Nebraska Newspapers

    ASPEN MINES AFIRE
I Flames Make Thair Appearance First in the
Bmug'lor Mino.
EIGHT HUNDRED FEET BELOW THE SURFACE
t Thousands of Oords of Drj Timbsr Upon
WLich.to Food ,
i FIRE FIGHTERS RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS
Torty Mon Nearly Asphixiated in Efforti to
Subdue Flames.
ENTIRE MINING CAMP IS THREATENED
force ut Slcnin or it Cnvc-Iii Are the
' Only IIoiio of Prrvi-nlliiK IK
triu-tloii lit thu
DENVER , Colo. , Nov. 14. A special to the
Republican from Aspen , Co'.o. , says :
A fire that gives fair promise ot closing
down every big mine In the camp Is raging
In the sixth level of the Smuggler mine. The
cause of the catastrophe Is supposed to be
spont'inrous combuatlon , although there are
a tow who are Inclined to the theory that a.
careless miner and a candle are resionslble.
So far the fire Is confined to a ktrgc crib
and IB burning at a point about SOO feet below
the surface. This crib Is eighty feet wide ,
1CI feet Ions and 300 feet high. It conta'ms
many thourands ot cords of dry timber. So
far as known these timbers have noli broken. .
Into a blaze , but th supposition Is that the
entire base of the crib la burning.
All efforts to reach the fire have proved
unsuccessful and an attempt to place bulk-
licaetii lii the connection came near losing the
lives of some fifty men. Over forty of those
were so overcome by the deadly gas that for
a time their lives were despaired of.
The burning crib Is located , nbout sixty feet
from the Moille Gibson , and the Smuggler
Molllc connection furnished a draught for the
fire. The Moille Gibson people attempted to
bulkhead their connection but came near los
ing a number of mem. At ono tlmo twelve
unconscious miners were hoisted from the
mine and stretched out on the shaft house
floor. Shortly thereafter six more were
hoisted out to an only slightly less serious
condition. Although physicians were on the
ground It took the energetic and voclfcrouo
efforts of all the 'bystanders ' to bring these
men around wl'hln three-quarters of an hour.
A miner named Ed Hogdson , while In a dazed
condition , fell down an ere chute and sus
tained serious , although , It is believed , not
fatal Injuries.
MINK OFFICIALS' NARROW ESCAPE.
At 10:30 : Manager Hallett , Master Mechanic
Carsons and Cageman Wright made a trip
in the burning mine through the Frco Silver
shaft. Although ! under ground less * than fit-
fnpn mlnntivt Hipv wnro nil overcome by gas
aril had a miraculous escape from death.
Manager Hallett. asked as to tha prospect
o saving'tho burning mine , said :
"Thero are two possible chances. One is
that tiic fire can be extinguished by s'.eam
which wo will force In from below ; the other
that the flro will soon consume the crib and
cause .1 caveln sufilclently large to smother
the fire. There is no danger f the fjs caun-
iug an explcslon Flooding the pioperty will
not Intentionally bo resorted to , although
conditions may arise that will make It un
avoidable. To Hood the mine means the
drowning out ot all the big mines in the
camp , Including Uie Frco Silver , Delia S ,
Smuggler , Moille Gibson , Argentum-Jur.lata ,
Deep Shaft , Mllllnco and the Aspen Mining
and Smelting company.
Malinger Co * of the Moille , speaking ot the
situation , stated that they were working , but
could , form no idea of what tno result would
be.
be.A force of men arc at work putting in a
fitcain line In the eighth level. Manager
Hallett states that he expects to have this In
operation by 5 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Should the disaster prove as far-reaching
as ItIs generally bupposcd tonight Aspen co
a mining camp will bo seldom heard from
until silver reaifocs a figure far beyond Its
_ l > resrnt value.
CHICAGO , Nov. 11. The old four-story
building of the Nutriment company , manu
facturing chemists , wcs burned tonlgh' , to
gether with n largo stock of pepsin and nu
tritious foods , Thu loss Is estimated at $100-
000 , well Insured.
MK3IOKIAIIJAV KOK Till : fll.\V ! : B.
Trllmli'H AnI'alil to Memory of 11 ' -
IMMINIM ! Ollloi-rs.
HARRISBURO , Pa. , Nov. II. The Na
tional Grange of the Patrons of Husband'y
observed this us its meirorlal day by holdIng -
Ing commemorative servleta at 3 p. in. In
the supreme court room. Worthy Mcatcr J.
II. Brfgham of Washington , D. C. , opened
the services with appropriate rcmarhs , after
which prayer was offered by Chaplain 0. II.
Halo and scriptural passages were read by
the secretary Rev , D. John Trlmbal of
Washington , Music was rendered by the
grange choir.
Mrs. Irene L. Hlllcary of Oiegon. as clmlr-
mnn of the roinmltti'o ot condolence on the
death of Sarah W. Hay , wife of the past
president of the Oregon stale grange , road
HID rrport of that committee , which was
adopted , The report of the committee on the
death of Past Master Jsaio W. Nicholson
of Now JciiEuy was read by Chairman John
T. Cox of Now Jc-rucy and was adopted by
a rising vote.
The ucrvlco clcscd at 4:30 : o'clock ,
OKKI31IS TO 1'AY THIIIjli-KOI'KTIIS. '
1'rrHilciit ofVr < -i-l ; > ' < l Hank
I'roiiiixltlon ,
ENGLISH , luil. , Nov. 14. Bank Cathler
Richard H. Wlllott of the failed Leavenworlh
bin-lc has not beeni heard from , but John H.
Weathers Is said to have telegraphed to
friends hero that ho will return and pay 75
per cent If the deosltors will accept end
protect him from injury , It Is thought this
will bo accepted. Weathers and his wife are
heavy property owners at Leavenworth ,
Since Weathers left here Friday morning his
wife has been In Lojvcnworth.
Thn present estimate , Including county and
township money * , prlv.Uo deposits , borrowed
money and debit among merchants from
whom they purchased electric machinery
and other stock , Is { 500,000 , A meeting of
the depositors this afternoon was held to
choose men for receivers , subscribe reward
money and means to prosecute.
