Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 20 December 1901 — Page 7

REPORT OF THE CONDITION

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First National Baal

AT CKAWFOKDSVILLE,

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the Stale of Indimiu, at the close of business, Due. 10, 1'JOl.

KBSOUUCES.

^nnsanddlscounu, ...l..J108,U9.fi6 Overdrafts, sccured untf unsecured 883.3v« yt' fr S°nds

10

and cents

scoure circulation 75,OuO.(JO

U. b. Bonds on hund 27 ''Of) on County and City Bonds 52 7a l'j Due from Nationul Bunks (not reserve agents) 24.017.(V Due from uppvoved reserve agents...

Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, vlzl

Iu0,598.85

Internal revenue stamps lon.oo Checks and other cash items 2,333!7fi Notes of other National Bunks .... 4.770 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels,

opocle $43,4bi.75 Legal-tender notes. 6,500.00

50.22

48,060.75

Redemption fund .with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent of circulation) 3.750.00 Due from U. S. Treasurer, other than 5 per cent redemption fund... 2.50

ToUl1

•753,678.27

LIABILITIES.

Capital stock paid in $100,000.00 Surplus fund. 50,000.00 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid 27,501.96 National Bank notes outstanding..... 75,000.00 Individual deposits subject to check

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$753,578.27

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COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY,

1, K. EVANS,

cashier of. Che above nomed

Dank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of mv lnio«-tplee and

belief. j.

E.EVANS, Cashier.

Subscribed and sworn to' before me this 16th day of December, 1901.

BEVT. orami^,

"..V, Notary Public.

My commission expires December 30, 1901. CoiiKECT—Attest: W. P. HBBIION,

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DUUHAM.

^Directors.

HENRY CAMPBELL,

REPORT OF THE CONDITION

—OF THE— C_1L

Citizens' National Bank

ATJ3RAWFORDSVILLE,

In the State of Indiana, at the close of business Dec., 10, 1901.

RESOURCES.

Loans and discounts ......8330,103.80 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured... 7.6U4.71 U. S. Bonds to secure circulation.... 'J:,,IM)H.(IO U. S. Bonds on hand 1.500.00 County and city bonds 193,830.82 Due from National Banks (not reserve agents) ll,iw8.«7 Due from approved reserve agents... 86,287.16 Internal revenue stamps 89.37 Checks und other cash items 1,164.07 Notes of other National Banks ...... 10,643.00 Fractional paper currency, nickels, and cents 384.57 Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz: Specio 830,247.90 Legal-tender notes 15,000.00 45,247.90 Redemption fund with II. S. Treasurer (5 per cent of circulation) 1,250.00

Total. $714,614 _7 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $100,000.0(1 Surplus fund 50,000.00 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid 20,572 84 National Bank notes outstanding.... 25,000.00 Due to State Banks and bankers 1.242.31 Individual dexosits subject to check 517,799.12

Total $714,614.27 STA E OF INDIANA, —U I COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY, I, C. GOT.TRA, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement, is true to the best of my knowledge und belief. C. GOT /fr

^HERIFF'S SALE.

Cashier.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of December, 1901. LELIA FOSTER.

Notary Public.

My commission expires February 12, 1904. CORRECT—A ttest: A. F. RAMSEY, I

P. C. SOMERVILLE, ^Directors. Vfu. E. NICHOLSON,

Ry virtue of a certified oopy of a decree to me directed from the Clerk of th Montgomery Ciroult Court, in a cause where! Ira vitOennell is plaintiff, and Charles G. LonsvoT fendan-s reo airing me to make the-uoi of fortyseven dollars and seventy ten is, with Interest on said decree and costs I will expose at public sale to tue highest bidder, on SATURDAY, THE 11th DAY OF JANUARY.

A. D., 1902,

between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m., and 4 o'olock p. m., of said day, at the door of the court house, in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, the rents and proflosfor a term •notexceeding seven year*, the following real estate to-wit:

Parts of lots numbered 21, 22 and 23, as the same are Known and designated on the recorded plat of Lee's additition to the city ol Crawfordville, bounded as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of said lot, number 21, and running thenceeasi 135 feet, th-nce south 90 feet, thence west 13 & feet, thence north 9u feet to the place of beginning described in said assessment and all bo and the same is hereby forever barred and foreclosed, and that the real estate hereinbefore described, and all rights, titles, interest and claims of the defendants and of all persons claiming from under or through tbem. or either of them in and to the same, or so much thereof as may be necessary for that purpose, shall be sold by the sheriff of Montgomery county. Indiana, and said sheriff is directed to first offer for sale the south twentv (2C) feet off of said tract of land and in the event the sum- f-hall sell for a sum sufficient to satisfy thl judgement and he shall apply the same as set forth in the decree.

