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ff TILE OMAHA PAILT BEE: FIUDAY, JANUAltY 3, 1902. bs pobMble. All other creditors are to bo nskcd to unite wUi the Cleveland creditors In granting tho extension. Colonel Myron T. Hcrrlck tonight gave the Associated Press tho following signed rftatoment rclatlvo to tho affairs of the Kverett-Mooro syndicate Personally I have had no connection with and no knowledge of tho operntlonB of Ino Everett-Moore syndicate. Although I nm mimed ns one of tho members oC the com pany for tho reorganization of their af fairs, I have now no' actual knowledge of their condition, except ns Informed by an other committee of t'iovelnnd bankers, which has spent moro than a week In mak ing an Investigation, White I have tiUtcn no part In this Investigation, tho bankers who conducted It nro among our safe and conservative men and their report should Inspire confidence. Tho entire affairs of tho syndicate arc now undergoing a thor ough Investigation, with the assistance of chartered accountants, and nil persons con cerned should, In my Judgment, feci nssiired thnt tho Interests of all classes of creditors will be conserved by competent business management at tho hands of the commit- 'Vgnod)"' MYnON T. HEIUUCK. OrlKln f Trouble. DETROIT, Jan. 2. Tho Tree Press, com menting on tho Hvcrett-Mooro. trouble, to morrow will say: Tho troubles for Everett ana Moor - originated In Detroit with tho purchase, of tho suburban lines running out of this city "Tho troubles for Everett and Moore which were nnd nro today money-making . . . . t it - .. I. .. ... r t.nvlntf proporiics. v. ieu w.u ' tno ueirou, ""lu- ur.on anu us connccuus western ami . u.v.l was proposi-d Win UWIieia HI mr iuu.. CUnOU to accept ns imyincufc u iaib ui uiu .posed tiIZm bolter security. They foil tho bonds they .. .. . i , i would get would not. do worm par ,iu cybui of anything happening. "Then another plan waB broached to Issue J35.000.000 of bonds, and tho officers of the suburban lines were to get their stock back, with a guarantco from tho Detroit United Street Hallway company, making tho bonds a Hen on tho earnings of the latter company. Then came tho announcement that Everett and Moore had sicccode( In floating tho $35,000,000 Issue of bonjjs. Meanwhllo financial men hero wore skeptical ot tho announcement, as tho tightening of tho money market made It Impossible to sell tho bonds. This wns confirmed by tho announcement that fol- lowed first, that tho $3o,000,000 bond scheme had bocn 'held In abeyance.' n Aiiiirriwnnlnii Felt. "Tho announcement today from Cleveland thnt tho flrianclnl nffalrs ot tho syndlcnto Jz". "1 .. m ,o.,i. nf n mm. mltteo df cioveland banker, caused' quite a stir on Orlswold street, tho money centsr of tho city, but as it was known that tho roads-bought by tho syndicate were amply .t.-.,l secured, no apprcneiiniuii w tun. i.i i u.,m. Mooro comnanv would talk of tho com- pany's affairs, but It was onnounccd by f m, i.m.. nii.nr. f Mm Tniprtn. Shore Lino road, bought by tho Everett- Moore syndicate, that 1850,000 became duo on the nurchaso of that lino today, and that about $1,000,000 Is about duo on the purchaso of tho Toledo Traction company s ' lino in lhat city. One of the former stock- holders In the Toledo-Shoro lino said that tho original 'stockholders were not dls- posed to take advantage of the lnpso, and Inasmuch, ns tho Cioveland peoplo had com- plctcd tho road between Detroit nnd To- ledo, and had cars In operation, thcro was a sentiment among tho Detroit creditors to glva them a chanco to show what they could do." i fjeeure Jie uvjr ann. ni.mmi.iMn n. in ,u n n. I comb, chalrmanlof the commfttoe of bank- ore looking Into tho nffalrsi of the Everett- Mboro syndicate, qald ionJght-thaVtho syD,- fllcate had spou'rdlaV3(iioons-rrotnja large number of .eastern. banks and from tho banks In" tno interior ot Ohio. TcnhsVfvttnfa nnd Michigan. Tho loaning Institutions re- garded tho securities ns gilt-edged and nc-" tually worth. 15 -to 20-per' cen moro than tho loans. Mr. Nowcomb .said that logally the new pommltteo of bankers Is not In chargo of tho financial, affairs of the syn- dlcato. but is alinDly looking Into tho case. ,n order to tako-Vult eharge of the syndl- jate's affairs, Mr. Nowcomb said, tho con- lent of tho many loaning Institutions will I have to be obtained Kxtcnslve Trlhutnry CHICAOO, Jan. Ono of tho most ox tenslvo ot all tho interurban projects In which mombors of tho Everett-Moore syn dicate have been Interested Is the Aurora, Elgin & Chicago railway, an electric linn now under process of construction on plans designed to securo tho swiftest form ot transportation between ho threo cities and to parallel tho Chicago & Northwestern railway. Trains running almost a mile- a tnlnuta .over a r eht of Way dovo Id of cross- Jngs and fenced in on either sldo for Its enure jengtn, are tno cmei teaturea oi tue now oloctrlo line. juuen wor wa aono on mo rturura mis in no iorm;oi sqqupu ngni oi war, DENIES HIS RIGHT TO JUDGE Chairman of Woranu'n Temiierance Union Criticise Atnater'a Tnlfe on Text