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Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23
TWO ST. PAUL BANKS FAIL.
Bank of Minnesota succurnbs to Bad
Business and Drags Down
n Small Bank.

ST. Paul, Mimi, Dac. 22.-The Bank of
Minnesota. capital 100000, one of the best
known and generally considered one of the
strongest in the Northwest, Was closed to-
day. State Bank Examiner Kenyon took
possession of the assets of the bank, and
is now In charge. The last published state
ment was on October 6, 1896. and was as
follows:
Liabilities-Capitfl stock paid in, s6OO,00O;
surplus funds, $l00,Q00: undivided profits,
s102. 7S311; Individual deposits, Sl,Ol ,Ooo.So;
time certificates of deposit, $l,Ol. 1879; due
to banks, S303, ,21S.71; demand certificates of
deposit $40. $3.50 total. $500, ,36949
Resources-Boans and discounts, s2,3h,-
$50. @; miscellaneous bonds. $49,6S4.69: over
drafts, $7,6f72l; Banking houses, $4,000;
other real estate. s105, 41.66: furniture and
fixtures, 500 expenses paid, SS99O.19; due
from banks, $S19 .02; exchange for clear
ing house, S29, ,6S1-14; specie, United States
notes and national currency. S25l 1888;
stocks and other cash items, S5,6329o; total
resources. s., ,32o, ,S6949
The Union Stock Yards bank, which is
closely connected with the Bank of Minne-
sofa, also closed its doors as consequence
of the larger failure.
The closing of these. banks was a decided
surprise, but has not affected the other
banks of the city, The Bank of Minnesota
was the oldest bank in St. Paul. 1t was
established by Dawson & Co., in 1859.
Assistant Cashier Robert l.. Miller gave
a brief statement, as follows:
I'VE had a large retail trade, which has
suffered materially from the hard times
for the past eight years, during which time
our individual deposits have decreased
from millionsand half to 100000. In ad-
dition to this, inability to collect large bills
receivable notes and the general de-
preston in money and business all over
the country tell the story in few words"
The Union Stock Yards bank, which
closed its doors simultaneously with the
Bank of Minnesota, was owned by the lat
ter, and its president was William Daw-
son, while John Flanagan was cashier.
That bank is perfectly solvent. 1t had a
capital stock of $4,000, and there is alb
solutely no danger TO any of its depositors.
Judge Otis, of the Ramsey county dis
trict court tonight agreed to appoint
Frank Seymour, cashier of the Merchants
decided on, to be receivers of the Bank of
Minnesota. The state bank examiner is in
charge of the bank pending such appoint
ment, which will be made tomorrow, and
after making an examination of affairs to-
day, he said he did not consider the failure
bad one, but expected the bank would
resume business before long. The officers
of the bank say they had been hoping to
carry the institution through the hard
pressure of the winter, but had found it
too great a task and had concluded to call
in the state bank examiner and have him
take charge. Their action may have been
influenced by the clearing house, which
sent word for them not to clear to-day,
for the bank closed soon after receiving
the notice.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23
MURDER AT BRooKFIELD, MO.
Bartender Kicked to Death ny Hun
nibaI Conductor.

Brookfield, Mo-. Dec. 22-tSpecial) A
W. Mahan. conductor on the Hannibal
Il St. Joseph railroad, fatally injured a
bartender in Brookteld, Mo, last night.
Conductor Mahan lives in Brookfeld and
about o'clock Monday evening became in
VOWED in quarrel with the bartender,
who drew knife and attempted to use it
on Mahan, but was knocked down and
kicked into unconsciousness. Several wom
en- ran from the building in which the sa-
loon is located and persuaded Mahan TO al
low them to help the bartender to his feet,
but they were too late to save the man 5
life. Mahan was arrested shortly after his
victim eiied
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23
WAS A HoWLING FARCE.
Yesterdays Legislative Free silver
Caucus mt oklahoma City-The
Slate ARRANGED.