IIAMC OKKU'KIIS AltH Altll IISTICI ) .
CliurjicH Tlifui nflli II-
IrKiilly HC-OI-IA IIIK ! ) < > ii ll .
SPOKANK , Wash. , Nov. 14.I1 jtniaster
Mallon oaue4 the * -irrest of Major 0'ir.stead ,
A , A , Newbcrry. E. H , H > noanu t ) , P , Wet-
gel. prominent cltUcne , They were officers
and directors of tha defunct Citizens' Nn-
tlccial 'bank ' , which failed with a deposit of
$3,110 ot pcntofilcn money , Aa the bank was
not a United States depository the loss falls
upon Postmaster Mallou and his bondsmen.
He charge * thu defendant * with knowltiK that
the bank was insolvent when his deposit w s
Ukcu.
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Norlli Iliikittu tu Ulve TIuiuUi.
UIBMARCIC , N , D. , Nov. 14. Governor
Brlgga ha * designated Thursday , November
IB ,
SYI.VnSTtJIt SCOVKh IlttAUl ) FROM.
American Cnrrrni iii1pnt AppcnrH In
Ilntntin Apnln ,
( CopyrlRht , 1S97 , by Pro t'uljll : ilnfr Company. )
HAVANA , Nov. 14. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) ! was ar
rested Immediately on my return to Havana
and politely conducted before Judge Dorual
to show cause why I should not be sent to
prison for t least six years nnd pay a fine
of | GOO for having procured n passport with
another name In o forbidden trip to General
Gomez's camp last wlnfr , which trip ended
In my being put In Jail at I3anctt Splritus. I
called the same day on General Paudo , the
chief ot 'Marshal ' 'Illanco's military staff , and
the governor general's spokesman.
In an extended Interview the general said ,
among other things ; "Cuba , to avoid being
the theater of blocdy strife , ought to remain
Span'eh ' , It Is a grave error to'suppose ' that
the political concessions of the Spanish gov
ernment have been given to an enemy to
secure peace. They are given to the loyal
nnd repentant ; but for the Incendiaries , the
dynamiters , Spain reserves the action of
force , energetic and without temporizing
moasures. About Independence let us not
speak , because no sane person ran take Into
consideration such an hypothesis. "
General Illanco -making strong efforts to
counteract Woyler's ' mistakes. The proclama
tion of November 12 , if obeyed , means much
more , food In the country near the towns. It
directs that no more property shall be de
stroyed by the- troops In the country , and es
pecially orders that the newly plowed fields
near Uio towns shall be respected. The only
restriction Is that the field Inclosure shall
have openings or gates on each side In order
I to allow movements of troops , Under this
I proclamation the reconcentrados able to work
! have Improved the opportunity to raise food
for themselves and their friends.
Consul General Leo arrived at 10 o'clock
this morning. The general was received by
the consular and the United States marine
staff , newspaper correspondents anl fie lend
ing members of ths Amerloin colony. After
difficulty hla friends were allowed to go on
beard Hie steamer and a warm reception was
held In the ship's main cabin. It Is believed
hero that General Lee holds the key to the
situation and comes armed with more than
his former powers.
powers.SYLVKSTER SCOVKL.
OAKIXO FOII Tim
Tliunr Owning Properly lo Iloturn tt |
tin1 Co n n 11-y.
HAVANA , Nov. 14. The Gazette will pub
lish tomorrow an edict ot the governor gen
eral with respect lo the supply of food to
the rcconccntrados and to those discharged
OB cured from the hospital. It will state
that It Is Impossible to renounce at present
the edict of concentration , as most of these
affected by it are homeless and destitute
of all means of livelihood , so that their con
dltlon would bo made worse by an Immediate
annulment. Therefore It Is necessary to pro
ceed with great care. Those having prop
erty will bo allowed to return to the coun
try districts after obtaining permits from
the local authorities.
Property owneis will bo at liberty to pro
vide themselves with the means ot defense
and to use the revolver and the machete to
protect themselves , provided they have pre
viously obtained a license.
Such rcconccntradocs as are absolutely des
titute will remain In the towns under the
protection of local bureaus of charity , as-
slated by a state fund. A junta of assist
ance will bo formed at once , with branched
In the principal towns , under the direction
of prominent people , and "full protection
will be extended to insurgents who sur
render. "
CONSULTING ON CUHAN TOBACCO.
Kent-rill AVooilforil JIoltlK n Confi-r-
eiu-u tvltli Setior llorct.
MADRID , Nov. 14. General Stewart L.
Woodford , the United States minister , had a
conference today with Senor Moret , the minis
ter of the colonies , and discussed , with htm
the prohibition of the export of tobacco from
Cuba.
According to a dispatch from Corunna the
partisans of Lieutenant General Wcyler
have abandoned the Idea of a demonstra
tion In his favor on the arrival of the Mon-
serrat.
LONDON , Nov. 15. The Madrid corre
spondent of the Dally Mall says : Senor
Moret. minister for the colonies , has promised
Gc i ral Woodford to study the tobacco pro
hibition carefully , and today he cabled Mar
shal Dlanco for Information on the subject
In view of the Improving relations between
Spiln and the United States. Senor Morel Is
Inrllucd to giant General Woodfcrd's re
quest.
ItU'l'TOM OP PtUIFIC VKtIY I/'MiVK.N.
nincovc'1-.v liy Surveyor * * for ( li - I'ro-
l oMc < l Cii ] > ! t' .
VANCOUVER. H. C. , Nov. 14. The
steamer Warrlmoo from Australia brlnga ad
vices i's follows : '
H. M. S. Pengaln has Just returned to FIJI
after surveying the proposed Pacific cable
route from Suva to Honolulu. Tne bottom
of the ocean was found to lo very uneven.
Ois : or two uncharted patches near Honolulu
lulu were discovered , but as they have seven
or eight fatiioms of water over them they
are rot dangerous to navigation.
The Now South Wnles assembly has de
feated the local option bill ,
The yield ; oC gold In New South Wales for
the quarter ending September 30 was 91,991
ounces , valued at .551,803. The yield ex
ceeded thu best of two previous quarters l > >
31,358 ounces. Some rich strikes Jiavc been
made near Kanowim. Ono man Is bald to
have taken twenty ounces of gold In one
dish end another fifty ourcs In two dishes.
