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DAILY B1313 : JANUARY 15 ] , 1897. MEET TO TALK OVER MONEY Prominent People Assemble to Tit Tip the Mouotnry System ! CONFERENCE CONVENES AT INDIANAPOLIS \VeMrrn StnlON Nut Very WrM llejire- Hcnlfil Month , Central ami Hunt Send a ( jooil HepreHeiiditlon. INDIANAPOLIS , Jan. 12. Chairman Hugh Hanna of the executive committee of the monetary conference , called that body to order nt Tomllnson hall this afternoon at 2:40 : o'clock. At that tlmo there were scatcil In the auditorium nearly 300 delegates who represent bu.ilnoxs Interest * that run up In value Into the hundreds of millions. The meeting was opened with a prayer by Rev M. T. Hayncs of the First Presbyterian church , ex-President Harrison's place ol worship. Then Mr. Huuna delivered n brief welcoming address nnd Temporary Chairman Jacob W. Smith read Iho call sent out by Iho cxccullvo committee. Next came the recommendations of ihe committee for the temporary organization , naming K. 0 Standard of St. Louis ns temporary chairman Jacob W. Smith of Indianapolis as temporary secretary and W. F. C. Gott of Indlannpolla ns aergcant-at-arma. In taking the chair Mr. Standard said : CHAIRMAN STANNARD'S VIEWS. Gentlemen : I desire to thnnk you foi Iho honor you hnvo conferred upon me by this cnll to preside over the temporary deliberations of this convention. Karly In December , nt the Instance of the. Hoard of Trade and the business men of Indianapolis , n preliminary monetary con- ff.renco was called lo meet hero , consisting of representatives of commercial organiza tions of some of the central western states , nnd thai conference was composed of sonin fifty business men. After a thorough nnd lather comprehensive discussion of mat ters tinder consideration it was resolved to Invllo t'ho ' commercial orpanlzatlons of the United States to send dolegnlos to a con vention to bo held In this city today , to consider mailers of Importance pertaining especially to the llnanelal policy of our government. Pursuant to this action you have here assembled , and I cdngratulalo you nnd the country upon the nswmblagc of this convention of business men to con sider mailers of so grcal Importance to the country. H Is not my purpose upon this occasion to sugnest nny given line of policy lo bo pursued In remedying Ihe evils of which complaint has been made or that may be suggested here or hereafter. Hill I may mention to my mind some of the most glaring defects In our llnanelal system. In Win connection It Is safe for me to sny that the stability , prosperity and safety of our commercial , manufacturing , banking nnd agricultural oneratlons depends upon a safe , compreiienalvc and stable financial policy for our government n policy that may be relied on to lasl from ono year to another and from one political ndmlnls- . f trallon to another , nnd to bo laken. as far k ns possible , out of the realm of politics. kA CONKIDKNCE IS NKCKSSAHY. Conlldenco Is t' < o foundation upon which business and all affairs of material in terest nro built. There should bo enough money to do Iho business of the country , nnd there should be no doubt about Us olmracler and no shaking of confidence to take It out nnd keep It out of clrculntlon. Te tioop'e of the United Stntes not only should have confidence In our financial methods , but nil the nations of Iho earth with whom wo hnvo commercial relations should have assurance of the stability of our financial affairs , so Ui.it they may know on what basis they are working. This Is of great Importance to us as well as to the foreign nations when we take Inlo account Mint during the Inst year we exported to foreign countries moro than a thousand million of dollars worlh of the surplus of our soil nnd the Industries of our people , nnd Imported a lllllo moro llian peven hundred millions of their products ; nnd while our operations with foreign coun tries may not bo quite as largo every year ns this , they nro always of enormous pro portions. The present financial methods of the gov- vernment are largely those adopted during the war , when there wore great emergen cies. I bellevo there Is n very strong and constantly Increasing conviction among our people thnt some method should be adopted for the retirement of the United 8tntes and treasury notes , ami that they should not much -longer bo tolerated ns a circulating medium. They have been a hindrance to the prosperity of our govern ment for many years. They nro a constant menace to our treasury reserve and to the credit of the government , and when en croachments are made upon these reserves commerce stands In fear and trembling. There seems to bo a well defined conviction nmong business men from the experience ! ) of the past that Ihere should bo no notes In circulation which should not bo retired when tholr olllco has been fulfilled. "Whether these notes should bo retired at once or gradually , I am not disposed lo nay. but of Iho necessity of their retlre- menl I think there can be no question. I would retlro them by the sale of long government bonds at n tonrnto of Inter est If there can be no belter way devised for Ihelr withdrawn ! from circulation. While I am mentioning some of the de fects. ns I believe , of our monetary sys tem , which como to my mind , I would say thnt I see no reason whv our national bank ing law should nol 110 so Amended as lo al low the national banks to Issue notes up to the par value for their bonds Which they hold as a basis for their Issue , Instead of Issuing , as they nro now com pelled to do , oitly 90 per cent of the par value of the bonds that cost them , per- lmi , US to 120. This would help In giving us a larger volume of circulation , and bu an Inducement to the imnks to Issue all the bills they could under Iho new law. Jinny of Iho banks , as the law now stands , do not Issue all the notes they are author ized to do , because much of the tlmo It Is not prolltablo for liiom lo Invest in bonds nt 120 , when they cannot avail themselves of nn Isauu of moro than PO per cent of the par value of the bondo they purchase. Then there Is a tax of 1 per cent on the Issue of the- national bank circulation , and 3 see no necessity for so large a tax ns this , ns It must ultlnialoly be paid by Ihe borrower. I bellevo thai the lax should bo reduced lo ono-fourlh of 1 per cent. HAS MANY ADVANTAGES. There are mnny advantages connected with the national banking system of the country , nnd Ibis system , I bcllove , might , Afflicting a Wliolo Family. Speedily Cured by CUTICURA. Statements Sworn to Before the Clerk of the Supreme Court. Jly wife Ind appear on her limbs , Just above the mikk'S , flro small pimples that , began to enlarge , nnd teen developed into eating ulcers of Urn Indolent typo , which , desplto nil reme dies nail our efforts to cure them , grew worse nnd worse , nnd at the end of thrco inoiilhs had become very bad , two of them having cntcn to thu bnno. At that time wu began to uao Cinru'uitA remedies , and wllh two bottlus of lU ; < oivr.XT , one box of firricimA , nnd ono cake of Cl'TicuuA ' HOAV , they were cmed Doiinil and \vull In almnt two incnitlH. The scars are them to-ilny at llvlnc witnesses of thu severity and extent of thu ulcers. I ! . > . ) win nflllctod thu saino winter with papular rash , from which 1 could notnitt d.iy or night. My skin became Inn very bad fix vhca 1 liejr-m using CimcuiiA iciiicdlca. 