Guthrie. o. tt. Dec. 22.-tSpecialD The
legislative free silver caucus at Oklahoma
City to-day proved to be howlinG face.
Most of the members of both houses were
present, but each one was afrsil 10 com
nit himself, and they sat around and looked
at each other and cracked jokes for sew
eral hours and then went home. The slate
is: ]. W. Johnson, of Oklahoma city. for
president of the council. and j A. BaKcr.
of Shawnee, for chief clerk; John HaEan,
OF Pawnee. speaker of the ho Ise. nn,l Leo
Vincent, OF this city. chief clerk. Tie Dem
ocrats have the upper house and the Pop
ulists the lower. but it is more than ;isc!y
that at the last moment. the Democrat,
in the lower house. by getting the thee
Republicans to vote with them, VII Or-
ganize to suit themselves. leaving the Top
ulists out in the cold.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23
WEYLER LEAVES HAVANA.
sonal mmnnd-Cubnns Eag-
er To Aycngc Mnceo

Havana. Dec. 22.-Captain General Wey-
Ter left Havana this morning, on board the
Spanish cruiser Legazspi, bound for Mariel.
north of the military line across the prov
ince of Pinar del Rio, with the intention of
resuming personal command of the oper-
atoms against the insurgents in that part
of Cuba He arrived. at O'clock. at Mar
iel and was in Artemisa by 10 o'clock.
whence he proceeded by coach, in company
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23
THE CHocTAW AGREEMENT.
General Armstrong Reports to the In.
terror Department Concerning
It-Some of the Terms.

Washington, Dec. 22.-(Speclal) General
Frank Armstrong. OF the Dawes commits
sion. to-day filed a report. on the agree
ment between the commission and the
Choctaw Indians, in which the latter agree
to surrender their tribal form of govern
ment and take allotments. The agreement
was covered in general terms by informa-
ton sent several days ago, and General
Armstrong is confident that the action of
the Choctaws will soon be followed by sim
liar treaties with the Cherokees and other
members of the five civilized tribes. Under
its terms, tribal government is to dissolve
after the. expiration of eight years. 1t will
take a considerable part of that time, Gem
eral Armstrong thinks. in ratifying- the
agreement, surveying the lands, making the
allotments and carrying the details of the
agreement into effect
The government pays the Indians no
money whatever. The money realized from
the coal leases goes into the treasury of the
tribe for the benefit of its members. These
are among the leading provisions of the
agreement. Regarding the administration
of justice, the understanding is that the
Choctaws transfer 10 the federal courts
the jurisdiction over the capital offenses
as soon as the agreement is ratified by the
tribe and by congress. The Indian courts
retain power TO try minor cases until the
expiration of the eight years of grace.
All coal leases and railroad grants made
by the Indian council must have the ap-
proval of the secretary or the interior, and
the proceeds of the sale of townsites shall
go into trust fund for the Indians to be
applied to schools and other purposes. In
other words, there will be no free lands
for white settlers. a point on which the
commission is determined.
The agreement has to be ratified ny the
Indian council and by congress before it
can become operative. but little or no op-
position is anticipated. All the members
Of the commission have returned but Gem
eral Armstrong. who lives in Washington,
is Tho first to arrive.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23
MARKETS FOR AMERICA.
Fields I'm Germany and in New south
Wales

Washington, Dec. 22,-Thcrc is a big field
in Germany for American rubbers. says
United States Consul Monaghan at Chem
ritz. in a report to the state department.
The consul submits some statistics TO show
Germany is building mp a large trade at
ErEland's expense with New South Wales.
He gives list of the principal German
experts TO that colony and says they arc
not nearly as good as our own wares and
with the advantage of cheaper and quick
or freights across the Pacific the United
SLates should certainly have this trade.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23

book the doorkeeper permitted him to en-
ter and receiving teller accepted the de-
posit.
Mr.. Kennedy's action in swearing out the
warrants was largely induced by treatment
he received at he"banEo few minutes be-
fore his trip to Justice hall. He visited the
bank TO make courteous inquiry and was
told il he did not leaTe the place immedi-
;seely. and voluntarily.he would be forced
tor do-so under the escort OF a policeman.
-rreatment OF this kind" said Mr.. Ken
nedy last night. made me Indignant, and
1 made up my mind that after 1 had lost
my money 1 was at least entitled to civil
treatment"
No arrests had been made at o'clock
Tonight 1~
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23
ITALIAN BANKER MISSING.
DepositOrs Assemble Threaten
ingIy in Front of 1t.

New York, Dec. 22.-The sheriff to-day re-
ceived an attachment for $543S against
Marcello H. Barilani, who carried on busi-
ness on Mulberry street under the name of
NJ. H Barilani & Co., bankers and brokers,
in favor of Cesare Cont, for money ad-
vanced. The police were called upon to-
night to restrain crowd of Italians who
assembled in front of the Barilani's bank
The Italians did not know until they re-
turned from work tonight that the savings
which they had intrusted to Barilani were
lost. The bank did not open for business
this morning. Barilani was last seen on
Monday. His wife says she does not know
where he has gone. Many of the Italians
were with difficulty restrained from wreak-
ing vengeance on the windows of the bank
Some of them wept.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23
HoIcomb for RecognitIon.