A rush has started for the spot.
A fruit pest 1)111 has been IntroducsJ In
the New South Wales assembly in order to
keep out fruit Infected with pests ,
ivi'HM ) TO KIII TiniKntVICVK. .
Oliji-et of IliiNNlti'H lii-imiml for 1'uy-
niviil 01 I Mile-mnl ty.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Nov. 14. In connec
tion with thu announcement just made by the
Russian embassy to Ihe- Turkish government
that Riibsla will demand the unpaid nrrcrare
of the Rubso-Turklah war Indemnity If the
porte applies any part of the Greek war In
demnity to an Increase of Tuiklsh arma
ments , It Is now pointed out that when
pome tlmo ago , General llrlalmont submlttei
to the portu plans for arming Uio forts at
the entrance of the Iloiphorus , Rurala lull
mated that It would coculdcr this a hostile
act , In deference to the Intlinulosi then
glvcu the porto abandoned the scheme. Hus
I ala's attitude ) with respect to the prcr/en
I plans for reorganizing the Turkish navy la
' considered here a logical result ot Us recent
policy to keep Turkey weak.
nism nvri.\ < ; KASTUK.M in Mints
TurUi > > * M Action * Fur from IleliiK 01
l c--icofiil Orili-r.
LONDON. Nov. 14. The usually well In
formed correspondent ot the Time * at Vienna
sajs : The treaty between Turkey and Greece
his : not been ilgned yet , and the negotiations
of the powers for autonomy for Crete liavc
hardly emerged from the first stage , when
alrpulythere are disquieting symptoms It
the lUlkana , The relations between DulgarU
j and the porto are strained. The sultan Is
preparing for all eventualities and 100,001
| Turkish soldiers are on the Bulgarian frontier
armed with Mausers and amply provided with
horses nnd guns. Servla. ot course , would be
, Involved in any complications In connection
j with Macedonia , whllo recent accoun < a from
i Albania report signs of growing unrest , Oi
the uliolf , the outlook in the ) wst Is nowise
SIMLA , Nov. 14. According to official dls-
patches from the front ft foraging pirly under
Major Uorricn had an engagement with a
largo body of tribesmen > cuterday. The lat
ter were repulsed , but Captain Dowmau ,
Major Money and four privates were
wcundul. , '
HORACE WHITE ON FINANCE
Well Known Student of Money Testifies
Eofoio the Monetary Commission !
FAVORS RETIREMENT CF THE GREENBACKS
Would Mnkc Ton Dollar * Siunlloxl Dc-
itomlnatlou of I'lilted StntuH
l Vnelllliitr Sil
ver Clrcnlitttun.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 14. Horace White ,
whoso book on "Money and Banking" has at
tracted so much attention , has submitted
some clear-cut , answers to the Interrogatories
of the monetary commission regarding Im
provements In the currency system of the
United States. Mr. White Is an outspoken
advocate of the retirement of greenbacks
I ml the adoption of an clasllc banking cur
rency , bailed upon business assets. He de
clares that the silver dollars should be re
deemed In gold and that In a financial sense
there Is no difference between the several
forms of fiduciary coins of which dollar coins
are a. part. "The latter , " he declares , "are
metallic greenbacks. "
Ho does not bcllovc that the amount of
circulation presented for redemption would
be nny greater than at present If silver were
redeemable In gold. In answer to questions
regarding the maintenance of the gold
standard Mr. White says : *
CANCEL LEGAL TKNDER NOTCS.
"I would recommend the retirement nod
cancellation of all legal tender notes as a first
step. Probably the. silver certificates and
silver dollars would thereafter remain at par
with gold , like the outs andlng tlulcrs of
Germany , and would not be prcsantcd for re-
domptlon In any considerable amount , being
needed , like the smaller silver coins , for
circulation In retail trade. After the retire
ment of ( .he legal tender notes we should be
able to sco better what to do. "
Question For the purpose of facilitating
the use of existing silver currency , what do
you recommend as the smallest denomination
of United S'-ates notes and bank notes which
should bo put In circulation ?
Answer Ton dollars at first ; but this
should be made a matter ot experiment , the
object being to determine the dimensions of
the field of circulation which will absorb the
currency , leaving the rest to bank notes.
In regard to the legal tender notes Mr.
White's responses are as follows :
RHDEMPTION A POLITICAL ISSUE.
Q. On what grounds. If any would you
favor the gradual but entire withdrawal of
the treanury notes of 1S90 and of the United
States notes ?
A. On the ground that there Is no cer
tainty and can bo no certainty that the gov
ernment will always redeem them In gold.
Redemption or nonredemptlon Is a. political
issue to be fought over In elections and must
icrraln so as long as this kind of paper Is
outstanding. Mere uncertainty Is always a
drawback to business prosperity. Failure of
redemption would be bankruptcy , public and
private.
Q. If It shall bo decided to retire the
United States notes how can it be done
without adding to our bonded debt ?
A. By canceling all that are received at
the treasury for taxes , or presented for re
demption , and also thosn received above thp
government's necessary disbursements.
Q. How , In that case , can provision be
made for maintaining an adequate amount
of currency for purposes of business ?
A. Provision will bo made In various
ways , viz : First , by retaining the gold
produced by our own mines ; second , by im
porting gold from abroad ; third , by the Issue
of national bank notes. Prior to the war
the government gave Itself no concern about
providing currency for purposes ot business ,
yet the supply was never deficient.
HISTORY MAKES AN ANSWER.
Q. If It be thought lne.pcdlent to fund
the United States notes how can they
bo redeemed with the assurance that cur
rency will take their place ?
A. The answer Is found In every case
that where a currency vacuum has ex
isted It lias been filled by bank notes. This
was the case In the panic o 1895. The pro
cess of taking out nstes might be more ex
pedient. That Is a matter of machinery and
of legal regulation. It Is perfectly certain
tbat If there Is a profit In Issuing bank cir
culation It will bo Issued. If there Is no
profit In It wo must conclude either that the
' .aw needs amendment , or that the demand
for currency Is slight.