JIooUn. NEW YORK, Jan. 2. At a meeting for tho reorganization of tho Woman's Chris tian Temperance union state central com mittee for scientific temperance Instruc tion In the public schools held horo today Mary H. Hunt, world's nd national super intendent ot the department, read a stato- meat to tho committee, In which eho ro- forred to tho recent statement of Prof, sachusetts for h third term. Tho attond Alwater to the New York State Science BnCo on tho ceremony was tho largest as- Teachers' association, that tho teaching In ov,iiuu.o mu u.svio i ""lyoars. ino junugurui miurt'HB irpatcu oi cohdl upon the human system, was not In Btato mattors exclusively. Ono of tho prin- aocora,''wiin me latest ocienunc anowieagt. W. l .1 ...11 . .,.. . nuv. ,i.uwihs mo uuiiiuio ui ma innuus books used In (ho schools, she said: "Prof. Aiwater, wno cnucisra tnom, is not a spe cialist. In these fields, but a chemist. A .iutvpo rttiAT wntllrl ticaltntn In nrAnn..niA ""'"f"" ...... w wholesale denunciation on tho work ot nn astronomer, but Prof. Atwater, only a chom- 1st, has not hesitated to go out ot his way to criticise) tho work ot these physiologists ana pamoiogiste. Mrs. Hunt mentioned tho professor's ex .. , ti- ..Li i tno iigurra io ma own pruveu iuo very oppomio to wmu rror. Aiwater ae- clared that theydld. 1 1 1 SHAW STOPS OFF IN CHICAGO Spenda the Day VlaytliiK nelntlvea mid ' Frleuda While Enroute to WaahlnKton. CHICAGO, Jan. 2. Governor Leslie M, Bhavr ot Iowa arrived hero early today, on his way to Washington, where he will con fer with President Roosevelt regarding his appointment to the treasury portfolio to succeed Secretary Gago. Governor Shaw Id that he would spend the greater part ot the day with friends and relatives Iu Chicago and leave tor tho east late this afternoon. Tonight Tni hefore retlrlne. It your liver It sluggish, out of tune and you feel dull, bilious, constipated, take a dose ot Hood'm Pillm And you'll be all right In the morning, perlments with the Mlddletown calorimeter and Mrs. V. Whlttllor, two miles south of ' " " " , . . nnd Insisted that when the data of these town, last evening, when their daughter, was called for by tho PrwWent a fov, days experiments wero published scientific ex- Augusta, was married to Gllmore Wiseman as0lyJaJ lr Nunn was an" perta showed In tho medical journals that by Rev. Irwin ot the rresbytorlan church, pros dent n person. ir. unn was op COX .SUPPORTS FORAKER HEN Qiociiiati Letdir OppMti Iaila'i OkIci ftt Sptnkir Sob6. IS STILL FRIENDLY TO. JUNIIR SENATOR Context In Ohio I.CKtalntnrc flrnvfN Inlehae riml I'olltlclnna Arc finally nt Work with the Wires. COLUMUU9, 0., Jan. 2. Tho contest be tween republican factions over the organ ization of the legislature Is still In doubt so far as tho house Is concerned. Tho claims of cither faction would Indicate that ono element Is confident ot Price becoming Breaker and the other of McKlnnon winning, t... .u -i . i .(. .i . ... n,... .., but the efforts of both show that thcro nro yet "votes to get" by whomsoever becomes vv w 0 v J - unpledged members ' rcAxlcJ today to half a dozen. en BJ to Jave 5o no to. cither side, and It Is conceded that they lu,vl hold tho balance, of power. Thcro was still much done today from the homes of Senator Hanua In Washington. Senator Foraker in Cincinnati, Congress- .... . .., . Tmr In ri... i--,- -i -,-tn.lw t T s" ihl ' "? S S2 5 2i ,,', na .inuiufni. Th-re mint wil.ii in nniuu. viiiKt vumii t j . was much communication with all the coun ties In which doubttul members reside. Cox for 1'rlee. Tho most pfomlncrlt nrrlval was Ocorgo n. Cox., tho Cincinnati leader, who Insists thnt ho "Is as good n trlend ot 'Senator Hanna ns over," but that ho ,was pledged to prco for speaker before juo Junior Ohio senator broko 'with Price, and that ho Is i,cro now to do all he ,can for Price. tq leadership of tho antl-Hanna sldo. waB conceded 'to Cox 'on his arrival. n is claimed that tho .developments to- any Indicate that Congressman Taylor of tho old McKlnley district, will likely bo nn opponent of 'Congressman Dick for tho ncxt republican gubernatorial nomination and that Taylor from his homo Is. working " J tor Prlco,as Dick Is .working 'or '" t j , ti , The lines have .hctn distinctly, drawn on ho old question of, local Option. Tho liquor u""u,S".i,y""" "u p.rl" and' Ih.'