Lincoln, Neb.. Dec. 22.-At largely at
tended mass meeting tonight to express
sympathy for Cuba, lengthy statement
from Governor Holcomb was read Among
other strong statements he says: II believe
the recognition of the Cubans as bel1iger-
ents has been already deserved. l hope that
our representatives at Washington see
their way clear to grant to the people of
Cuba substantial aid.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23
wesleynn.s Orator Chosen.

Salina. Kas. Dec. 22.-(Special) The an
nual oratorical contest of the Kansas WeS-
leyan university occurred last evening.
There were three contestants: Q. y. Nc
Keever of Missouri. who spoke on The
Mission of America" S. G.. Fleisher, of
Minneapolis whose subject was "The I'M
mortality of TRUTH and W. y. Blair, of
Salina, VINO spoke on THE Spirit of Self
Sacrifice" Mr.. Blair was awarded first
place and Mr.. McKeever second.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23
Cuban sympathy In Brazil.

Rio Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 22.-The agita-
tion in this city in favor of the Cuban
revolutionists continues without abatement
The Cuban committee is organizing more
meetings of sympathy and for the coIlec-
ton of funds for the insurgents. II is
semi-officially stated that the Brazilian
government will recognize the bellIgerency
of the Cubans as soon as the United States
shall act.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23
Bis Irrigation Enterpri.e.

San Francisco. Dec. 22.-The Yakima In
vestment Company. of Washington. which
Paul SchulZe had wrecked is to be resus-
citated and one of the largest irrigation en-
terprises of the Pacific coast placed again
upon its feet. The property involved /,
valued at Sl.250OOO to 81 800. 900 II is located
In the Yakima valley, east of the Cascade
land. main canal with lateraIs and
bitches of q length of 320 miles
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23
A warning 10 spain.

City of Mexico. Dec. 22.-The morning
newspapers warn Spain tnst Mexicans have
the right In their own country,t to manifest
their sympathy with Cuban patriots, and
that they must not maltreat Mexicans.
Public feeling Is strongly In favor of stop
ping the interference OF the Spanish with
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23
Omaha Wants More Money.

Washington. Dec. %. - Representative
Mercer. of Nebraska. to-day introduced ::
btll amending the act providing for an
International exposition at Omaha, Neb..
IN lSN The amendments are principally
framed to widen the scope of the expo
sition. and the appropriation is increased TO
sou Goo
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23
"INoPPoRTuNE AT THIS TIME,
Chicago Board of Trade Opposes the
Cameron Resolution.

Chicago, Dec. 22.-The board of trade to-
day adopted a resolution protesting against
the adoption of the Cameron resolution on
Cuba by congress. The resolution says the
board of trade sympathizes with any peo-
pie struggling to be free, but IL believes
the recognition of independence to be in
opportune at this time.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23
A New Cuban Suggestion.

London, Dec. 22.-In a special dispatch
from Paris it is suggested that Great
Britain, France and Italy. the three powers
most interested, offer their services In the
Cuban question in order to prevent a con-
flict between Spain and the United States
and to terminate the revolt.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23
KATE FieId,s Body arr,v..

San Francisco. Dec. 1.-THE steamer ReI-
gic arrived this morning from Hong Kong
and Yokohama, via Honolulu bringing 10
intended that the remains will be cremated
here, then the ashes will be sent te WosaS
AuhugR -
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23
work for the Unemployed.

Lynn, Mass, Dec. 22.-To set the unem-
ployed at work $4,000 was raised at meet
ing of the board of trade tonight. This
sum is subscribed to establish a shoe indus
try for the unemployed.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23
Enelishmcn After BrcwerieS.

Sandusky. O.. Dec. Representatives of
English capitalists are in the city nego-
tatiuS for the purchase of the plants OF
the huebeler-Stang Brewing Company.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23

has sailed for Manila, under orders from
Berlin, to ssotect German subjects and the
subjects ofVther powers In the event OF the
severe fighting which Is anticipated there.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-23
German war.hip sent to Manila.

Hong Kong, Dec. 22-The German war
ship Irene, with Admiral Turpitz on board,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-13
POOR PAY, POOR WORK.