Mr. Whlto believes that In process of time
It will not bo possible toi rely upon national
bonds as security for banknote issues , be
cause of the extinction of the public dobt.
In reply to the question whether any safe
and practicable plan can be devised for
using other securities , he says that he thinks
not. "I should not like to be charged with
the responsibility of selecting the sccurlilca
or choosing between the different kinds of
fered. "
He believes that 50 per cent of tha paid-
up and unimpaired capital of the banks
should be the limit of 'the note issues , and
that a cash reserve should be held for the
redcmptl.n of other liabilities. The same
as now provided for deposits , viz. : 25 per
cent in reserve and 15 per cent elsewhere ,
with the right to keep thrco-flfths of said reserve -
servo In the cities. There Is no difference
botwccn deposit liabilities and note liabili
ties as far as the bank Itself is concerned ,
and no reason why the reserve should bo
greater or less for the ono than for the
other. The reserve should consist of gold
and should bo In the vaults of the bank erIn
In a clearing house depository.
Other questions regarding tha best plan
for establishing and regulating a banking
currency wcru answered 'by Mr. Whlto as
follows :
"In general I approve of the plan adopted
by the American Bankers' association at the
meeting in Baltimore October 11 , 1S ! > 9 , com
monly known as the "Baltimore plan. " All
banknotes should bo redeemable at the com
mercial center ot the country , and also at
their own counters. Perhars an exception
should ho made of the Pacific coast on ac
count of distance. The requirement of rc-
dcmptl n at the bank's counter was found
to work no hardship under the Suffolk bank
system , since so much- currency was cus
tomarily deposited In 'the country banks as
was called for by depositors or note holders ,
PROMPT ISSUE NEEDFUL ,
Q. Wh't , If anything , beyond provision
for Immediate redemption is needed for se
curing the elasticity of note Issues in pe
riods of normal business ?
A. Ability to Issue notes promptly Is as
needful as prompt redemption.
Q. In times of panic or sudden strin
gency how would you provide for additional
Issues b\i the banks to enable them to con
tinue discounts and prevent commercial dis
tress ?
A. 1 would allow an extra issue to 25
per cent of the bank's capital , conditioned
upon the payment of a tux at a rate of
5 per cent per annum to the government
as long as the excess of notes remains out
standing.
Q , Of what should the banks' reserve
consist ?
A. Gold.
Q. Should any national bank be permitted
to pay Interest on the current deposits of
other banks ?
A. I see no objection thereto. The ques
tion Is eminently one to be answered by
the experience of the past thirty years.
Q , Should deposits of country banks In
reserve clllra bo authorized to be counted as
a part ot the required reserve ?
A. Yes. To the extent .of three-fifths , as
the law now provides , Thl provision Is the .
result of experience , and ought therefore to .
bo accepted as settled , I
Q. What should be -minimum capital
for natioral banks ?
A. I am Inclined to favor the present
limit of J50.000 ,
Q. Should the existing 10 per cent tax on
state. 1)3nka bo repealed ?
A. No.
Q. Should any national back be per-
V ' I
mlttcd to establish branches , under Its elmplc
management ? f
A. I sec no objection thofeto.
Q. If so , under Wtat limitations. If any ?
A. I would allowing bnak'havlng a paid-
up capital of not lets than $1,000,000 to es
tablish branches Incite own Estate , and any
bank having n capital .of $5,000,000 or more
to establish broncho's jln any part of the
United States. I Would alltfw notes to bo
Issued by the parebt banlts.j Although they
might be Issued to fpft be paid out by the
branch banks In IhcSusual course ot busi
M
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ness.
FOR POSTAL SAV1XRS HANKS.
PoHlmnnti-r Optu-rijl Knr/y Ut-oimi-
iiinulx Til or H < j ISwtabllnhnl.
WASHINGTON. Npv.14. | The first annual
report of Postmaster clnoral Gary was made
public today. 1U feature was the strong ad
vocacy of postal saving * depositories as a
scheme upon which thje postmaster general
has worked for several months over the
formulations to be presented to the president
and. congress. Ho recommends tint the adop
tion of a well organized system would confer
H great boon upon a large number of people
and ultimately bo ot Inestimable benefit to
the whole country.
The estimates ot the * revenues and expen
ditures for the fiscal year ending Juno 30 ,
1899 , arc : Total postal revenue tor 1897 ,
$82,665,462.73 ; add 5 i r cent , $4.133,273.13 ;
estimated revenue for 1808 , $86,798,735.86f-add
7 per cent , $6,075,911.51 ; total estimated rev
enue for 1899 , $92,874,617,27 ; estimated ex
penditures for 1898 , $98,922,760 ; deficiency tor
1899 , estimated , $6,043.112.63.
Following Is an abstract of the report.
The Yicrcaeo of the pcstal deficit for 1S97
Is largely a reflection cf the depressed busi
ness conditions which prevailed all over the
United States the first three quarters of that
period. There bis beea no extravagance of
expenditures , save that obligated by law.
Reiterating the Injustice Indicted upon the
postal revenues and pcplo by second-class
mall matter carriage regu tlons , the enact
ment by congress of some measure to remedy
the wrcng , similarly pointed out by past
postmasters general , Is urged. As to this
the postmaster general says :
"If this weio dotlo there- would bo an end
to postal deficits and the service could be
enlarged and popularized by a bread ex
tension ot free delivery without Infringe
ment upon the general resources of the gov
ernment and eventually result In the much-
desired reduction ot letter postage to 1 cent
per ounce. " |
No method of perfect organization for the
postal service has proved more effective than
the consolidation of pastomces. Legislative
restrictions on Its development are to be re
gretted and a five-mllo limit consolidation
measure from the 1896 postal appropriation
bill Is recommended. t
Experimental rural frco delivery has been
generously appreciated. Few expenditures
have conferred greater benefits In tfropor-
tlon and It has unquestionably proved a
potent factor In attaining what should be a
chlel' aim of government , granting the best
possible postal facilities to the-farming class.