?.h,. Anjl.palqo league for oninnon. . n in j. .eg s.aturo m o nosed tho Clark local ontlon. bill and Mc ;,, -. f . . , Klnnon supported It. Tho senate, standing committees are Aeloctod by the senators themselves and tho nousq committees are tt'l named by the speaker,, and. It la for the ""t"1 ot lhnt ofllce lhat tho tactl0n aro "Bating. Ilnnnn Clinrncn Consplrney. Congressman Charles Dick, chairman ot tho republican state committee, did not reach Columbus today aa announced, and he a not now expected. There havo been ro- norta that thl was not n contest In Which senator Hanna was Interested directly or personally or he would bo In Ohio now to gvo tho situation his personal attention, na gcnator .Foraker is doing. Some of tho Price men who nro Bald to navo shared in this opinion nnd who said they would havo supported McKlnnon tor speaker It Senator Hanha had personally remicRtml them to do so. received 'letters from Senator JIanna In which he. not ,only makes thlB request, but .also gqcB Into, a hjstory'.of hls(experIcnco snco the. election l'as't 'jjp.ycniber. He sajhvcpdjjrsdVrlcn and others and was uhxlous for Buch' tin Agreement 'na would avoid Wny' contest-kill no found that' slates hid 'been mud6 up-'fdr both tho senate and' tho houso caucuses with all his friends left out. Ho refers to tho case of W. D. Uhl of aevcland, ,who .hud only ono term as sonato chief clerk and against whom an antt-Hanno man was slated. Senator lUinna insists that there has been conspiracy against h.m and his friends nnd appeals strongly for McKlnnon, Uhl nncLothcrs. Up to a late hour tonight tho speakership wbb still In tho balance, with odds In favor ot Price. Dick In Nat Idle, AKRON, O., Jan. 2. Chairman Dick of the republican commltteo sntd today he would not go to Columbus' to tako part In the contest over the organization of the legislature as reported. Ho will remain In Akron .until holiday vacation Is over, when ho will return to Washington. Chairman nick has been In telephonic communication " iiouwcm irima iu wuwu. uuwcy.. nick Goci to Take Control. COLUMBUS. O.. Jan. 2. A dlsDatch was r.nivAH im tnniuhr that finnrriii nirV ,.. Ai,rnn o.Sn tonlirhr nnrl wnnl.l nrrluo here at 3 o'clock Friday morning, whon hn will assume, direction of thn Hanna forces. Cox Is In chargo of tho antl-Hanna forces and the contest now Is sharply- be- tweon Cox and Dick "as well as between the Ohio senators. TAKES OATH THE THIRD TIME Thrice Lucky Cnmllilnte for Governor of Muaattchunetta la In. nnirurnteil. BOSTON, Jan. 2. W, Murray Crauo took tho oath of offlco today as governor of Mas- semblod for a slmllar occasion In many ciPal recommendations of tho governor wns .. - . . .. mo appropriation ni o,guu,uuu tor carrying on. tho work of abolishing grndo crossings, iioToTye0" at th8 rftt f uvaacaicAi . n 1 niumtHi-. Wlaemnn-Whmilor. 1VUUU llivr.ll, IUU., JOU, .-IDlJi!,;- A wedding took place at the homo of Mr. i . j.-.-,.. ... ik. i. ... Minmemaie y u w.,...u..y was serveu to tno guests, "any giiia wero receiveu oy wio youuR nu mil i once go to uuuauntciuuK mi tut? iucuu luriu, 1 . .. , , munn v. .nr.. wa mv. HUT SrS.. TSWSS once go to housekeeping on the Mead farm, " , w .. . . Lnliiff-Mosee. GENEVA, Neb., Jan. 2. (Spoclal.) Dort L,aUlK UUU VrHiriC itU6UC, UUiU VII . I 1,1.. I 1fHHnA .1 Goneva, wero married yesterday nt the homo of Mr. and Mrs. George Mqzee, by Rev. Thomas Griffiths, Miss Mozco has been a teacher In Genova schools for two years. Tho bride and groom loft for Omaha, Lcilerer-WnlUer. PIERCE, Nob., 'Jan. 2. (Special.) Louis It, Lederor ana Mae a. walker wero mar- rled at tho home of the bride's parents this noon, by Rev. J. T, Shlck, pastor, of tho Methodist Episcopal church. Lederer to succeed Governor D. M. Jonnson. 'iiieir Is tho deputy county clerk and Miss Walker complaint, summarized by thenf, Is as foi ls one of Plorce county's school teachers. lows: f.nnae-tiiinioru. PLATTSMOUTH. Nob.. Jan. 2. (Snoclal.i A. C. Chase ot Nebraska City and Bertha Prune-en flllmoro of Wecnlnc Watrr wxr married lit this city yesterday by County judge J. u. uougia branches all-over world Outline of (lie I'lnns nf the JflMV Aitierlenii Iiiternitflonnl II rink. I NEW YORK, Jan. 2. Plans of the In ternational tlanklug corporation, which has bcen namctl b the president as repository i or me portion ot tno utjinesc indemnity uue to tno united states, navo noon ex plained by General Thomas It. Hubbard, tho president ot tho board of directors ot tho new corporation. Ho says that after tho Phlllpplno agency Is established, other branches will be established In tho princi pal cities ot tho new Insular possessions ot the United Slates. Tho ultimate purpose Is that tho entire Orient and South and Contral America shall bo comprehended by tho operations' of tho bank 'All ot this Is but tho natural outgrowth ot tho commercial and territorial ex panslon of tho United States," continued f ...... - I IT..I I 1 1 1 T ... 1 V. I. . . it-u-i been no particular need In the United ,,. ' ,,m ,,.,,i. ,ii ft.ft,os 0T " banking Ins Itutlon doing nn I n nrn ollfMiil rina UiAtia till elnnn li C3rnn. mernr.tiona nus.ness, nut s.nco tne span ,Bh war nntl 1,10 tremendous trndo of ro "nt , wlth South America and tl, tho" promise of a constantly Increasing com mcrco with China and tho Orient, the necessity for Just such nn institution ns this has developed. 