The inquest ON the victims OF the re-
cent Atiwntin city disaster. through which
so many people los, their lives dlseloses,
the fact that an undergrad and over
worked tower man was re sponsibia ifnme-
diately. though not chiefly, for the terrible
affair
Two men kept the lookout ami switch
tower whore the roads cross and each
was paid $40 per month and compelled
to work twelve hours day. Tho places
should havc been nlled by the Aes, OF
men-as one critic says mon of superior
character. Intelligent. quick witted and
strong norvcd, Hut how could the road
expect 20 obtain men at $40 per month
for 800 hours work? Thousands OF llyes
almost daily wee under the care of "A
man who worked over time at . cents an
hour The company could have Afforded
10 double the wages aud Tor half the lime.
II necessary. TO put the best inen On
guard.
Tho railways. It seems, justify their
acton In the premises by arguing thni
they could got hundreds of towsrmen nt
the price for tn" work-H was the mArkui
price. But wages for responsible posi-
TONS requiring good men should not b.
reduced to the standard for which mum
dreds OF Indifferent men can Inc employed.
Inc moment the cut Is TO made tho in
diHoront men only viii have tho Job. Re.
tponsibiity should command good nav he,
cause responsibility demands Intelligence
ana good pay alone obtains the requisite
worth Nor should the good man be over
worked because necessity conpols him to
work
The facts IN the case really place the re- |
sponsiollity for the deaths OF the excur- |
hi"hsts whore II properly bcionss-on the /
sraspha, hearil"ss management OF the |
roads The damages that will have 10 he |
naih VIII mount into the thousands, more
than three irst-class men would have
cost N ten years. and thus another H. |
lustration Is furnished OF greed over |
reaching Itself The companies have been |
taught u lesson in that bitterest and !
costliest OF schools--csp Experience.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-13
Title TENAS ROLTERS.

ST Louis Republic.
mat the slope 10 hadea IL easy and
We'll creased IS illustrated by the case
OF tue IeNans. once prominent In the dem.
o'ratic party. who have been lighting the
democratic majority and boitinE demo-
cratic conventions In Texas for tho last
six years.
IN mo conference Of elfstyled Nationa1
u'hloofais In indianapolis last week tho
''N"S ueIrSateS were the only ones from
"'',o OF any account that opposed in
"rpehuent nominations by the said So
v"l'eo National democracy. The Texas
u''egates did not wish to hurt Mckinley
ny pulling the votes of gold men TO an
Independent ticket.
III other words. the Texas disc pies or
Judge G"orgo Clark of Waco and Judge
''"'"S Hardy of Cors.cana have been so
""F out OF the democratic party that
N'S are ready 10 go. bag and baggage,
mo what Mark Hanna calls the repub-
lcan party.
lhcso ''Joffersonian democrats" OF
leNhS swim in the same boat with Cy-
clone Davis handful OF middlc-of-,he-road
Popu'S's. who have always ,ecn ready
"uu anxious to beat the plain democracy
Ut 'he United States II they can only nx
up scheme to do 4.
Fof more than year the Clark Gumoc-
re'N OF Texas and the cyclone Davis pop
u,'S'S nave been as close as hand and
N'oNe' II he had HAD mis- way at Gal
WESTON last week, Davis would hcvc turned
"e l"hnhS's OF Texas bodily into Judge
Na.iNs political orphan asylum,
.,,. ut only reason why the boiling demo-
:, -, ", lrAls are not cntilGl TO the
'"S''iiV OF populist democrats Is because
,,ftsSl' ION. DAYS could not deliver tho pop
i" urSahlHltion over to them. Failing
,,na .G. combination they preferred to
! ~ ~ Ineir votes direct for Mckinley ana
n,' N'l' instead OF throw ing them away
'i second so-callod democratic ticket.
nut me Clark concern Will fare even
, Motso ms year than II did In lN2. The
5 S III, majority Of gold democrats In Texas
and Sewall ' 'S"h
- the collapse OF the middle -of-the-road
pbosIAinme at Galveston Indicates that
nc =. syeat mass OF the popul,sts OF Texas
NV also FOR Bryan and eewsli.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-13
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

