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? THE MACON TELEGRAPH.
ESTABLISHED Ifi 1826.
MACON, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 31, 1396.
DAILY, $7.00 I YEAR.
Importers Before the Tariff
Committee.
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HEY HAD A LONG TALK
ND SET FORTH PLANS TO RAISE
MORE REVENUE.
Ifow York In^portert» Asked Thai the*
New Tariff Measure Shall Fix Spe-
cificDuticM on Sugar Instead
of Ad Valorem.
the 3iijwr growing interest in tlws coun
try as -would supply all its consumption.
He a«ked flret. that specific duties, de
pendent upon both polari^cople and color
standard, should he imposed In lion off
ad valorem.
Second, that commencing with 1.40 for
sugar testing 75 and under 16 Dutch
standard, and proceeding by .04 for each
degree above 75, the dirties on sugars
above 16 Dutch standard it>e proportion
ately increased.
Third, that counter* ailing duties' off
setting export bouutio** be imposed.
Fourth, a proportionate duty be im
posed on Jnolasscs.
Fifth, tliat the nfetv -low should have
force from tihe passage of <the act; and.
Sixth; that In the event of the adop
tion of reciprocity (treaties and conven
tions, it shall 'be without injury to the
domestic sugar industry, and on lines
which fully recognize the overshadowing
Importance of developing sugar produc
tion in the United States, and by such
methods as insure a protection equiva
lent to what we have herein before sug
gested.
Mr. J. Hale Sypher, formerly of Lou
isiana, presented some additional facts
In regard -to the cane sucur industry of
Louisiana, and gave it as the result of
his experience and inquiries that tin
cost ‘to the sugar trust of refining eager
did not exceed one-quarter of a cent a
pound, while in Louisiana the coot war
about 3-8c. This, he added, did not in-
Mr. Scion Humphreys of Now York
made some n&liHonal remarks and was
inquired af ns t<> the cost of rWning
sugar. He’ dlocauaned any personal ac
quaintance with that matter, but esti
mate'! that, with a high grade of raw
sugar, the cost would not Ik* far from
that stated by. Mr. Sypher, %e a pound;
but with a low grade of raw rtugar the
cost would probably be %c fv pound, or
as the refiners asserted, %c a pound."
Mr. McMilMa Inquired as to whether
sugar refining in this courotry wus not
i:i tlit - ; ’lsir.Js of th*-* sugar trust.
•Mr. Humplirej’s showed a manifest
CAM ARMS TO CUBA.
The Tug Dauntless Has Clear
ance Papers,
ISSUED IN BEGULAR FORM,
ALLOWING HER TO CONVEY WAR
MATERIAL TO CUBA.
The Dauntless Is to Land atNouvitas, a
l’ort Which Is Nov# in Possession
of Spanish Troops —Other
Vessels to Follow.
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Washington. Dec. 30.—The session of
the .ccciKnMJLee on ways and means to
day was given to the question of sugar
duties. The opening was given *to the
sugar import era. whose vle.ws were
voiced l)jr <Mr. John Farl* of New York,
who es.kt that at a recent meeting of
(the sugar Importers of that city It was
•uiWLulimaus'lv decided that an ad valo
rem rate of duitv was unfair, unreliable
and exceedingly difficult in practice;
that 1 cent a pound should be Imposed
on all aujgar below 75 degrees poln
scope, and that additional discriminat
ing dutieo should be levied on all
gars earning from bounty paying coup-
.* tries. The beo't sugar interest was rep*
oresanted -by Mr. Henry T. Oxnard, of
Grand Island. Nob., M<r. Herbert My-
r!*ek of Chicago.' editor of the Ameri-
Agriculturist, and Mr. R. M. Allen of
Aimes. Nete., president of tine beet sugar j dlslivcl 1 imtfonTo go Into the matter. say-
assoeiatioji. | fog that -members of the committee knew
ane cuigar inrtsrast of Louisiana ! as mucli about it as he did. Practically,
, •»». represent to -Mr. 3. D. Httl ot taw, fi. ««M. <lio eusar trust was
•>«* No MmwMtAfivA ot the a combination of all the refineries which
Orleans. No reprerentatlVv of the lnJ os j sted at <tho time,of -Its organiza-
gar refining industry toaft applied for , t j 01h
a hearing, and there was a eosApfctt- ; "But,'* lie added, "since then three or
oua absence o-f the members of the su- Four nr flvo outside refineries have grown*
gar' trust. . up; find, df you lot the matter alone. I
In the course of his statement, Mr. j bellevo that within the next two or three
nrr gave the following figures a3 be- ] ye.im, (there will be a half dozen more
s Uhe nearest (to an ad vaCortun basis, | established.” » V
find as ropro.^iattog foiily all interests: F. 75. Thurber of New York. president
‘On all sugars testing .by the polari- j of the American Grocer Publishing
scope, 'when iltoderi, 75 degrees or un- Company, spoke in behalf of the con
dor. 1 cont oer pound; on net landed sinners, distributors nna refiners of su-
welghlt, adding .03 oents for each de- gar of the United States. He said'that
CTree up to 103 d.-agrees, fraction of a do-, there was no just reason why American
give To be aStoCKsnl in proper.ton. sirv.r Inten-.:**, whether engaged in pro-
An additional duty ton sugars above duct’on, refining or distribution, should
No. 16 Dutoh standard in color, topre- not be entitled to the same degree of
vent the foreign refiners from entering protection. ns other countries. No other
their sstt refined au&ars here at the product roaches the consumer in t this
same rate of duty as raw sugars of the country with the same small margin of
tome teat." profit to manufacturer and distributor.