1 used them for about ono month and wad My lltllo baby girl , when about ten months old , was nllllctud wllh ICnzi'inaJii'rl.iiilH from her kacc.1 down \\oto ono mild Horn from which Kliu suiro.rwl gieatly , Wu tried nmer.il remedlm which only aggravated them , before \vu hvirnn the uau of tlio CiiTlcuitA reniudloH , In which cao there was a ixjniilutu | euro wllh T uo ruturn of thu dlooasn. ' A. A. Mcl \ UTV , J. 1' . , Winn , On. Bworn to" nnd snlncrlbed before mo till * twcntyUlli day of Norcinlmr , IBM. [ L. , ] K.K.jAMi : ) , Cltrk Hupr , Court , Snrnr Coin T I TUI T for Krtrr Kind of Illoo , ! ndSklnUumnr. WtiDi hitlu with Cuticiiit Boil- , ( tnllo ppJc ( lunt ot UUTICVIA ( ulnlnitnt ) , the ( ml kl cure , in.t mlU doxi ol CniciIliioiriiT , frr U l of blood vmi&cri anil humor cures , euro when RoU Ihrouf bout tht world. I'orrin I ) , * 0. Coir. , Bolt . , Iloitou. uj-"lfowtoCu Bklullumor > , "fm , llilrl'uriAed m ! Uuu < li Cuncviu Uiur , i with Rr-rtt benefit to nil I tit created , br ex tended , by allowing , under proper * nf - guards the establishment of branch bank * In nmnllor oltles with largely reduced mini , mum of caplinl. I licllovo there in no In- ? tlL''i'0i ! ° P , rrpor'l ' vvhprc n loss has come to holders of national banknotes. There nro many suggestions of reforms , quo In to withdraw all paper mnncv mulct the denomination of Jin , thoreny forcing n larger volume of silver and gold to clreu- ate In the hands of the people , ntiil , I be lieve , this Is well worthy of favorable con sideration , I do not believe that nny criticism can , with reiiBon or Justice , stand against com- inurclal or business organizations for tak ing nn active Interest and making recom mendations to connrpna In matters of BO great concern as thtao which call us to- gather. I llml from the last census Unit there la an nggregnlo of over JG.OOO.UOO.OOO of money Invented In manufactures In thn United States , and that here tire over I.OOO.OW of men cmployul In these cslahllphmf > nls , and that the output Is over { 3 MW.ino ) ) In value anntially. 1 also llml that the avrngo an nual valub of the cotton , wheat , corn nnd onls produced In this country Is about $ tW ) . i"O.Ofl01 to say nollilng of the value of rattle , horses , lions and almost Innumer able other products of the farm nnd Held. I am sure the banlur , merchant , pro fessional man. manufacturer , farmnr , mjner , artisan , mechanic and laborer , nil have a community of Interest In the cause we are hero to promote. In the language of Ilenjamln Franklin , " \V must all Imng together or hang separate. " The country cannot permanently prosper If any of the essential Interests are tieglrvtud or sacri ficed. All legislation should bo for the greatest good of the groatesl number. " llowevir. It is not my purpose to occupy much of the time given to these opening nxerelses , and while I may ruive some opin ions as to the manner of procedure , and as to the results of the deliberations nf this convention , and as to what wo should ask congress to do , I believe It Is not within my province to inako recommendations. Hut with the greatest conlldenco Jn your wisdom and In your patriotic devotion to the work In hand , I now announce the con vention ready for any business which may be brought before It. The usual committees wcro then appointed Among the western men honored by nppolnl- munt to committees wcro the following : On Committee on Permanent Organization T. C. Powers , Helena , .Mont. ; John N. Simp son , Dallas , Tex. ; William H. Heck , Sioux City , la. On llules and Order of IJuslnrss T. C. Power , Helena , William nasgctt , Ottumwa , la. On Credentials S. D. Scuddcr , San 'An tonio , Tex. After an addrrosc * by Charles S. Falrchild and John P. Irish , the credentials committee reported 270 dt'lrgates present. C. S. Patterson of Pennsylvania was elected permanent chairman and Evans Woolen ol Indianapolis permanent secretary. It was also recommended that a vice president be chosen for each state represented. Mr. Pat terson was escorted to the chair and ad dressed the convention. PRESIDENT PATTERSON'S ADDRESS. Gentlemen of the Convention : I thank you for the honor you do mo In Inviting me to preside over your1 deliberations. You are business men ; your presence here proven your acceptance of the trim dellnltlon of that term. Hero today arc representatives of agriculture , of mining , of manufactures , of trade , of commerce , of transportation , and of that vast abrogation of capita ! which Is constituted of the earnings of labor and the savings of thrift. We may be partisans as to all questions that can be properly determined upon party considera tions , but we are also , above all , American citizens. As American citizens , proud of our country's p.'ist nnd hopeful of Its futurewe meet today to take counsel together ns to those great questions of public Interest which relate to the currency of the country and which ought to be founded upon grounds that are broader than those of a mere partisan spirit. Meeting as citizens to consider a subject of common Interest to the whole southern territory. It Is filling that wo should come together In the middle west , which Is today the seat of empire In the great state of Indiana , where last autumn the victory was won for the honor of the nation , and In this great American city of Indianapolis. Lot us approach the grave subjects that are to be brought before us with no pride of opinion but In the spirit of that old maxim which tolls us "In the things necessary there should be unity ; In IhliiBs doubtful , liberty , and In all things , charity. " Hut lot us refuse to recommend any compromise of principle for such compro mises have always failed to accomplish their desired end , because of their Inherent Inability to destroy the Irritating cause , and because of their essential inapplicability to changed conditions nnd circumstances This country is nn empire In Its extent of terri tory. In the number of Its population nnd In the magnitude of Its material Interests There are densely populated nreas of ter ritory and there nro Hi-nntlly populated amis of territory. In the former there Is nn adequate and , perhaps. In some places an excessive supply of hankingfacilities. . Where thcso hanking facilities exist to nn adequate extent not only nro means of accommodation provided for responsible borrowers but there arc also supplied all these credit substitutes for money In the shape of checks and drafts which Increase the volume of currency at the time when mieh an Increase Is needed by the people Where these banking facilities do not exist to an adequate extent unduly high rates of Interest prevail , and the demand for cur rency In general exceeds the supply We therefore need for domestic purposes a cur rency of stable value nnd of full purchasing power , which shall bo