Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 January 1897 — Page 5

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1897.

government War the expense f such examination instead of the fee being paid by the hank examined, and that the banks Ik? taxed for an amount equal to such expense, and that severe penalties phould be imposed on directors who neglect their duties. "That in ordr to increase the circulation Of gold and silver among the people no notes of smaller denomination than $10 be.issued. "That a committee he appointed by the chairman to pre.- nt these resolutions to Congress. MK. HANNA'3 RESOLUTION. Jlr. llanna. of Indianapolis, presented a resolution, which the secretary read, as follows: "With the object of collecting and utilizing the greatest attainable information about the, operation of the monetary system of this country for the discovery of any curable evil, to the end that ctlicaclous remedies therefor may be devUed and applied. Be? It resolved and ordained by the monetary convention. I. eld at Indianapolis That a commission, to be named and callea the Monetary Commission, and hereby is created and established, to be constituted nnd sroverned as provided in the following articles: "Article 1. The commission shall consist of eleven members, to be named, in the first instance, by the nominating committee appointed by this convention. The executive committee shall have power to till vacancl,. in the commission as they may occur. t ... "Article 2. The first meting of this commission shall be held at a time and place to be designated by the executive committee of this convention in a call to be issued therefor; and. at such meeting, the commission shall organize by the election of such officers and the adoption of such rules and by-laws for its own government as may be agreed by a majority of its members; and. thereafter, it shall be governed by ueh rules and bylaws subject to these articles. "Article 3. All rules and by-laws of the commission and all its procedings shall be directed towards the accomplishment of the object of Its creation, which is to make a thorough investigation of the monetary affair and needs of this country, in all relations and aspects, and to make appropriate suggestions as to cny. evils found to exist and the remedies therefor; and no limit is placed upon the scope of such inquiry, or the manner of conducting the same, excepting only that the expenses thereof shall not exceed the sums set apart for such purposes: by the executive committee. "Article 4. The executive committee of this convention shall use so much of the voluntary contributions made to it s may be available for that purpose to defray all necessary expenses of the commission ana shall notify the commission from time to time of the amount s available in order that it may regulate its expenditures accordingly, and no liability shall attach to this committee or to this convention beyond the amount so notified. "Article When the labors of the commission have be-n completed a far as practicable, the executive committee shall issue a call to bring this convention together again at a time and place designated in said call, and at the meeting so convened the commission shall make a report of its dolugs and suggestions In such manner and form as it shall deem best adapted to present the same to this convention and its members for action, and If legislation is deemed advisable shall accompany such report with a draft of such bill or bills for such legislation. "And lie it further resolved. That a nominating committee of seven members of this convention be now' appointed by the chairman of this convention to najne the members of the commission created by the foregoing resolution, which commission shall be deemed to exist from and after this day until It shall make- report as above provided, and be eliseharged. "And be it further resolved. That fifteen members of this convention be appointed to act as an executive committee while this convention isnot in session, to be named and reported to this convention by the nominating comraittev aforesaid. The executive committee shall have the ftowcr to increase Its membership to ny- number not exceeding forty-five, and live members thereof shall at all times constitute a quorum of said committee. The executive committee phall further the purpose, of this convention and obtain and furnish to said commission all the information attainable and Aid said commission in every way as may seem best, and shall have special charge of the solicitation, receipt and disbursement of 'contributions voluntarily to lw made for all purposes' and shall also have power to call this convention together a train when and whre It may seem best to said committee to do yr. And said executive committee shall continue, in office, with power to till vacancies, until discharged at a future meeting of this convention." TUB IJAIriMORli VI..W

V rated urn a Haain for the !etv Monetary System. Mr. Jrteh, of California, offered a resolution on behalf of the Hankers' Association of California, as an expression of its sense of what is the duty of the convention: "Resolved. That the standard of value of the United States should continue to be the dollar containing grains of gold. fine, and that the attempt by any legislation to lower that standard would be disastrous to the future welfare of every class of our citizens; that silver and governmental paper as forms of currency can only be used with safety in such quantities as will be absorbrd by the people and will remain in circulation continually, without throwing upon the povcrnment at any time the burden of redemption to maintain a parity." This resolution was reaffirmed Dec. 13 last in another resolution. Ir. Irish also referred without reading a communication from the manager of the I. O. Mills Bank; of San Francisco. Eugene Levering, of Haiti more, was heard with interest. "I hold in my hand." said he. "a resolution which I desire to read on behalf of the Baltimore delegation. We come from a city the conservatism of which is illustrated In the fact that we have not bad a bank failure for over sixty years. (Applause.) We have come to this convention on the theory that the country knows something 1. needed. We should find out what that need is. and we hope we will have the courage to name it. We are not here to theorize, nor do I think we should hand this matter over into the dim future and thus disappoint the expectations of this entire country, which relies on us. It was rightly said on this platform that In coming together we have voluntarily assumed a most serious responsibility. Therefore I beg of you to offer the following resolutions: "Resolved. That the Baltimore delegation (composed of Representatives from the Baltimore Roard of Trade. Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants' and Manufacturers Association) to the Indianapolis monetary conference, recommends as absolutely necessary for the promotion of National prosperity, the preservation of sound money and the attainment of cur,rencv reform, that National lepislatl! should be had upon the following lines: "1. A positive declaration to maintain the gold standard. "2. The redemption and cancellation of all United States legal tender notes, thus relieving the government of the necessity, and placing upon the--banks of the country the obligation of supnlying the gold require! to meet the demands of finance and commeree. "3. To avoid undue contraction in the volume of money by reason of such redemption, the simultaneous creation of a bank currency, safe, uniform and elastic, special heed being given to the need of all sections of the country: the principles of scientific banking, as set forth in the Baltimore plan, furnishing a basis therefor." TOSTAL SAVINGS BANK. Mr. Scudder, of Texas, had the following read: Resolved. That In the opinion of this conference it is expedient that the government should establish a system of postal .avings banks in connection with the Postoffice Department, to the end that small savings may be properly cared for subject to call. Thousands of dollars now. hoarded or hidden away may thus be coaxed into the legitimate channels of trade." - Mr. Scudtler If I had the tmgue and the voice of an Irish I might be able to consume the live minutes alloted to me under the rules, but being neither an orator nor the son of an omtor. I will say a fewplain words as a plain business man. S'ou all know that the people are looking to us for suggestions respecting remedial legislation and I beg of you. that while you consider the larger fnterests cf the hanks and of the national currency you will give a thought to the smaller channels of this country'; currency. The oM maxim, 'take earn of the penny md the dollar will take care of itself.' was ably adapted by the eloquent speaker from New York In the matter of quality and quantity. I believe we fhould look to the smaller things as well fcs to the larger th!:u' m th;; Nation. Mr. Teetermpn, i.f Savanah. presented a plan somewhat on the order of the plan offered by the Baltimore delegation. This plan dec.ared that the first step towards currency reform I to withdraw from circulation the United States notes ami treasury notes of 1 either by issuing interest xnds to purchase gold for redemption or that the government shall not pay out or reissue any of the. above mentioned notes, but shall cancel or destroy thern when received. It called for the rejeal of the national hanking act requiring the deposit of bonds; that the present 10-percent, tax on State bank-note issues be resiled; that ail bank of not loss than -capital, excepting savings and private

banks, be allowed to Issue circulating notes to the amount of 100 per centum of its unimpaired paid-up capital under certain restrictions. When a bank becomes insolvent tho United States must at once take steps to redeem outstanding notes. It provided for the establishment of a department of finance to be located at Washington, to consist of three controllers. appolnteel by the President, and deputy controllers, one for each State, excepting certain States in which the number may le increased according to need: the duties of the deputy controllers Iwing principally the examination of the banks.

FROM VARIOIS SF.CTlO.tft. A Further Hatch of Finn with Some St route Feu t lire. Joseph S. Woods, of Mount Vernon, X. Y.. offered a resolution to the effect that a gold dollar as a sole unit of monetary value shall be inviolably maintained in the United States, and that bimetallism focalled is utterly impracticable, and that it is lmiossible to have any financial agreement with foreign countries in regard thereto, which could not and would not be such that it would be discontinued if any one of the parties thereto should find that sueh agreement worked to Its disadvantage; that silver dollars hereafter should not be legal tender at their nominal value for more than $20 in any one payment; that the holder of the silver dollars or silver certificates of the United States may, on presentation of the same in the sum of $100, or any whole multiple thereof at the office of tho treasurer, receive a bond of the United States in equal amount, which bond should be payable in forty years in gold, and bear interest payable quarterly at the rate of 2'2 per cent, per annum; that greenbacks or treasury notes issued under the Sherman act on the presentation of the same in the sum of $100 or any whole multiple thereof at the office of the treasurer shall receive tonds therefor; that said bonds shall at any time, at the option of the holders thereof, be convertible Into currency, which currency shall not be a full legel-tender, but shall be receivable for the payment of taxes, and all other duties except duties on Imiorts, nnd also for all salaries and other debts and demands owing by the United States to individuals, corporations and associations within the United States, except interest on the public debt; that such notes shall not be payable on demand or in coin, but shall be uncontrovertible Into such bonds at any time at the option of the holder; that if the holder of any such bonds shall surrender the same and have them converted into currency notes he shall surrender the coupons on such bonds; that if the holder of any such national currency notes shall surrender the same and have them converted into bonds the interest on the bonds shall not run until the next forty days thereafter; that the sliver bullion now backed by the United States be sold at the discretion of the treasury during the next five years. Mr. Crawford, of Dallas, Tex., submitted the following resolution, in substance: "J. The people of this country will never be satisfied, or even tolerate, the paper currency that is not absolutely good. 2. There is notv even a probability that any measure looking to the free coinapj of silver at the ratio of Iti to 1, or any other ratio, can become a law. As a standard of value silver to-day occupies the same relation to the commercial world that slavery did to the civilized and Christian nations in lStH). supported by a faction in the United States and condemned everywhere el?e. Under such circumstanees the fate of silver as a money of ultimate redemption is sealed. 3. Some plan must be devised which will stop the demand on the treasury for gold and dispense with the necessity of maintaining the gold reserve. The government must go out of the banking business. 