If such rents and profits will not Fell for a sufficient sum to satisfy said decree, Interest and costs, I will at the .same time and place, expose to public sale the fee simple of all of said real estate, o.- so much thereof as may be sufficient to discharge said decree, interest and costs. Said sale will be mode without any relief whatever from valuation or appraisement laws. CHAS. N. McCULLuUGH,

Sheriff Montgomery County.

Dec 17. A, D„ 1901 12-20-w3t.

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Estate of Amanda Bard, deceased. OTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notico Is hereby given, that the undersigned has been appointed and nuly qualified a* administrator of the estate of Amanda Bard, late of Montgo-r.ery county, Indiana, deceased. Said estate Is supposed to be solvent. 12-20 3t ABRAHAM H. HERNLEY. Bated Dec. 17, 19U1. Administrator.

Meges Of Herat.

Herat'has been besieged more times than any place in the world. If the aleges are accurately counted the result li fifty-two. It was the capital of Tt•mr, It was fought for by the Mohammedans, by the Persians, by the ameers of'Kabul, and there was always an ameer of Herat anxious to regain his patrimony. The years when Herat has not seen fighting have been rare, and Herat is a-very old town. During the present century it has been unsuccessfully besieged in 1837 and 1838 by the Persians and taken by them in 185G, regained by Dost Mohammed, ameer of Kabul, in 1863 lost by him to an ameer of Herat, and regained by him in 1881 under'the late ameer, Abburrahman Khan.

Long-IIeaded Men Seek to Harmonize Divergent Interests.

LABOR AND CAPITAL

To Be liron^lit Into a Mora Fruteral Relation It These Benevolent I'lans I)o Not Fail.

Committee of Representative Men Will Find JIow to Proceed IN

the ilalter.

New York, Dec. 18.—The conference between the leaders of labor and capital closed yesterday with a decision to give the plan to harmonize their divergent interests a practical test.. It was unanimously agreed that the working details of the scheme shall be perfected by an executive committee of 36 to be chosen in equal numbers from the ranks of organized labor, the great industrial and financial leaders, and such of the public not identified with either of the other two interests.

In the afternoon Chairman Oscar S. Strauss and Secretary Ralph M. Easley, with Archbishop Ireland, Senator Hanna, Samuel Gompers, President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers, Frank P. Sargent of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, and others who had taken part in the conference met and selected the members of the executive committee, made up of representative men in the several interests included. A subcommittee of three to consider plan, scope and procedure was also appointed.

The executive committee is in session today for organization, the election of officers and the drafting of a plan upon which to work. The principal- officers of the American Federation of Labor attended the closing session of the conference and gave the project their commendation. Samuel Gompers, president of the Federation, disavowed antagonism on the part of organized labor towara aggregations of capital and said that he welcomed them industrially. He protested, however, against their alleged interference with the political affairs of the country and notably with the national judiciary.

QUADRUPLE SCIC1DK'

Two Couples Take Their Own Lives At ColunibuH, O. •Columbus, O., Dec. 18.—Two young women and two young men were found dead last night in rooms in a boarding house here, and evidence points to a quadruple suicide, deliberately planned. The dead are: Pearl Warner, aged 28 years, second cook at the Manhattan restaurant Lou Kline, aged 18, third cook at the same restaurant Sherman Lothouse, a cab driver John Jacobs, chief cook at Manhattan.

The two couples went to the hoarding house Sunday and secured adjoining rooms, claiming they were married. Yesterday nothing was seen of them, and though the rooms remained locked and no response could be secured to repeated calls, suspicion was not aroused until last night. Finally the doors to the rooms were forced and the occupants were discovered lying on the beds dead. The keyholes and cracks around the doors had been closed with rags and the fumes of chloroform filled the rooms, disclosing the cause of death. It was evident both couple had planned suicide, but the motive is not known.

A New Russian Move.

