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Evening star., 1896-12-22
IS MIR. MORGAN 1scoNs1srExrs.
Secretary Olney Calls Attention To
His Attitude Last February.

Secretary Olney Calls Attention TO
His Attitude Last February.
Secretary Olney this morning called the
attention of q Star reporter to what he re-
gardea as q striking Illustration of ipcop-
sistency on the part of senator Morsan IN
the expression of his views on the question
as to whether the recognition Of the SOW
ereignty of 2 new government is an execu-
tive or legislative function. or whether
such power is vested Jointly in the execu-
tive and legislative branches Of the govern
n.ent. The Secretary said that whereas
Senator Morgan said in the Senate yester-
day, In answer to- question by Senator
Hill. that 1t was preposterous to question
the right of Congress to recognize the inde-
pendence of Cuba, he took an almost en-
lreiy different view of the matter last
FEBRUARY, when the concurrent resolution
expressing the sympathy of Congress for
the insurgents and urging the President to
use MS good offices with Spain to bring
about termination of the struggle on the
lsiand was under discussion in the Senate.
His remarks OH that occasion have direct
bearing upon the issue raised by the Secre-
tary OF state that the power of recognizing
TIE lldependenee of a new government is
vested exclusively in the President regard
less of the wishes of Congress in the mat
ter. According to Secretary Olney, the
Senator from Alabama at that time COIN
c'ded with the position now assumed by the
tion to the following extract from Mr..
Morgan's speech as contained In the Con-
gressl0nal Record of February % last:
If the Senator from Delaware will allow
me. again distinctly admit and assert that
the President of the United States has the
exclusive right to recognize the independ-
ence of foreign country, because that af-
feets our people not at all. but in the case
OF Hawaii We already had representatives
to that government and had recognised the
independence of that government many
years ago. That recognition was mere
change in regard to the personnel of the
government and in the form of 1T. as in the
case of the recognition of Spain as re-
public and of France as republic. which
recognitions were communicated by cable
gram direct from the President without
the interference of Congress at all. and the
recognition of Rrazil, when We concurred
with the President of the United States in
the recognition of the independence OF that
power"
Secretary Olney was on his way to the
cabinet meeting at the time, and said he
had nothing further to add to what ne lad
already said on the subject. 1t is fair
assumption that the new issue raised he
tween the executive and the Congress in
regard to the Cuban question was not ig-
nored at today's meeting of the cabinet.
Evening star., 1896-12-22
$172.50
lad .Clacacter

Isaac Lee, dapperJ coiored youth, was
arrested yesterday afternoon at 7th and E
streets by Policeman Muller as suspicious
character. To Judge Kimbal in the Police
Court today the policeman testified that
Lee was acting in a nahner that warranted
his arrest on the ichafge specified.
Half a dozen other policemen gave testi-
mony against Lee, setting forth among
other thingS that ihe was sent to iaiI once
for the larceny of a ipocket book from a
mourner at funeral, dthat he is known as
a sneak thief and has served sentences in
Jail several times.O
Lee admitted that hefhad been bs,d in the
pest, but declared to the court that he had
reformed and was trying to lead an upright
life. AS vagrant his personal bonds were
taken. The boy indulged In profanity after
being placed under arrest, however. and
for so doing he was fined $5.
Evening star., 1896-12-22
He Was Cold

Thomas Murray was cold last evening
Strange as it may seem, for the purpose Of
getting warm Thomas attempted % enter
a refrigerator car at the freight yards II
the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Conn
pany.
What are you doing there, my friend? ?"
inquired Policeman Rupert who ohanced
to stroll by just as Thomas disappeared
within the car.
Trying to get warm"
1T may be news to you" tie policeman
went on to say. ITO learn that Sufficient
ammonia is flowing through that car to
freeze polar bear. You'd better go to the
station house with me-"
Thomas went, aud in court today he was
arraigi ed as vagrant He satisfied Judge
kimball, however, that he was an honest
workii gman, and was released on his Per.
sonal bends
Evening star., 1896-12-22
Washington stock Exchange