4. A currency must be provided uniform in character, perfectly safe, ample in volume and elastic enough for all purposes. These ends can best be attained by improving the present national banking system so that, without cost to the government, the Issue of bank notes can Le made a source of profit to the banks and at the same time perfectly safe." "The plan I suggest." said the speaker, "is, first, provide by law for the conversion of all government bonds now outstanding and bearing 4 per cent, interest into fiftyyear bonds, bearing Interest at a rate not to exceed 2 per cent.; second, to require every bank to have not less than one-halo, onethird or one-fourth of its capital invested in these bonds, and to Issue antl keep outstanding its bills equal in amount to the face value of the bonds so held; third, to repeal the tax of 1 per nt. on circulation and substitute a tax of one-fourtli of 1 per cent.; fourth, to repeal the law requiring a deposit of 3 per ctnt. of the circulation with the treasurer as a redemption fund; fifth, no bill should be Issued of a smaller denomination than $". and all bills should be redeemable in gold at the bank of Issue. The 4 per cent, bonds maturing in 1907', of course, will have to be refunded." A GEORGIA IDKA. R. J. Lowry, of Georgia, presented the following resolution, suggested by Mr. Dessaue, cashier of the Exchange Bank of Atlanta. Ga.: That the United States government shall retire from the Danking business; that the legal-tender and treasury notes issued by the United States government be retired and canceled; that the government of the United States shall not assume any responsibility for the current or final redemption of notes to circulate as money; Congress shall only permit bank notes to bo issued upon sound and scientific principles: that any paper currency authorized by Congress should issue through State banks; that it is essential for the perfect and complete usefulness of bank notes that the individual States be allowed to take the initiative and become the instruments through which they shall Issued that the state, ami not the federal government, can best determine the number of banks-' needed to meet the requirements of the business cf the State: that it Is the duty of Congress to pass such laws as will keep all of its money, metallic and paper, on a parity with each other in the markets of the world, to ameliorate the condition of the country by a proper use of bank credits wisely controlled, to give to each section of our country the greatest financial freedom consistent with sound principle's and always preserve the treasury of the United States free and Independent. From Mr. Wharton, of Pennsylvania, came this: "Resolved. That this convention Is not in favor of any project for withdrawing and e-ancelllng the existing government issues of paper currency, which would tither diminish the total volume of currency of all sorts now outstanding1 or replace it by any currency less deserving of public confidence." S. Travers. Richmond. Va submitted without being read a statement made by William L. Royall. of Riehmonu. Va.. concerning the state banking system, made before a committee on banking and currency of the House of Repe resntatlvcs in December. 1W. Mr. Fowler, of New Jersey, submitted the following resDjution: "Rf solved. That a permanent executive committee be appointed to confer and co-operate with the banking and currency committee of the IIous- and the finance committee of the Senate for tho purpose of securing some financial legislation. That such committee shall le constituted is follows: Each State here represented shall select one member of such committee. Mr. Fowler, in support ot the resolution, said: 1 desire to say that any resolution that we may pass here having the idea that it will pass through the committee on banking and currency. I think will fail. If you expect to do anything I believe tt should be done at once antl by hp extra session of Congress. The question should be settled soon. I believe that a committee selecteel as this one I promise, each State s looting one. is the best plan that could he devised, and have this committee thus constituted confer with the cemgrcssional committees. If you expect to bring a bill forth here and discuss it by four hundred delegates, it will take you longer than until doomsday to settle It." CHICAGO S BRIEF STATEMENT. Mr. Spraguc. of Chicago, by request of the Chicago Commercial Club, presented the fo!!owlr;r resolution: "This convention cf representatives of the commercial and protective Interests of the United States declare that the government should, at the earliest practicable elate, go out of the winking business." Mr. Smith, cf Toledo, intrenluced the following resolution from the- Tededo Produce Exchange: "Resolved. That In the opinion etf this convention the- Cengress er the I'ritetl States should jit once provide for a sound, stable ant! e-tllcient monetary system wii'i. in its essential feature's, will gradually reiuve the government from all its outsta! Jlug de inand netes and ot Its banking U; pitch s.".dr such s ife and proper conditions as wb protect the business interest. if the country from contraction of the paper "urreney by supplying the place of gov-mmn-1 i. tea retireei with other cur.CI5CJ." By Mr. Prlnsle. of Jackson. M I -h. "Resolved. That an earnest effort .should be

made to devise and formulate a plan by which State banks having ample capital, if efficiently supervised, depositing securities, may be safely exempted from the tax upon the circulation of that class of hanks." Mr. Pringle said: "It seems to me that any plan that may be adopted with national bank notes will need all the financial aid the country will be able to supply. A very large share, of banking capital is Invested in State banks. We oufcht to have all the help we can get. In the town in which I live, of 2.".(00 people, there are about five banks, four of whier are under the State laws, and two or three ef which are fully equal to the national banks in point ef strength and capacity. I think the State government can judge when and where a bank I necessary. E. V. Smalley. of Minneapolis Resolved. That this convention heartily indorse the movement for the formation of a nonpartisan national sound-money league. already begun in the principal cities of the country, for the further enlightenment of public epinion on the e-urreney problem and in support of such legislation as will insure to the country permanent exemption from business disturbance and tlepression by the establishment of a sound-money monetary system. On motion of H. I. A. Danser, of Sioux City, the convention adjourneel until Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. THOUSANDS FAMISHING

