Athletic club , which
purposes holding a boxing show tomorrow
night at Long Island City , at which Kid
Lavlgno and Charles McKcevor will appear
as stars , } \ea been assured by the district
attorney and sheriff that so long as the exhi
bition (3 ( conducted within the law no Inti'r-
forenco will bo offered by the authorities
This advice was sought from the district at
torney. In view of the proclamation of Gov
ernor Morton.
Holly I.yniiM Too Slcl. lo Kl li ( .
rs'KW YORK , Dee. 22.-IJolIy Lyoim of
New York and Muxey linimh of lirooklyn
were to have boxed twenty ronnilH before
tin- Eastern Athletic club nt Willl.imHburs
tonight. It was announced from the rlir.r ,
however , that Lyons was 111 at hi * lionu1 ,
nnd that he would inTlmp * iii'vt-r outer tin1
ring again. Jim Murphy of lironklyn w.m
put on as a milii tlluti > . Murphy did not
He-fin to rt'llah the- punishment , and after
two minutes and ton ai-comls tif lighting. In
tin * seventh round , ho dropm-d to the iloor
nnd pretended to Inknockid out. The ruf-
erce gave the decision to
\VIIIIlllllH ( O MlM-f < VlM-cloll.
NEW YOliK , Dec. 22.-Jim Williams , mil-
llewilght champion of Utah , was miti-hei1 :
otlay to box Dan Crt-i-ilun twenty rounds
lefon- the Mojvrs Athletic * i-luli of Al-
miiy , N. Y. . January 12. This will be Wil-
lams' ilrst appearanceIn the cast. He
'tinii-H well reconiuiuulod , having dcfi-att-il
f'hiirli-y Turner , Jack Stensler and many
others. His only defeat was administered
> y Tom Hlmikey. who galm-d a di-ctulon
over him In .seven rounds In San Fran-
IKCO last Juno.
I'lllNlmr * . ' l.atont I'onl.
NEW YOltK. Dec. 22.-II. X. 1'lllnbury ,
ho chess expert , gave a complimentary
simultaneous performance at theMitro -
> olltiii Chess club tonight , playing against
wulvu men on four boards , three men con
sulting on e-auh. The rooms of the club In
he Central opera houm * . K.ist .Sixty-seventh
street , wore eruwelcd with Hjit-ctaturs. Thu
lerforiiiiincc * be-gan at 'J o'clock and 1'llls-
) tiry won all four games.
I-'llz on IIIK AVny KiiNl.
SAN FIIANCIHCO , Dec. 22.-lIob Fits-
Simmons , accompanied by his family.
Htartcd for Now York tonight. Fltz.Hliii-
nons will proceed leisurely to New York ,
vlie-re ho will sign the articles of agree-
nunt for his light with Corbett.
Short Stop Toiirnniiicnl Seori-N.
CHlC'AdO , Dec. S3. MtiKKloll (300) ( dp-
fc.-itcil "William Hnrrlsun < 2M ) ) In the Itt-n-
Hlnger-Hllpr blllliinl tournament this nftcr-
noon by n score of ,100 to II. . In the evenIng -
Ing gaiiio IlarrlHon (2SO ( ) defeated John
Thatcher (220) by 2iO lo liil.
Sully nn n I'oiir Ili-lilor.
HOSTON , SlasH. , Dec. 22. John L. Sulll-
vaii , the piiKlll.it , out In the poor ilebtorn'
Bi.'HHlou of the municipal court today to
explain why he had failed to Kettle a
llorlHt's bill. The cuao will bo further
I KM nl January 11.
Carver \VliiH ( lie l.iiMf Two ,
CHICIAdO. Ucc. 22.-Or. Carver defentcil
John L. WInHton In Ihe two remaining'bird
mutches today by scores of 15 to 3D and
43 to 3S. This islvi'H Curvcr four out of
ulx of the iniitclic.s.