fTsPhephose: preferred, 50 at q. Meresnthar1
District of Columbia Bonds -eo-year fund IS. 1os
bid ,..s, S-ysar fund 6s geld 100 bid Water stock
currency, ITO bid. 365s, funding, currency, 10G
Miscellaneous Bonds.-Nietropolitan Railroad IS.
~ asked. Metropolitan Railroad coay. 6s. II2
Ed lls asked Belt Railroad IS 60 bid. s. asked
comany comany g. s series n tia WashInste cas-
Potomac Telerhoae 5s, 100 bid. American Security
ard, ard Trust s . Ss = and, A. 100 bid american s.
ton Market Company LIST Is. los hid. washingten
Market MARKET compan imp. es, los bid. Washington
Association IS. Io3 bid. s'''e ''''i
S sl,11,,s Esak 1 IA @ Of wsssns,s
e bid ses pasn1rs rs and and Me- sss fe bid ,o
End, LOG bid. 1l2 asked Traders. 90 bid, 100
asked. Lincoln, 1o2 bid. los askeL Ohio, 81
Safe Deposit aud Trust Companies. National Safe
and Tnsa and s srs s M is asked Lan
and Trust. 1s5 bid; 145 asked. Washington Safe
Railroad stocksMCapital Traction Company. Isl
BID 81 ,,;, asked; Metropolitan losi2 bid 1Q7.a
Gas and Electric Light stocks.-washinstoa Gas.
A bid, 46 asked. Georgetown Gas AZ bid, So
asha &C. ssfrf nse 3 g M ia 80
tan; 8a bid Coreoran. 50 bid Potomac. 6sls bid.
saaaaa unon bid II askd eaamSa e Il
bid, IA asked. Riggs, rs bid, 81 asked. Peoples
So hid. oln. sss bid, asked. Commercial
Al. bid, 81 asked.
Title Insurance Stocks--Real Estate Title I15
asked Columbia Title. 81 asked. Washington
Title GA asked. District Title, 10 asked.
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylyania rs bid, 30 askel
Chesapeake and Potomac, 81 bid 60 asked. Amer
Graphophone. preferred. 95s bid, 10a asked. Pnta-
patic Gun Carriage, II bid, 10 asked.
'12s bid, 124Z asked Lanston Monosype On bid
asked. Washington Market, II bid Great Fails
Ice, lis bid, 125 asked Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat. 100 asked Lincoln Hail. 30 asked.
sEx dir.
Evening star., 1896-12-22
THE COURTS.

Equity Court No. 1-Judge Cox
Young agt McCullough; Burr r. Tracy
allowed to sell under trust. Hamilton agt
Earnshaw; referehce9Ito auditor ordered
Devereux agt Gaghan: sale finally con-
firmed and payment fer services ordered
B1llfngsley agt Lewis; restraining order
discharged and injunction denied. In re
Jas. II. Wise, lunatiG: Edw. M. Byrnes ap-
pointed trustee. Ryan agt. O'Brien: pay
ment to committee from registry ordered
Walker agt. Walker; Second National Bank
allowed to intervene. Cruit agt. Cruit
auditors report confirmed. Dennisou agt
Schoepf: restraining order, returnable De
cember %, granted.
Equity Court lto. 2-Judge Hagner.
Cost agt. Cos': divorce a win. mat
granted. Barbour ist. Barbour; auditor S
report ratified.
Circuit Court No. Judge Bradley.
Freeman agt. District of Columbia; re-
stored to calendar. United States agt Con-
ger ct al. motion to amend and leave to
file overruled. United States agt Hall ct
al: Judgment for plaintiff against Hall and
Judgment on plea against Roberts. United
States agt. Hall ct al; Judgment on verdict
for plaintiff against Hall and Roberts.
Circuit Court No. 2-Judge McComas.
Howard agt c. and o. Railway Comrany:
on trial.
Criminal Court No. Judge Cole.
Dorsey agt. w. and G. r. r. Company:
on trial.
Criminal Court No. 2, Chief Justice Bing-
ham.
United States agt. Jno. r. Gillian. lar
ceny; defendant arraigned; plea, guilty.
sentence suspended: personal cognizanee
taken. United States agt. Jno Thomson.
larceny; defendant arraigned; plea moi
guilty; verdict, guilty United States aats
Robert 7. Boulding, false pretenses: on
trial. ~
Probate Court-Judge Hagner
Estate of Sophia A. Parker; handwriting
OF will proved. Estate of Jas W. Benton;
will partly proved and petition for probate
filed. Estate of Geo. A Taylor: petition
for order ON administrator and answer of
administrator filed. Estate of John r
Chamberlin: petition for letters of admins
t1ation filed and order of publication. Es-
tate of Mamie Merrick; receipt filed. Es
tate of John H. Steward; bank book filed.
Estate of Mary Peters; will filed with pc
tltion for probate. Estate of George Y.
Coffin; waiver of citation fled Estate of
Eleanor H. James; receipts filed Estate of
Franklin Tenney; petition for probate of
will filed Estate of David Mcintyre: sup
Elemental account fied. Estate of Andrew
Schwartz; will admitted to probate and
letters. testamentary granted to Mary A.
Schwartz; bond, $500.
Evening star., 1896-12-22
An American Killed i'm Cuba.
THE HOJ Sc.