IICAHTnEXDIG SCENES REPORTED FROM INTERIOR OF 1M)I A. Men a n el Women, ItMluceel to Skeletonx. Strewn AIoiik the It euielNielcs . Burial Gronnds Overereweleel. LONDON, Jan. 13. The Dally Mall's Bombay correspondent reports tnat in all quarters the famine is dally becoming more severe and widespread. Heartrending scenes are reported from the interior. At Jubbulpore men and women, reduceel to living skeletons, are lying at the roadsides. It is believed that relief will cost the government ,0C0,0OJ. There are terrible scenes at the burial grounds of the Mohammedans, which are much overcrowded, ami where the bodies of plague-stricken victims recently interred are dug up to make room for fresh arrivals. Lord George Hamilton, secretary of state for the Indim department, has sent to the lorel mayor the statement upon which the appeal for subscriptiens for the relief of the famine sulTerers in Inelia was based. He says that districts with a population of .77,000.000 will be sufferers from famine until the end of March, and that it may continue in some parts until the end of June. In other districts having 44,000,000 of population the distress may deepen with famine for a shorter or longer perioel, while ti.OOO.COO people in the native states may be victims of famine. The density of the famished population varies from W2 per square mile in Mozafferpore and Bengal to 122 per square mile in Bhalagat and the central provinces. There were 1.200.0(H) people on the relief work at the beginning of January and this number will certainly reach 2.C0O.000 and may exceed 3.000.000. It Is estimated that the famine will cost the Indian treasury at least 4,000,000 to 6.000.000. To-eiay's cablegram from Calcutta states that the distress' is rapidly deepening, esj.1cially in the Bundejnund districts, where half the population needs relief. The Mansion-house relief fund amounteel to nearly 30.000 to-night, including a donation of 2."0 by the Prince of Wales and the donation by the Queen of o'J0, which has already been chronicled. JOHN SHERMAN CHOSEN THE OHIO SENATOR TO HE 31KLLKPS SECRETARY OF STATE. So S'nyj enerul (irosvenor After a t'on forence with the PreielentEleet Other Cabinet iesip. CLEVELAND, O., Jan. U. Cen. Charles H. Grosvenor came to Cleveland this evening from Canton, spent a few hours in conference with Chairman Hanna. and left for Washington at midnight. General Grosvenor said to-night that he did not go to Canton to discuss the tariff situation with Mr. McKinlcy. "I thoroughly understand Mr. McKinley's views on the tariff," he aid, and it was not necessary for me to discuss that subject with him. I elid talk with him about the Cabinet situation. Senator Sherman is to be the next secretary ef state. Ho practically told me that himself the other day. I want to say also that Senator Sherman's appointment to the State Department is not contingent on the appointment of Mr. Sherman's successor to the Senate. He does not enter into it." Speaking further. General Grosvenor said that Senator Allison was not asked to take the stale portfolio: that he was offeded the treasury portfolio and declined it. Mr. Grosvenor said that Congressman Dingley was out of the ejuestion in. connection with tho Treasury Department because of his health. The general said that the new tariff bill will be ready for introduction at the extra session of Congress, which President McKinley will call in March. Unva Far.iier for Mortoit'tt Plnoe. WASHINGTON. Jan. Senator Allison said to-day that the report that Presidentelect McKinlcy had elecideel to invite exRepresentative Wilson, of Iowa, to a place in his Cabinet as secretary of agriculture at his (Senator Allison's) suggestion had for its foundation the fact that he had recommondeei Mr. Wilson for this office to Mr. McKinley. He said, however, that he had received no verification of tho report that the nomination had been elecided on. The Senator added that Major McKinley had asked him If he knew a practical farmer from the West. He had then suggested Mr. Wilson, whom Mr. McKinley had known as a member of the House, but that the President-elect had not indicates! anv decision. "I hope, however." he aehle-el. ""that Mr. Wilson's fitness has so grown .Pion Majtr McKinley us to decide him to make the appointment hp reporteel." Coe's ew Party. ST. LOUIS. Jan. 12. Gen. Jacob S. Coxey this afternoon called to order the conference of reformers who met pursuant to a call issued by the "Commonweal" leader for the purpose of forming a new organization to take the place of the Pe-ople's party, which, he declnred. is dead. There were twenty-three middle-of-the-toaders present, most, of them being local lights. The conference, which was held behind clos.fi eioors, organized by selecting "General" Coxey as chairman and Carl Brown as secretary. An address will be issucel tomorrow. Another Cabinet PMi ll 1 1 1 AMHERST. Mass.. Jan. 12. It has been tumored amont; the friends of President H. H. Godell, of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, that there- was a possibility of his lelng named as secretarv of agriculture by Prev-ident-e-lect McKinley. Mt Godeil has been president of the- "Massachusetts Agricultural College since 1W. ilc is a prominent Grand Army man. WOMEN BICYCLE RACES. Tlllle Anelerfnii, Pearl Krjex mid Amy Knlgreen Win. I CI.t:vi:L.ANI. ex. Jan. 12. At the finish of the women's bicycle races this evening Tillie Anderson dfHted Dottle Farrutworth ty four lengths in a fifteen-mile race. Time, 42:3.1. In the tivemile race Pent I Kes drfeate.l J,:in!e Hrown ly two length In U:U. In th two-mile race Amy Kalgreen won over May Allen in .:0.s. ev Uanelalc. I.etiKiie in View. Special to th IndUnapoJts Journal. TEItRE HAUTK. Ind.. Jan. I2.-There will be a meeting at Kvansvllle Sunday, Jan. 21. for the purpose of organizing what is to be known as the Central Ilaseball league, composed of the following cities: Nashville. Chattanooga. Mcmpnis. Knoxvtlle, Cairo. tSpr'.nglieid. III.. Kvansvllle and Terre Haute. A stock company Is being formed in this city to back a club either for this proposeel league or another which may be organized with cities north of the Ohio river. Terre Haute has a g;ood park and wants baseball.

SACRED BY CUBANS

CAIVAIUOl S. A TOWX KAR HAVANA, cAiTritKD iiy ixsi:iu;bts. Span I nil Gnrrinpn tf TOO Driven Out, Place- Partly Unmeet nntl We ler" Aew Cannon Spiked. STATEMENT FROM DE LOME SPAIN HAS NOT ACC13PTED l.NCLE SAM'S PKACC proposals. Many PriestM Sin In in the Philippine Islamls Interview with 3Igr. ' Mnrtlnclii. CINCINNATI. O.. Jan. 12. A special to the Commercial Tribune from Key West, Fla., says: Reports from Havana are that the insurgents Saturday sacked Calvarious, less than ten miles from the city, drove out the Spanish garrison of TOO, burned nearly half the place, seized a large amount of supplies, destroyed all they could not carry off and spiked two fine large field pieces that they could not take away. These two guns had just been received by Weyler only last week. One bore Weyler's name and the inscription: "To aid Weyler's glorious deeds." The retiring Cubans delaced the inscription and placed a placard on it reading: "Butchers need only cleavers." Two hundred wounded soldiers came into Havana Friday and Saturday. All information regarding them was refused and they were hastily sent to the hospitals. CII.WCK FOR A DUEL. Doth KltzhnKh Lee nnil Senator-Elect Money Hot Tempered. Sp?cial to the Indianapolis journal. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. A question of veracity has arisen between two blooded Southern gentlemen Consul General Fitzhugh Lee and Senator-elect Money and the future is red with trouble. Money has published broadcast that he was made the custodian of an. important message from Lee to Olney, and that he elelivered it. Lee says, with hot scorn, that he never authorized Money to take any message or communication to Olney ami that he never said anything that could be tortured. Into the indiscreet remarks attributed to him by the Mississippi statesman. This Is the lie direct, something no blooded Southern gentleman will stand. Money was widely advertised as a desperate man last spring, when "Bully" Hall, of Missouri, hit him over the eye with a loaded inkstand in the naval affairs committee room, and he was with difficulty restrained from eating up the big Missourian, blood raw. He was restrained, however. It is now feared that he cannot be prevented from going gunning for Virginia's hero, even if he has to take another trip back to Havana to get at him. With Maguire and Johnsoli. of California, calling each other "dirty doers!" "liars!" "cowards!" and other pleasant epithets, and a eluel in prospective between Lee and Money, official life in and about Washingten may be described as full of spice. PltlESTS SLAIN. Killed by Philippine Inland Rebels )lj;r. Murtlnelll on Culm. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The papal delegate, Archbishop Martlnelli, has received discouraging news from his vicar-general, Itoderiguez, in Rome, regarding the rebellion in the Philippine islands. ' In an interview last night Mgr. Martlnelli discussed the situation in both the Philippine islands and in Cuba with considerable freedom. "Our order is very strong there," said the archbishop, "as we have several bishops and some ?M priests scattered all through the province-'. It was too much to expect that all of them had escaped, and the rows I received is bad. I have two letters from my vicar-general, and he Informs me that live Augustinian priests in parishes about Manilla have been carried off by the rebels and no news whatever has been received from them. In the absence of information we believe that they are dead. Thirteen Dominican priests were also either carried away or slain by the rebels, and those, who were taken off were afterward killed; so we suppose the same fate has befallen the members of our order. The rebellion in the Philippine is likely to prove a most horrible affair, as the natives are only semi-clviltzed. Spain, too, is handicapped to some extent by the fact that she maintains on the island only a scattered army of about 4.000 men. Spain will have a difficult task to subdue the half-barbarous people of the Philippines." Mcr. Martlnelli. after referring to the various reports regarding himself and the affairs in Cuba, said: "I have reason to believH that the rebellion in Cuba will be ended very shortly. At least. so I gather from what 1 hear from Rome. These reports all go to show that the relellion is growing ranidly to a close, nnd that It will ptobably be ended by the middle or last of February. The Spanish seem to be victorious every day, and te list of killed and wounded grows constantly larger. The closo connection between the government anil people of Spain and the Vatican presupnoses an Inclination towartl their side. The Vatican has always been in favor of established government, and against rebellions. Finally we have reason to believe that as far as the church itself is eoneern-d we will be better treated by the Spanish government in Cuba than we Should be by the new government, should the rebellion succeed. It Is sure that in east: they did succeed a large number of Spanish priests would be banished from the island and perhaps much property would be destroyed or connscated." Hieeuteel Iiy Spaniard. NKW YORK. Jan. 12. A dispatch to the Herald from Manilla, 'Philippines, says: Raxas and twelve tdher reoels, including a lieutenant of infantry, have been shot to death. This makes twenty-six executions this week. Including those of three priests. All of the re bels died game. At Minadanao seven soldiers have been shot for conspiracv. It Is re ported that about half ef those exiled to Yap in the Carolines, numbering over loo men. were shot while attempting to escape. The rebels have evidently been elisspirited bv the wholesale executions of leaders and Captain Polavieja's firmness. DDNIHD IIY 1)E LOMI2. Spnln I Not YVIIUiik tt Accept Peace PropoKitln from tne-le Sum. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. Senor Dupuy de Ixjmc's attention was directed to-day. to published statements purporting to come from Madrid to the effect that the Spanish government had instructed him to notify the American secretary of state that Spain would accept the terms of a peace settlement with Cuba submitted to the American government ami that he had cabled the authorities at Madrid the acceptance to Mr. Olney. The minister observed his usual course In eleclining to discuss the eletails of diplomatic subjects, but he was emphatic in denying1 the publication as a whole, stating it h;id no basis of fact and in his judgment was a fabrication which could not have originated at Madrid. Further than this penerr.l denial the minister would not eliscuss the publication in detail, as this would necessarily lead to a discussion of the real status of negotiations. From other sources, however, it is learned that the- situation has undergone no recent change antl that the status today Is exactly, what It has been for some time, namely, "a purpose on the part of Spain to apply extended reforms of autonomy to Cuba as soon as tf pacification of the Island Is assured. The advices from Cuba satisfy ofTiclals of the Spanish legation here that this pacification ia progressing rapidly. A cable tlisptth just received from General Weyler says that the province cf Pinar del Rio. which has been the storm center of recent conflict, is pacified. This is regarded as not only important in Itseif. but as completely contradicting a published "aiemcnt made by Mr. Money that Pinar

del Rio was not and could not be pacified. General Weyler in his dispatch explicitly refers to nnd contradicts this publlsheel statement. In this connection it is pointed out by the Spanish officials that claims were made that Cacaraji-Canu the strategic pednt of Pinar del Rio could not be taken without a loss of 40.ikm Spanish troops, whereas this point, said to be impregnable, has passed into the hands of General Weyler with the loss of only twentv-six men. This pacification of Pinar del Rio. as reported by General Weyler. marks an important step In tne advance with the general plan of applying autonomy to the island. With reports that the provinces of Mutanzas and Havana are pacified, which are confidently expected by the legation in view of the report from Pinar del Rio. the reports will cover practically the entire island, as Santa Clara province has not been a state of recent insurgent activity and San Diego de Cuba Is far to the eastward and out of the range of recent military operations.