1 "Heretofore) nil of tho exchange with for eign countries has boon handled by tho -unn uuiiks ui ituriiu iinu iouuoii. inuiu uiu u X "1 clllpa - 11 " tho purpose of tho In- s Y. , . Thcro aro a ternntlonnl Hanking corporation to secure as much as posslblo of tho exchango busl-' ness herctoforo handled by these foreign banks with which this country Is con- corned." So far comparatively little has been dono by tho now bank, Its charter by special enactment of tho Connecticut lcglslaturo hnvlng been ordered only last Juno. O-neral Hubbard said that a branch would be Jtab- llshed In Now York City, although tho bank hero would not bo for tho purposo of deposit, exchango nlono being handiep. This New York bank Is to bo a sort of clearing houso for tho various branches controlled by tho main Institution. The rca- son why tho charter was obtained In Con noctlctit, according to General Hubbard, 1b found In tho fact that tho laws of that state nro unusually liberal to banking In- INVESTIGATES GRAIN . RATES liitci'Ntute Commerce CoiiiiiiIkmIoii Ex- mill lien Alleiccil Miiiilniilntlon by l.lneM Out of Kniinnn City. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 2.-Tho Interstate rnmmPn Pn,llm..i will conduct another investigation of alleged manipulation of grain rates by rnllroad lines running out 0f Kansas City. Subpoenas have been Is 8Uetl grain, mon and a number of freight agents representing Kansna.uuy ranruuua to appear beforo tho commission In this cIt' on January 9 and explain their rates on grain to tho Atlantic seaboard. The Kraln situation In Kansas City has bcen 'n a chaotic conditio for several years n"d a similar Investigation was attempted by tho commltteo hero last spring, but nothing wns developed. Now tho commls- a'on 11 Is said, expects aid from tho grain mt!"- nlul 'ne sonsatlons may bo expected tpey turn state s evidence. Tho' Investigation, It Is declared, will be mere thorough than that ot last spring will g dceper into tho factB. Last year not all of the agents wcro' brought before 'the commission, 'in' some .manner thVrocclvcd" warn'fng'of UAt "wrls c'omlh and sohlefdf thrf frelghi'fmeh' whose toatl- nrdny would' havo been veryMmportant had business1' engagements In other cities. This year they have been taken by surprise and tho deputy United" States marshals, .In whoso hands the' subpoenas wero placed, have met with moro success than they did before In finding tho mon they wantod. Tho- are about f or y subpoor . an th6y wero served on' many grain men ns well as tho freight agents. One of tho subpoenas wns 'served on W, P. Trlckett, commissioner of tho Kansas City Transportation bureau. It Is said that tho commission will' only Investigate grain rates this tlmo, made from western points to tho Atlantic seaboard and other east ern points. This, it Is undorstood, win In cludo export ns well as domestic rates AMOUNT OF NATION'S DEBT Stntcnient Insued by Trensnry I)finr- lii e nt SlintrliiK Ntntuii of Country' 1''lnnnera, WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, The monthly statement of the nubile dobt, Issued today. S10W3 that at the CIOSO OI DUSinesS, ucccra ber 31. 1301, tne national uent, less ensn In tho treasury, amounted to $1,011,628,286, a decrease for tho month of $8,643,102. Tho cbt Is recapitulated as ioiiowb: Interest-bearing debt, $913,270,203. Dobt on which Interest has ceased at ma turlty, $1,339,790. Debt bearing no Interest, $388,612,683. Total. $1,333,231,561. This amount, however, docs not Include $811,468,089 In certificates nnd treasury notes outstanding, which aro oftsot by an equal amount of cash on hand, which is hold for their redemption. The cash In the treasury Is classified as follows? Gold reserve fund, $150,000,000; trus: funds, $811,468,089; general fund, $145,510, 098: In national bank depositories, $112,653,- 531; total, $1,211,631,721, agnlnst which there nro' liabilities otitstandlivs amounting to tgjg 028 443 which leaves a cash nalanco on URn(j 0f 1331 c03 278. There was an In- . - h mnrftii nf J1.B92.613 In tho "" ' amount ot cash on hand x PRESIDENT REMOVES OFFICER I I .. . . 1 f.,i cans ior i"-si" . - 1 hm.ii, in .i.iim1 U'Vlwil " .... .. - - . In Pomoii, WASHINGTON.. Jnn. 2. David A. Nunn. . " '.. i. lltn.. nf Intornnl e ' "r N, di, r Zt i noinicu coiivviui v uvtj."...n , . administration. Soon after he rmoval of some demo i . . . , -hnr. vlnlntlnn crawo e l - " ",;; i . , i ,. -.,,tvnA unit nrnnlnltntert the were ruvvunj iu.,. - call tor uib ruoisimv.. . . ' I it ia nndnrstood forraor Representative . . ,,.r, wiU bo appointed to suecood UWUM ... - . Nunn. INDIANS. ACTIVE IN POLITICS ni.iniruynw Full lllooila Wait Hot CainnulKii K'eet Uody Governor. GUTHRIE, Okl., Jan, 2. The Chickasaw fniihiood IndlnnB are waging a hot cam- pft1gn for tho eloctlon of William L. Uody Too much unnecessary appropriation; too mnv fCCB f0r attorneys; too much supple mentary treatment, anu too mucn uuianoma and Indian Territory Into one etate. They cam to tear a .BCIlorou, ,1" Kuep I the fullbloods from their Bhare ot thtf1 lands ana money, ALMA HAS LARGE MARGIN GuWf Fiuidnt-Eliot fiti Fiftj-FiTe Eltotoral VoUi. DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT SFCURES EIGHT resilient l'nlnin Itccciren Conitrntu- lutlona of Frlenila with AVhom lie Dlai'iiaacn Ills Decisive Victory. HAVANA, Jan. 2. Tho board ot scrutiny has raado public tho following returns ot tho elections hold In Cuba on December 31: Thomas Kstrnda I'alma, tho nationalist can didate for tho presidency of Cuba, has fltty- flvo electors, while. General Bartolomo Maso, tho