The House presented a dismal appearance
when il met today The adjournment for
the holiday recess was to occur at the close
of the session. and the great majority of
the members had left the city. The floor
was great waste of empty seats. Less than
seventy members listened to the prayer of
the blind chaplain. in which he referred
impressively 10 the coming anniversary of
the birth Of Christ. Mr. Pendleton CTex) }
secured unanimous consent for the consid-
Grafton of d bill authorizing the railroads
In the Indian territory to change their
aliguments.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Little
iArk-b providing that roads affected by the
bill should not charge more than 3 cents a
mile. He argued that the NJ. K. and I.
Company. of the chief beneficiaries of
the bill. charged extortionate fares.
The amendment was opposed by Mr.. Pen
dleton on the ground that it was irrelevant
and failed. "a to 81. The bill was passed.
The Legislative Bill.
Then the House took up the legislative
appropriation bill. Mr.. Gibson (Tenn.)
spoke for greater consideration for veter-
ans of the rebellion in appointments TO
ofnce under the civil service system.
Mr. Baker IN H) attacked the method
OF administering the civil service laws un-
der the present administration. He assert
ed that loo Georgians had been appointed
70 pldCSS III the interior department by
this administration; that of $40 dismissals
frem the department 1S5 were veterans
and that the Treasury Department had also
Disseminated against republicans in APP
pointments and dismissals. leaving but one
republican in the secret service. Under the
SpoiiS system, the public business had been
better handled than now, when clerks are
Kept under secret espionage and are no
better of than factory hands. Yet the
civil service commission had never pro-
tested against such a maladministration.
During the debate the Senate amend
ments TO the uIgent deficiency bill were
concGrred IN Mr.. Richardson (Tenn) de
MED Mr.. Brosius' statement that Mr. Har-
r1sonS suspension of the order relating 10
the railway mail clerks had resulted III an
Improvement of that service He ad.iuced
eHlcfal hsures TO show that during the six
weeks Of the suspension OF the order here
We're J. i36 removals. while during he en-
tire four Years of Mr.. Cleveland's first ad-
minlstratIon there were less than 30 re-
movals- He also gave figures to show that
there Was an increase in the percentage of
errors u pieces of mail handled following
the large number of removals under Presi-
deat Harrison.
lie also made the general statement that
to-day under democratic administration
fully 40 per cent of the government en-
ployes in Ns sbiDgtcn were republicans
Evening star., 1896-12-22
DIRECTORS WE'RE 1GsoRANr.
Mncw N0thiNE of the Big Loans b,
the Bank Of Illinois.