LA Mil AFFIDAVIT. Captain of the Dnnntles Fniln to Make n Clear Record for Htn Tug. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. The secretary of the treasury has received from Collector Bisbee, at Jacksonville, a report of the recent movements of the suspected filibuster Dauntless, in which he incorporates an affidavit made by Captain Mayers, the master. The affidavit states In effect that on Dec. 2S, he (the master) subscribed to an oath that the Dauntless was about starting on a wrecking tour and that he would not violate the neutrality or navigation laws of the United States. On that day he steameel down the river, but the weather was too thick for his vessel to go to sea, and so he returned to Jacksonville. On the 2Dth he again started on his wrecking trip, but the weather was still .heavy and he concluded to go inside, through Hawk's channel. While in the channel he discovered signals of distress flying from a point on No Name key. He put into the island and founel about thirtylive men in great elistress. suffering from exposure to the weather and want of fooel. There was also a quantity of freightage in unbroken boxes : nd packages. What they contained he did not know. He took the men and freight on board New Year's day and, as nearly as he could recollect, on the 3d of January he delivered them at sea. To whom they were delivered he does not say and the collector, in commenting on the affidavit, says that to his mind it is very defective In that it doea not state to whom the men and goods were delivered and also in several other important facts. Proof of Maceo'a Dentil. KEY WEST, Fla., Jan. 12. Advices received here from Havana to-day bring further confirmation, if such were needed, of the death of Antonio Maceo. A gentleman in Havana, who was an intimate friend of the late insurgent leader, has received a letter and a package from one of the patriot chieftains. The package contained Maceo's carbine which, in case of his death, he desired to be sent to the friend referred to. It is a Colt carbine and its number is 11,129. The letter furnished additional proof of the great insurgent leader's death. The Vewnvlns in Coiuminnion. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12. The United States dynamite cruiser Vesuvius was formally placeel in commission at the League island navy yard this afternoon. The Vesuvius has been thoroughly overhauled and has been provided with all her guns except the two dynamite tubes. It is understood that when the Vesuvius sails from this port her final elestination will be the coast of Florida, which she will patrol for filibustering ships. 'Cuban 1" Shot. ; KEY WEST, Fla., Jan. 12. Advices from Havana say that Consul General Lee went to Guanabacoa, hearing that an American hod been shot there. It was ascertained that a Cuban named Spirus had been shot down the night before at his own tloor by a police officer as he was going horn'. "Only a. Cuban elog," was the police officer' a report. Exeeuled Iiy Spnninrel. HAVANA, Jan. 12. Leocadlo Rodriguez was shot at Cabanas fortress to-dAy. Clautlio Perez and Jose Perez Garcia will be executes! in the same manner and at the same place to-morrow. SEELEY'S STAG DINNER KNTKUTAINJIKNT THAT CAl'SED A SENSATION IN NEW YORK. Testimony of "Little llgrypt." One of tho Naughty Dancer A Rival of the Fcant of Penrln. NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-The trial of Police Captain Chapman by the police board was continued to-day, and "Little Egypt,", an Algerian muscle dancer, was the star witness. Captain Chapman is charged with exceeding his authority by making a midnight raid. ' Dec. 19. on Sherry's ballroom, where Herbert B. Seeley, a grandson of P. T. Rarnum, was entertaining a score of friends at a stag dinner, with a vaudeville accompaniment, which Chapman claimed was Indecent. While Chapman is technically on trial, Seeley is an unwilling prosecutor. The captain subpoenaed all the women who danced at the dinner and all oi the dipers. He began his defense, last Friday by calling Anna Relle Whitford, who testified that she had been askeel to dance naked at the dinner; that she had refused and told her father, who notified Chapman, whence the raid. On the witness stand Lottie Mortimer, a vaudeville performer, repeited an lndecent toast she ofTereel. to which the Seeley party drank. She also told of the liberties the diners took with her, and of the sugge-stive Christmas presents that Minnie Renwood, another dancer, distributed to the guests. To-day Captain Chapman went on the stand and to:d his story of the raid, narrating how he found eight women and four men in the dressing rccm, the women "very much undrcsseel." "Little Egvpt." of Shea Waba. told in broken language how she was engaged to do a little dance and pese on a pedestal In the nude. She said she would do so "for tho sake of art." She posed "a little" at the dinner, she said, but the raid interfered with her giving the full performance for which she was engaged. Her lawyers insisted on limiting her testimony to establishing the point that she contracted to eiance in the nude. Tho trial is not yet ended. RivnlM "FeiiMt of Pearls." NEW YORK, Jar.. 12. The now famousmany sjeak of it as infamous Seeley dinner has proveel. taken all In all, to be the most costly dinner ever held in this city. Some cempare it with the "feast of pearls" prepared by Cleopatra for her Anthony, antl say that Herbert Rarnum Seeley will in future years be spoken of as the Egyptian's rival. To be sure, Mr. Seeley paid only 20 a plate, wine extra, and the entire bill was less than $1.X. Rut the cost for tho eilnner did not really begin until the guests had had sufficient rest for their heads to assume normal size. One young man, who took an inconspicuous part in the feast, and whose name has only been noticed among the list of guests, was engaged to marry a remarkably pretty young lady of this city, who was the bel'e of two yeirs ago. when she "came euit." She has a fortune in her own name ef $rA000, and great expectations. They were to be married next June. The engagement is off. and it is said that the young man was informel that an attempt at an aiology er explanation would bring upon him a horsewhipping at the hands of a big brother. This young man has not yet leen abl to figure out what the bit of oriental realism has cost him. Mr. Sherry, at whose establishment the dinner was held, and who had just secureel a mertgage on the patronage ef a big iortton of the- four hundred. Is euoted as saying that the Seeley dinner would prove ro ctstly to him that he would be glad to pay $.".). CC0 and blot out all recollection of the affair from the public mlr.d. The city of New York is paying a pretty penny for the privilege ot having had the disgraceful affair within its limits. The investigation that Is now being held before the police commission will cost, so It is said. $4.L. The testimony that has been brought out will be placed before the grand jury, which ran hardly fail to find a bunch of indictments. The trials that will follow will cost a sum so great that It cannot now b estimated. "Little Egypt" was paid for her posings a sum of llOy; she has testified that she made JO more in tips from the guests before whom she appeared.

