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Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28

Mexico, to Galveston. s1.Os per 100 pounds
Low grade ore, value not to exceed 500
per ton Ell Paso to New Orleans, 80 cents
per 100 pounds; to New York piers, IS cents
per 100 pounds.
The rate committee of the Southwestern
Traffic Association will convene again to-
day for the purpose of considering a propo-
slton TO reduce rates on potatoes on ac-
count of recent changes in California tar
ms, and other subjects on the regular
docket
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28
Grand Island Name Unchanged.

The name of the st. Joseph G. Grand
Island will not be changed, except in the
substitution of the word railway for
railroad" The filing of articles of incor-
poration in Nebraska under the name of
the Grand Island, Hastings & Southeast
ern will be followed by the filing of arti-
cles in Kansas for the st. Joseph. Hanover
& Western, and in Missouri for the st.
Joseph & Grand Island, the latter of which
names will be continued as the title of
ha
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28
The $4,000 Century stakes.

The rich Century stakes of $4,000. to be
run Off at Sandown park in the year 1900,
which was recently opened, closed with the
handsome number OF 2l5 subscriptions. The
event is for fcals and yearlings of this year.
and the race will be run when they are 1
anu 5-year-olds. The distance OF the race
is two miles. Among the nominations are
some American horses. including four of
Pierre Lorillard's. two of J. ]. McCafferty'S 5
and ]. E. Maddens colt Rowland, by Hin
doc, out OF Ricochet.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28
Impuened the Courts Honesty.

Sofia. Dec. T.-Mme. Stambuloff, widow
of the murdered ex-premier. made short
and impassioned speech to-day before the
tribunal which has been trying the men
charged with the assassination of NJ.
Stambuloff. She declared that the prison.
ers in the court were innocent and that the
real assassins were known to the tribunal.
This statement created a sensation.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28
ChrIstmas Di.trihntinn.

Each of the 100 patients of the CITY hos
p'tat yesterday received a share of the
clothing and other articles bought with the
mayors Christmas fund. The distribution
was made by the members OF the Epworth
League of the Grand Avenue NJ E. church
anu various city employees. This was the
ilrst distribution of the sort made at the
hospital this winter
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28
TO BE REORGANIzED.
Management of the Bank of Mime.
sofa TO Undergo "a Change.

Management of the Bank of Mime
sofa TO Undergo "a Change.
st. Paul. Mimi, Dec. "a meeting of
fhe officers. directors and a few stookhold-
ers of tho Bank of Minnesota has been
held and the present situation of affairs
discussed. After carefully going over the
situation. the following resolution was Of
fered and unanimously adopted: Resolved
That 1t is the sense of the directors. stock
holders and persons present at this meet
ing that the Bank of Minnesota be reor-
Eanized.''
A committee of three, consisting of
Messrs. William Dawson. z. w. Peet and
Arnold kalman, was appointed to forInu-
late a plan OF reorganization and the meet
ing adjourned, to be called together by the
committee. The reorganization will be for
Enulated early this week Anxiety is ex-
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28