The report reviews In detail the opera
tions of the various branphcs of the de
partment. The portion on the subject of
pcotal savings banks In brief follows :
Many millions of dollars Is undoubtedly
secreted by people who have littleor no
confidence la ordinary securities and mone
tary Institutions organized by private citi
zens.It Is dead capital , but If Its owners
could be Inspired wl'.h absolute confidence
In the security ot an In-vostment It 1.5 . alto
gether probable that thj. bullc of this fund
would find Its way Into tSe channels of trade
and commerce , If the'goTernme-at undertook
ibis task the service we jld bo gladly accepted
by the people. Their fritfe , la , , the sqifitB ; .
meat is unbounded. .Their little * savings ,
which separately couldi haVdly bo put out at
Interest"tvoud ! amount In the aggregate to a
sum tl.at could be fnyeJted to- their advan
tage. It would tend to cultivate thrift In a
large ctas-s , realizing the advantages of de-
pcs'tlng with the government instead of
wastefully and uselessly expending. It would
tend to better cltlzershtp , bring Into closer
relationship the government and Its citizens
and develop practical and enduring patriot-
Ism.
Ism.This
This growth of patriotic sentiment ar > 3 good
citizenship constitutes a powerful appeal to
statesmanship to make avay for these be
neficent consequences. The proposition is an
accomplished fact In nearly every country
'In ' Europe , In the British dependencies of
both hemispheres , urd evoji In Hawaii , In
Great Britain 7,000,000 depositors .rave up
ward of $550,000,000 In savings accumulated
during thirty-five years , and in ten fewer
than 10,000 Hawaiian depositors saved nearly
$1,000,000. Dc-poslts In , Canada In twenty
jears exceeded $22,000OOO.fA
Their vast accumulations , have been made
with the least possible losses tothe govern
ments which guarantee'their repayment , and
with a minimum of costto the millions of
depositors. More than 1,000 postal savings
accounts In European offices arc held by
minors , and over two-thirds by those of the
most humble callings. Ir Is essentially tbo
Lank of this class. Postal eIngs would not
conflict with o'.hei * livings banks , but would
cncourago savings rather than accumulation ,
The conversion of the money order offices
Into savings depositories would afford more
facility for receiving interest-bearing de
posits than the Interest-paying banks do now.
The most aggressive opponents are among the
prhato Institutions engaged In somewhat elm-
liar enterprises , though associations of the
larger cities recognize In It a valuable feeder
to the financial currents , of the country. Se
curity , and not the rateof Interest , Is the
primary and essential condition of such a
sjstem , and bonds of states , counties and
municipalities and real estate furnish an Il
limitable field.
Comparing other countries the postmaster
general Fays every country permits its most
popular coin as the minimum amount of de
posit , varying from 5 cents in India to 1 cent
In Canada. Maximum deposits vary from
$285 in France to $2-135 in New Zealand ,
Deposits over these amounts are nonlnterost
bearing and In several countries thn surplus
Is by law invested In national binds. Jloth
deposits and accounts afo usually small.
Franco made a profit In 1895 of $170,000 $ , In
handling 2,500,000 , accognts , aggregating
$143,000,000 , after paying 3 per cent inter
est. Great Britain earned'a surplus of $83-
000 after paying 2Vfe peri cent Interest on
$183,000,000 , made up ofiCCOD,000 _ accounts.
The average commission paid to postmasters
is 1 cent per deposit Arfy < account may be
BCttleJ and withdrawn frcin ( any depository
in the country. The telegraph is coming
into UEO as a means' ot/jvlthdrawal.
O SCHOOLS.
Ailjntiml ( iciu-mf llrHCliVotilil Hnvr
II UUgiuitlitiieil. ,
WASHINGTON , ov. , ty Adjutant General -
oral Breck , In his report to Major General
Mllea , calls attentlqfi to' the : 1 envy draft that
Is made on the effective' strength of the army
by detailing officer * } - colleges and military
schools , and suggests that ( hero bo no In
crease In this direction. * lie says that the
services of artillery offU-ers'are ' more needed
In their regular duties. *
The report says land for'minor tactical ex
ercises and ! rlllo range * ! is needed ut all cav
alry and Infantry posts.
General Breck recommends two additional
regiments of artillery and two more com
panies to each regiment of Infantry.
The character of the jnllsted men , lie says.
Is higher and desertions are fewer. The post
exchanges continue to'prove Batlafiictoryv He
also recommends 1ha poet eruduatetchools ,
lyceuma , gymnasiums an ! physical 'training
requirements. He says there should be
adopted a higher plane of Instruction at the
post schools for soldiers.
StMri'dirjAlKiT Improving.
WASHINGTON , Nox , 14 , Secretary Alger ,
who la ill with .adrffttack of tonnlUtls , In re
ported much better today. The secretary Is
still confined to his room and It will be
some ( Mys before bo can resume bla official
iluUa. |
Movt'intMitN of Di-raii Vt-H rli" , Nov. I-I.
At New Yorlt-Arrlved Uirjbrla , from
Liverpool ; Samara , from Newport.
At Huvrc Arrived La Touralne , from
New York ,
TOM PLAIT GETS INTO PRINT
Now York's ' "Easy Boss" Treats of the
Ltito Municipal Campaign ,
PAYS HIS RESPECTS TO CITIZENS' UNION
> H ilic HonuMleniiH Were Dexlroun
of Union , but ( lint the Ut
former * Would Millie
Xn
NEW YOUK , Nov. H. Senator Thomas H.
Platt gives out the following statement :
"It Is the plain purpose of those repub
lican factlonlsts , who , failing In every effort
repeatedly nude to control the republican or
ganization , rrojected Scth Low Into the mu
nicipal campaign , thereby dividing the anti-
Tammany vote , to force upon tha public
mind the Impression that the responsibility
for this division attached , not to them , butte
to the republican organization. And , Just
ns during the campaign they stopped- no
net of treachery lu order to create dissen
sion , so now they are halting at no false
hood or calumny In order to promote It and
keep It alive.
"The malicious misrepresentations of these
Incurable factlonlsts must not go unchal-
longed. No fair-minded republican who will
leak back over the last six months can fall
to remember that the attitude of the repub
lican party up to the last moment that the
law permitted a nominating certificate to be
filed was much moro favorable to a union
with the citizens' ticket. Fair-minded men
will remember that when Mr. Qulgg as
sumed the presidency of the county forces
he made the offer ot union distinctly and In
unequivocal terms. They will remember that
his offer was os distinctly refused by those
to whom It was addressed.