Berlin, Dec. 18.—The news of a Russo-Persian treaty is received with considerable doubt in official circles here. Such a convention would be quite inconsistent with the existing treaties between Persia and other countries, and especially with one made between Persia and Germany in 1871, which requires years to renounce. The Lokal Anzieger accepts the reported treaty as a fact of the first Importance to the diplomatic world, and considers Persia to be today economically a province of Russia and that its political dependence upon Russia is a certain consequence. The paper says Great Britain is the only sufferer and that Russia is now within measurable reach of a footing in the Indian ocean.

King of Slam Coming.

Washington, Dec. 18.—Senator Frye has introduced a Joint resolution authorizing the president to invite the king of Siam to visit the United States. It sets forth in a preamble the fact that the king of biam has made known to our minister at Bangkok his desire to visit the United States, and the resolution provides that he shall be Invited to become the guest of the nation while here. Aii appropraltion for his majesty's entejtainment is provided, but the sum is left blank for the present.

I Children Caneht In Flame*. Ardmore, I. T., Dec. 18.—Three little sons of Henry Johnston, a well-to-do colored farmer, near Berwyn, burned to death yesterday in afire which destroyed their home.

A Prisoner Cremated.'

Hazelhurst, Miss., Dec. 18.—The city Jail burned last evening and the sole inmate. Bud Sojourner, a farmer, was cremated.

HE WASN'T NEEDED

Unrtertuker Pound His Sntjcot. Chatting With His Neighbors. Tiiton, Ind., Dee. 38—Albert Bailiwick, a stoclv dealer, residing southeast of this city, was prostrated with hteart trouble and lay for several hours apparently lifeless. The services of an undertaker were sought, and preparations were under way for burial when Mr. Bailiwick suddenly revived. "When the undertaker arrived he found cho supposed corpse seated in a chair, chatting with neighbors who had gathered, under the impression that life was extinct. Bailiwick informed the undertaker that his services were not needed, and he is now convalescent.

Epidemic of Glanders.

Auburn, Ind., Dec. IS.—Twenty-five heavy draught horses weighing from 1,400 to 1,600 pounds and worth from $100 to $150 apiece, were condemned and killed this week in a construction camp of the Wabash railroad in DeKalb county by State Veterinarian Bitting because they either had the glanders or showed strong symptoms. He appraised the horses at $8 a head and that is what the state will pay the owners. The state will have to pay an additional cost of burying them. About 100 farmers of DeKalb worked with their teams among tha affected horses pnd glanders may ba spread all over JeKalb county.

Canaht nt the Crosslnar.Indianapolis, Dec. 18.—Verni Brown, 48 years of age, and Icy Dorena Wilkins, cousins, who lived near Cler» mont., were instantly killed last evening near Carter's Station on the Peoria and Eastern division of the Big Four railway, by being struck by a passenger train outbound. They had been in the city and were driving home. The buggy Was demolished, the horse killed and both occupants of the vehicle thrown out and instant* ly killed.

Fatal Frisrht.

Bedford, Ind., Dec. 18.—The daugh ter of Mrs. Sarah Reedy conducts a hoarding house. One of the boarders returned home drunk and when the daughter remonstrated ue flourished a knife. Mrs. Reedy, the mother, ran screaming from the house, seeking refuge at the home of neighbor, where she fell to the floor and died. She was 55 years old.

His Dream Came True,

South Bend, Ind., Dec. 18.—Charles W. Gearhart, working in a sawmill, caught his coat on a setscrew and was whirled to his death. Last February he dreamed that he would be killed in this manner and nothing could shake his belief but what the dream would come true.

Slain By Footpads.

Logansrort, Ind., Dec. 18.—James Burns, who was assaulted last Friday night by footpads and who had been unconscious ever since, died yesterday afternoon. He never regained consciousness and was unable to give a clue as to the identity of his assailants.

Counc'lmen Under Suspicion. Evansville, Ind., Dec. 18.—The city council has ordered a charge investigated In effect that certain councilmen accepted money from a police call-box company in return for which the city would adopt the system.

IIOOSIEHS FEED

First Annual Banquet ot Indiana Cluh at Chicago. Chicago, Dec. 18.—Hooslers by birth, descent and education gathered at the Auditorium hotel last night for the first reception and banquet of the Indiana club. The toastmaster, President William Eugene Brown of the club, opened the progiram of speeches by a tribute to the old nome state and her famous sons—Harrison, Morton, Riley, Ridpath and Wallace. Toasts were responded to as follows: "Log Cabin Era," Mark L. DeMotte "Indiana Legislature," Tnomas Riley Marshall: "The College Man in Chicago," George Ade "Indiana Statesmen." Robert S. Taylor "Maurice Thompson," William H. Thompson.