I-t was also roeociumsnded *that an ad- As n distributor of sugar for many yearn
dltiona.1 diisarlmlivatinig duty on all su- lie had worked at less than the cost of
gars coming from bounty paying coun- • the services rendered. When the organi-
trios, with authority to the executive gallon .of the Industry aimed to give dis-
to reduce or Increase this additional trihutors a commission equivalent to the
duty in such proportion as ‘the bounty cost, of the service rendered, a cry of
(paying countries may- from Urns to combination and monopoly was set up
time to raise or lower their bounties. 1 which v.\xn rTriphlaied to coerce'loglala-
It was estimated that -the avemfre tors and courts ento favoring chaos ln-
poiarisatiOP of raw sugars -imported stead of justice. At no time lios there
Ante Uiis country Is about 92 degrees, been a monopoly, and today there are
(Such) sugars would pay 1.51 -cents per four Wonlpdling refining orgtuilzation*
pound duty, which would produce an with a fifth threatened. Today the con-
annual revenue on this article of about sinners of France and Germany, the
*^u 003 000 <mlocating on hifocrcart-tons of largest producers'of sugar In the world,
abotv!;'1 500.000 ‘tons of dutiable sugars, pay about fifty per cent, more than those
nvhtoh has been the, Average f-or the of the United States, but (those countries
oaSt few yeara. . protect, their sugar producers with a
Th** ntext speaker was’Mr. S. Hum- {foonnffy, which enables them to dump
irthrevn of Nctw York/wlio ruld*Uiat he, t>leir cunplns on foreign markets
lhad -wn appointed dlvalrman of a com-1 at abnormally low prices, which have
tmittee of ithe sugar.trade of New York , broken down the refill 1 nig Industry in
(to come before tba Ways and nuina , England and but for our barrier of\pro-
icomimbtee and tell • them something, teetive duties they would do the same
Ghoul the difficulties of the existing: for both our producing and refining m-
tarlff an ad vaJorecn rate, as applied ' dusfrieo. The American sugar refining
Tlie Commercial Has Closed
Its Doors.
NEW YORK BANKS CAUGHT
FOR MORE THAN FOUR IIUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
The Largo Indebtedneaa Caused the De
positors to Make a Run. Which
C^uld Only Be Stopped by a
Voluntary Assignment.
REVOLT AGAINST SIIKKIIAN.
to
gar:
s^rne- of the reasons why a specific
duty on «ugnr should be subsWtuted for
an ad vaSomn system. The ad valo
rem system, he <sald. was unfair to the
merdbaryt. because he never know what
duties he had to pay -until the cargo
whs liquidated; unfair -to the goyarn-
lf*ni as a revenue measure, and en-
> 1.^1 y unreliable. The revenue from
i/eugar two years ago had been about
SU?000.000. and he doubted whether this
year it wouhl reach $21,000,000. This
decrease of revenue was due no*t to any
falling off in tmipor.ta.tlon, but In (the
reduction of the invoice prices. ^.He es-
*4mated, however, that under the spe
cific rates, as advocated by the sugar
trade of Now York, the revenue from
f enngar would he from $49,000,000 «to $50,-
000.000. t
‘‘Would not .the coat of 3Ugar," Mr.
Evans of Ko*. \y asked, "be advanc
ed to/the consumer?’’
"Y**." Mr. Hmuphreys replied, ‘ but
th rt additional cost would he so lnex-
siresiniily small that It would cut no
figuire in the expenses of a family."
l\Ir Evans inquired aa to the 'total
~ Importation of suzenv from the Haw
aiian islands, and 1n -reply, Mr. Hum-
iphivys estimated the importation of
Uhls year’s -c.rf»p at 150,000 tons.
-Ten pot cent of -the whole sugar im-
.portation of the Cduntoy,” Mr. Evans
suggetttvd.
Wa^hlnffton, De*c. 30.—’Whether or not
the tug Dauntless shall clear from
Jacksonville, Fla., for Ncuvltas, Cuba,
with -a cargo of munitions of waj* is a
questioh that the owners of ‘the cargo
and the master of (the vessel will have
to answer, keeping In mind -the lanv on
the subject. A telegram was received
at hhe ‘treasury department yesterday
from Mr. Hartrldge, ottomey tor the
owners <>f th-o oarge, asking that the
col I oc tor of the i».»r»t of Jacksonville be
instructed -to tissue clearance, papers to
tihe v’casel for the port of NeuvRas arith
cargo of wav material, which was on
board and ready to he transported, the
C ’ 'gram stating a'a-at they would not
make any affidavits In the matter. Li
ter in the dav a telegram came from
•the collector, setting forth the same
fn-.’ts :ir*.d asking for Instructions.
This nuomthwf Secretary Carlisle tele-
graiphed the collector thabdf the vessel
■tvas entitled <to clearance papers and
th - olYic *rs ami oiwnt-rs made oaths re
quired hy sections 4197, 4198 and 4200,
revised statutes of /United States, he
should issue them' upon tthe proper ap-
(pUoatilon.*
Ssotkn 4197 provides that a master or
T> iv :i having charge of a ve.-Gs-l bound
4o a foreign port shall deliver to a col
lector the manifest of he«r cargo and the
value thereof.' and shall swear to' the
truth ‘thereof, whereupon the collector
shall grant clearance for said vessel
and cargo.