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GOVERNOR LEERY MAKES A PLAY FOIl POP I' LI ST APPLAl SE. He Defend Knnxni from Allegeel CaImiinlcM n n el Cntlg-ntc the "GrubStreet'' Haiders of New York. PERKINS TO KEEP HIS SEAT RE-ELECTED SENATOR FROM CAMFORMA ON THE FIRST BALLOT. Orvllle II. Plntt A g:n In Surccnfnl in Connecticut Holler Duboix Proh nhly Defeated In Idaho. TOPEKA. Kan., Jan. 12. The Kansas Legislature met to-day, with the Populists, for the first time, in control of both branches, as well as with an executive in harmony therewith. 'W. D. Street, of Decatur county, was elected speaker. Considerable surprise was caused by the Governor's message making no reference to a prohibitory law or a constitutional convention. Other features, however, were sensational enough to tickle the fancy of the most ardent Populist. The message was in many respects a remarkable document. It was twenty thousand words in length, elealing minutely with the workings of the different State departments, and was brimful of recommenelatlons. His first utterances touched on the adverse criticisms on Kansas made by Eastern States, and ridicules .that portion of the country. Governor Leedy went on to draw a parallel of the degree of prosperity In his State with those of its alleged mallgaers. "With profound regret for the misfortunes of our more pretentious sisters of the East," said the Governor "I congratulate the State of Kansas on the many simple blessings that have fallen to us In thes-3 adverse times. While those who clamor for alms in the streets of the crowded cities are many, those who seek assistance from our ready public bounty are few. While the failure of the great commercial institutions brings sad calamity to the chief capitals, whose fortunes accumulate, the less imposing but epuite useful depositories of Kansas savings are giving gratifying evidences of stability. While, according to the press of the Nation's most populous metropolis, her children linger in the streets untaught, except in the lore of the paVement; unfed, except at the hand of charity; unhoused, except in the kennels they dispute with creatures scarcely less miserable, the Commonwealth of Kansas, rejoicing in a public-school system which is the most grateful heritage we receive from our fathers and the best legacy we can leave to our children, finds ample houseroom and schoolroom for every Kansas child and for such straggling waits as cejme to us for aid in Kansas, except those birds of passage, which iiy by us, grim reminders of old communities. "With a cheerful audacity that almost challenges admiration, Grub-street scribblers on a venal press, which panders to the most vicious instincts of semi-civilized foreign colonies like New York and Chicago, with semi-barbaric splendor at the apex and semi-barbaric squalor at the base of their social life, have offered puny and presumptuous criticisms of those whose shoe strings they are not worthy to unloose. The elogs of Egypt have barked at, the pyramids, unanswered, for fifty centuries. When the accused Doge stood lefore the Venitian council he said, 'My defense is your accusation.' "Let Grub street rail. They will know that Kansas was a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night before an oppressed ieople in the Nation's darkest hour. We shall keep those fires alight in our camps and that smoke ascending from our hilltops till this Is indeed a government of the people and for the people and by the people." ' A resume of the State finances shows Kansas to have reduced her State indebtedness in the past year from JTSS.HOO to $SX2,(Nto, JH!.0W of which latter Is owned by the permanent school fund. The report then returned to the educational matters and after treating the subject fully, said: "Tit at the percentage of illiteracy is lower and the average of general intelligence Is higher in Kansas than in New York and the New Englanei States is most gratifying to our people." The permanent school fund amounts to J6,RT3,&87. Irrigation was touched on, and because of the successful work of the Roard of Irrigation cstablisheel by a previous Legislature that body is booked for abolishment, an equitably tax on premium paid by foreign lire and life insurance companies is recommended, and cheaper text books are demanded. That portion cf the message treating of railroad legislation is by far the most important topic discussed by the Governor. He attacks the Interstate-commerce Commission as "that subterfuge for Justice," whose report is just issued after eleven years of waiting, ttates that "the law uneler which they were acting was defective antl had been held by the court of last resort as inoperative and unconstitutional. Thus, after fifty years of effort in this lirection. we find that practically nothing has been tlone toward control of our corporations; the eiuestion has been delayed and avoided as much as possible threiugh the courts, and finally, at the end. we jind the will of the jHople thwarted and the corporations resting on the bosom of the Supreme Court with the same feeling of contielence ami security that an infant reposes on the bosom of a wet nurse." Governor Leedy recommends n maximum freight law and that the Hoard ef Railroad Commissioners be vest eel with the iowers of a court and given the' power to aeljust fares and freights within the State. In an attempt to overcome the inequalities In interstate commerce suffered by the State he advises the people of Kansas to swk for justice out of court. This, he thinks, would b? found in the States west of th' Mississippi river building a road of their own to tide water, the shortest and mwt ellrect route. "If the States ef Texas ami Nebraska." says he. "would join us in the building of a line to Galveston the expense of building a road would be merely nominal when com parcel with the vast sums of money which would be saved to the citizens of thes" States through the lowering