One year ago the Atlas had In deposits
s3.22l, 400: on the 18th of this month they
footed up S1,S50412; at the close of bust
ness on Saturday night they were in all
probability nearly $1.OOO,OOO less.
This briefly tells the story of this vol
untary liquidation. One month or six
weeks ago the attention of Comptroller of
the Currency Eckels was called to the con.
dition of the bank.
The report of the bank examiner showed
there was loans TO directors and officers of
the bank exceeding its total capital stock
of $780, 900.
The comptroller sent several pointed mes
sages telling them TO clean up and re-
duce this aggregation of loans inside the
institution"
Reserve Somewhat Reduced.
The bank officials cut the total down to
between Ss5O,0OO and $500, coo, and raised the
cash reserve from 25 per cent. the legal
limit, to 40 per cent. Subsequently the
constant checking out of deposits reduced
this reserve somewhat.
The heaviest run came on Tuesday, and
resulted largely from a widely circulated
story that the bank had on Monday posted
the sign CLOSED" upon its DOORS When
the bank closed Tuesday afternoon it was
felt that immediate suspension must fol-
low the next day If the run was continued,
but Wednesday brought something of a re-
the collapse of the National Bank of Illi-
nois. and the withdrawal OF funds slack
ened.
Bankers Oner Aid.
Thursday the officials of the bank were
notified by some of the leading bankers of
Chicago to call on them If trouble was i'm
minent and they would agree upon a plan
OF action which would be the best for all
concerned.
Tho fnllou-ipp dow Cor,,+roIlo, 17a,..,
who was receiving almost daily reports
from the institution by telegraph, advised
that a plan OF liquidation be arranged He
sent this advice both to the officers of the
bank and to Bank Examiner McKeon. The
clearing house committee was notified and
subcommittee OF two appointed to make
an examination of the securities held by
the Atlas. The examination was ended on
Saturday and the report was satisfactory
The result was the meeting at Banker
Jombard's house tonight at which Mr.
McKeon represented the comptroller of the
currency, and stated his views and wishes
in the matter.
bank, was seen at his residence this even
ing.
President GrannIs Relieved.
When informed of the action of the clear
ing house committee Mr.. Grannis seemed
quite relieved. THE bank" he said, will
pay every dollar IT owes
We have suffered severe drain upon
our ready cash during the past week. he
went on TO say, and perhaps every bank
has. But everything will be found to be
perfectly straight, and we can pay every
dollar.
The committees action is in the right
direction, and l am quite relieved and
thankful for this decision in the matter.
There Is not the slightest trace OF crook
edness IN our transactions, as the commit
tee undoubtedly discovered
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28
Musician Killed in a ouorrc,

New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. 27.-Thomas II.
Fitzgerald. once a popular musician, was
killed early to-day during drunken quar-
rel. The police have been unable to secure
an identification of his assailants. but tbey
believe he received knife thrust intended
sor another.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28
To Hold n Mnss Me.,i,Y

Boston. Dec. 2,-The supreme council of
the Conductors and Motormen's Union of
the West End street railway to-day made
arrangements for the mass meeting to-
morrow night Resolutions were adopted
denying the leaders sold the men out TO
the company.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28

pressed by everybody connected with the
affair, including the receivers, to facilitate
the speedy reopening of the bank.
Receiver Seymour is giving his time to
the financial affairs of the bank, and a
complete statement of its condition is ex-
pected shortly.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28
Gardner and Qunde Tonight.

The Gardner-Quade fifteen round contest
will take place this evening, and from the
interest which has been created it is safe
to say that it will be witnessed by Il large
crowd of the lovers of boxing.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28
Cars stopped Half n Nav.

By an accident in the winding gear In the
power house at Twelfth and Charlotte
the Twelfth street line from the power
house 10 the eastern end OF the llus was
disabled until 1870 o'clock last night. a
new wheel In the machinery had to be SUBJ
stituted for the broken one.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28
Free school Books.

Guthrie, o. T.. Dec. 27-(Special) The
question of free school books being fur
nished by the territory is being agitated
and strongly advocated, and it is likely
that bill looking to that end will be
passed by the coming legislature.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28
sam Adler in the City.

Genial Sam Adler. the we'll known St
Louis horseman, who controls the South
Side track, was in the city yesterday on
stated that the syndicate of which he is a
member will In future control the racing at
Sportsman park as well as at South Side.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28
Venezuelan Minister Ar-,,c,

Washington. Dec. 27.-Senor Andrade, the
Venezuelan minister, reached here tonight
from New York. He received visitors TO
tho legation but repeated only what he
has already said concerning the treaty
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28
Free Photorranh.

Rent Kodak of Kansas CITY yiav
Co. 14Sl Walnut, Tel. 144O. and make them
yourselves. An S-year-old can work them
all right. Photograph your Christmas tree
or family gathering, or We can do it for
SoU Tel I4s0
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28
Football With paptist,.