Section 4198 provides tlhe form of oath
to *be taken by the master that the
manifest is true; thfcjt duties on foreign
•merchandise have ‘been paid, and If It
fcooomca necessary »to reland -the cargo
•In the United S*tatos -he will make Just
ar.H true report to ‘the collector of the
cause of disosber or aoaident.
Section 4200 .provides, before clearance
be granted owners, shippers, or con-
s’gnons of a canoro shall deliver to the
collector a marXeGt of the cargo and
shall verify, the same by oath. And
■before lOlparance Is -gM-ntcd the master,
owners, shippers lin’d consigners of
cargo shall state upon oath to the col
lector to what foreign port or country
ip wbldh the can go is truly to leaded to
be landed. 1
* Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 30.—The
Commercial bank at Selma failed to
open its doors for business today. In-
.stead, a notice was posted stating that
the board of. directors had decided to
make an assignment. The cause of
this action was the heavy run made
on the bank in the last few days, The
bank -was a heavy debtor to New York
banks, among them the Chemical,
American Exchange, National City,
Third Nn/tioiral of Montreal and Na
tional Dank of the Republic, and they
sent an attorney pome days ago to
Investigate its condition. The knowl
edge of the attorney’s presence had a
great deal to do with the run.
The board of directors arrived at the
conclusion to assign after a long and
continued session lasting until after
mldp-ight feat night. The officers of
the bank are R. M. Nelson, president;
Geo. A. Wilkins, vice-president; A. E.
Baker, cashier.
The patrons of the bank have confi
dence that It will eoon resume buipipcss
and are tlgniug an agreement to with
draw their deposits, one-third In three
months, one-third in six months and
one-third in nine months.
There is no public statement as yet
of assets and liabilities. The business
men feel hopeful that the failure wail
not be detrimental to their Interests.
The Commercial was established 4n
1890 and has a mid up capital of $300,-
000, and undivided profits of $50,000.
Purroy Lends tboFnctiounl Fight to Oust
Him.
New York, Dec. 30.—The open revolt
against John C. Sheehan, which was
started last night by H. D.- Purroy
after the meeting of the Tntmniany
committee on organization, promises to
be a very serious thing both for Shee
han and for Tammany. Purroy has
not a great* following In the organi
zation but he will be backed openly or
secretly by a very largo element that
has fretted under Sheehan’s rule ever
since he took the leadership. These
men aro known to bo ready to do al
most anything to overthrow Sheehan
«nid the Purroy revolt gives them the
opportunity .they have long been wott
ing for. This element la made up. first
of Hugh Grant and the West Sldd dis
trict leaders whom the controls; second
ly of the friends of ox-Mnyor Gilroy,
and finally of the numerous Influential
Tammany men, whom Sheehan de
nounced ns traitor® during the presi
dential campaign. All those opponents
of Sheehan may not nt once throw
themselves inio the Purroy movement,
but it lfl not doubted that, they will as
sist in everyway passible In tho ef*
fort to ouet Sheehan.
Purroy will begin tho warfare
ngadnst Sheehan with c^t least five dis
trict leaders on his side openly. Whom
ever Tammany men discussed the sit
uation ihis mottling, one suggestion
wae« heard, namely, that Richard Cro-
kor alone can restore harmony In the
organization. Some of tho leaders as
sorted that a purpose of the rebellion
was to foTOo Crokor to resumo ■the
Leadership. They said that when Cro
ker raw Tammany split up nl a time
when it should be preparing for the
great municipal contest of next yeni
he will come forward as its lender.
' Croker is not on A ho ground, how
ever, and nobody knows what he will
do. lie went to Aiken, S. C., >‘ester-
dny and will not return for two weeks.
Ho knew what wan going »to happen
last night, yet he seems to have made
no effort to prevent the rebellion. His
apparent neutrality and his departure
from th.* city at this time, may be
part of t'ho plan to bring about his re
sumption of tho .leadership, but hia
closest friends say that ho will start
for England before tho end of January.
ACEO REVIVED AGAIN
The Cubans Believe He Is
Still Alive.
HE FELL FROM HIS HORSE,
SEVEHEI.Y THOUGH NOT FATALLY
■WOUNDED BY SPANIARDS.
phreya.
and to ask ‘that, in making j company or the so-called sugar trust was
tariff measure. It should -be i organized In 1887. Before the consollda-
ithe line of specific duties on tlon, many refineries were driven into
Humphreys enumerated 1 bankruptcy or out of business, but since
~ ~ that time, owing to the organization of
the indnetry, consumers, distributors and
refiners have ‘been 'benefited. Repretuvi-
tntivos of special interests are now seek
ing to change the basis of duty and min
imize the principle of protection, but di
vested of all illusions, tho question pre
sented Is whether the work of refining
should he done abroad or in the United
States. Specific duties in many {inert have
an honest basis for preference, but in
snch commodities ns sugar, in which
pound values may vary as mudi ns 10Q
per cent., the principle 4s manifestly
Incongruous and impractical. Raw sugar
worth 2 cents a pound should not pay ns
much per pound as refined sugar worth
4 cents a pound, and while a schedule
based on graduated aacehirlms strength,
as defined by the polarlscope, might ap
proximate justice, It would not do so to
on extent which would justify the dis
turbance of Tho present basis, to which
trade had already adjusted Itself. One
feature, he said, should not be lost sight
of, namely, that any differential imposed
upon the product of any country grant
ing n bounty should only apply to the
refined product, and not to the raw ma
terial required by our refineries.
By Mr. MoMillin—What are the meth
ods of distribution of sugar by tho Amer
ican Refining Company?