CHALLENGED REPUBLICAN PARTY.
"They will remember , Indeed , that wlion
the citizens' association organized It adopted
a platform which was Intended to commit
Its members to the go-lt-alono policy. It
challenged the right of the republican tarty
to make a republican nomination. It placed
upon the doctrine ot non-partl&inshlp a new
In-crprctation and ono which forbade the
porslblllty of co-operation between the re
publican party and the citizens' union. This
was done , we must remember , away back In
the spring , and before the average citizen
had begun to consider what his political
course should be. Nobody piid any attention
at the time , for noboSAjr supposed It would
inerri that the citizens were going deliber
ately to work to defeat themselves , or that
they could obtain a candidate who would
stand -with them In such a suicidal policy.
"The republican leaders , however , who had
long experience with the Impractical political
tl eorlsts who hod devised this folly , and the
republican factlonlsts who were expected to
advocate It , perceived the significance and
the perilous situation to which It was bound
to lead. It anticipated everything which the
republican party would do to secure a union ,
and repudiated all advance. It demanded
the unconditional surrender of the republi
can party , not simply to objectionable can
didates , but to impossibleplatforms. . It de
manded tbat the republican party must say
that In municipal affairs It would n.ot allow
Itself to be the republican party , and
would assert no right to make- nominations
or define policies.
NO OBJECTIONS TO LOW.
"Tho republican leade'rs mot , an Insolent
charge Without bitterness and resentment.
They , , found no fault with tbo candidate
whom the Citizens' union picked out as the
expression ot its purpose and Ideas. They
do not now deny that they regard him as
practically the sort of a man that he turns
out to be a vainglorious self-Eccker , mas
querading as a republican , but willing at any
tlmo to wreck the republican ship on a ledge
of his own ambitions. The republican lead
ers do not deny that they were
then opposed to the candidacy of
Seth Low. But they allowed their
opposition to take no definite shape. They
simply insKted that the republican party did
have a just and Inevitable relation 'to ' munic
ipal , affairs ; that It did have the right to
nominate , and it must exercise that right ;
that -tho views and wishes of Its adherents
were entitled to consideration , and that there
ought to be a union between the citizens' or
ganization and the republican party , but that
It ought to be an. honorable , friendly , equit
able union , under the terms ofwhich both
should have a voice In choosing candidates
and In defining policies.
REPUBLICANS FAVOR UNION.
"This was the exact state of things up to
the time when the re-publican county com
mittee adopted Commlsaioocr Collins' reso
lution Inviting all anti-Tammany organiza
tions Into , a conference In order that a day
might be fixed when they should hold tholr
nomlnaMng conventions , so that unanimous
and rarmonlous action might be assured.
"Tho Citizens' union refused to participate
In thla conference , frankly asserting as HB
reason the fact that It was committed to
the 'go-lt-alono' policy. Can any honest
man , In the face ot that fact , charge the
responsibility for disunion on the part of
the republican party ? Does not every honest
man know that If the Citizens' union had
gone Into the propoacd conference united ac
tion would have been Inevitable ? Is It not
plain enough that the republicans could not
possibly have broken up or have allowed to
be broken up a conference which they theiu-
eolves had originated ,
"Tho republican organization In the city
of New York , no less than In the country dis
tricts. Is still powerful , earnest and devoted.
In the menace of another nryanlte campaign
factional controversies will soon bo forgotten
and republicans will bo republicans again , "
Wl.Vl'S TO ( JUT I.V.
Will Demand Aflinlt > Hl < ii In lti-oliro | < - -
Ity Ooiifuroniit * ,
ST. JOHN , N , P. , Nov. 14. The cabinet of
Sir James Winter will formally assume office
on Tuesday next at noon. Sir William While-
way and his colleagues In the ministry re
signing tbclr portfolios two hours earlier ,
The new premier will probably Immedi
ately on attaining power claim a rcprcQcnta-
'tlon ' for the colony of Newfoundland at the
reciprocity conference between the United
States and Oanada now sitting at Washing
ton. Ills justification for this step is the
fact that the late James G , Blalno when sec
retary of state signed a reciprocity conven
tion with Newfoundland dated In 1890 , The
British government disallowed this treaty
because Canada was not Included In Us
preferential arrangements. Now Newfound
land will claim that Canada Is not entitled
to negotiate for reciprocity unless Newfound
land Is included In the benefits ot the
scheme , '
IH'iilliif of , n liny.
ROME , Nov. 14. Slgnora Verdi , wife of
the celebrated composer , QuiBseppI Verdi ,
*
now In his 84th year , is dead.
MADRID , Nov. 14 , The bishop ot the diocese
cese of Majorle , Balearic Islands , who ex
communicated Senor Navarreo of the cabinet
ot General Marcelo de Azcarraga for alleged
conversion of church property to government
use , li dead.
PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 14. Harrison Al
len , M , 1) . , professor of comparative anat
omy In tbo medical school of the University
of Pennsylvania , died suddenly today of
\vm ) la believed to have been heart dis
ease.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 14. Kirl Roser , a
well known German-American journalist ,
died here today In- the 87th year of his age.
Mr. Roser wco one of the founders of the re
publican party In Wisconsin , He lias up eat
the later years ot hU life In thla city.
< ; oriiinii mid Coir Mutitliril.
N15W YOHK , Nov. 14. Paddy Gorman of
Austra'la has been matt-tied to meet Charley
Goff of California beforu the Waverly Ath-
Idle club of Yonk rs November 13 In a
meaty-round bout.
KIXO OF Till ! 1)1)1) ) 13.H L'.MHlll AUUHST.
.1. WnltllLT KlrU Held for Shooting
Illcltnril M it ml dim inn ,
NEW YOHK , Nov. 14. J. Woldlcr Kirk ,
known ns the "King of the Dudes , " who
cauio here recently from Chicago , was today
arraigned In the police court on the charge
of shooting ! llchard Mandclbauin last night
In the Hotel Qlrard on Forty-fourth. Btrest
and held In $2,500 ball tor examination No
vember 23.