democratic candidate, who with drew from tho campaign, has eight electors. Senor l'almn secured tho unanimous elec toral delegations from tho provinces ot Hilar Del Rio, Havana, Matanzas and Santa Claa, mid on "lector from Tifcrto rrlhclpb and five electors from Santiago. General Maso secured threo electors from Puerto Prlnclpo nnd five from Santiago. Tho following civil governors wcro elected: 1 Perez, In PlnaV bcl Rfo; Nunez, In Ha vana; Lrcuona, In Matanzas; Gomez, In Santa Clara! Hcclo, Iti Puerto Prlnclpo; and Echovarrla, In Santlugo'provlncc. I'n I in i IleeeiveH Vlaltorn. NEW YORK, Jan. 2. General Thomas Estrada Palnm, the nowly elected president of Cuba, haB received many dispatches nnd tolograms of felicitation from various parts of Cuba and this country. Senor Eralllo Uacardl, moyor of Santiago, cabled In tho namo of tho municipal council: I. with the president, wish you a happy Now Year, nnd all plcuiscd to greet you nit tho future llrst miiulHtrntn nf thn ('ilium republic. Dr. D. M. Sabalcs. at Havana, a veteran of the "ten years' wnr" In Cuba, sent a mcssago 01 congratulation. From Nucvltas, province of Puerto Prlnclpo, camo" tho fol lowing dispatch: Hnnnv New Yinr. 'Prliimnh In KiinMtnn. Hunurud congrutulatloiis. . J1IQUEL KOUIIA. Senor Joaquin Fortun, brothor-ln-law ot tho luto Joso Marti, soiit u mcssago from Mexico City, as follows: 1 am particularly nlcnscd with your suc cess. ItM 1 U'llM nnn nf thn flrut tn nrK-lqn your cnndldacy. 1 am pleased, too, becausq yuu navo ueun an immaculate patriot nil your life. , General I'alma was particularly pleased with a cablo mcssago from Glba'ra, Santiago province, which Is his natlvo state. This dispatch read: Oriental nntrlntn unlntn vnn na thn flrut president ot Cuba., Amelia Agremont telegraphed this from Now York: Hurrah tor tho honornhle nrnnlrlnnt nf OUT COUntrV. Ill Whnun lunula llu h.rtui...llti und hnpplness will bo safe! Tho Cuban prcsldent-olcct was as reticent as ever regarding tho policy of Ills admin istration. He said In nn Interview: I linVO not llflll thn lnnst nmhttlnn In till any nubile oiiloc; in fuct, 1 all along ro- wnrd ns a uresldontlnl nntnlliintn 1 nm ,iio luncw iu uiiuw inv mmi in nn nut rnr apiiolnted that thero should havo been any dissatisfaction over the election. I con- flemcu 10 1110 uho ot my name only at tho last minute., when It wan too late to wlth- uniw. uui 1 mougnt tiint nusolute linr mony lircviiltort and thnt nnmi tncnn hutl decided to. upcept the vlco presidency. 1 really would'lin-e preferred to have been allowed to stay out of politics and attend 10 my iiriviuu afiairs. GOVERNOR S HUNT'S MESSAGE t'urtoi HIcturreVtiHTe Sriym talnnii tn l l!fcacernlp Prnapernua ' 'l Anrt' co.tcf.te.l. "s SAN 'JUAN, P. R Jan. 2. Governor Hunt's mossngo to tho legislature of Porto Rico wns read at 11 o'clock this morning by a committee of that body. Tho mcssago congratulated tho legislature on tho fnct that its work In 15)01 had been vindicated as wise and progressive, nnd conducive to tho establishment of free trade with Porto Rico nnd tho United States sovon months beforo tho existing tariff provided for tho recession of such duties. In his mcssago Governor Hunt says: ' "Tranquility and contentment prevail In Porto Rico; schools hnvo multiplied, rail roads aro being constructed, tho commerco ot tho Island has been developed and ex ports havo Increased, agriculture has be como moro profitable, roads are being built and debts are being paid. Tolerance of opinion has become more common, former antagonism bolng forgotten." Governor Hunt recommended the revision of tho municipal laws and tho adoption of modern city charters. Ho did not recom mend an lncrcaso In tho insular tax, but ho advised an Increase of from to 1 per cent In the tax on municipalities. The governor recommended an lucreaso In tho excises upon beer, cosmetics and perfumes and a road tax of $1 a head. He advised tho Improvement of San Juan harbor and tho early consideration of the new codo now bolng propared by a commission. Concerning tho caso of Santiago Igleslas (tho representative of the American Fod eratlon of Labor, who was sentenced hero In December to' three years and four mouths' Iraprlsonmont) on n charge of con spiracy), tho governor referred to tho am blgultlcs of tho existing law and said that tho remedy therefor was In the hands 0 bo legislature. Governor Hunt urged the sending of memorial to congress Inviting n congres slonal committee to como to Porto Rico to consider the matter of realty titles. H suggested tho' re-enactracht of an. election law and asked for appropriations to send rorio mean oxnimts to tho Charleston and St. Louis expositions.