Mr. Tliurher—The distribution of su
gar by wholesale is now practically on
the commission basie. The sugars are
eo’ril with the understanding that a.cer
tain commission, (about 3-16) w paid to
the wholesaler as Ills profit; and while
the American iRefinlng Company will
sell sugar to any ope at its Hat price, lie
cannot get the benefit of that 3-10 com
mission unless he Is boned by that
agreement. .
Mr. MvM ill in—Does the Sugar Refining
Company require (that the sugar shall
not be sold below a certain figure?
Mr. Thurber—Yes; that it shall not
be sold at less than the manufacturers’
list price.
Mr. 1 MoMlIUn—Is payment of this eorn-
mi.'sion made In the form of a rc-lxito
when the «a!e 1s made, and do those
who deal in thoot goods have to make
o statement before they can get this
rdbnte, that they have not violated their
undertaking not to sell below the list
sir. 10 per cent," (Btfft Mr. Hucn-
want,” he continued, "nil the
raw sugar that can be UBOd in Uhls
country, and we recognize that, unless a
difference is made on sugar above number
16 iu color, the Importation of refined
eugar from abroad wivl go on increas
ing very largely, to the detriment of the
kfitigur trade of the United States. We al-
«<. recommend an additional discriminat
ing dirty on all sugars coming from boun
ty paying countries. It te manifestly un
just to all mig-ar producing Jrvtertsts
in* the world for any one country t<> al
low an export bounty on sugar. Such ex
port bounty is a disorganizing factor
In the sugar -trade all over -the world.
"We are. therefore, of the uuanimourt opin
ion that one-teniih of a cent a pound
now imposed on sugar from bounty pay-
iug countries is not sufficient, us with
in the last few year® Germany has in
creased the bounty to about onVfourth
of a cent a pound. We hope, therefore,
that instead of one-tenth cent a pound
on such sugar, the additional discriminat
ing duty shall be tfiade at least equal to
the uctual bounty." .
p. J. 8mltl» of New Yorlc wished to
ImprcMS upon the committee the diffi
culty of an ml valorem duty under which
ho said it was luspossBble to -tell what the
rate would be until the sugar woMand-
ed. Ke cited one ca«e where the differ
ence on dt>ty °n n cargo amounted to
$20,000. the rise taking place wiirle the
birr.ir wa* being shtyiped. It was Im-
r«visible to land this cargo, and it had
{.) be pent to Liverpool. In this way
many dale# wore lost.
Mr. J^mes D. Hill of Now Otj«*arrs
nttia !c an argument on Indialf of a com-
n* ;tee <* the American Cane GrrAving
A^'-ijclation. He asked that the rate of
du’y ou sugar under the act of 1883 die
reimposed. NotMng less than that, he
su'd would be satisfactory.
- v [y. payne inquired a^ to what the rev
enue would be if the duty of 1883 was re-
Bfc.rcd. 9
Mr. HiJl cslculated that the revenue
weuld be from seventy 1o eighty million
dollars. He addrtl <<hat he had presented
th"* *5Lse on the port erf tho home p
du era of sugar whose hope it wus that.
un «i«*r the tarifT which th*»y rei<eiinu-nd-
•d then* would be snch a development of
pru
Mr. Thurber—Yes, they have so to
certify.
Mr. McMIllIn—And without that they
do not get paid for handling the goods.
Mr. Thurber—*No, sir.
Mr. McMIUin—Suppose that one who
handles these goods proposes to sell
to another party, Is that other party
required to carry out the undertaking?
Mr. Thurlx-r—No, sir.
Mr. McMiUln—If a wholesale dealer
sells to a retail dealer the retail deal
er can do as he plea«c*s?
Mr. Thurber—Yes.
Mr. McMIUto—Do refiners who buy
raw sugar coming from bounty paying
countries get the benefit of the bounty
paid on that raw sugar?
Mr. Thurl*or~So I understand.
W. J. McCahan. president of the Mc-
Cnhan Sugar Refining Company, of
Philadelphia, thought that the differ
ential duty on sugars from bounty
paying countries should t»e half a cent
He favored ail valorem duties.
Mr. My rick, of New York, addressed
the committee In th<* beet sugar inter
est. What stands in the way of the
American beet sugar industry, he said.
In European comi>etiUon
Thomas R. Cutler, of Utah, spoke of
the detrimental effects of the Hawaiin
treaty, rest-King, h* said, in this
country paying r*-bates to the contract
labor of that country.
. Clearance l'nicr* Granted, •
Jacksonville. Flu., Dec. 30.—In an
swer to c. dispatch from Jo»hn E. Har>
itrKRgc, attorn ay of W. A. Bisibce, owner 1
o! the tug Dauntless, to -Secretary Car
lisle, tho following tattructkms, to sub
stance. were received »by the collector
of the port today: )
"To grant papers t<* -the Dauntless
with a cargo of munitions of war for
Nuevikais. Culba. and -require tlic mas
ter. own*eTS. and consignors to imako
oath requirwl to sections 4197, 4198 and
4200, revised statutes.. Tila oath is
tti-s same required cif masters of all
vesMh Wtlth a general cargo bound to
foreign ports. The collector was ln-
o'.iructed 'to n-otifv the captain of the
Bout well so that he would n'o-t interfere
wtM'h the VC«S.-;1 after than to see that
an arm^cl expedition was not canted.