THE CRAWFORDSVITXE WEEKLY JOURNAL

A poem by James Whitcomb Riley, dedicated to the Indiana club, was read and a new song. "Way Down in Old Indiana," by Paul Dresser, was sung. Addison Ballard read a short poem, "The Hoosier's Nest." which he has dedicated to the club. The responses in behalf of the Indiana colleges were given by their presidents.: Letters^ of regret were read from Governor Durbln and Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge.

A Orntlfvlnir Incrram,

Washington, Dec. 18.—The census bureau preliminary report on the manufacturing industries of Indiana show a capital of $234,481,528. an Increase of 78 per cent over 1890, and value of products $378,238,100, an increase of almost €7 per cent. The state has 18.015 manufacturing establishments, 155.956 wage earners, getting an aggregate of $66,847,317 in wages. Th® miscellaneous expenses of these establishments aggregate $33,052,070 and cost of materials used $214,461/ 610.

Hold Mail rtobhers.

St. Louis, Dec. 18.—Oscar Kelllng driver of a mall wagon, was knocked down last night by three men as 1 was leaving the oH postoffice bull ing and a stack of registered mall was taken from him. The robbers escaped before Kelllng could give the alarm.! At the time the lobby of the building was crowded and the sidewalk throng! ed with men returning from business. I The exact value of thp contents of .the lost sack is not known. I

W A KIND

Humiliation Ascribed As Cause of a Couple of Suicides.

ONE PATHETIC CASE

Machinist Out of Work Sent to Poor House With Frozen Feet Kmls llis Misery.

YOUIIK- Man Convicted of Banco Game Kvurtes a Penitentiary Sentence.

Ft. Wayne, Ind., Dec. 18.—Frank Kelly, who said ho was a machinist, from Cincinnati, committed suicide at tue county poor farm. Ho was out of work and tramped his way here, where he expected to find a brother. On the way he was put off a train, and in the cold snap his feet were badly frozen. He walked into town and had to be sent to the poor farm for medical attention. It was feared that his feet would have to be amputated, and this, with the humiliation of his position, prompted him to end his life. He seized a shears which was within reach, severed an artery in his wrist, and stabbed himself in the throat and died from loss of blood.

Broolcville.—Albert H. King, one of the trio convicted of bunco steering in "fixing" a loot race, evaded his sentence of 2 to 14 years at Michigan City by ending his life by taking morphine while in jail yesterday. King was the only son of his parents, who recently celebrated their GOth wedding anniversary. They are prostrated. The young man was a real estate dealer, and previous to his connection with the fraudulent foot race had borne an excellent reputation.

KXPElil' IKSTliVlON

Rank Burglars Ollicially O. Ii. a Substantial Stronjj Box. Lebanon, Dec. 18.—Roboers blew off the outer door of tne safe in the Farmers' bank at Whitestown, but could not get through the inner door. They then went to John Laughner's drug store and dynamited his safe. It was completely wrecked and the building badly damaged. They took from it $50 In cash and some Jewelry.

When citizens went into the bank after the attempted robbery they found a placard on the safe, as follows:

THIS SAFE IS O. K.

A woman awakened by the explosions saw four men drive out of town. There is no clue. The explosion in the drug store scattered dust and dirt in every direction and broke many bottles, mixing the drugs and other stock, and in this way increasing the druggist's loss to $200 and more. The burglars evidently carried away quinine and other staple articles. There were several thousand dollars In the bank safe, which the burglars were unable to reach, and the owner of the bank is much pleased with the solidity and strength of his vault. The damage by the explosion can be repaired.

Invasion of Hats.

Tipton, Ind., Dec. 18.—Thousands of rats have invaded this county. Corncribs, wheat granaries, barns, cellars and chicken coops are overrun with the rodents. Rats of all kinds and sizes are visible and they are desperate in their boldness. Farmers have slain thousands, but the ranks are rapidly filled again. Where they come from is a mystery, but there Is no question but that they travel in schools.

I Kdltornl i'rlzc Winners. Columbus, Ind., Dec. 18.—Editor R. E. Purcell of the Vincennes Sun has been awarded first prize for the best descriptive- story -of Columbus by members of the Southern Indiana Press association ($25), while second prize ($10) was given to E. A. Remy of the Seymour Republican.