Kirk was carefully dressed. Ho wore a
Mack frock ccat , yullow waistcoat , strlpinl
black and whlto trousers , red ascot tie with
a. pearl pla and patent leather pointed
gaiters , with uppers that matched the trou
sers. Ho stood before the bar ungloved ,
holding his silk-top hat In his right hand.
Around his head mid chin WAS wound a
narrow bandage of whlto cotton to cover a
scalp wound on the top of his head. His
demeanor was calm. Ho was brought to
court by a police captain.
Mandelbaum was unable to appear and a
roundsman made the formal charge of
felonious assault against Kirk. Matulollxuim'a
physician sent n certificate In which ho
stated that he was unable to determine at
present whether or not the wounds would
result fatally.
"I am represented by Mr. Friend , " said
Kirk ; "I will say nothing until I consult
with him. "
Counselor Friend appeared at this Juncture.
There being HO bsndsmen present Khk was
locked up In the prison attached to the court.
None of his friends were In court. Kirk
declined to make any statement.
According to the police Mandelbaum failed
to flnd his wife In her room when he re
turned to the hotel Saturday and went to
Kirk's room and kicked In the door. Kirk
Is Eald to have fired live- times at the In
truder. One shot entered his body Just
above the heart and one struck him In the
sroln. The others went wild. Klik said
lie shot la Belt-defense , declaring that Mun-
dclbaum struck him with a blunt Instrument.
J. Waldler Kirk Is well-known In Chicago
and Denver. Ills novel ideas on dress have
attracted wldo attention.
IIO.NOHI.VK ITS linitOHS OF THU W.V1I.
romisyl vnnlii DoillcnttiiK .Monuments
d Its Solillcrn.
CHATTANOOGA , Tcnn. , Nov. 14. Gov
ernor Hastings was Indisposed today and was
not able to attend the two regimental dedi
cations which occurred at the National
Chlckamauga park this afternoon. The gov
ernor Is not seriously ill , but Jiad contracted
a t > light cold which It was feared might ibe
aggravated by venturing out Into the nither
chilly atmosphere tnat prevailed this after
noon and early this evening.
The monument ot the Seventy-eighth reg
iment is a handsome one and is located near
the Kelly house at a point where tJio hottest
of the fighting In the famous battle occurred.
The monument was formally dedicated at 3
o'clock this afternoon. Colonel Blakcley ,
president of the Pennsylvania battlelleld com
mission , presided. The oration was delivered
by Colonel R. P. Scott , president of the
Seventy-eighth regiment organization. Nearly
200 survivors ofthe famous command were
"
The Twenty-sixth Pennsylvania battery
monument was also dedicated this afternoon ,
Lieutenant nitchle of Plttsburg being the
orator of the occasion.
The following regimental monuments will
bo dedicated tomorrow between the hours of
9 and 11 o'clock : Twenty-seventh and Forty-
sixth -H Orchard Knob ; the Ninth , on Chlck-
amauga battlefield ; Twenty-eighth , Forty-
seventh , One Hundred and Eleventh and
Twenty-ninth on Lookout mountain.
The general dedication of all the Pennsyl
vania monumentci , to be participated In by
Governor Hustings and the Pennsylvania
commissioners , will occur tomorrow af tor-
noon. General H. V. Uoynton , president of
the Chlckamauga commission , will receive
the monuments on the part ot the commission
and the secretary of war.
1 1 1' G 12 AXACO.VD.V HKAMS IV 1)11TI. .
KorioiiHly Iiijnrc-x Its KVciit-r mill ICIlln
it J'ony.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 14. A huge ana
conda on exhibition at a museum here se
verely Injured Samuel Masher , the museum
watchman , and crushed to death a valuable
trick pony. Tbo pony was tied to a feed
box alongside- the anaconda's cage Mssher
saw the reptile had worked ono of the boards
of Its cage locso and had stretched out a
short distance. Ho pushed the board to , be
lieving the anaconda would withdraw. In
stead , It wriggled out and wrapped lUclf
several times about Masher. The latter
screamed for help , and the pony , frightened
by the big reptile , began jumping about.
This probably saved Masher's life , for the
reptile unwound from him and completely
encircled the pony ,
Masher fell to the floor unconscious , whllo
the big snake continued to crush the pony
until llfo was extinct. When n number of
the employes reached the scene the snaku
began to unwind Itself and appeared to begetting
getting ready for moro fight. The men
kept loof until a la so had been obtained
and the anaconda finally made nccure. Sev
eral of Masher's ribs were broken and ho
was removed to a hospital.
TItVINO TO I-'l. Ml TIIIJ I-'ATAI , SAW.
Mrs , 'Anulc ' TnUi-ii .NVnr tinSCMIH * of
tinTriiKt'ily. .
NEW YOIIK , N-JV. 14. Mrs. Nack was
taken from the Queen's county Jail early
this morning , and far the flint tlmo since
she was removed to Long Island from the
Tombs left the court IIOUEO building. She
went to corroborate a part of her confession ,
and tomorrow the authorities hope to locate
the saw with which It Is claimed Thorn d.u-
niembcrod the body of GtildenbUppc.
In her confession Mrs. Nack had Indicates !
tha locality In which the t-uw was buried.
She thought she could find the tipot and
when taken there Indicated the vicinity.
She was not sure of the exact place where
thu saw was Interred , but was Mire she could
tell within a few feet , When the spot was
located as nearly as posdblu the party rc-
ontcrcd tbo coach and WHS driven back to
Long Island City.
No effort was made today to recover the
saw. Digging will be commenced tomorrow.
According to Mrs , Nack ! it Is but a short dls-
tanco 'bolow ' the surface.
U.VUAItTll SAIUCJill.\J Ol'lCltATIO.VS.
CIIMDIIIM OflltMt-M Illnrovt'i * Iurj
< luiiiitltUf I'lifiini'i'llnc.
POUT HUnON , Mich. , Nov. 14. Customs
officers have unearthed what promlhctt to
prove extensive operations In phcnacetlno
smuggling. Nearly COO ounccn of thu drug
wore coilflscatcd today. It was found at the
borne of a Mrs , Frazer. The woman is under
arrest. A New York firm receives royalty
on all the phcnacetlno brought to thin coun
try. The Hmugglera uvold this , besides the
duty of CO per cent.