In consequence of this authority, tho
owners of berth -the Dauntless and Com-
nr*jdore are [preparin'# *to send heavy
cargoes of amis and munitions of war
to Cuba. Two oar lends of these war
like supplies arrived to this city this
morning. Or/nor Bisbeo declares tJhat
4f the Dauntless Is molested on this
voyage he .will apply to tho secretary
of itihe -treasury for an armed escort of
United States cruisers to protect *the
vessel on future trlP-s. The clearance
cf the Dauntless was authorized in* tho
following communication from the col-
lc'e-tor of Pont to Owner- B-'.-sibee:
*\SIr: Responding to your application
made yesterday of clearance for tlho
steamer .Dauntlws. 1 have to inform:
you that I am authorized by the hon-
ora'ble secretary of 'tha treasury to
clear the steamer Dauntless in a strict
ly regular way for the port of Nue*
vitas. ,
Tho steamer left Jacksonville Tues
day on a wrecking trip and has not yet
been heard from, but her owner expects
the vMsel In port tomorrow morning.
The Commodore has i»oen on tho ways
for soma tfme. but is now ready for
s>a. All indications point to tho load
ing and departure of those two vessels
within the next forty-eight hours. Reg
ular clearance papers will be secured
■far them, under -the secretary’s ruling,
from the custom hex.so tomorrow,
r.M:rU*l»-Tnn roc Mnwlur*.
Springfield, 'III., Dec. 30.—Governor-
elect John R. Tanner was married to
Miss Com Edilh En?'i*h, daughter of
Mr. and Mra. Turney Kugllsli of Spring-
field. Tin* ceremoby performed at
noon at St. Paul's Episcopal cathedral
hv tho Venerable Archdeacon Taylor.
Right Rev. George E. .Seymour, bishop
of the dlocerfe frf Springfield, prononncetl
the (benoclictlon. »
Bank J.ootcd by Robbers.
St. Louis, Dec. 30^-A special from
Des Moines, In., says that the state
bank at Sully, a small town near New
ton, la., was looted by robbers last
night. They blow open* the safe with
dynamite and carried away an un
known amount of cash, estimated va
riously at from $5,000 to $15,000. On
account of lack of telegraph connec
tions, particulars are hard to obtain.
Mo
j Columbus r i
Columbus, Ga., Doe. 30.—-W. C. Brad
ley. Mrs. S. H. Bradley, A. S. Dozier
and James M. Moore* tonight applied for
a charter incorporating a company to
operate a gene cal mercantile business,
manufacture fertilizers, wagons, bug
gies, farm implements, operate cotton
compress anil export cotton. Tho eaah
capital Is $100,000, all paid in.
Delegates to Tobacco Congress.
Albany, New York, Dec. 30.—Gover
nor Morion ha* appointed Frederick
S*’chroed<*r, of Brooklyn, George Sterns.
Abraham Cohn and Carl Vogt, of New
York City, <o* additional delegates to
repseaent this state at the Florida To
bacco Growers’ congress*.
CHICAGO BANK TROUBLES,
There Is Still Mucli Uneasiness in Busi
ness Circles*.
Chicago, Dec. 30.—W. A. Paulsen,
who was the .prlnciipal owner of tho
failed Central Trust and Saving# bank,
filed a bill In the dre-u't court today re-
stiulntog tlhe Atlas National bank <from
dtopo»:«mg of a note for $30,000 rrtado -by
.h!/m to ithe 3>aailr. and to res>train pros-
td'ept Granniis and Charles B. Farwell,
a -director and cx-Umltcd St-attis senator,
from disporting of .thelr own property
-that 'Fantlsr-n cannot collect any of
the (Sumaorets he may be awarded at the
trial off h!s suit for $250,000 again*t the
bank. Groinnls and FarWell in connec-
tian with nlhe $30,000. In his bill Paul
sen sets no the llqnlda'tion of the At
las -bank now 1n progress and states
late -belief that, notnvi that an ding aill the
depo3jt-o.rs are being paid 1n full, it is
hopolesslv inaolvent «nd will not pay
Its dqposltore from ffta own funds. lie
also alleges thiat t ho (Atlas
bank still holds him ns en-
dicrtuer on the $30,000 note, al
though -the courts have held it to be
fp: uilul rut. and nHo unlawfully (With
holds $40,000 of collateral bqpds belong
ing to him.
George Maxwell, vUce-preBlddnt of the
Northern Trust company, made appli
cation this morning for a nv-'vivvr for
the company. A. R. McGill, ex-gover
nor of Minnesota, da president of -the
organization. The following statement
was Issued by the company;
"This company ha® for some time
-been seeking to realize upon lr.s loans
and «eourItte3. and has until now been
able to maintain itself without diffi
culty, (but the present depressed condi
tion of finances is ouch -that Jt has been
unable to renllzo -as it (had hoped, and
tr.*> p’.npcn-.d-m within two or three
days of some of the biinks of tho city,
in which was donosltcd some of Ita
avTailahle fun'J®. has somewhat embar-
rassod it to tho transaction of its busi-
iiors. Indep^ndtnt of Its nssets, the
company has a list of re#pon#lblo stock
holders. who are abundantly able to
(make good anv deficiency that may
result from depreciation -in value of it*
assets, so rtimt *Bhc- creditors of the com
pany need have no apprehension as to
the ultimate results; their claims will
all be paid in full, even If the company
Is nnt permitted to Immediately resume
<bU3lncs3. as la now tioped."'