CHICAGO, December 22.-The assets of
the National Bank of Illinois. which clssed
it's doors yesterday, are said to include, in
addition to the $3,475 600 loaned to the Calu-
met Electric. S50a,0AO advanced to Robert
Berger. q son-in-laW Of President George
Schneider; &10lO00 advanced to G. A. Weiss,
another son-in-lav. AND over $500. goo Of
doubtful debts. Berger is a partner in the
firm of E. 8. Dreyer & Co., which also went
into the hands of a receiver yesterday. Mr..
Weiss Is brewer.
The losses by the failure will fall upon
19T individual depositors and $50 national
state and private banks. Included among
the depositors are the treasurers of the city
or Chicago of Cook county and of the state
Of Illinois. The deposits of the treasurers
of Chicago and Cook county will aggregate
almost 81 ,0O000o. The amount at the pres
ent time on deposit by the state treasurer
is comparatively small.
Among the depositors were many large
corporations and receivers They included
the receivers of the Northern Pacific rail-
road and the receiver of the whisky trust.
The deposits of E. s. Dreyer & Co. in
ciude si the funds of the West Park board.
The amount at the time the bank was
closed was about $4,000
robert E. Jenkins, one of the directors of
the National Bank of Illinois, says:
Inc directors did not know the size of
the loan on the Calumet Electric. The dis
eovery OF the condition of the loan was as
much of surprise to me as to the public
The same is true of the loan to Dreyer &
Co. The directors were unaware of tn,
loans which appear to have carried the
bank down, or were until the latter part Of
last week. do not care to say who be-
iieve was to blame, for the directors are
being kept in the dark as to the magnitude
of these loans"
The excitement attendant upon the col
lapse of the National Bank of Illinois and
its .hree dependent banks, appears to have
We're made yesterday ON several banking in
stitutions. notably the Garden City Bank
ing and Trust Co. The doors of that in
stftutfon were opened an hour before bank
Ing hours today, but by 1890 am with
drawals had ceased and deposits had
trebled.
Mr.. McKeon will be appointed receiver
linois
Evening star., 1896-12-22
AMUSEMENT NAIL.
Soldiers Home InstitutiOn to n
Opened Tor LAT.

ppsue" sc- - AZ.
The amusement hall which has been in
course of erection and completion at the
Soldiers Home will be opened to the public
for the first time tonight, an entertainment
eff more than the usual aaunt of Interest
being the first event 10 occur within its
walls. The entertainment will be partici-
pated In by the Soldiers Home Band. Miss
Yeatmsn, Messrs. Mckee and Player. Mrs
NJ. b Harvey. Miss Florence King Mr.
A. Yeatman. Mr. r. ~ Yea,man. Miss
Alice Harvey and the Old Boys Quartet
who win furnish the mus al part of the
entertainment: Miss A. Freeman. DIR. Thos
Calver and Mr. J. +. Clu.a. who will 9ar-
ticipate in the literary features. Besides
these, Senator Joseph r. Hawley will de-
liver the address of the sy.ping. and an
opening prayer will be made by Rev. Mr.
Williams.
The ide., of erecting an amusement hail
or iheatSr for entertainments at the Sol
dieTs' Home origina Ted with Brig Gon. ID.
5. StaEley. L. S. A. governor of the home
In the summer Of lS!t5. The suggestion was
approved by the board of commissioners.
and ii was contemplated TO erect such a
building. at cost Of SsH.ee. Ii was finally
decided. however. to erect a NOR. orre-
mehtal edifiece, and s1o.uo has actually been
paid for the magnificent building which Is
opened this evening. The work Of con-
struction was commenced in September
1883 The hall Is designed for entertai
meilts generally, and will be used as a
reading room in summer.
Evening star., 1896-12-22
Pushing II. Clay Evans.

The four republican members OF CoEg-csz
from Tennessee are enthusiastic IN their
support of II. Clay Evans for the cabinet.
Il believe Mr.. Evans is absolutely certain
to be a member Of Major McKinley's cab
met" said Congressman Mccall 10 Star
reporter this raorning. He is ;he mag:
prominent republican in the south. and y
personally popular with the President -eltc;
man OF his prominence would naturally
make a few political enemies, for ne aas
positive convictions on all matters, ana ~
true to his friends when those convictions
viii allow &"
Evening star., 1896-12-22
Difference of OpiaiOn.