of freight rates." I'noMtcntutlonM Inn tig; urn tion. DENVER, Jan. 12. Without ostentation cr ellsplay, and at i n expense of less than $3 to the State, Hon. Alva Adams, Democrat, was inaugurated is Govenmr of Coloraelo at noon to-day. He walke-el from his reside-nce to the capitol. whe-re. in the pre sence of the legislature In Joint session and a. large muster of friends, the oath of office was administered by Chief Justice Hayt. There were no public receptions nor demonstrations of any description. . Will ftiillot Jan. lf. SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Jan. 12. Tuesday. Jan. 19, is tho day set aside by the Senate for assembling with the House in joint session for the purpose of beginning the balloting for a 1'nlted States senator to succeeeL Gen. John M. Palme r. A Jednt resolution to this effect was aelopteel by the Senate to-day. It was offered by Senator McCloud. of Chicago. The Senate the-n a!journed, having be-e-n in session t-carct-ly five minutes. Flrmt Ilcpuhllenn In Twenty Venr. RALEIGH, N. C, Jan. 12.-I)iniel Lindsay Russell was inaugurated Gove rnor of North Carolina to-day. He is North Carolina's first Republican executive in twenty years. In his Inaugural address h opposed lh lease ot the North Carolina Railroad, owned by the State anl recently Iasd for ninety-nine years to the Southern I tail retail Company, and called upon the Legislature now in session to take steps te nullify it. Srunlor IVrUlna Re-Elected. SACRAMENTO, Cal.. Jan. 12.-George C. Perkins was to-day re-t lecie'd Ur.lted States senator, recehii g a majority of tne votes In both branches of the Legislature. In the Senate he received twenty-Eeven votes, against a scattering ipiositlon of t-ilrteen. His vote in the Assembly was forty-seven, against a teital opposition of thirty-two. His majority on joint ballot is nineteen. Tb two houses of the Legislature will hold

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Sarsaparilla Is the One True r.lood Purifier. All drugistr tt. u ,f rtff cure Liver lIMj casv to flood S FlllS take, easy to operate. 2. AMISEMEXTS. TO-DAY, 2 p. m. IS. II. SOTII1JRX, In His New Romantic Praraa AN ENEMY TO THE KING Prices Lower noor. t.W; bale-on eres-rve1i, tl; balcony (admission). T.V: gallery. 2.V. Mtlnfe . Orchestra and boxes. t.7o; dres circle, tl; balcony. oe; palltry, 2.V. s:ats at Pembroke. TO-MORROW ; rights. Sat. Mot.' lvrvrw kice. Thur. nitel Frl. "At the French Hull. Sat. 3lnt. nntl live-"Flower Girl of Fnrl." 11 ie-es 25c. 75c. SI. Matinee 2:. Wc. Seat Sale To-Morrow, Pembroke, far SOi SMITH RUSSELL In Martha Morton's new cometly, A Bachelor's Romance At GRAND, Jan. 18, 19, 20. XTHIS THEATRE W DOES NOT ADVERTISE if IN THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS V To-Day-'2 P. M s P. 31. Sidewalks of New York. See SpeedM Terrific Illve. 0 Mnnminrvfinnlen VIOWH VillblllHIUI UpilW 3:2'). J:20. Prke Ifto. 2-V. v. Jan. IS. 19. 2-lkston HowarJ Atheneum SUr Spex-lalty Co. -THIS THEATRE X DOES NOT ADVERTISE IN THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS EDEH MUSEE Daily, 11a.m. to 11p.m. (Park tiieati:i:). Aetmif .ion 10c CKYSTAI X 'THIS THEATRE s X DOES NOT ADVERTISE IN THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS EMPIRE31 outlay, TueelH, Weilueiular. il.VTlNHi: AT 2. 10c. 15c, 2oc. TO-XIOIIT AT g. llc. 2ic, iijc. Flynn & Sheridan's Big Sensation (Doultle Shenv.l i?vrn. orikntaij a:ci:hs. Seats on falc at box nflice only. Tel. 1703. ThuiF.lay Bull Fighters. Next wk Vanity Fair. PLYMOUTH CHURCH l'ruf. l:OOKKIl T. WAKIIINeJTON Mill IccturV at ri.YMOl'TII riltniCH WVelne-sHlay cvfntnjr. Jan. 13, under tlie au.lfv of the 'McCullexh Club." . His mbject will t? Solving th; Negro Problem in the Black Belt ot Ihz South." Almislon M e-entK. Ilosrifd ?ats n pale at Ilaldwin'ri Music Stoie. without extrt cIiju-r a joint teiion iit noon to-morrow and cast a joint ballot for IVrkins. The Democratic vote was ellvidcd lctwecn Congressman Ma entire. W. W. Foote anl National Committeeman J. J. Dwyer. The I'opulist vote went to T. V. Castor. Iulei lro!aIly Defeated. HOISE CITY. Idaho, Jan. 12. - Tho House hallote-el for senator at noon, with' the following result: Dubois, 17; V. IJ. Clatfjjett. 22: scattering', V ClatrRett not two Democratic votes. The vote in )j Senate was: CIhrk'U. 8; Dubois. V; Clenn, 1: AnKcl. 1: Cexk, 1. The Populists acrced to conct nt rate on dagett. but their De-m-ocratlc nllles scattered, and it is believed the result foreshadow his eleftaU Senator Tlatt ICenomlnated. HARTFORD, Conn.. Jan. 12. The joint, Republican caucus of the senators and representatives of the Connecticut (Je-neral Assembly met this afternoon. United States Senator Orrville H. l'latt. Republican, was nomlnate'd by a rising vote-. The Democratic caucus nominated Carlos French. On joint ballot the legislature Mauds: Re- ' publicans, 242; Democrats, IPh FIGHT IN A CHURCH. One !nn Killed, Another Fit tally Wounded nnel Other Hurt. LITTLK IKK'Iv, Ail;.. Jan. 12. In a colHfJ Batit e-hurcli at YelJ-iw )Saeu. in CTiiot county, lar-t nl;ht, ejne niua va KilU'l. another fatally weunlfi Mi! rovcral ehers Ladl;- hurt. A revival was lu rr;rtK at the church. I.at nlRlit Rev. Henry Walker, the i.atcr. n-aJ a chapter fre.m the lliMe. and Iv.-uvn Austin Williams passed the j.lale fr tie uffTlr.K. Af l-e et t!i hat containing n few hma'l erins n tlie rulplt th jie&ihrr n:it5e m. ien.irk whlh WlMiani did not like. Hnl he t-lHre.l Walker in the muth. Wstlkr att.-i'kej the deacon. Kihk klnic him to the floor with a e-ar.e. A free r.--;ht e-nue.l. in Me-h partisans '"inc.!. .Kiir.s razor ami c4jh. Walker wirh hit tazor cut William' tl.nwit, killing liini instantly. A tijno. name not known, reecived a fatal cut. .rvt i-.V.ut h tlzn othr were slhe. more or rr weirfully. Se veral arrrst! were ma1e. irvlu-linK Walker, who is unJ?r a heavy fcuanl Jo prevent heirs Ijn. h-l. 3Iri. 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