neither redundant nor contraeted. and which shall flow Into the channels of trade when nnd ns the in terests of trade may require. CURRENCY WORDS. This country has extensive commercial relations. The wc-st nnd south demand that the surplus of the world should bo bought for remunerative Investment. It la In no sense Inconsistent with the protection of the homo market that wo look forward to mcrce , so that our agricultural , mining nnd manufacturing products shall find that nrger market which wlll.glve to American Industry greater roturns. Kor our Interna tional relations wo need , therefore a cur rency which shall bo of full value In the markets of the world. We may differ as to questions of protec- llon or of revenue reform , but-wo can agree that the government must have a revenue adequate to Its necessary expenditure and with a surplus siifllclent to arovldo for pos sible contingencies. Wo can agree that revenue must bo raised by taxation- that taxation should be so Imposed as to lay Us burdens upon the American people so that they can easily bo borne. Wo can agree that the existing utamlnrd of values shall bo maintained ; wo can atreo that bimetallism would bo do- slrablo if It could bo secured by International treaty nnd bo made practi cally effective ; wo can agree that there should bo nn enlarged and Increased use of silver coins convertible at par inlo goldwo can ngreo Hint so long as the government demand notes nro outstanding , provisions should be made by law for the maintenance of nn adequate gold reserve spoclllcally pledged for the redemption of 1'ioso notes : we c-n agree as lo ihe fact that while. In some eases shareholders of and depositors of nntlonal banks have lout by tholr un skillful or unfaithful management , yet no holder of a national banknote has over hud occasion lo Inquire what bank Issued the note or has ever losl any part of the amount of the nqto ; we can also ngreo thnt the nntlonal banking sys'om s'lould bo so amended ns to provide some method for the moro general extension of banking fn- c-llltles to nil parts of the counliy ; and ehlelly wo can it-tree thai Iho right solu- lion of the currency question Is of grave Importance and .should bo the subject of moro deliberate and detailed consideration than this convention can at Its present ses sion extend to It and may properly bo re ferred to such method of Investigation ns you In your wisdom mny direct , Upon all these questions It Is for you to determine the action of the convention. When the convenllon wMch framed the con stitution of the United States was about to assemble , Washington said : "If to rleniio Iho people we offer what wo ourselves disap prove , how can wo afterwards defend our wor' : ? Let us raise a stnndnrd to which the wise and honest can repair. The event Is In Die hands of God. " Let thai view be oxprcsrlve of Iho highest statesmanship and let the iritost patriotism control our action. Let us raise a standard to which thu wlfo nnd honest of nil parties can repair. In this country the people are sovereign , Nowhere else In the world Is there more general diffusion of Intelligence , or a higher average of moral charnclor , The people inusl , ns the tribunal of last ap peal , determine what the currency of n great country should bo nnd therefore what the currency of thin country will bo , The nation has survived the .shock of foreign nnd civil war. It has overcome the disin tegrating Influence of the expansion of ter- illory and the growth of population. It has HUcceHsfully resisted the attempt to lower the standard of value. Let UK have confi dence enough In the people and faith enough lu our free Institutions to believe that in the future , ns In the pnst. the people wilt rightly delermlno thu questions which shall bu submitted to Ih'enr . .lonloiiH1,1iulN to Murder , WEIH1 CITY. Mo , , Jan. 12. Grant Ed wards late lust night shot and killed 10-year- ald Louisa Hedge , then uhot himself. Inflict ing a painful but not fatal wound. Jealousy prompted the deed. They were awectueartv. Edwurdu la In jail. HOST HAVE THE ACTUAL CASH Message Received in South Dakota Ilomi Which Causes Consternation , GOVERNOR LEE TO TREASURER PHILLIPS South llnlioln Will Tint Aroept Or- tlflenle * uf neiio-.lt n * Hvlilunuu of Money In I lie State Treasury. 1'IEUUE , S. D. , Jnn. 12. ( Special. ) f message from Governor Leo was received It the house yesterday asking that the leglsla lure take action In regard lo an exhibit o the cash In the hands of the atnto treasurei before his bond for n second term bo np proved. Thla is virtually a refusal of tin governor to accept certificates of deposit ai evidence that the treasurer has the cash and a demand for the actual cash to hi shown. In the message the fact Is men tloncd that the treasurer's statement show ! cash on hand In excess of his official bond ana the legislature Is asked to make Inline dlate provisions to cover such tulurc emer gencies. The special message follows : Gentlemen of the House of Representa tives : Since assuming the duties of tin executive olllco nil Important question hat arisen concerning the approval of the stale treasurer's bond , to which I desire to call Ihe attention of your honorable body. Chapter 13. section 1373 of the Compiled Laws provides that the bonds of all stale and district olllccrs shall be approved by the governor or one of the juMlees of tin1 supreme court. This was amended In ISM. . Chapter H7 , section 1 of the Session Laws of thnt year provides that the bonds of all stale and district olllcers. except the at- tcrney pcncral , shall be approved by the governor , the attorney general , the pre siding Judge , or in bis absence , anolher judge of the supreme court I now have under consideration the ap proval of the bond of the present treas urer , but hnvo not yet given assent to Ihe approval of the Instrument for the reason Hint I am of the oolnlon that ho should make an exhibit of the cash In his pos session. Chapter 13 , section 13S3 of the Compiled Laws , touching this matter , provides at follows : "When the Incumbent of nny olllce Is re-elected ho shall qualify as above , but his bond shall not be approved until he has produced and fully accounted for all public funds and property In his control under color of his olllce during the expiring terms to the person or nitthbrlly lo whom ho should account , and the facl and dale of such satisfactory exhibit shnll be en dorsed on the now bond before Its np- provnl. " Guided by this section of the law I deem It proper to call for nn exhibit of the funds In the hands of the treasurer. I find no authority for making the demand myself. I am advised by the allorney goneml thnt the legislature Is the omy power , which , under the law , can make such demand. His opinion Is based upon section 02 , article 2 , of the Political Code , relating to the du ties of the terrltorlnl Ireasurer , which reads ns follows : "llo shnll , ns often as required , submit his books , accounts , vouchers nnd funds In the treasury lo Iho Inspection of either branch of Iho legislative assembly or any committee thereof appointed for that pur pose. ' It