Nashville. Tenn, Dec. 27.-To-morrow
afternoon the Yale consolidated team will
play football with the Southwestern Baptist
university team in Jackson, Tenn.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28

Ita 1O3, Cabrillo los. Flashlight eS, Schiller
SO. Frank *. 1l0.
Fifth race-One and one-eighth miles
Lovtlal 100, Foremost 81. Imp. Hardtack In
Eli gland 102, Argentina 95. Morte Fonso 81,
Salvable 101, Camelia 20. Navy Blue "a.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28
Gold CURRENCY sh.lr.a

London. Dec. 2S-The st. Petersburg cor
respondent Of the Daily Telegram says.
The scheme OF NJ. DeWitte to Introduce a
gold currency has been shelyed,"
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28
Death for an Aeitator.

Manila. Philippines. Dec. 27.-The noto-
rious agitator. Rizal, is TO be sentenced to
death.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28

Why don't you try Carter's Little Liver
Pills7 They are a positive cure for SICK
headache and all the ills produced by dis
ordered liver
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28
ANOTHER CHICAGO FINANCIAL IN
sTITUTIoN IN TROUBLE.
ATLAS NATIONAL THIS TIME.
NOT A FAILURE, BUT A VOLUNTARY
LIQUIDATION.
Depositors TO Be Paid in Full Upon
Presentation of ChecI<s-TrOubIe
Precipitated by n Run Com
menced Last Tuesday
Help offered.

Chicago, Dec N.-It was announced to-
night that the Atlas National bank will go
into voluntary liquidation and retire from
business. The action is not considered as
failure, and as the banks business was
comparatively small one, it is not antici-
pated that any furry in the banking circles
of Chicago will result. Two statements
were made public tonight, one from the
officers of the bank announcing that, owing
TO I'll health, they would rquidate and go
out of business. and the other from the
Clearing House Association, showing that
the other banks of the city will furnish the
Atlas ample support.
Depositors will be paid in full upon pre-
sentation Of checks.
The bank has been for some time grad
ualIy reducing its indebtedness. and its la
bilities, which a few months ago were
about $2,S0O,OOO. are now but a,15O,Ooo. and
are amply covered by good assets, The
bank has about S25o,OOO in cash on hand
and gilt-edge bills receivable to the amount
of SI.2OOOO0 more. AS c. B. FarweIl is vice
president of the Atlas National. 1t had been
popuIarly supposed that the firm of John
N. FarweIl & Co. was heavily interested,
but none of the firms paper is involved
and c. p. Farwell has but an insignificant
amount on deposit in the institution. The
bank has about SSO0,OOO loaned to a paper
manufacturer Of Batavia, ILL.,. and $1,000
to Merton Bros, the millers who failed last
week, but its other accounts are all thought
20 be good.
Epftnph of N Bank,
Following are the official announcements
which write the epitaph of financial in
stitution which has lived almost ten years:
lowing to the continued i'll health of the
president of this bank it has been decided
20 close its business. No deposits will be
received hereafter but all depositors will
be paid in cash upon demand. Depositors
and correspondents are requested TO pre-
sent their claims for balances due them
before January l next, so far as may be
possible.
ATLAS NATIONAL BANK,
"W. c. D. GRANNIS, President.
IS. w. STONE Cashier"
THE Atlas National bank having de-
cided to retire from business, the clearing
house committee has made an examination
of its affairs and on their report the asso-
ciated banks of the city have decided to
positors in full as shown by its books. De-
cember 26, 1896, without waiting to convert
its assets into cash. The amount required
10 be advanced will not exceed 100000. The
bank will not receive any deposits from
date. Checks on it will lie settled through
the clearing house as usual
"ISAAC-G. LOMBARD,
81. ]. GAGE,
"ORSON SMITH,
&C. ]. BLAIR,
"E. G. KEITH,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-08