The 'ItaibllMiecs of the company are
about $500,000. Judge Jamison Uwuvd a
«®tmatofinjf order returumble at to
o’clock tomorrow morning. Judge Bol
den eOpTied an order tibia morning ap
pointing Judge Uekmd rocclver of the
W'-rft'.flSton hanlc. under a bond of
$200,000. The petition recKes that .the,
•bank -has $27,774 more liabilities tluio
asset*.
Deputy Comptroller ColTJn is wiilljn
cl TO of the Columbus National bank,
awaitlug tho arrival of Bank Exam
iner Cooke.
Ti: • Farnwirs' and Mtv-hanlcs’ hank
Issued a notice rtih-is morning reqttlsnig
:iri «] ,, s!tors'to give-sixty days' notice
before being permitted to draw depers-
iUs. The .bank tsnued n abatement w.ty-
ln»g It $Kud $800,000 in its vaults. The
clearing (house ansoolation held a merit,
ing and resolved to stand by ail of .tije
'ten banks whtch are members of the
organization.
There was a heavy run on the St.
Anthony Falls bank of this city this
forenoon. All demands were paid and
thel excitement quitted down.
Minncnpolf* Bank Cloned.
Minneapolis. Dqc. 30.—-The Bankers*
Exchange bank wc-nt into the hands of
Bank Examiner Kenyon this morning.
Depocdtors have drawn out about $35,-
000 the past few days, and Pnvddent
FleW ooniciuded to close, though he had
In the vaults nearly CO jx-r c**nt of nil
the money on deposit. The bank 1m less
than a year old. having been iU'rorjxjra^
tod last year. Its loans and discounts
are $63,000. its capital $30,0fK), and it*
•deposits fire about $40,000. Depositors
wbl be paid 4n 'full and a fair sum will
be left for otockholders.
Largo Reward for \Vr«*ck«*r*.
Louisville, Ky., Dec. 30.—Tho I>»ui»-
ville and NttbvUle and Southern Hall
way CompanYs have offered a reward
of $10,000 for the arrost and convic
tion of the porwon or person* who
Cftused the Cabals, river bridge wr«’ck,
near Blocton, Ala., Kst Sunday. Dc-
toctlves of both roads aro working to
the same end. *
DEATH OF A DRUMMER.
W. C. Morgan of Alabama Found Dead
on Hi*Bed.
Birmingham, Ain., Deo. 30.—W, C.
Morgan, representing Roars & Co.,
wholesale dry goods and notion* dealers
of Nashville, was found dead Tuesday
night about 10 oMlo.-k in hi* room in llie
Poke house in Goodwater. Mr. Morgan
was dlsooa’oreil (by (Mrs. Poko on pass
ing llu* window, lying aero,"S 1 ho Hied
with ids clothes o-n. She notified her
htyfiM&d, Dr. C. M. Poke, who went Into
-tho room and found that ho was dead.
Albout an hour before Ills death Mor
gan was in the parlor of tho hotel play
ing on the piano and singing. He sold
a hill of goods Tuesday und his sample*
wore left open in rooms nlltove C. uM,
Crow's store, which is used hy File drum*
aneru as a sample room. Morgan had been
in Goodwater several days, and was ap
parently in good health. He lm» many
frienda there, and always had a good
trade.
Justice C. M. eiSMftm ova* sent for,
and he took charge of the remains. Ho
wired to Morgws house in Nashville
and was instructed 'to bring the remain*
to Birmingham, where they will be met
by u Mr. Thomas, nephew of tho de
ceased. Justice Simpson and Dr. Poke
readied Birmingham nt G o’clock this
evening ami W’ore mot 'by Mr. Thomas,
who left nt 12 o'clock ovrcr the L. and
N. for Nashville, where tho remain* will
be Interred.
•Mr. Morgan leave** a widow and one
child. He was a nephew of Gen. John
T. Morgan, and. was 'widely known la
the commercial world and highly es
teemed (by his drummer friends.
Dr. Poke mid Dr. Argo examined Mor
gan, and attributed his death to heart
failure.
Failure of n Dry Good* Firm,
Parkcrs’mrg, W. Vfl., Dec. 30.—Isaac
Prager & H'-rr*, extensive r-rtail dry good*
deal era, made an assignment ymterday
Assets and liabilities estimated at $100,-
ooo. ■» : • .
fU Mr**. Hwrher’' < ondUion,
Stamford, Conn.. Dec. 80.—Mrs. Henry
Ward Beecher was .this afternoon re-
ported more comfortable, and it i» be
lieved there is now a fair hope of her
recovery.
INDEMNITY FOlt FABIANI.
Ills Claim Against Venezuela Awarded
by SwIsb Fed oral Connell.
Berne. «Doc. 30.—The Swiss federal
council today rendered a decision la tho
matter of »Lho arbitration of the claims
■of the French merchant and shJp
owner, M. Fabian!, -against tho republic
of Venezuela, amdor 'tho administration
of tho formal' (president, Blanco. Fab*
hull nt*. u .ei*u*«i till at Blanco had ruined
<hlm. and his claims for indemnity were
swbmlttivl to tho presldemit of tho Swiss
confederation for arbitration to 1891
The federal council In 1893 directed
Prof. Virgile Uotset&f of tho Univer
sity of Berno -to examine tho enso and
glvo a .legal opinion of the action of
the Venezuelan executive toward the
complainant. 'Who demanded 8,000,001
francs ].ndemnlty..' * :
The award promulgated by the fed
oral council toduv «lmply recognizes
■the fact 'that. Justice was denied to
F-aibla.n1. and fix-*» th*o indemnity *to bo
paid to him •by the roptfbllo of Vene
zuela 4.346.C56 francs. The derision
solve* a great many iwlnts nffectlri
the riRht3 of nations, private and in*
•terna-tlonal rights and civil right*, an
gives extyauDtlve explanations there-
The document. 'It Ln <*xp oted. will Ik* of
the hlghoflt order of In-t' rnirtlonal value
KootWn •* «*ba 1 \**«*rP»jon.