s clc-arly within the powers of the legislature , therefore , to call for a showing of the funds In the hands of the treasurer If so disposed. Chapter 152 , section 3 , laws of 1S93 , pro vides as follows : "That at the close of the Inst business day In c-ach month , the state trensurer shall make and deliver to the governor a stnle- ment In writing , signed and certified by him as correct , showing Iho exact condition of Iho public funds In bis possession , giving Iho name of each bank In which he has deposits nnd with which ho keeps an ac- counl , showing Iho amount In ench bank standing to the credit of the slate , which statement shall bo preserved by the gov ernor nnd filed In the olllco of the secretary of stale for safekeeping. "The stnta treasurer shall also , at the same time , exhibit to the governor all cer tificates and other evidences of deposit which ho may have In his possession of public moneys deposited In any bank or bunking Institution with which ho does not have nn open account. " It Is also made the duty of each of thcso banks to forward to the governor n certified statement of the stnlo funds on deposit in each banking Institution. Under this law Iho slalo Ireasurer has submllled his re port for December , showing state funds deposited In banks In sums as follows : Illinois Trust nnil SavlnKa bank J W.311 91 I-'lrst Nntlonal bank , 1'lcrre 21,23062 Pint Xutloiml bank , Donilwooil 27.07J 07 American National Imnk , Demlwooil 70'JI9 77. Pierre National Imnk , 1'lcrre 211,118 lu Nntlonal llnnk of Commerce , Pierre 14.381 4'J ' Ynnklan National bunk 4,291 So llnnk of Spcurllsli 2,370 13 The nbovo Is what the treasurer has on deposit on open account. The following ad. dlllonal sums he has on cerllflcalo ac count : Plriit National bank , I > ad J 8,319 90 Wearo A Allison 20,112 79 first Notional. ItapM City 2,010 OS First Nntlonal. Deadwoocl 11.000 CO American National , DeailwooJ ll.OuO Co rirat National , 1'lcrrc 10,000 Co Mnklnp in nit n lolnl of S2S2.C39 22 I am Informed by Iho Ireasurer that he Is ready to make an exhlbll of the funds In his possession by the use of certified checks and certificates of deposit from the banks with which ho has accounts. The question raised Is whether It would not bo better. In view of existing coiidlllons , lo require of him an exhibit of the money Itself. I am nol disposed to raise any doubter or cast nny reflection whatever upon Ihe Integrity of the trensurer. or his ability to make a sntlsfaclory seltlcment , nor am I disposed lo exceed my nutiiorlly In the matter. I therefore refer It to your honorn- blii body to decide what manner of settle ment shall bo made. Section 7 of chapter 152 , Laws of 1593. pro vides that : "Nothing In this act .shall bo BO construed as to Imply nny consent on the part of the stnlo lo Iho dcposll of nny public money In any bank or banking Institution , or with nny bank or other person or cor- porallon whntspever. " The state must therefore depend upon the treasurer nnd tils bondsmen for a satls- factory settlement of his accounts. I would also respectfully call your atten tion to the fact that the bond of the treas urer provided by law is $230,000.00. His last statement , made December 31 , lSflfi. shows a cash balance In his hands of $282,030.22. The Instances , ns shown by his reports , In which ihe funds in Ihe irensury have been In excess of Ihe treasurer's bond nro numerous. This Is an exceedingly loose method of doing business and should bo speedily rectified , I therefore oak your honorable body , by joint resolution , or otherwise , to give these matters your Immediate nttenllon. The law provides thnt the bond of Iho trensurer shall bo approved within ten days after ho takes his oalh of olllco. I do not deslro to cause delay or embarrassment In this matler , but do bellevo thnt the In terests of the slnlo should bo fully pro- lecled. and that the legislature should act speedily upon the suggestions which I have made. Respectfully submitted , ANDREW K. LEE , Governor. SENATE DISCUSSES IT. After aomo new bills had been read In the senate today that body Immediately went Inlo executive session for Iho discussion of the governor's mcfsago , and appolnled a jommltteo of two , constatlnj ? of Senatora Dotlium and Wlnslow , to confer with the : onunlttco appointed by the house , consisting if Itcpivatnlatlvfs Kirk , Anderson and Kuhti , to Investigate the mailer and report on the same. The first liquor license bill of the session made Its appearance In Ihe senate today. In the house the principal bills Introduced were for the creation of the olllco of In- jpcctor of Insurance companies and for nn ipproprlatlon of JGO.OOO for a state exhibit it the Transinlsslsalppl Exposition at Omaha. A resolution was also Intioduccd to limit the present legislative session to thirty laya. No action was taken today In regard : o a showing of cash on the part of the state treasurer , but It la pretty well known that the cash will be hero when It Is wanted. In the houao today the last of the mem- : > ers who had been snowbound made their ippcaranco and were sworn In , The inienker iaj announced the following additional house : ommlttees : , < Temperance Court , nurkholdcr , Near , \tideriion of Aurora , Ilrusseau , Dollard , Donahue. Houston. 1'enal Institutions Wright. Neer , Anderson of ' llnusc Ollvor William- son 1'ennliiKtoii , , , - * on , Thompson , State Affnlrs Oleson of l < awrence , Dean , McMamiD. llegdal , Andcruun of Aurora , Dollard , Hair. Irrigation nnd Dralnape MoWhorter , Illsty , I'unlln , Mastic. Anderson of Kings- uury. Howell. Dnvlson. 1'ubllo Health Jones , Colton , Court John- ton. Kllndt , GllchrlHt. McLaury. Warehouse and Grain Grading Moseson , I'ower. UlHlv , Oliver , 111 an , Lohr , Btorllo , School and Public LunUa-aiuM , Weeks , Stewart , oie on or Vrt'nlAon ' , Hymi , Me CoiiKhey , Som rH. n , T ICIectlons and I'rlvUf-Rrs IXtly. McMnnus Wrlnht. Olesou of IJlWrOnce. Kln . Hair MrC oughey. . , [ ' . Indian ArfalM-nenlhif. Kllndt , Jones Mastic , Mitchell , DnvlMm Downing. Manufactures Lllly.H\tulerson of Kings bury , Hruce , Gunnlflolr. , iono * , 1'felffer IIereen. i , ' ' < Military Affairs OUver. Houston , Me Whorter , Peterson , Viirnr .i , Wllll unarm. Kedernl Helatlonx AuMiy'son Of Penning ton , SrMwartz. Weeks' , Uvorscth , Lien , I'ublle UulldlngsHy.inllruee. . Hurk holder , lienton , Anderson of 1'ennlngton Knhns , llalvason. _ _ . _ Stntlslles-Colton , VTrTgTlt , Stewart , How ell , Jnrdlne. it i T Immigration German ; Oliver , lllsty Johnson , Utilisellangerti DoVlno. Medicine. Surgery ontl , I'harmacy Lohr Ilenson , Kirk , Mospson'/Gllohrlst. Usury Glbbs. Deiiton , Anderson of Alt' rora. Anderson of I'oniilncton , lllnckstono DeVlne. Goddaid. ' Apportionment George II. D.ilv. chairman - man , and a member from each district. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. The capltoI removal 'bill will not be re ported back from the committee until Sat urday , and cannot come up for discussion until Monday. The Indications now all point to Its dcfc.it In the senate , nnd that It will never get to the house , where It li con- eldcrod It would not be as rtrong ns In the senate. T'ao railroad bill will not bo re ported before reprc i'ntatl\cs of the different roatls have had nn opoortunlty to appear be fore the committee. The probabilities are thnt both the re publicans and populists will hold senatorial caucuses this week. M the balloting for sena tor begins next Tuesday. Senator Palmer Is being accused of chang ing the Wheeler bill , on which the popullut campaign was made , so far ns railroad leg islation Is concerned , and It Is asserted that the new bill Introduced tolay : conies nearer the Wheeler bill than does the bill he has Introduced. The railroad committee of the senate will bring In a minority re port , recommending that the Dollard bill , Introduced today , bo substituted for the Palmer bill. Representative Oleson Saturday Introduced a rrooiutlon In the house endorsing the Mills resolution , now pending In the United States senate , In regard to the recognition of the Cubans , and after a discussion It was voted down. A committee was then appointed to draft resolutions of sympathy for the Cubans , and Olason made chairman cf the committee. The resolutions presented by the commit tee were adopted without a protest , and a comparison between the two show that the latter Li almost nn exact copy of the former , the only difference being a flight difference In the arrangement of the wording of Uie resolution , The bill Introduced prohibiting trusts Is "That the sale In this state by any person or corporation of any manufactured or other product , the price or output of which Is limited by nny trust or other combination , to which any such person or corporation Is a parly , Is hereby prohibited , and no action shall be maintained on any conlract or sale made In vlolallon of this act. " XO ACTION O.V SlIjVHIl QUESTION. \VorilliiK < > f tinWoliMiU Hill Objec- tlotinble li > SOUKSeniitiirN. . WASHINGTON , Jan. 12. The republican senatorial caucus today did not result In any final action upon the question of Interna tional bimetallism , which' the caucus was called to consider , but adjourned till Fri day. This failure was not duo to any oppo sition to the proposition to provide means for a conference , butte thc , fact that the language of the bill prepared by the Wolcott commttleo was objectionable to some. The bill as drafted provided for1 the consideration of the free mintage of .silver. Some of the western members of the caucus objected to this wording , saying ahaU It should be so amended ns to provide for free and unlimited coinage. Senator Allison Impressed the cau cus In a brief speech With the necessity of a complete outline of what was wanted. It was suggested that If. would bo better to adjourn and take time to make the bill com plete and acceptable to all than to make amendments while In eesslon. K.VVOIIS TIIK DI3I3PVATBIl CANAL. National CniiiinlHnhm I'lleN ItH He- l > rt vlth llio 1'roMldent. CHICAGO , Jan. 12. The Deepwater Ways commission appointed by President Cleveland - land In November , 1S05 , has finished Its re port and submitted the .same to Secretary Olney. It will be placed In President Cleve land's hands Immediately and by him sub mitted to congress ns early no possible. The report Is nn unqualified endorsement of the ship canal project between the United States and Canada , and embraces a recommenda tion of an approprlallon of $250.000 for a preliminary survey. A waterway with a depth of twenty-five to thirty feet , accom modating ocean steamers , Is recommended. KntixiiM Silver Convention. TOPEKA. Kan. , Jan. 12. Eight hundred delegates to the state convention of silver clubs met at Hamilton hall this morning. B. C. Tlllotson was chosen temporary chair man. The various committees were appointed and a recesu taken. The object of the meet ing , as expressed In a resolution offered by a delegate. Is to effect n union of all the silver forces Into one organization for the purpose of united political action. Ex-United Stales Senalor John Martin , In a speech , made the following striking state ments : "Tho baltle of silver was not fought and lost last November. It was but a skirmish of the outposts. Now we want to make an attack on the entrenchments of the enemy. Sliver Is only a surface Issue. Wo want to go to the bottom of this qucsllon. You want in your resolutions one against trusts and combines of all kinds , and you want to declare la favor of the government foreclosing on the Union Pacific railroad nnd operating It. Don't stop In your resolu tions short of your convictions. " AVoninii .SiilTraprlMtM -Si-Hslon. . BOSTON. Jan. 12. The Massachusetts Woman's Suffrage association met In the Park Street church , Mrs. Julia Ward Howe presiding. Mrs. Howard Stanabury , ono of the editors of the llocky Mountain News of Colorado , and who was a candidate for the legislature of the state In the recent campaign , toM of the progress of the cause In Colorado. She read a letter from Mrs. Sllvo C. Hutlcr. n Charlfstown woman , who went to Colorado In 1SSO , whcro she was elected to the legislature last fall. In the evening II. D. Hlackwell presided and ad- Iresscs were made by Ilcv. Augusta Chapln of Nebraska and Mrs. Carrlo Chapman-Cott of the National American Woman's Suffrage association. ralrbaiilt-H Nominated. INDIANAPOLIS , Jan. 12. The eighty-five republicans of the legislature tonight nom inated Charles W. Fairbanks of this city for ' ' United States senator on 'tti'o first ballot. The vote was as follows : Fairbanks , CO , General Lew Wallace , G ; W. Jl "SIcKean of Terre Haute , 11 ; H. S. Taylor" of Fort Wayne. 3 ; Frank Posoy of Kvansvllle. 3 ; Dcnjamln Harrison risen , 1 ; Judge ) , ' . , ! Mr. Fairbanks was temporary chairman' of the national re publican convention nnd llaa never hold civic > r military office. Ho 'Is1 a1 orroration lawyer and has amassed a fortune. Ohio ICleotorH Cull oil MeKlnIi' } ' . CANTON , O. , Jan. 12 > rho Ohio presl- H'littal electors who .niet'fn . ' Columbus yes terday nnd cast tholf Votes for McKlnley ind Holiart came hff < ? . ' . , thls morning to lersonally congratulate. Major McKlnley. They cnmo 111 n special ear and were mot and escorted to the McKlnley nome by the ro- : eptlon committee wlilchTfjreotcil ; all comers luring the stirring day.4"t > J the campaign. \ season of social Intcreonrao was fallowed j > ' luncheon at the McKluley home. lt < - | > iil > lleiiii Mnyiir fur Cheyenne. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Jan , 12. ( Special Tel egram. ) The Cheyenne municipal election icld here today resulted In the election of William R. Shnltger as mayor by C2S ma- orlty. and the election of republican aldcr- nen In all the wards pf the city. The city government. Including every member of the loard of aldermen , will now bo under repub- control. Ican _ _ rinlt Ueiioniliiatcd. HARTFORD. Jan , 12' ' The joint repub- Icun congressional caucus today nominated Orvlllo U. Platt for re-election to the United 3tnti sonato. As the legislature stanOa 212 republicans to thirty democrats on joint mllot thU action I us lire it the re-election of Senator Platt. Salvation Oil , the people's liniment , In guaranteed the beat. U will cure you. COMPLIMENTS TO THE KAS1 Sunflower State Executive Lots Go i Olmrgo of Hot Inveolivo. CALLS ITS PEOPLE SEMI-BARBARIAN ! ( Jovernor 1roily of KIIIISMN Sends i SCtlNlttllllllll . " > INNIIKI * til ( III * l.eKl- lalure llndleiil llnllriinil I.enlH- latlon lleeiininii'iiiled , TOPKKA. Khn. . Jan. 12. The K.ins.v legislature met today with the populists foi the first time In control of both bratu'hes , a. < well as wltlunn executive In harmony there with. The organization was promptly effected In accordance with the decision ol the caucus of the populist members , W. D , Street of Decatxir county being clectcil speaker of the house. The message of the governor caused considerable surprise In that It made no reference to the prohlbllorj law or a constitutional convention , both ol which have been leading toplw of dis cussion. The governor made no radical recommendations concerning morig.iges orleans loans , bill suggested restraining legislation to protect Investors from fraudulent Invest ment companies. Governor Lecdy's message deals mlnutclj with the workings of the differ ent stale departments and Is brimful of recommendations. His first utterances touch upon the adverse criticisms on Knnsaf made by eastern states , and ridiculing that portion of the country. Governor Lecdy goes on to draw n parallel of the degree of. prosperity In his state with those of Its alleged mallgners. "With profound regret for the misfortunes of our moro pretentious sisters of the east , " says the governor , "I congratulnlc the state of Kansas upon the many simple blessings that have fallen to us in these adverse times. While these who clamor for alms In the streets of the crowded cities are many , Ihose who seek assistance from our ready public bounty nro few. While the failure of great commercial Institutions brings End calamity to the chief capitals where'fortuncs accumu late , the lcis Imposing but quite useful depositories of Kansas savings are giving gratifying evidences of stability. Whllo , according to the press of the nation's most populous metropolis , her children linger In the streets untaught , except In the lore of the pavement , unfed , except at Ihe hand of charily ; unhoused , except In Iho dispute with creatures scarcely lefis miserable , the com monwealth of Kansas , rejoicing In a public school system , which Is the most grateful heritage wo receive from our fathers nnd the best legacy wo can leave lo our children , finds ampin house room nnd school room for every KanRjs child and for such slrag- gllng waifs as come to us for aid In Kansas , except these birds of passage which lilt by us , grim reminders of old communities. CALLS TUB EAST UARI1ARIC. "With a cheerful audacity thai almost chal lenges admiration. Grub street scribblers on a venal preas , which panders to the most vicious Instincts of seml-clvlllzcd foreign colonies , like New York City and Chicago , with semi-barbaric splendor at the apex anil semi-barbaric squalor at Iho base of their social life , have offered puny nnd ! pre sumptuous criticisms of these whose shoe strings they are not worthy lo unloose. The dogs of Egypt have barked at the pyramids unanswered for fifty centuries. When the accused doge stood before the tribunals ol Venlca ho said : 'My defense Is your accusa tion. ' "Let Grub street rail on. They well know that Kansas was a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of flro by night before nn oppressed people In the nation's darkest hours. We shall keep tnoso fires alight In our camps and that smoke ascending from our hilltops till this Is Indeed a government of the people , nnd for the people , and by the people. " A resume of the slate finances , which la first taken up , shows Kansas to have re duced Its state Indebtedness In the past year [ rom $783,500 to JGS2.000 , $84,000 of which latler is owned by the permanent school tund. The report then turns to educational matters , and after treallng Iho subject fully , says : "That the percentage of Illiteracy id lower and the average of general Intelli gence is higher In Kansas than In Now York ind the Now England states , Is moat gratify. ing to our people. " The permanent school fund amounts to $ GS53.9S7. Irrigation Li touched upon , and because of the unsuccessful work of the Board of Irrigation , established by a previous legis lature , that body la booked for abolishment ; an equitable tax on premiums paid by for eign flro and life Insurance companies Is recommended , and cheaper text hooka are demanded. TOUCHES UP RAILROADS. That portion of the message treallng of railroad legislation Is by far the most 1m- lortantto bo discussed by Governor Leedy. Ho attacks the Intel-state Commerce com mission as "that subterfuge for justlco. " whoso report , Just Issued , after eleven yearn of waiting , states "that the law under which ihey were acting was defective and had been leld by the court of last resort ns Inopera tive and unconstitutional. "Thus , " continues he , "after fifty years of effort In this direction , wo find that iractlcolly nolhlng has been done toward ho control of our corporations ; that the liicstion has been delayed and avoided as uuch as possible through Iho courts , and Inally , at the end , wo find the will of the > coplo thwarted and the corporations rcst- ng upon the bosom of the supreme court with the same feeling of confidence and se curity that an Infant reposes upon the bosom of a wet nurse. " Governor Leedy recommends a maximum rclght law , and that the Hoard oft Railroad Jomml-sslonera bo vested with the power of a court nnd given the power to adjust fares and freights within the stale. In an attempt to overcome the Inequalities In nterslalo commerce suffered by the slalo he advises the people of Kansas to seek for ustlco out of court. This , he thinks , would 10 found in the states west of the Missis sippi building a road of their own to tide vater by Ihe shorlest and most direct route. Governor Leedy urges that Nebraska and Texas bo Invited to join with Kansas In mllding a trunk Hue to the gulf at Gnl- vcston. H can bo built , ho declares , for 6,000 to $10,000 a mile , and would prove a irofitablo Investment. "Such a road , when omplctcd , " ho says , "would place us In a maltlou of Independence Inthe matter of reimportation , so far ns railroad companies re concerned. Therefore , It seems lo mo hat It would ho wise for this legislature to si ; the legislatures of Nebraska and Texas , vhoso state laws have been set aside and nnullcd , as ours have been , to consider the easlblllty of such n plan. " Ireuon .Senatorial Content I'oxtpnneil. SALEM , Ore. , Jan. 12. The sixteenth bl- nnlal session of the Oregon legislature has onvened , The senate organized by the lection of Joseph Simon of Portland as > rcsldcnt , and adjourned. The house made 10 organization owing , to a contest over Iho pcnkershlp and the vote for United' States enator will , therefore , be deferred until anuary 2G , aa the statute provides that the vote for senator cannot bo taken until thu econd Tuesday after organization. This clay was brought about by thtwo opposed o Senator Mitchell , In order to gain time , 'ho fpcakcrahlp contest has narrowed down o J. Itoiirno ( populist ) and II. L. Ilenson republican. ) _ ( Jovernor on n Tour. SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 12. William Y. Uklimon , governor of the state of Georgia , accompanied by his family and a party of rlends , has arrived from the cant on a unkctlng toUr. The governor and his party amo weal In a prlvale car , and during their lay In town are making It their hcnil- uartcia. Instead of taking apartments at a lotol. The governor and his party will remain - main In the city a few days before proceed- ng east by way of Ogdcn and Denver. fnnent Ttr of DnlinlM' Supporterx. HOISB CITY. Idaho , Jan. 12. The lower bouse of the legislature has unseated two ) ubols mrmbcra from Ulngham county. 