Extracts from the Hourly Gazette" of
1876, by the New York Tribune:
A man in Smith street this morning at
tracted much attention on account of a
card hung around his neck on which was
printed:
PITY the Unfortunatei This Poor Man
he's Lost his Bicycle"
Nearly everybody who wheeled by drop
ped a coin In his hat, as his helplessness
was calculated TO touch heart of stone
Adam Oldtiner. of No. 2S75.SS4 Jones
avenue, was arrested this forenoon for
walking on the street. He was fined so.
He is the second man this week who has
thus wantonly endangered the lives of
honest citizens moving about on their BIZ
cycles.
The meeting of the Pneumatic Fox Hunt
ing Club yesterday was a marked success.
Mr. Mercury Golightly received a few
scratches in a fall when taking a ten-rail
fence on his hunting cycle one of the spi-
raj jumping springs breaking, but other
wise there were no accidents. A trial was
given to the new CANNES Delight dog
wheel for the hounds, and it was pro-
nounced satisfactory. The intelligent an
imals took 20 it readily. and worked the
pedals fercely. 1t is reported that a man
in Connecticut is soon to bring out fox
wheel, to which the beast will be fastened
with a small strap, having two minutes
start of the hounds and riders.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-08
A soldiers seIf-sacrifice.

In Sir Evelyn Woods "reminiscences a
touching instance of courage and self-sac-
rifce is given. One day in June. 1856
a detachment of English marines were
crossing the Woronzow Road under fire
from the Russian batteries. All of the
men reached shelter in the trenches ex-
cept a seaman, John Blewitt. As he
was running terrific roar was heard
His mates knew the voice of a huge can
non, the terror of the army, and yelled:
Look out! 1t is Whistling Dicki" But
at the moment Blewitt was struck by
the enormous mass of iron on the knees
and thrown to the ground. He called to
his especial chum: "Oh, Welch, save
met The fuse was kissing, but Stephen
Welsh ran out of the trenches, and seiz-
ing the great shell, tried to roll it off
his comrade. 1t exploded with such ter
rife force that not an atom of the bodies
of Blewitt or WEIGH was found. Even in
that time, when each hour had it's ex-
element this deed of heroism stirred
the whole English army. One of the Of
flcers searched out Welch's old mother
in her poor home, and undertook her
support while she lived, and the story of
his death helped his comrades to nobler
conceptions of a soldiers duty
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-08
Enr This Are We nnctnrs

There is doctor out in Phoenix, Ariz.,
says the New Orleans Picayune, who has
written an essay fit for a medical journal,
in which he proved, to his own satisfac-
tion-and as other people believed at the
start-that "phthisis is not Infectious =
Fearing some one would contradict him.
as educated disputants do for the sake of
argument, the doctor threw down this
For one. in this day and generation, to
deny the foregoing postulates seems tenn
Gritty which verges on audacity, but such
negative proposition may be successfully
preventive measures urged by the SANTA
rians and boards of health, supported by
an injudicious following, lay and profess
sional, will be seen to be inethical cruel
inutile." Let us hope the wonderful Ian
guage of the valuable pill giver' is not
catching.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-08
Tom Watson's Platform.

From the New York Post Qnd).
Ex-Congressman Watson OF Georgia is
one of the leaders of the party, and the
most significant thing about the platform
that he has adopted in his state, with
a view to its acceptance by the national
convention, is the fact that it entirely
abandons the Sub-treasury scheme, which
was a prominent feature of the deliver
ance of 1892 Another old plank that is
also dropped is the one that called for a
prohibition of alien ownership of land
and for the reclamation by the govern
ment of all lands now owned by aliens
The free coinage of silver is, of course.
still demanded, aud so is government
ownership of railroads. telegraphs and
telephones.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-08
A PififuI sncctneIe.