KI-HB ( IIIUNtrnttMl Viiii-i'loiin.
NKW YOHK , Nov. 14-Lorlllarrt Spencer
for eight years proprietor of the Illustrated
American , hua Kold the entire propeily , In
cluding the plant and good will , to a syn
dicate of capitalists. Tlio editorship will re
main with Francis Bellamy , thu present ed
itor. aiU A. II. Di'guervlllo will lake tbo
bubinesis management ,
Will .lulii lli-r Iliixliiiiiil.
CHICAGO , Nov. H , Mrs. Ji-sulu Lincoln
Jieckwlth , daughter of Robert T. Lincoln ,
left Chicago tonliJit to join her huaband at
llount PKueuntj la.
TRIPLE
Summary Justica Dealt to Murderers of
Eplccr FnmHy.
VENGEANCE OF NORTH DAKOTA CIT'ZCNS '
Mob Overpowers the Deputy Sheriff and
Dngs Away Ilia Prisoners ,
WORK OF QUIET AND DETERMINED MEM
Aggravated by Law's ' Delay Thjy Taka
Cose in Thair Own Hands.
PR ! GRAM CARRIED OUT WITHOUT A BREAK
Action rrompttMl l > iritiitlni ? of N
Trial in Onet the Murilcrcri
by the Suiirvmo
Court.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Nov. 14. A special
to tho'Trlbuno from Ulsmarck , N .D. , saysi
Alex Coudct , Indian halt-breed ; Paul Holy
Track anil Philip Jrclaml , full-blooded In
dians , the first of whom was sentenced to
death , for the murder of six members of the
Splccr family last February and had Just
been granted a now trial by the supreme
court , and the latter two self-confessed ac
cessories In the murder , were taken from the
county Jail in Emm-Jim county last night ami
lynched by a mob. The lynching had been
apparently coolly planned ami WJQ carried
out without n break In the program. Sud
den and swift retribution was meted out by
the mob to the murdurcis.
Wllllamsport , where the hanging took
place , Is about forty miles from this city and
off the railroad. The news of the hedging
was received hero this .aftcrmxn , when a
mounted messenger ai rived , his horse In a
foam from a swift ride , and announced that
the three men had been lynched. The aherlft
of the county , Peter Shier , was lu this city
at the tlmo tho- hanging occurred and It waste
to him that the messenger rode lu hot haste ,
The men' ' had been In the custody of Dep
uty Sheriff from Keller and they were taken
from him by the mob and hanged to a beef
windlass several hundred yards from the
Jail , where their bodies swung to the breeze
during the entire day , the corcncr not havIng - \
Ing yet arrived , and no coo havln-g volun- .
tcered to cut them down.
'Thero were about forty men concernedIn
tho. lynching. They rode Into Wllllamsport
on horesback late last might and tethered
their horses a. short distance from the city ,
that they might secure them again as speed
ily as neccfis.ary after the deed was done.
LYNCHING ANTICIPATED.
The Jail In which the prisoners were con.
fined Is a substantial stone structure and was
In charge of Deputy Sheriff Kclloy. Since
the confinement of the prisoners therein so J
great has been the fear that , they might 03- j
capo In someway , one man has watchedi all/ /
night within the Jail and last night Kelley sj
was on watch. $
There was a meeting of the lodge of Wood ,
men lu a building near the Jail , end as
Keller W3S a me-mber he expected to meet
sonic of the members of the lodge after tha
meeting had adjournd. To while away the
time during the night hours ho was playing
In front ot the cells In which the murderera
wcra confined ,
About 2 o'clock In the morn/rig there wan
a rap at the outer door of the jail and Kellty
arose quickly and turned the key In the lock ,
thinking tl-at the persons he expected to meet
had arrived. No sooner had ho opened the
door than the mob ciowdcd Into the corri
dors. All of them were masked and tlio
leaders carried ropes purchased for the oc
casion. Kcllcy at once realized that the
mob had como after hi.-i prlsomenj.
The lynciicro were ( julct , but determined.
The leaders presented a revolver at the head :
of the deputy sheriff and told him they
wiintcd his prisoners and demanded -that 810
open the cells which they were confined in.
Kellcy demurred , but eaw that resistance was
useless ami unlocked the door.
DRAGGED 'FROM ' BED ,
Two of the prisoners v-eio confined to
gether and the QUIT in a separate cell , They
had been aroused fiom sleep by the entrance
of the men and sat up half awake and. trem
bling with terror. Holy Track and Ireland
were diagged fiom tholr bcda , ropes were
fastened about thuir necks and ttioy were
dragged out on the ground after being told
to prepare for death.
Then men were then dragged to a huga
beef windlass , which had been elected to
suspend thq carcatses of slaughtered beeves ,
anl strung up on a crobjlieini. Coudot was - ;
the llrtt man to bo hangej. It In reported , '
that ho was abked before ho was banged
whether Illack Hawk and Defender liad also
been concerned In the murder for which ha
wan about tu bo hanged. He answered -thct
they had been. Tne- rope which had been
fastened about bin neck way then thrown over
the crossbeam and bo was raised off tha
ground and cuspendod the air.
Holy Track and Ireland were EO nearly
unconscious from the effects of the dragging
that they did not realUe what was about to
happen when the ropes about tbelr neckd
were tossed over tlio same beam , They wcro
unable to stand and were ulowly raised from
tbo grounl ou which they lay until thclv
bodies swung In the air and dangled from
tlio windlass with that of Coudot ,
Thu mob then dUpi-ucd , mounted their j
horses anil rode awoy , jj
Ij ncli Ili-ury I'liUHim.
OSOKOLA , Ark. , Nov. 14. Henry Phillips ,
alias Doc Jones , a negro self comfessed. murderer <
deror and moonshiner , was lynched In the
court yard hero at midnight neat night by a )
mob composed of prominent citizens of thla
town and vurround.ng country , The dlrccv
cause of the lyncliln ; , wan the murder of a
merchant near here by Phillips a few day *
ago.