'hreo democrats voted for tholr retention , Tlio ground upon which this was done was he alleged Irregularity In printing the namra of thu candidates on two ballot. TUla point has been decided by Urn supreme court Ir opposition to the ntand lntcn ! by the houne A singular fact la that the governor nm ftcvcrM other ntnte oincera had their nnmi'.1 on the two tickets and the AIUC condition * prevailed on other county ticket * . It It asserted by Dubols' friends Hint the notion o the homo will result in hla favor. \o IINptny nt liimitrurn linn. DENVER. Jan. 1 ! . WUhout wleutatlon or dl. < play and al an rxpence of le.-s than JS.OGO lo the state Hon. Alv.i Adams , democrat , wn. Inaugurated ns governor of Colorado al noon today. He walked from his residence to the cnpltol , where In Ihe presence of thu legislature In joint session and a large num ber of cltltcns the uath of olllce WIM adminis tered by Thief Justice llayt. There will bo no public reception or demonstration of any description. _ _ Dnte feuIIIM I n rnlnifr'x SueeesNiir. SPKINGFIEI.D , Jan. 12. Tuesday , Janu ary 10 , Is the day selected by the setiale for assembling wllh Iho house In joint session for Iho purpose of beginning Ihe ballollng for a successor lo General John M. Palmer a. ; fulled States senator. A joint resolution to this effect was adopted by Iho senate today. It wis offered by Senator McClniid of Chicago. The senate then adjourned , having been In session nearly five minutes. Mni-rlll'M Iii < it Aet n I'ariloii. TOPEKA , Knn. . Jan. 12. Thu last olllclnl ttct of Governor Morrlll was the pardoning of Anderson Gray , the Sunnier county farmer acntoiired to death for lusUi-allng Iho mur der of Thomas Patten , a neighboring farmer , In May , ISO I. The murder was com mitted by Thomas E. McDonald , Gray's farm hand. Gray having hypnotized McDonald and compelled him to do murder. On trial Mc Donald was acquitted. HlliinlN Ciiinex 111 , SPRINGFIELD , III. , Jan. 12. ( Special Telegram. ) The bill for Illinois' exhibit at the Transmteslsslppl and International Ex position Is ready for Introduction. It will bo pnsentod In the senate early next week by Senator Crawford atul In the house by Representative llryan. The bill carries $100,000 , and Is along the lines of the law for the Illinois exhibit at Atlanta. Ci > IIoK < * I'rofi-NNOi- ( be Citltlnrt AMHERST , Mass. . Jan. 12. It has been rumored among the friends of Prcsldcait H. H. Coddel of the Mnssachusetls Agricultural college Unit there was n possibility of his being named secretary of agriculture. He has been president of the Massachusetts Agricultural college since 1SSO. Ho Is a prominent Grand Army man. Wnshlllnton'N Kleelorlll Vote. TACO.MA , Wash. , Jan. 12. The presiden tial electors met nt Olympla to cnst their voles for the national candidates. The re sult was four votes for llryan for president and two each for Sewall nnd Watson for vice president. A deadlock ensued over the selection of a messenger nnd an adjournment was taken until this afternoon. IVrklns Mils llvei'5 IbIIIK Pl.veil. SACRAMENTO , Cnl. , Jan. 12. The Per kins forces have their fight In such shape that nothing short of a miracle can stop an election on the first ballot today. Sena tor Frederick S. Strntton will have the honor of nominating Senator Perkins in the senate and Senator Dulla will second the nomina tion. 1'erkliiN Hloclt'il Senator. SACRAMENTO , Cnl. . Jan. 12. George C. Perkins won re-elected United Stales serv- ator on the first ballot , other candidates with drawing. Crecilon Defeats AVIIIIliniH. ALBANY , Jan. 12. At he Myers Athletic club tonight , Dan Crcedon of Australia , finished Tommy Williams of Salt Lake City In four rounds. items MAX WHO iniMinMin : HIM. Scion of \\ViiItliy Southern I'niully In Trouble. SAN FRANCISCO , Jnn. 12. Julius Hlrsch , a young man who says ho Is the son of wealthy parents In Now Orleans , Is locked up In the city prison awaiting un Investl- gallon that Is now being made by the de tectives cotecrnlng his life In this city dur ing the past nix months , 'Hlrsch came to this city las' June and has since posed as the scion of a wealthy and Illustrious family. Incidentally ho has been forced on one or Iwo occasions to part with his personal bag gage In lieu of cash with which to settle his board bill. Nol being In. a position to set tle his bill at the Unas house recently he was ejected , but D. E. Wiley , an. employe of the mint , took pity on him and allowed him to use his room at the hotel. During Wiley's ubscnie young Hlrsch broke Into his friend's trunk and stole several articles of value , which ho pawned. Upon discovering his loss Wiley reported It to the police , who promptly arrested Hindi and found pawn tickets for the slolen properly In his possession. The young man Is about 23 years of ago and saya he Is a graduate from n southern col- lego. Ho has confessed his guilt. Hlrsch has been- charged with petty larceny. IlitvnufM of Kiimiiie. LONDON , Jan. 12. The Dally Mall's Bom bay correspondent reports that In all quar ters the famine Is dally becoming moro severe - voro and widespread. Heartrending scenes are reported from the Interior. At Jubbul- lioro men and women reduced to living skele tons are lying at the roadsides. It Is be lieved that relief will cost the government Ja.000,000. There nro terrible scones at the burial grounds of Iho Mohammedans , which uro much overcrowded , and where Iho bodies ies of plague-stricken victims recently in terred are dug up to make room for fresh arrivals. Si-i-vle < - to .Inniiilen. TAMPA , Fla. , Jan. 12. H baa been offi cially announced that the Plant sys tem will run three excursions to the Island of Jamaica , sailing from Port Tampa , on the following dates during the year 1897 : February 12 , March and March 20. There was some doubt as to the continuance of this service during the present year. The United States mall service to this Island , which has suffered considerably by the war In Cuba , will bo reinstated 'by the Plant steamers which carry the mall to this point. Kln-N of n Dny. ELKHORN , Neb. , Jan. 12. ( Special Tele gram. ) Flro today destroyed the dwelling- house of Joachim Rolfs , a farmer residing three miles cast of town. How the flro orig inated is a mystery. Loss , $ lr 00 , partially covered by Insurance Irutho