New Or’oaiMl, Dec. 30.—The adjourned
meeting of the Boirthern As^wlation of
Hortolrali riubn Ik* he’d in Montgom
ery Monday. Han. 4, 1897. at th* Wind
sor Hotel. Presukrnf Powers will b*av»*
boro Sundnv *>» nttemi the meeting.
DtQve
iorom the luritntfon.
20.—The chamber
of Commerce, through the unanimous
action of its Is^ard of direct ora, h'ts
decided to ignore the invitation to wen*l
delegates to th«* monetary c*mfen*n-\*
to be held to IndktnapolU next month.
HltHOPK AND CUBA.
Ex-Prcinler HcaraMta Says! Europe I»
Snipntliy With' Npnlii,
(Madrid. Dee. 30.—»A reporf of an In
torviow with ex-Preir»1er Bugasta, tii>
leodc-r of the flomkh Liberals, is pub-
llf<h«?d in El Liberal, in which he J«
ported as Haying that Europe Is
oymi>athv with tiipato to her maint
nan'ce of Qpaaiteh aovorlgnty In Cuba,
but that Europe also wishes io see th-
establishment of reforem in Culxi. fi*
nor SasMMta. further expresses his be
lief that Premier Canovas only awaits
it report from Gen. Weyler 'that the Pi
nar del Rio province is catered of r<'
els when he will grant reforms, an
later autonomy. The tx-prcmler is also
quoted 00 saving thac Gen. Weyler is
•himself an obstaole to* the pacification
off Cuba, beln/g incapable of coping with
the rebellion.
CONTEST IN TKN N ESS KE.
IlepubllcanH Ifavo Hnlned Funds to Ouat
Bob Taylor.
Nashville, Tenti., Dec. 30.—RcpnUiean
leaders In Texmcsce met here today
finally derided to content the gtibe
turinf election of which (Be returns *
Robert . TMw (DonKx'rat) victorious
over G. N. TFV.man (Republican) by 8.(KM)
votes. This is the second time Republ*
cans have come to a similar cone"
but for some reason (they reminded tb
action taken at the former meeting- ~
B. StaliJinail, H. Clay Evan-, E. J. 1
fonl, Richard Austin and Newell San
ders, all ppmilncilt polRlCteus, wei
attendance. It is unnerstood $10,000
raised to defray exp'-nees of the contest.
Dentil ot Mr. I. liardy.
New Orleans. Dec. 30.—Mr. I. Hardy,
general freight or.d prss-nger ngeat
th** Que-.-n and Cri-s eikt Route, d
at his r«rUd*m.:«* hore tills aftenu»on uf
t.?r a brief fliios.?. He was *>na of tho
best known rallroa 1 men in tho fV.»uth
H • was a native of II'avis county, Mia
sUHlppl. He was 51 y<-*aro of age. and
has iK*<**n onn»*-t'vl with th«* Ala'
and Vicksburg railroad, wh'xh Is a par'
<i! th * Qu** n a:vl ( Y«-v art »y#tem, ever
since early -manhood.
Ho W«» Borne From tho Flold and Rhm
Mcdlcnl Attoutton. nnd 1. Now In
aFnlrWny to Recover—Tho
Troncherj or Zertuchn.
■Havana, Doc. 80.—"Maceo Is alive,-
the Cuban's Joyful cry. Tho first
rumors aoceptcil with Incredullly are
now- Knlninif ground. Information Is
coming Into the city dally givln pro-
'so dotnlls. It 1s said that when ho
ll from !iis horse hl» followers
thought hint (tend hut found that he,
au still living and spread the nows
that ho ■was dead In order to carry
to a place ot safety. Under a
strong escort they carried him to tho
Slgiianoa hospital where under tho
skillful treatment of -Uoe.tors Fermln,
t aides, Domlnguea mid Panehon Do- :
mltiguca the chief Is now alowly re
cuperating. T!ki acute period has now
passed. It seeinn that only one wound
Is dangcri.uH (hut being in tile stoin-
eh. Forlumitely the bullet did not
>urh the Intestines. It was haired that
peritonitis might set In but he es
caped lids. The other wounds are In
the Jaw and hack and nro only slight.
No Bones were fractured.
Zeriuchii's treachery ts being oon-
flrmetl dally. It la said that Maceo'a
nrst words, when he whh able to
speak was to order Zertucha’s cap
ture but he had already fled to the
bpnnlsh tines. Zertucha wrote the pn-
per found on Gomez's body. Gomez
O^ 8 . , b y a bayonet thrust amt
did not stab himself, us tho Sjianish
Guanabaeca Clly, on tho other sldo
of tho harbor Is terribly excited by tho
crimes that tho notorious Major Fon-
devela Is committing dally. Families
are moving to Havana, being horror-
stnc.kon, blneo being placed In cum-
ot -'he garrison, Vico Count
O Reilly relcnBcd, being a Cuban, the
former Is made responsible for the en
try of the rebels. The daily butcheries
by .Spaniards are said to exceed thirty.