What pitiful spectacle congress pre-
sentsi Ii remained IN session during the
holidays for the purpose OF providing a
remedy for the troubles Of the treasury.
Il is stin in session and IS stm pretend
ing 10 be trying TO find a remedy What
has IL done? Nothing. and il is certain
that Il VIII do nothing. The silver men
are greatly in the minority. though they
have majority in the Senate The fact
that they are greatly In the minority in
the popular branch OF congress shows
that the great majority OF the people are
against them. The people want sound
money. The sllverites insist that they
shall accept free silver coinage, which
would give the country a debased cur
rency. Should not the majority rule2 It
is only by permitting the majority to rule
that a republic is possible.
The policy which the administration is
pursuing to maintain tho integrity OF the
currency is a disastrous one. It is in
creasing the public debt, although there
is no necessity for its increase. Suppose
the treasury should get S1O).000.O00 Of gold
from the bond issue which it has just an
nounced, how long would il be before an
other bond issue would become nccessa-
ry? II might be three months or it might
be six. but it is certain that there would
have to be bond issues from time to Time
until there was a radical reform in our
currency system. The President knows
this and has appealed to congress for leg
islation that would prevent such a state
of affairs.
What congress should do is this: It
should at once begin the work Of reform
ing cur currency system. We do not be-
lieve that the plan Of the republicans for
keeping gold in the treasury would be
successful. 1t is simply a make shift
plan. II is like previous financial plans
of the republican participants that have
brought about our present deplorable
financial troubles.
But pending a reform of our currency
system there is only one thing to be done
to maintain the parity of our gold and
silver money, and that is to keep up the
gold reserve by selling bonds. If, how
ever, we nave 10 sell ponds why not sell
them so as to get the best results? It is
absolutely certain that the President is
going to sell bonds. Why then should
the silverites prevent bond legislation
that would save the government millions
Of dollars? Is there one of them who can
answer that question satisfactorily even
to himself?
If they represented a majority of the
people, or If they could prevent any bonds
from being issued they would have some
excuse for pursuing the course they do,
but they accomplish nothing by blocking
bond legislation. They have already cost
the government many millions of dollars
and they promise to cost many millions
more and that too without gaining a
single point for silver. 1t is a source of
satisfaction that a good many of them
viii disappear from the next congress
and a matter for regret that there is no
way Of getting them out of congress at
once.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-08
A Crisis in Cuba.

The dispatches from Havana. Madrid
and elsewhere purporting to give infor-
nation with regard to the Cuban war are
not at all satisfactory. The very asser-
tions contained in many of them stamp
them unworthy of belief. Nevertheless
enough may be gathered from the general
drift of the dispatches, together with the
items of creditable news that OCCASION
ally run the gauntlet of the Spanish press
censors. to warrant the assertion that
crisis has been reached. or will shortly be
reached in the struggle of the Cubans
for independence. There isn't any doubt
that the insurgents are just without the
gates Of Havana, if indeed, they have not
knocked down the gates and gone in. II
was reported day or two ago that Ha-
vana had been captured by them, but dis
patches of yesterday, presumably from in
surgent sources, denied the report.
That the Spanards are greatly alarmed
at the situation is made evident by the
three proclamations issued by the cap
tain general on Saturday. One of them
places the provinces of Pinar del Rio and
Havana under martial law. These are
the strongholds of the government. The
province of Pinar del Rio is at the ex-
IRENE western end of the island, and has
been alleged to be the most devoted of all
Cuba to the Spanish throne. The capt.
tai, as is well known, is in the province
of Havana. The second proclamation
sat Al,
news bearing upon the war is shut Off
A new press censor has been appointed
His predecessor was not strict enough,
and permitted some anti-Spanish news to
get through. The third proclamation
places all of the horses in the island at
the disposal of the government, and fixes
the price that shall be paid for them at
$3i each. The Spanish forces have here
tofore had only limited supply of horses,
while the insurgents have been well sup
piled with them. The enforcement of the
decree as to horses will probably create
dissatisfaction and win friends for the in
surgents.
The Spaniards have an army of some
10000 men in Cuba; nevertheless, they
have been unable 10 stay the advance of
the insurgents from the far eastern end
of the island up to and into the province
of Havana. 1t took the insurgents year
to reach the point they now occupy They
are stronger now than when they began
their struggle. Within six or eight weeks
the rainy season will have set in, and the
unacclimated Spanish troops will again
be beset with fevers. 1t is apparent, there
fore, that Capt. Gen. Campos must beat
the rebels quickly, and beat them badly,
or the probabilities are that Cuba will
forever shake off the yoke of Spain. 1t is
thought in Washington that when the in
surgents have captured Havana, whether
they hold it. or burn it and retreat to
their strongholds in the interior. they
will be recognized as belligerents by this
government. If Havana falls, the indie
pendence of Cuba is assured.