German Farmers' Insurance company of Douglas county. r Captured Ii HAVANA , Jan. 12. Leo Cado RoJrlguez was shot at Cabanas today. Claud Prozcs Jozes Garclas will bo executed In the same manner air ! at the same place tomorrow. to KCI > din union depot tliiin It does thu hiirxalim In our S-l.2r > chtldren'H shoe tlio wet weather kind lienvy solo.s dull doiitfola button misses' n\-/.m \ ? l.r > 0-clilllren'H ( $1.125 you don't luivo to ba a jutlKu of S , DI'.S niHl leather to Heu Iho value lii-re It'K plain to everybody that they arc a $12.00 tiliou hut they're only § 1.50 and $ l.i.5. DREXEL SHOE CO. , TARN A.M. NOME DYEING MADE EASY \\DStlMi : ( Mil.IlltS THAT M2VKII llnril Tlm < > lurrc-nir * the Sntt < of Illn- niiiiuri ) ) i < N1llii > l < for Cotton , Wool nnil Milk ( lint IliH-H Not Croi'U MiiKc * ( Mil ClniiUx , ( innn mill Mnlln Look IIU < < \I-M- . "It la re.illy marvelous , " said a Sixteenth street druggist , "how the hard times have Increased the sale of diamond dyes. Ladles buy one package as an experiment , nnd find thn dye so easy lo use thnt they color nil tholr old clothing , and come cut with new gowns , clonks mid nulls for the whole fam ily , diamond dye blacks seeln especially popular ; I often sell half n dozen packages to ono customer. " Diamond dyes are put up for every color , with sprclal dyes for cotton , and nro so simple and easy to use thnt even n child can dye a perfect color with them , one , that will not fade , crock or wash out , rmial to the handsomest shade made by the professional irer. HAS M ) lISi : foil AlUUTKATKIX. Coi-innny rmiNhtrrn that Can Do All tbat In Nt-fili-il. LONDON. Jnn. 12. The Norddeutcho All- gemlno Zollung. according to n dispatch to the Standard , thinks the European powers are not likely to follow the example set by Great Ilrltaltn nnd the > United States lu the arbitration treaty. "Ordinary diplomacy , " It says , "will sulllce to sctllo Iho minor dis putes , while tcrrltnrlnl quosllons are of very dlrTerenl Importance to Europe than to Eng land nnd America , who are separated by the ocean. " The Ilourscn Courier thinks that the trcaly Imposes grcnl obllgaltons upon America , and : hnl It should In future not tolerate filibusterIng - Ing expeditions to Cuba. The Dally News' Paris corresponded says : "Next to England , with no great power In Europe Is arbitration so popular ns with Franco , who Is ripe for a similar arrange ment with both the United States and Eng land. " An cdllorlnl In UMJ Morning Post , conserva tive , calls attention to article S of the trcaly , which piovhlci for the appointment of a Judicial olllccr of any particular utalo or territory , which may be Involved In a question nt Issue , ns ono of the arbitrations , of which the Peat says : "As American poll- tics Is constituted , such n clause means that Ihere may always be nn nnll-llrlthh elemtnt lo tills tribunal on nny question affecting dominion or frontier. " . .Altogether , the Peat regards the H-caly ns rather experimental. IICSSIA MAY FKillT TIIU THKATV. DIIIHnl I. Ikt < i Si > i > I'liKlnnil nnd AllMM-ll'll CIOMI * KrllMlllN. LONDON , Jan. 13. The Chronicle's Wash ington correspondent says : Secretary Olney. replying to 'a question of the Russian min ister , Mr. H. Do Kotzehue. as to whether the arbitration treaty with England waa offensive and defensive , or anything In the nature of an alliance , said the question might bo answered yes nnd no ; that In the ory and diplomatic acceptance It was not an alliance , but that It is nn alliance In sup port of the Monroe doctrine , which England recognized by the terms of the Venezuelan treaty. "If the arbitration trcaly Is ratified , " Mr. Olney said , "It practically makes Great Ilrltain our ally for the maintenance nnd en forcement of the Monroe doctrine. " The conttpondent of the Chronicle , com- mentlng upon Ihe above , snys : "Mr. Olney recognizes that England is Ihe more natural illy of America than Russia , whose hitherto professed friendship for the United Stated Is merely hatred of England. It U probable lluwln will do her best to persuade the Jnllcd Stales senalo not to ratify the treaty. " The Chronicle , In an editorial , regards the foregoing mailer as of Iho dccpesl Impor tance and says U desires nolhlng better than thai Russia should lake the roursc In- llcaled. "The scales will then fall fiom America's eyes , " concludes the article. Camilla KIIVOI-M tinTreaty. . LONDON , Jan. 13. The Chronltjjp pub lishes nn Interview with Richard Rccil Do- bell , a member of the Canadian cabinet , who Is now In London , In which ho says Canada would rejoice at the completion of Ihe arbitration trealy between Great Ilrlt ain and the United Slntes and he Is con fident the Laurler cabinet will leave no stone unturned to complete the good work , so that Canadians as well as Englishmen will Ilvo with the Unlled Slalcs as friends and nol as enemies. IlnrrlNon rrulxi-M Si'i-riMnry Olncy. NEW YORK , Jan. 12. President llarrliion came quietly to town this afternoon , alone on n business trip. He would not talk about I'renldcnt-elcet McKInley's cabinet.Vhpn asked his opinion of the Venezuelan treaty , 10 said : "Secretary Olney baa made for ilmsclf a record for able stalesman.'iliip of which ho may well bo proud. Hla adminis tration of the ofilco will long be remembered as that of n capable , atrong official. " ( O Vt'l-IM'NM ( ? Ollf4HNrf4. YOKOHAMA. Jan. 12. The trial of Mrs. Walter Carcw , charged with poisoning her uisband by administering arsenic , has been irought to n dramatic close by the appear- unco and confession In court of Miss Mary 'acob , a governess In the family , who , It low seems , was the real murderess and the person who wove Iho chain of evldenco around the widow. I'rliH'cMN Clilinny la Tnbli'iiii. I1ERLIN , Jan. 12. The princess do Chl- may , who eloped with Jnuos Rlgo , a Hun garian gypsy musician , has been engaged lo appear In lablcau vlvant at the wlnlor garden hero Immediately after her divorce 'rom her husband. She will bo paid $7GO a light. Iiiillc-tllli'llt Ken ml AKIIIIH | llcll. LONDON , Jan. 12. The grand jury In the central court today found a true bill against Sdwnrd J , Ivory , alias llell , the saloon < ocpcr of Now York , who Is charged with conspiracy to cause a dynaalto explosion. " 'I' li WoflhlnRton Star : "I auppcoe , " sold Sen ator Sorghum thoughtfully , "thai It's a fina thing to bo a ' ( statesman1 ; a line thing. " "Hut you speak r.s If It had Its draw- jacks. " "It has. Of course , no labor Is performed n vain. The recognition Is only a question if time. To mymlnd a Htaleaman lu a great nan. Hut , my boy , ho nln't biiHlneasllko. Very frequently ho waits till after ho'a dead ic fore ho gets anything for his services , Hut vlth a politician It'w C. 0. D. every time. " If you're afraid buy it piano better buy ope anyway for you may never not Kiii-h a llliural offer n ula we will talus your tlepoMllH In the Omaha Sitvlnpi Imiil ; IIH a payment on a low piano you can ot the imo of both money anil piano that way we will do ho walling the balance can bo arrani'cfJ on very eany terniB. , A. HOSPE JR. . , . , 1513 DOUGLAS.