William Thomas was indignant today as
he almost shouted mot guilty after Clerk
Linn Harper IN the Police Court had read
an information charging him with va
grancy.
He was begging" explained Special Po-
lceman Wilkins, "and also disorderly"
The statement was substantiated by three
additional witnesses.
1T is not So" declared Thomas 'T had
rot been out of the work house half an
hour when i was arrested. Why, the soles
of my shoes were not even soiled. | was
rot begging. but was spending my own
money"
Then you mean to say" remarked the
court. that all these witnesses are ,iars?"
That's what L do
We'll, differ with you. Three months,
Evening star., 1896-12-22
senator voorhces is Recovering.

'.I WISH" said Senator Turpie. that you
would pui lish the fact that Senator Noor-
hees is rapidly recovering his health since
he removed his residence up on Capitol
Hill and got away from the unhealthy
miasma of the northwest portion OF the
city. He is likely to be before many months
better than he has been for years. and
should like his friends to know that fact
By the way, l only wonder that more Peo-
pie do not realize how much more health
full the eastern part OF the city is than tho
western, and govern themselves according
fy, and l am always glad when hear Say
one say they live on Capitol Hill"
Evening star., 1896-12-22
Two ArreSf3.

An elderly man named Edward Nugent
was arrested this afternoon in front of a
crowded store en- 9Th street 10y Pohcemaa
Miller. and locked up as an alleged sus-
picious person. Yesterday IN the store a
lady was relieved of her pocket hook by an
elderly man, who returned it when she ar-
cused him of having taken il. The police
were given a description of the man. and
the clerks in the store identified Nugent AS
that man. He denies the charge.
This afternoon Detectives Helan al
Boyd arrested a young man named Walter
H Crook on a charge of theft IL is al
legged that day last week he went in
the house Of Mrs. Mary Campbell, a wash
erwoman, to warm himself, and while there
took s252. Crook denied the charge. He
was locked np at the first precinct station
fer a hearing in court tomorrow.
Evening star., 1896-12-22
EXAMINER IN POSSESSION,
Closing of the Bank of Minnesot

SiosihE Oh the bank OF minnesota.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, December 22-State
Bank Examiner Kenyon today took pos
session of the Bank of Minnesota and as a
result of the closing of this bank the Union
Stock Yards Bank also closed. The Bank
of Minnesota's capital Is 5000, 600 and it
was considered one of the strongest banks
in the west.
The Bank of Minnesota was the oldest
bank in ST. Paul 1t was established by
Dawson & Co., In 1889.
The reason given by the bank officers for
the failure was the general stringency of
the times and difficulty in making colIec-
tions. Further than this they would not
speak until laZer In the day.
The closing of these banks was a decided
surprise. but has not affected the other
banks OF the city.
Evening star., 1896-12-22

held to Inquire into questions which had
been raised.
Mr. Pettigrew's resolution was then re-
fer1ed to the committee on Pacific iaiI-
roads This brought the debate up to 2
O'Clock, which closed the naorning hour.
and apparently cut off the anticipated
Cuban debate.
An American Killed in Cuba.
Mr. Call tF'la) secured the adoption of a
resolution requesting the Secretary of State
for information as To the killing of Charles
Gavin. United States citizen, in Cuba.
He read letter from Mrs. J. NJ. Gavin
mother of the deceased appealing for an
inquiry and saying her son had been
hacked to pieces by Spanish soldiers.
The Senate then turned % private pension
bills.
After passing several of them the Senate
at 2::iS pm, went into executive session.
At 3ai5 pm. the Senate adjourned until
January =, 1897.
Evening star., 1896-12-22
May Issue Certificates.

Mr.. Eckels. the controller Of the currency,
today received telegram from Mr.. Me
Keon. temporary receiver Of the National
Bank of Illinois, stating that the books of
the bank show that quite large sums of
public funds belonging to the city of Chi
cago were on deposit. In reply the COLI
troller sent Mr.. Mckeon the following tele-
gram: Telegram relative to public funds
received. You may make arrangem ents
with the depositors thereof to issue to them
at once certificates for such amounts OF
their deposits as an examination of the
books of the bank makes clearly appear is
due them. This will enable them to avail
themselves of the offer of the clearing house
tc advance 20 per cent and SO prevent em-
barrassment in meeting public eXpendi-
lures
Evening star., 1896-12-22
Empire knights Of Relief,