School HOIISP Burned.

I Atlanta, Ind., Dec. 18.—The Atlanta public school building was totally destroyed by fire yesterday. The building was the best of its kind in Jackson township and was built In 1898 at a cost of $10,000. The loss to the patrons In the way of school books will be fully $700.

Firebn? Foiled.

Elkhart, Ind., Dec. 18.—A would-be incendiary placed cotton saturated with coal oil inside a shutter of the factory of the Garden City Stationery company, but the flro burned through the shutter and the cotton fell to the ground and was extinguished by the isncw.

Oar Farmers are ltlch.

The cereals (wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley) raised in the United States iuring the past five years represent a value to the farmer of $6,250,000,000, an Increase of nearly $1,000,000,000 ,ver the preceding five years.

V. S&tiaffcd People

Are tho bB-t Hdv^rtf^Ars for

FOIGJ'B

Honey and T»r and all who use it agree t'H» ir, I?* ii rplrndid remedy for coughs, colds or sore luuge.

BLOW TO TIIW ttOUKS

Ooimr..i!i(l uit Kriiit/.inupr lias li«*rn Taken By tin- llritons. London, line. IS.—A dispatch from General Lord Kitchener refers to the capture of Commandant Kvuit/.inger with a considerable force of men.

Commandant Kruitziuger has been described as a leader of exceptional ability, not second even to Christian DeWet. lie has been repeatedly referred to in dispatches from South Africa as being hotly pursued, cornered or crushed up against ilie Orange riv-

COMLI A.NDANT KRUITZINUEU.

in Hood. But he always succeeded oscap'nfT through some gap in the 'incertain British line. At one monent he has been reported as having 00 with him, and a day or two later, when the British nad concentrat•d, liis force had been oroken up into small bands and had disappeared among the mountains, where pursuit was useless. Once no fewer than .-.even British columns were In hot ptirusit of him and drove him toward (he Orange river, which was then unfordabl igWBut when the British thought they had him caught they discovered that he was 50 miles in their rear, threatening the railroad, after having divided his command into two sections.

The capture of Commandant Kruit7.1'nger, who has been styled the "De Wet of Cape Colony," is regarded as very important. He has been a troublesome and energetic Invader of Cape Colony and is credited with more barbarities limn any other commandant except Scheipers. In a recent proclamation he called himself the Chief Commander of Cape Colony.

:v•: Rfovy ISil Mixorl.

Springfield, O.. Doc. 18.—Denials have been made by Miss Elinor Lud low and members of her family of her engagement to Captain Richmond P. Hobson. The Press-Republic, which carried the story exclusively in thia city, publishes affidavits of the report ers who interviewed Mrs. Charles Lud low and former Governor Bushnell in regard to the engagement. They state that both admitted the trutu of the atory hut asked that their names be withheld In the published atory.

5 WHAT PEOPLE EAT.

Some Cnrioua Insect Dlahea for th* AUIJIDK of the Appetite. The ancient Israelites ate locusts, fried in oil, and many modern travelers in Africa have pronounced well-cooked locusts to be both succulent and nourishing, with something of the taste of boiled eggs. The old great philosopher, Socrates, who knew several things, considered a dish of well-cooked grasshoppers to be more toothsome than quail on toast, and the French army in Algiers found that grasshoppers, simply boiled in salt water, were not only good eating, but a valuable addition to army diet, and the old campaigners carried the custom back home with them, so that today grasshoppers are valued in many French provinces as an article of food. In Poitiers, France, the children catch grasshoppers in the fields and eat their legs raw. The French bon vivant enjoys his dish of snoils and in many French country districts a cricket called the cockchafer is regarded as excellent food. In fact, a resolution once offered in the French senate, to provide funds for the destruction of the cockchafer because of Its injury to vegetation in certain seasons, met with strong opposition from many learned senators because of its value to the people aB a food product. The palm worm of India, a white, oily Insect, about three Inches in length, Is considered a delicacy by the natives, whether eaten raw or cooked in. various ways. It is sometimes united with flour and made Into cakes, or its oil is extracted and used as the base of gravy and sauces as an appetizer with other food products. The white ant of India and Africa, fried In butter, Is also a choice article of food. In Australia th« larvae of the horned caterpillar ar« regularly sought for food. They are found In decaying trees and have a value and flavor according to the species of tree they have been taken from. The natives eat them raw, but the civilized tribes prefer them fried. We can Imagine the lady of the family, with her market basket, dickering for her favorite brand of caterpillar eggs.