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§ In tlio original rsiirsuparilln , tlio g
5 Httimhml of tlio world. Others Z
x litivo imitated the remedy. |
I'l'ltoy iiu't imitate the record ; §
| 50 Years of Cures |
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TPIK '
. ultlJv
Populists of South Dakota Prepare for tlio
Tina ! Tight.
SEVERAL CANDIDATES ARE IN EVIDENCE
Arc .siiiio | * < eil to
,111-j.vcly In tin * IteMilt
of tin * I'olltU'iil llullle
ill I'lefi-c.
S. 1) . . lK. 2. ( Special ) The
senatorial struggle aiming the popults-s has
begun In earnest , nnd will ho kept up until
the final ballot , which will decide who Ute
to secure the plum. Up lo the priti nt the
claims nf all the candidates arcut a gen
eral order , and none of them attotmu to
specify Just what votes they will have to
start on. Some of them are > now making
claims ns to the strength they will chow
un the llrst ballot , but do not attempt to say
Just where they will all come from.
Goddykoontz makes tliw claim that he will
start with the solid support from his own
Judicial circuit , which , if it holds out. will
Klvo him eleven. So far as Is Known 1'lon-
man makes no specific claims as to number
of followers , but Is counting on a good vela
from the Hills country and scattering votes
from east of tin * river. If he should seeuro
the solid Hills vote ho would have twelve
for his start , but It Is not likely ho will have
this , as the Kyle workers an * busy In that
iwtlon of the state , and claim practically
nil after a few ballots In which other local
favorites beside Plowman are to oeeuro
recognition. The followers of hnucks make
n claim of between twenty-live and thirty to
start with , and concede as many to Kylp.
These- claims alone Just a little overrate
the entire populist strength In the legisla
ture , and as other local favorites will nn-
douhlei'ly secure courtesies on the first few
ballots It would Indicate that FOIIIO of thorn
are overrating their first ballot strength.
One of the questions which is receiving
attention from all parties Is "Who Is Petti-
grew's favorite ? " It Is generally claimed
that Goodvkoontz Is the llr.U favorite In that
iiuarter , and If ho falls then Plowman will
be the next lu line of Hiiccestion , hut till : )
Is only npeetilRtlon , as Pettlgrew U not giv
ing out his plans to any one , unlcs It Is l < >
a few of the * faithful who In * can trupt. Hut
when he starts to support any particular
candidate. If the republicans keep out of
the deal , ho will make It at least ln'i-rcsting '
for the other candidates.
Of course the senatorial light will enter
Into the organization of the house , 'and who
ever the speaker will be there Is but lliile
question that he will be anil-Kyle , fur what
ever Kyle's strength may he it Is not even
probable tint the combined opposition will
have a majority , and on this cue Issue they
will stand together.
The probabilities now are1 that the only
candidates for the republican caucin Humilia
tion will be ( lovrrnor Sheldon and Congress
man Plckler , with nn oven chance as to
which will secure It.
Would I.Utoii lo .Airs. I.ell e.
VHK.MIM-1ON , S. 1) ) . . Dec. 22. ( Special )
An effort Is being made by the university
lecture course to secure Mrs. Mary Lease
for a lecture here Borne time In the mar
future. The students who have charge nf
the lecture course have so far given the
people an excellent number of lectures and
concerts. The course consists of six num
bers each year , to be given at Intervals of
a month. This year's course contains three ,
lectures yet to be given.
Itemeniher the I'llurliii KillIU-I-N.
IIUUON. S. D. , Doc. 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Over COO people were fed at the New
I'ngland supper spread by the Congrega-
tlonallsts tonight In honor of Forefather' . ]
day. Brief addresses , songs and tableaux
followc-il the snppor , nil bearing on aoene-H
In the life of the pilgrim fathers. Many
poor families were bountifully remembered.
llllllllllN ( ill III Wl
CHA.MBKIH.AIN , S. D. , Dee. 22. A dele
gation of Sioux Indians from Crow C'retk
agency , with White Ghost , their head chief ,
as chairman , have left here for Washing
ton to collect a bill of about $200,000 from
'ho ' government.
THE
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