- MUTINY LEADERS IN COURT Convtel ArralKneil Ilcfore I'enllcn- llury Julian l'leml Not Guilty i(f Murder. LEAVENWORTH. Kan., Jan. 2. The most novel court which evor sat In Kansas con vened In tho library of tho United States penitentiary today for tho arraignment of the ringleaders of tho mutiny of November 7, and who are Implicated In tho killing of Guard1 Waldrupe. Every porson in tho court with ono exception, was either a United States official or a prisoner, wear ing the stripes. United States Commis sioner Bond, on the bench, nnd Edward McKeevor, United States assistant attor ney, represented the government. Tho mu tineers, seventeen In number, woro brought In, each wearing tho ball and chain, and the following men were arraigned on the charge of murder In tho first degree: Turner Barnes, Bob Clark, Frank Thomp son, Gllbort Mullln and Frod Robinson. Four others, who havo not yet been cap tured, aro Included In tho chargo. The yvarrants wore served by a deputy marshal, nnd upon being arraigned each of the prls oners entered a plea of not guilty, Tho trial will bo held In tho prison library at 3 p. m. tomorrow. Warden McClaughey re quests the Associated Press 'to deny the reports sent out that guards aro resigning for fear of their lives. Meeting for IikIIiiii Ktlnealnra, MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 2.-Mlss Estello Reel, government superintendent of Indian education, hns decided to havo the nnnunl convention of tihosn Interested In Imllnn education, including- the- teachers, held here next juiy in connection witn the session ot tno rsationai uiiucaiionai association SLIGHTLY ANNOYS OFFICIALS (irrinnti Attilinknittlnr Yielded Ills Position In Line In I.ttily I'nn ncefote. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. A misunderstand ing which Is annoying to the officials who wore at tbo White House reception, appears to have arisen from tho fact that Lady auncofote, tho wlfo of tho British ambassa dor, with tho embassy staff, held tho placo of honor at tho hend ot tho diplomatic lino s tho reception began. Tho rulo In such cuacs is quito clear nnu wen csiaDiisncu in n.nilAnl. ... .1.. ,. . V. .. . I kuLiua, iiuiiivi, mttb iua itiuuasntiiiui present longest In continuous servlco at tho capital shall head tho line. It was through an act of galantry and graclousness on the part ot tho German ambnssador himself that this rulo wns not applied yesterday. Lady Paunccfote Informed tho German nmbassa- dor of her husband's illness nnd of her rec- ognltlou of tho fact that ho, Horr von Hoi- leben. was tor tho day dean of tho dlnlo- matlo body. Tho ambassador decided to tako advnntago of his position and himself assigned to Lady Pauncefoto tho placo sho occupied nt tbo head of tho line. AUUUWfcS rtAHL HARBOR LAND Government , Aitrntu Secure .Site for Tfnvnl Cn.nllnjr Nlnllnn on Onliu IslnniL WASltlNOTON, Jnn. 2. Admiral Ilrnd- ford, chief ot tho naval bureau of equip ment, has received ofllclat confirmation of tho acquisition, under condemnation pro ceedings, of C19 acres of laud on Pearl har bor, about seven miles from Honolulu, for uno ui u uimuu minus iiuvui suiuon, I . . i . i ... . . i i rno prico awaraou is $?o per acre, winch, witn tno cost oi improvements, maKcS an nBBruguio oi ....ioi. inuro is a lensonoid on pari oi tno mim nnu some usnery rignis which must bo extinguished, after which no Kovornmoni uuo win oe comp cie. tno insi lormniuics ure cxpccicci 10 uo Passed I ai nn eany uay ami Vicn plans win do pro- pared for tho establishment of tho naval station, Its defenses, fortifications nnd guns. An extensive dock Is ono of tho fea tures contemplated for tho station. NCREASE IN CURRENCY Comptroller' Monthly Stiiteinciit SIiotvk Mnrkeil Aililllloiia to Na tional Hunk Note Circulation. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Tho monthly clr- dilation statement of tho comntroller nf thi currency Ahows that at tho close ot tho year 1901 the circulation of national bank notes was $360,2S9,26, an Increase as com pared with Dccomber 31, 1900, of $20,118, G51, and an lncrraso for the month of $569,015. Tho circulation based on United States bonds amounted to $325,009,306, tin Inoreasc for tho year of $10,714,632, and a decrenso for tho month of $1,202,880. Tho circulation secured by lawful money amounted to $35,280,420, an lucreaso for tho year of $3,433,919, and an Increase for the month of $1,771, 8fti. Tho amount ot United States registered bonds on deposit to secure circulation notes was $326,2S0,2S0, nnd to eectirc public deposits, $110,S44,C50. MALADY PROGRESSES SLOWLY Medlenl Kolenee Cnnnot Client Arler- Inl lleKencrndon of Ail in I nil Buninaon. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Admiral Samp- ion'p malady progresses slowly bt)t very steadily toward tho endi Mcdtca'l science cftnrioe cHeck U. Symptom of aTtferlal do- frpn'erAtlnn have.nnnedrnd. siii-b nn 'nin IncU dent 'to his' malady. Injecting Rreal-'uhceM talnty Into tlnycaso. Moreover, the patient Is becoming less tractable and responsive to treatment MISS STONE IS STILL ALIVE Information Al.otit Cnpllve . . .tiiaaioiiHriea. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. The Inst advice of tho State department respecting Miss Stono end Mmo. Tsllka Is thnt both wcro allvo and well, though still tn captivity at tho end of last week. Further' Information as to tho women's caso Is not obtainable, PENSIONS FOR WK9TI3HN VETKIIANS War Survivor Hfcinemliereil General Government. liy (lie WASHINGTON, .Jan. 2. (Special.) The been following western pensions navo granted: Issuo of December 12: Nebraska: Increase, restoration, reissue. UIU, illUIIUIilB IMCKVI lUCUUi J. Ill, V.ICVII, ... X-1 .. . .. 