One Tear's Homicides in America. It is stated that 39,872 persons perished at the hands of homicides in the United States during the five years ending with 1900. The figures of punishment for the crime are not made up, but are known to be startlingly small.

HOLIDAY yerfumea at The Big Store.

RATIFIED ST LAST

The Canal Treaty Keeeivcs the Decisive Confirmation of Senate.

BY A V0TK OF 72 TO 0

Tho

Ratification ot the flay-Pannce-fot.(' Treaty Was EJlccted Without l^pccial incident.

So Certain Was tho Vote In It* Favor That Little Interest Was Shown.

Washington, Doc. 17.—The senate last evening ratified the Hay-Paunce-fote isthmian canal treaty by the decisive vote of 72 to 6. The vote was reached a few minutes before 6 o'clock after almost five hours' discussion behind closed doors. There were no sensational Incidents during this entiro time. The debate was confined exclusively to a discussion of the merits of the agreement and tho policy of its provisions. The principal speech of tho day was made by Senator Teller in opposition to tho treaty, and he was followed in rapid succession by 12 or 15 other senators who spoke brioiiy cither lor or against tho motion to ratify.

Senator Mason made a strong plea for the treaty, expressing his gratification that American diplomacy had succeeded In securing such a triumph as was this treaty over ths original Hay-Pauncefote agreement. Senator Bacon's speech was mado In connection with a motion to amend the treaty. In presenting this amendment he said ho was in favor of a canal and would vote for tho treaty with the Davis amendment. He said he opposed the treaty because he did not believe It would give the United States full control of the canal. He said that Great Britain rejected the amended Hay-Pauncefote treaty, but sent us another treaty about Identical with the former treaty as amended except as regards the Davis amendment. He considered that fact the most Important foature of the whole controversy. There was an exceptionally full senate when the time arrived for a vote, but the certainty of ratification had become so apparent that there was comparatively little Interest in the proceeding. The votes on tho amendments succeeded aaoh. other quickly.

An echo of tho verdict of the court of inquiry in the case of Rear Admiral Schley was heard In the senate yesterday when Mr. Jones of Arkansas Introduced a resolution extending the thanks of congress and of the American people to Admiral Schley and the officers and men under his command during the battle of July 3, 1898 off the harbor of Santiago, Cuba. In submitting the resolution Mr. Jones made no statement, and It was referred without comment to the committee on naval affairs. A resolution heretofore offered by Mr. Vest of Missouri instructing the committee on judiciary to inquire into the subject of anarchy and to report to the senate by bill or otherwise a constitutional method by which congress may legislate for the suppression of anarchy and for the control of anarchists, was adopted.

The Danish West lmlins. Washington. Dec. 17.—As a result of the negotiations that have been in progress between Secretary Ilay and Mr. Brun, the Danish minister, tho last obstacles of substance to the preparation of tho treaty of cession whereby the United States will become possessed of the Danish West Indian islands, have been removed. It is said that the points of difference have been adjusted in a manner to insure the acv ceptance of the treaty by the United States senate, and it is even possible that tho convention may be laid before that body before the holiday recess. The decision of the supreme court in tho insular cases has made easier the preparation of tno treaty on satisfactory lines, it is said.

A i'ii.tiim Selection.

Washington, Dec. 17.—The committee designated by the representatives of tho two houses of congress appointed, to Invito Secretary Hay to deliver an address in honor of the memory of the lato President McKlnley, called on tho secretary yesterday and secured his consent to perform this distinguished service. Mr. Hay said that while he would have preferred the invitation should be extended to someone else, he would accept because of a Bense of duty and also because of tho hijrh honor tho selection implies. No tinio for the ceremony was fixed.

A Lawyer's Witty lUplj.

The Green Bag telis of a lawyer wit* was about to furnish a bill of cost* "I hope," said the client, who was a baker, "that you will make it as light aa possible." "Ah," said the lawyer, "yoa might perhaps say that to the foremaa of your establishment, but that 1* not the way make my bread."

Information Wanted.

The manufacturers of Banner S* having alwayc believed that, no do* or medicine can cure In every case, never having heard where Ba Salve failed to cure ulcers, eores, ter, eczema, or piles, as a matt curiosity would like to know if t' ar* such casef. If so they wili gl refund the money.