It Is hard to obtain facts ns the peo
ple fear to speak. Herewith Is an In
complete list and dales of those killed:
On tho 28d. the samo day hs took
coiranaimi. he ordered the -Im.there Ruiz
killed: on the 24th, one named Sotol-
°hfl01 on tho 2Ji'h. Nunez and others;
on tho 261,h. Mmules, 80 years of age, on
the farm of Norla. and seven more 'be-
'sides young I'.urtorla, well known In
Havana iw a il)UHHi>all player. It la
«ald that dutiivg .Uhe 1o«t dhri^j nighUt
tooro were klllc*!. All were tak«m nt
nhrhlt from thrir homva, (bound and
brought to ‘the outakriru* of Uio olty,
Kiiii'hiM ’with mudustto-s and (their \kk1*
ton loft to tiio flefld. Tholr ff«jnlll<w *w(‘r(i
prohibited Croon burying .thorn. No for*
•mal trial wa* glvcm, niott oven a cicm-
blirntr* of the Game. All Were kiUod at
onco on Faridtriiria'd oider. Some En
glish lvwldviii.s airq>oalol to ftheir crMwu-
l.ito for Protection. Tlio -now's, wjion
roi-olv’uyl In Havana* created n great im-
pro*rion tutxyn tho Ouibann. The flpun-
tercls twlmlt that the ffcuiw land many of
twin strongly protest.
Private reliable information received
from Sanotl -rtnirltu-M roporiti* that Go
mez, wltM a Ifcvngo ffor*v*. Quiwcin Ban-
<tera» oommankltog tho vajig-uard, la
now Jn that cctetkm rmovinw iwokt. Alco,
that another exocdiUon was landed Jn
that province.
It Ik rnuld that Miurquh Apestogaiia,
CoivHeirvaltlvo driogato of the d&f&nso
con»imftt*-e. «a1l« b»day for Rpaln. co-m-
mirtKloned by 6i>ainMi ■plamtora «.nd mer-
dlumts to a*^k 'Woylerr'a recall or request
tho &wm\ah govommemt to order Wey-
'lor ito allow grind tog. Hoatilo sentt-
■menUi -arc naw openly expreMwed.
It Ih ndmltiu-il that the eumipalim in
Dinar dol Rio Is a oomploto .failure and
that the march on trtvrouigli the province
are simple T>tvrtnc!ta4-f*s along the hnse
of rhe hills. Thev are furious when
realizing that 26.000 men do not dare
attack tho rebel fitirongholds on ths
-mountain mimiurILs. It He eaJd that the
rebels an* quWtiy waiting to allow him
march umriolected. H»> win soon
ivc tin* iprovtooe and dcfclaro
-me parifi.*sl when they <wl!l »woep
down from the hills with fire and siword
and lav (he whole countly to waste.
At tho last moment nows wno receiv
ed -of a fierce engngcrmunt In IMnnr del
Rio, Ruiz Rivero, with 800 men, de-
feated Col. Boguora, tofllctlns; hf*avy
lowos on tihe Br/anlords, thirty of whom
nro reported killed and over 100 wound-
i I. During tho fight Oharlow Dough-
•rty, an Airnortonn i'itizon, strayed and
.was oapturefl -by ftpanlsh troopn «nd
HlifUgOiterod. A gold watch and his
h!3 <mf>n*ogra/m -was found ou l»ls per
son aind is now to -possossion off B»s
guora.
No news off anconut*r* 1n Pinar d<*l
RJo arc el lowed to 6m; printed and no
offlria.l roi»»rt».aro .glv«*n. Weylcris
wh»mi Is to declnro tho provlnor p«<*4-
fiod and that tlhe rdbels have disbanded
and offer no encounter.
ZERTUCHA 811QT MAC|EO.
A Woman llringx Nows 'That Maceo Was
Only Wounded.
Key West. Fla.. Dec. 30^-Dolaros
Montetvi. ‘widow of Id no Mirabel, lieu
tenant-colonel in tho insurgent army,
arrived In thl* city tonight, -twenty
day.* from J-aruoo. 8iie rej/orts that the
inHurgentH aro vmmeroaw* to tho j»ro-
vtoof Havana and are .well equtp-i»ed
with arm*, flummamltlon, etc., and that
tho bugle call off the* Ina-ungunts can
be dlHtlnotly heard to many of tho cit
ies. fljo status Lh-nt before leaving Jar-
ifico c<lie learned that Maceo had been
wounded, and It was reported that l>r.
ZertiKiha rtmot h'/m. the trail entering
the fistek off Mfu^eo's nock ami corning
out of the mouth. The chief w'ns car-
riwl off by his men and is now In hid
ing, attended by four off tho 'best physi
cians in the insurgent army.
H.V «ta.t-.'« tJuil she knew of the mur
der of Charles Oovtn, an«l that siuvwas
told by her husband «m the day follow-
ing tho arrival of the Cowley expedi
tion that Govin was killed in a most
hhocklng manner, having been liter
ally (hacked to pieces. The lady has
t>een taken in charge of -by the, Cuban
relief committee.
The Bermuda Heady Again.
N«w York. Dec. 30.—An officer from
the United .States r.*vecvue cutter Man
hattan -want on board the st im**r Ber
muda, lying off Liberty Island, this
morning and made a thorough search
of the vessel. The Bermuda has been
under surveillance of Spantoh spies,
who believe she is scboiu to carry an
other filibusterime expedition to Cuba.
Bhe took on beard h**r coal and provis
ions last night and a crew of twenty-
five was taken on board this morning.
Hh* to exnc-cted to sal! at noon In bai-
iaat. The revenue cutt**r Manhattan
will accompany her until she reachua
the three-mile ilmiL