1 .. . 11 ... ,!..,. .1 17 1 ... rVAni. 112. Orlelnal widows, etc. Minors of Nicholas Hregor, Elm Creek, $16; minor of Lemuel uouiu, i.incoin, n. Iowa: Original John W. Oooder, Dos Mnlnes. SO: war with Hnnln. John G. Ilur itnchnrri. Crcstnn. SC. Increase, restoration. reissue, etc. Fletcher W. Nichols, Fnlr- banK, iiu: unaries i xripp, Atancnesiar, 12! Tlnhnrt M. Howlir. Murray. S10: Jere miah Williams, Perclval, $12. Original Elttlc Pninrniin; nriciiiai-Snmuei E. Mnrkle. Rlflo, $8; war with Spain, James A. Ross, l'ueblo, sk. increase, resionuion, reissue, etc. William S. Gnllahor, Ornnd Junction. 117. Aioninnn; uriBiuui uiiuiiicr v. uuvw, UllUU, u. IteeeU'ra Illehnralann'N Compilation. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Representative Richardson of Tennessee, the minority leader of tho houso, today personally pro- sonted tho prcsldont with a set of his com pilations of the messages and papers ot tho Lai.i,,i, nf ti, itntimi Bint, in makinir the presentation Mr. Richardson laughingly asked tho president to read carefully me t constitution and Declaration of Indepond- once. The president took the joke good- limuicui; nuu ivfit ...mw ..w . Kmianii Mim la I'roiunleil. WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.-W. R. Splllman of Manhattan, Kan., private socrotary to WAiirih ABBlRinnt Postmastor General nr g. tow, fcaa been appointed chief of tho ap- Thu'TisioTiuw ments ot an tno postmnBiers in ino unueu I I .1. nrmAi.lv rhlnf nf hA nnnolntmont division tui , . w - w. r-s linn been annolntcd nostofflco inspector. vvnr nr.. .-r.p... WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. A comparative statement pi mo rcceipia irom uiu war revenuo act ot juno ia, laya, unu mu war revenue reduction act or Marcn rjoj, shows that the former act produced between July 1, 1900, and November 30, 1900, $46,629,- 308. Tho revonuo reouction act oi tno miier date produced In tho corresponding period In 1001, $29,129,642, a detreaao ot $17,199,680. General Senniuua Grows 'Weaker, WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. Adjutant General Beamans of California Is very weak tonight. Tho physicians hold out no hopo of re covery. BLIZZARD RAGESAT CALUMET Michigan Pen.n.u.a Swept l.y Violent Snow nml "Wind Storm. ninmET Mirh.. Jan. 2. Tho Kowoo . . i ..i.i... naw peninsula is siurm bbojiv uuu vimi-m blizzard Is raging In Calumet. Many roads aro Impassable because Of drifts and are Impassable transportation service Is poor. M ARE BLOWN TO ATOMS Thru Killed and Elmn Iijarid bj Ei- pltsian af Enfias. LOCOMOTIVE. IS REDUCED TO FRAGMENTS Henor ot Acelilent In llenrtl Seven Mile Ann)-SuttnoMcrt Coltl YViiter 1. inwieti nn itn.t lint ., I TOW!!, MACON, On,, Jan. 2. A troipht englno just, out ot the repair shop and fired up In the round houso of the Central of Georgia railroad exploded today, killing throe men, injuring a number of others1 nnd shaking the entire city. The report was heard seven miles and housos threo miles distant felt tho shock. Tho news Instantly spread that many wero killed and Iu a fow minuter thero had gathered at tho gates hundreds of people, Including wives nnd children nf nhon emtiloVes. wccnlnir and rlpmnrlnz information.' Tho dead: E. Wr HODGES, mnchlulst. J. M. M'DONALD, machinist. U, CORNELIUS,' colored, helper. Tho Injured: J. J. O'Neill; will die. Henry Vox, machinist, fracture; will die. It. L. Willis, blacksmith, severely scalded. J D. Hambrlck, carpenter, head lacer ated. William Wilson, carpenter, frnctured rii,. t t Meadows, carpenter, general .rlli,.. Vt,,r llnmmnn rnlnr.l r.-tln tvnund. whcslev Johnson, colored, face cut. ictor Adams, colored, contused shoulder, Mr. Htw,KCg wag tho brother 0f Hort. Rflb- crl n0dccs nnd Mr. Willis Is a recently ri.,(r,i .1,1...... i,.,lirv Fox wn- tho ni.,p.t t,mnvn i the shops Tho negro Cornelius was In the cab as sisting tho Inspector, John McDonald, who was on lop of tho machine. Thoy were blown to atoms. Tho others wero at some distance from the engine. Tho causo of tho accident Is not known. It Is suppesod, however, that tho negro had found tho water of the boiler too low and had suddenly Injected n stream of cold wntcr on tho rod hot crown. Tho englno was reduced to fragments. Ono piece weighing 1,000 pounds "U8 yarus. FLY WHEEL DASHES TO PIECES I.nrtre Structure Ilurata, Cnnalnir In jury to Six Men Nenrliy. HUNTINGTON, W. Va., Jan. 2. Tho breaking of n large flywhocl at tho Chesa- pcai,u & 0hIo shops wrecked tho planing shops and seriously Injured six men. They are; M. Quails. Ross Hcnson. ' J. M. Tomllnson. ' C. E., Nicely, , Robert Cavorlcc. Will Davles. ( Ploccs of tho wheel were hurled through tho roof. BUILD GIGANTIC COKE-PLANT Cninnnnlea,. wllh Stock Controlled hy Steel Corporation Icaae l.urxn jCoJ Klnltla. NEW , YORK. Jan. 2,-JudgeE. H, Garry of aho Unltedj Statea.Stqcl corporatjon an. nounc01 tod' that.thp properties hereto I orosecureu, ,ny ine.i'ocanonins uoai synui eatc, consisting ot about zoo.ooo acres ot Luel. Kr0Vu ,ha8 becu eom t0. th,? r,.orpo?t Ivuhi uuu UKt7 cuiupuny, cuuiruueu uy mu Norfolk &. Western Railroad company, and l1 V" of ,the Ian4 hn8 been leased to coQipniui'8 wiin hiock coniroucu uy ino itnitn.i oi.ii.. alnt. .i..n.iiiun ttui.in the comnnratlvelv fcear future. Judco Garry said thoro' would bo constructed nt least 3,000 of tho most, modern coko ovons, with a capacity of af least 1,500,000 tons ot coko, together ' wth railroads, tipples, water works,' electric plant, power plants, res! dence 'forcB and other Improvements. Tbo i ... 