mo chief diversion of Madame Navarro
'MlHs Mary Audorsonl Is chess PLAYING.
Lord Ronict and his American bride
n,i" 'Npeclod al thillinSham Castle. Eng
Marie Corel'i, the English novelist has
token killlccrnnkie cottage. which over
looks the famous pass.
Sr WILLIAM iiurcourt, srorkrng at n
,aheetlr OF North lSlng on Radicals. said
its shoes ~
Senator John Martin Of Kansas is trnd
o. "IhicISs' hut not an ath!o,e lie does
TOR men, boys aud children. not for
women. "
,,td,hie Russian cyclIst Shclaycn who was
q, !" IN me cycle race from Moscow TO
~, Petersburg. died few DAYS ruo of
blood poisoning suporvening from n
die. '''N ''' w MS s"u
ar the Paris rissrc prints culoslstic
iluenoc II attributes tho fact thnf Or
many mas determined to Participates in
, VIZ oMnlhna9n of 1900. 1t considers this a
N1V'toS Tor the cause Of peace.
:, ~ Queen Emma Of samoa Ia row IN
hvrtn on visit 10 the exhibition. accom-.
panied by her husband, Who wns formcri,,
nm an onii1er Y the German army They
IRE Nhlu 20 be an Ideally luppy cnunlc
it,r eN-inaJoSty has dropped her ou,nnly
u'ie, ana travels as a simple German frau
a woman who knew Warren HASTINGS
She whs Mrs, Powletti sranldanehter of
SIR Charles Wheeler, Bart. of bennington,
,.o. s"n5-, WarwioNshirc and was 'ofn ii,
.,."' ller Srehlunrlc was a member of
tho supreme council in India IN the last
century.
Lady Mary Blgh. whose sad death ny
drowning occurred recently at Gotham
Park. Gravesend. England. was A desc"nn'
ant Of the same family which rave a
second husband To Mary Stuart. The
and assumed the title Of viscount and
then earl OF Darniey.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-13

to behold our American congress smc n
crouching at the fect Of British bankers
enactlnr laws at their dctat.-n to mi
their Golfers with gold. to the utter Dig.
relation and ruin of our country? The
greater part II not all tho money that was
needed to meet the Obligations Of the
government could have heen found at
home. las has since been fully demon.
straicdh and the interest upon the bonds
given In exchange for this money would
have remained here ~ part Of our cir
cuating medium, instead Of going abroad
TO enrich English gold speculatora aud
impoverish America
The time to act like true Jemcrsoni-n
democrats and free American citizens il
n. hand. and 20 those WHO boast of Amer
lea, The Lard of the Free, the Home OF
the Brave" to vote for the remonctizt-
tion of silver FIR Bryan AMI Sowail. for N
man for congress save and except those
who favor the free coinage of silver az
the ratio Of 10 10 |. 10 as advised by ~
humble writer. and orr noble efforts IA
the cause of humanity, dem-cracy AMI
Justice will he ed with success on
the third of November 1896, and the name
of William jennings Bryan viii BE- known
to the present and future generations as
the creates; scholar tho purcst statesman
and the grandesi and nonest man the
world has ever produced. With tho re-
turn of confidence IN man, prosperity to
the masses. this w be the grandest Ma
ten with the happ,ost human or tatuies
and the most contcntcd people that ever
existed upon the face of the Garth.
j. ID. Jameson.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-13
THE ISSUES.

An influential Popuiis, ou,l ncs His Ideas
On the Situation.
To the Editor of The Post.
It IS mmaterial that you played aga INST
free silver since you are now IA mountain
howtzcr on the side of the new democ-
racy. This new demo 'racy is old democ-
rocy IN II new hide. Democracy Is democ-
racy, hut the democratic party was not
at ali tines democratic. Democracy is
bipartisan politics. /. c., its PARTISAN
ship is protection to the weak and poor.
The democratic PARTY departed from the
principles of democracy and 9traycd to-
ward ropubEcanism. Cleveland and Car
ls.c all but delivered it into the hands
or repuoiidnism but falling at the last
moment, BECAUSE the pCop.e had caught
on TO their scheme, LAc.r cuCk DOS at
tempted TO stampede the ate Chicago
convention ana to secure Il following 20
curry over and into tho camp OF the ea,-
my-ohr enemy, tner friend Republicans
Ism, and, as recently exposed. s shown
10 he the head of the octopus whose tol-
teo.es nav encrrclcd our industries. tie
National lnnkng association, the Lori-
money gamblers. the usury takers and
..Npeft in''n-l''., ""o i,.,e e.4., A..-s-
tons and spec.f cations for the mai,ing
Ell tie treasury endless cham. the chief
constituent parts OF which are the god
VHt OF Ndlu, the United States .ul"reat-
bearing boa! and the National tanklag
Jaw These persons. these corporations,
these Avs, with such surpidntS us Cle, e.
!a9d and Carlisle TO assist IN the manip-
ulatlvn, are oar cnem es their friends,
and recently known throughout ali par
Tics as sound money advocates.
IhHe sound money" men stand re-
Veaied to the populace as anarchists and
rcpudiators and drfycrs of the Laws and
the constitution, no matter 10 which party
,ncy nave elm med allegiance, no matter