At the regular meeting of the Wa,hine-
ton Council, No. 11a. Empire knights Of
Relief, held Monday evening the foIlowtna
officers were elected:
Commander. O. =. Caruana; vice com
mander. w. w. Davis; assistant command.
er. R. Fl. Rathvon; past commander, Clif-
ton Mayfield. NJ D.: orator, Jno, +. Kinr,
chaplain, George Wright; secretary, 3 IS.
ceives, A. Drunu; e0Dae. Joseph Glsnn; veu-
try, Geo. "a. Awkward: trustees IL d ~
pek H 1aaanAGw1o1 An4 - e. Ihna6..
Evening star., 1896-12-22
THE BRIDGE BROKE.
One Person Killed and Number In.
iUreI.

WHEELING, w. Va, December 22-At
Littleton, Wetzel county, last night, a wire
Suspension bridge over creek broke down
while crowded with people returning home
from church entertainment, and about
thirty or forty people were precipitated
into the bed Of the stream One young
man vas killed, two others probably fatal
ly wounded and eight or ten others hurt
from seriously to slightly The victims
are Wlbert Hammond, aged eighteen. kill
ed; MISS Art1e Brown and Harry Anderson.
badly hurt; Miss Cora Murphy, Simmons
FOX, MN. Mays and son and Newt Car
man, injured
fhe fact that the creek was low prevented
greater loss of life.
Evening star., 1896-12-22
Liquor Licenses,

Retail liquor licenses were approved this
morning by the excise board as follows:
jeremiah Mccarthy, 1d3 II street north
west; James Keliher, 1914 gid street north
west: Eugene Herman, 1914 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest: NJ c. Cannon. 34oB VI
street northwest: Chas. +. Shelton. 2Sr2 -.
street southeast John Harr, 121l Goth
street northwest; Jacob Del Bianco, .soI
Pennsylvania avenue northwest
Evening star., 1896-12-22
ALL ESCAPED FROM THE NINE.
sorrow Turned Into Rejoicing at
WilLesbarre.

WILkESBARRE, Pa, December GA
canvass OF the homes of miners employed
in the Baltimore mine, where the explosion
occurred yesterday, shows that all the men
escaped from the mine. 1t was at first sup
posed that four or five of the men had been
caught in that portion of the mine where
the explosion occurred. but now all have
oe.n accounted fer. The men who were
taken out last night are getting along nice
ly The hospital physicians report that all
their patients are doing well. There is a.
small fire in the mine, but the officials hope
70 nave 1t under control before long. Every
body is rejoicing over the gallant work Of
the rescuers.
Evening star., 1896-12-22
HOPEFUL OF ANNEXATION.

Letters Sent by Minister Hatch to
Hawaii.
HOSOLCLU, December 15.-Per steamer
Belsic to san Francisco, December 22-Let-
ters from Minister Hatch at Washington
ard Minister Cooper at Boston recount in
terviews with Congressman, and speak
most hopefully of annexation. Mr.. Hatch
predicts that the annexation question will
be brought up at the special session next
spring.
Evening star., 1896-12-22
senator Proctor Was Mfsaueted

Senator Proctor OF Vermont said to a
Star reporter this afternoon: 'I see that a
Boston paper has quoted me incorrectly as
saying that I favor the revolutionists in
Cuba, and would be willing to have the
Cameron resolution passed before the holf-
days. This places me in wrong position
es have never made that statement"
Mr.. Proctor declined to further outline
the course Of action he thought best to Dur
cue In regard to Cuba.
Evening star., 1896-12-22
Balttmore Markets.

BALTIMORE, December 22-Flour dull, uncfsun..
edreeeipts. q, 40e barrels; exports, nbne: sales,
9o0 barrels. Wheat dnil.spct. Doaa0h: May, s7k
a671Ereceipts. u, ,446 bushels; exports, none:
stock, Stas1S bushels: saies, 1000 bashelssosth-
ern. wheat BY sample. 9la92; do. on grade. s6i.a
Jasaau, 2zEa17k: RebrmsT. Assz1T: MarcS,
NHa26: ste1nsr mixed, 2t8e2g-vsSsiQes o.. M
hushele. s1ooeta ponA: sserk xos. .9oz b&sseis 0l0