1 1 . .i u.. . I. . rri.j at.,.. tumjiuuitro Hum uiil'ii uiu uiiivvti oiiiivd corporation ..by this ieaso securod sufficient coal to provide, on the present basis of con sumption, for nbout thirty years. This, with the Connellsvlllo Coal company, now owned by the companies, would furnish nceasary supply of coko for upward of sixty years, tnus corrcsponaing wiin tno Iron oro supply. OPPOSE CONVENTION'S POLICY New York Chnmlier of Commerce I'ro- tests A'Rnlnat Aellon of Heel proelly Confcrenee, NEW YORK, Jap. 2. A meeting ot tho C,l,amber of Commerce 'was held here to- -day. Addresses wcro made by M, L. Wclller. n ropresontatlvo of Fronch Intor , n'rt v,.,,.,!. M8x Ooldheroer of CBt?i on(1 J? LUdwig Aiax uo aDerger ot Jierun, oom oi wnoin nru in mho uuuunv t0 investigate American commercial motn Ollli. Tho commltteo on foreign commorce and the revenuo laws prosented a report and resolutions, disapproving the nctlon taken By tho. reciprocity convention hold In Wash Ington. This report nnd 1 tho resolutions wore adopted after considerable dobate. Tho resolutions read as follows: J&olvffl. , , , nntionnWreelnrocltv convention In Washington on November 20, as subversive or, o"?': and" to I Open nOW niltl Wilier maritulH 1UI uui iiwu iinl.' nnrl tin It flirtllor I Tr.Lnii'i Thnt tho chamber views with ?'T,ron hostile legislation on the part of Uio other nnu ins uK"m, o i , nfr mnn fir iniPn'HIH. PURCHASE ROAD "" Jj)(n wIIllM tht! 0,y mfider for UMlltlU riinin-r imu I way. niiTJtTH. An. 2Tl.o Duluth Transfer ,nm ,, Ke, tndav under foreclosure f hond,. amounting to $1,180,000, and was 00uRlit In by tho bondholders, spoclal Mas . T pr(,BlinBii mn,iB the sale under an orSor df 10 untel Statea court, and there MMere Evcontlng John Williams. Wu0,rcprcscntcd the bondholders. Tho road consists of valuable terminals In Duluth running from the heart of tho city to Fond du Lao and reaching all the manufacturing Industries, and Includes all terminals now owned by tho Northern Pacific, Great Northern or Omaha roads. It has repoat edly been reported that J. J. Hill had ac quired tho road, but If ho does it will have to be through tho bondholders, who will own It when the court confirms the salo Attorney Williams said that tho road will " I Grnula Hiillrond Charier. GUTHRIE, Okl., Jan. 2. Territorial Seo - retdnf Grimes today granted a charter to 1 . l. .. t n..ii.,n Sr IVIphllfi Mnunfnln Ttnllwav i u "u" - . company, wiiu a capuai siocu oi wu.vw to build a railroad from Lawton to Mounl Ecott and Whlto Sulphur Springs. MANY FIREMEN ARE OVERCOME Afler n Hnrd I'luli lllme in the Morton House In New York Is Utdnirtililicil, NEW YORK, Jan. 2. Tho Morton houso nnd Keith's theater at Union squaro and Fourteenth street- wero threatened with destruction by flro early today. Ono hun dred frightened patrons of thn hotel were forced by the smoke to mnko hasty exit from their rooms nnd n great deal of ex citement was caused In tho neighborhood by the fear that the fire would spread. Twenty-two firemen wero overcorao by smoke ami tho flro department worked three hours before it had tho flames under control. Tho loss was estimated at $30,000. Tho flro was discovered by tho nlfeht engineer of the Morton house. An alair.i was turned In by him without waiting to warn tho guests of the hotel, who. when they wcro awakened, found the lmllv-uy full of smoke. None of them waited to dress, but, gathering up their valuables, hurried to tho ground floor, where thov found n refuge In the rostniiraut, which was free from smoke. Tho flromon tried (o fight tho flnmos from the block, but woro obliged to lower ladders Into tho cellar and tight the fire from there. Tho smoke In tho cellar was so donso thnt many of the firemen Wero pvercomo by It. An nm butatko was called from a hospital and all tho men woro resuscitated In a' short time. It was three hount before tho hotel guests were able to return to their rooms. All wero badly chilled nnd many ot tho women wcro hysterical from fright. Tho origin of tho flro colild not bo lenrned. Tho hotel and theater nro In tho samo building. Tho flro wns confined to the lower part ot tho hotel. Tho theater was not damaged. RAILROAD MAN IS KILLED Superintendent of Mnaonry on Illinois Control la O round to Pieces. CARDONDALE, III., Jan. 2. Superintend ent of Masonry Stephens of tho Illinois Cen tral wns ground to death todny near Wat son whllo attempting to tako from tho track a railroad velocipede. 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